The most glamorous night of the year in Hollywood is this weekend. The 94th Academy Awards will take place on March 27 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Many of your favorite A-listers will be in attendance, both as nominees and presenters at the prestigious ceremony. They’ll be dressed to perfection in their finest black-tie attire, but their designer outfits won’t be the only big-budget focus of the night.
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Of course, all eyes will be on the Oscar-nominated films – many of which weren’t cheap to make. This year at least, the amount of money spent to make a film does not necessarily correspond to the number of nominations received.
Many films with smaller budgets have actually received more nods than those that cost significantly more to make. However, several films with exorbitant budgets also obtained an impressive number of nominations.
Curious to know where your favorite Oscar nominees rank? Keep reading to find out which movie cost the most to make.
22. “Run Away”
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Total appointments: 3
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Production budget: $3.4 million
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Nominated categories: Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature, Best Documentary Feature
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21. “The Lost Girl”
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Total appointments: 3
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Production budget: $5 million
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Nominated categories: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay
20. “The worst person in the world”
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Total appointments: 2
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Production budget: $5.6 million
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Nominated categories: Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film
19. ‘CODA’
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Total appointments: 3
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Production budget: $10 million
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Nominated categories: Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
18. “Spencer”
17. ‘Cyrano’
16. “The Power of the Dog”
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Total appointments: 12
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Production budget: $39 million
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Nominated categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (2), Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Set Design, Best Sound
15. ‘Licorice Pizza’
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Total appointments: 3
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Production budget: $40 million
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Nominated categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay
14. “King Richard”
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Total appointments: 6
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Production budget: $50 million
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Nominated categories: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song
12. ‘Nightmare Alley’ (tie)
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Total appointments: 4
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Production budget: $60 million
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Nominated categories: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design
12. “Coming 2 America” (tie)
10. ‘House of Gucci’ (tie)
10. “Don’t Look Up” (tie)
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Total appointments: 4
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Production budget: $75 million
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Nominated categories: Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score
7. “West Side Story” (tie)
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Total appointments: 7
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Production budget: $100 million
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Nominated categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Sound
7. “The Mitchells vs. the Machine” (tie)
7. ‘Cruella’ (tie)
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Total appointments: 2
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Production budget: $100 million
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Nominated categories: Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling
6. “Free Guy”
5. ‘Encanto’
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Total appointments: 3
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Production budget: $150 million
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Nominated categories: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, Best Original Song
4. “Dunes”
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Total appointments: ten
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Production budget: $165 million
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Nominated categories: Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects
2. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (tie)
2. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (tie)
1. “No time to die”
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Total appointments: 3
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Production budget: $250 million
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Nominated categories: Best Original Song, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects
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Methodology: For this article, GOBankingRates reviewed the 2022 Oscar nominations and found (1) the movie title; (2) total nominations; and (3) nominated categories, all from Variety’s Nominations Roundup. Next, GOBankingRates found the (4) production budget for each movie from contemporary sources. All data was collected and updated as of March 1, 2022. NOTE: When a range was presented, GOBankingRates used the high end of the range for ranking.
This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: Ranking Spider-Man, Dune & More’ 2022 Oscar Nominees by Movie Budget
