Oscars live: stars start arriving for The 2022 Academy awards

Stars of the big screen and other celebrities have started arriving the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, for the 2022 Oscars.

The Power Of The Dog, starring Brit Benedict Cumberbatch leads the nominations at the 94th Academy Awards. Andrew Garfield, Olivia Colman, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Kenneth Branagh are among the other British stars in the running to pick up Oscars as the star-studded ceremony returns to full wattage on Sunday.

Cumberbatch is nominated for the best actor prize for his role as a cruel rancher in Jane Campion’s western The Power Of The Dog, which leads the pack with 12 nominations, but faces stiff competition from frontrunner Will Smith, who is nominated for his turn as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard.

They are nominated alongside Garfield for his role as Rent playwright Jonathan Larson in Tick, Tick… Boom!, Javier Bardem for Being The Ricardos, and Denzel Washington for The Tragedy Of Macbeth. Campion has made history as the first woman to be nominated for the best director Oscar twice and is widely tipped to take home the prize.

We'll be covering the event live, through the night. Scroll down for updates and photos from the star-studded event.

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