Here we go! My predictions for the films I believe will receive Oscar nominations when they are announced on January 24th, 2017. Based on actual knowledge of the films I’ve enjoyed over the last year, and a few educated guesses!
The Oscar ceremony will be on our TV’s, Sunday, February 26th, 2017.
BEST PICTURE
Fences
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Jackie
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Lion
20th Century Women
Hidden Figures
BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the sea)
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
BEST ACTOR
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Colin Farrell (The Lobster)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
BEST ACTRESS
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Annette Bening (20th Century Women)
Amy Adams (Arrival)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
Dev Patel (Lion)
Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Viola Davis (Fences)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women)
BEST EDITING
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
Eye in the Sky
The Magnificent Seven
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Hell or High Water
The Lobster
Zootopia
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Fences
Moonlight
Lion
Loving
Silence
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Tanna
My Life as a Zucchini
A Man Called Love
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
La La Land
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Silence
Nocturnal Animals
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Passengers
The Magnificent Seven
La La Land
Allied
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
BEST SOUND MIXING
Hacksaw Ridge
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Arrival
Silence
BEST SOUND EDITING
Hacksaw Ridge
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Deadpool
Deep water Horizon
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Captain Fantastic
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
La La Land
Moonlight
Lion
The BFG
Jackie
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Gleason
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
The Ivory Game
Life, Animated
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Little Prince
Zootopia
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as A Zucchini
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Jungle Book
The BFG
Doctor Strange
Captain America: Civil War
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Star Trek Beyond
Deadpool
Suicide Squad
Florence Foster Jenkins
BEST ORIGINAL SONG (name the song, not just the film)
Trolls – Can’t Stop the Feeling
Faith – Sing
City of Stars – La La Land
Moana – How Far I’ll Go