When is the ceremony and who are the nominees

You're referring to the Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars!

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 27, 2022. The nominees were announced on February 8, 2022.

Here are some of the major categories and nominees:

Best Picture

  1. "Belfast"
  2. "CODA"
  3. "Don't Look Up"
  4. "Drive My Car"
  5. "Dune"
  6. "King Richard"
  7. "Licorice Pizza"
  8. "Nightmare Alley"
  9. "The Power of the Dog"
  10. "West Side Story"

Best Director

  1. Paul Thomas Anderson - "Licorice Pizza"
  2. Kenneth Branagh - "Belfast"
  3. Jane Campion - "The Power of the Dog"
  4. Ryusuke Hamaguchi - "Drive My Car"
  5. Steven Spielberg - "West Side Story"

Best Actor

  1. Will Smith - "King Richard"
  2. Denzel Washington - "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
  3. Benedict Cumberbatch - "The Power of the Dog"
  4. Andrew Garfield - "Tick, Tick... Boom!"
  5. Javier Bardem - "Being the Ricardos"

Best Actress

  1. Jessica Chastain - "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
  2. Olivia Colman - "The Lost Daughter"
  3. Penélope Cruz - "Parallel Mothers"
  4. Nicole Kidman - "Being the Ricardos"
  5. Kristen Stewart - "Spencer"

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Ciarán Hinds - "Belfast"
  2. Troy Kotsur - "CODA"
  3. Kodi Smit-McPhee - "The Power of the Dog"
  4. J.K. Simmons - "Being the Ricardos"
  5. Jesse Plemons - "The Power of the Dog"

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Jessie Buckley - "The Lost Daughter"
  2. Ariana DeBose - "West Side Story"
  3. Kirsten Dunst - "The Power of the Dog"
  4. Aunjanue Ellis - "King Richard"
  5. Judi Dench - "Belfast"

These are just a few of the many categories and nominees. You can find the full list of nominees on the official Academy Awards website or other reputable sources.