THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS

Here we go! This year’s Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and no one was surprised to hear La La Land lead the pack. The Academy loves movies about actors and Hollywood, and Damien Chazelle’s film is a tribute to the old MGM musicals. I posted my predictions yesterday and gave La La Land 14 nominations. My prediction was right on as it has tied Titanic and All About Eve with the most nominations. Coming in next is Moonlight and Arrival with 8 nominations and Manchester By the Sea with 6. If I had my choice, I’d give Best Picture to Moonlight over La La Land. In terms of the annual look at snubs, here’s who people are talking about: Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals) for Best Supporting Actor, Amy Adams (Arrival) for Best Actress, Annette Bening (20th Century Women) for Best Actress, and Finding Dory for Best Animated Film . Let’s now turn our to the pleasant surprises. The Academy likes to throw in some curve balls just to keep it interesting. Happy to see Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals) for Best Supporting Actor, Mike Mills (20th Century Women) for Best Original Screenplay. In the end, I believe La La Land will walk home the big sweeping winner of the night. It’s been many years since one film swept the awards night. For comparison to last year, The Revenant received 12 nominations and walked home with three Oscars. Without further commentary, here are the nominations for the 2017 Oscars:

BEST PICTURE
1. Arrival
2. Fences
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Hell or High Water
5. Hidden Figures
6. La La Land
7. Lion
8. Manchester By the Sea
9. Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
2. Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
3. Damien Chazelle, La La Land
4. Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
5. Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

BEST ACTOR
1. Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
2. Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
3. Ryan Gosling, La La Land
4. Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
5. Denzel Washingotn, Fences

BEST ACTRESS
1. Isabelle Huppert, Elle
2. Ruth Negga, Loving
3. Natalie Portman, Jackie
4. Emma Stone, La La Land
5. Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
2. Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
3. Dev Patel, Lion
4. Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
5. Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Viola Davis, Fences
2. Naomie Harris, Moonlight
3. Nicole Kidman, Lion
4. Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
5. Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
2. Damien Chazelle, La La Land
3. Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou, The Lobster
4. Kenenth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
5. Mike Mills, 20th Century Women

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. Eric Heisserer, Arrival
2. August Wilson, Fences
3. Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, Hidden Figures
4. Luke Davies, Lion
5. Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Arrival
2. La La Land
3. Lion
4. Moonlight
5. Silence

BEST FILM EDITING
1. Arrival
2. Hacksaw Ridge
3. Hell or High Water
4. La La Land
5. Moonlight

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Deepwater Horizon
2. Doctor Strange
3. The Jungle Book
4. Kubo and the Two Strings
5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Arrival
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
3. Hail, Caesar!
4. La La Land
5. Passengers

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. Allied
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
3. Florence Foster Jenkins
4. Jackie
5. La La Land

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
1. A Man Called Ove
2. Star Trek Beyond
3. Suicide Squad

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. Jackie
2. La La Land
3. Lion
4. Moonlight
5. Passengers

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
1. “Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” La La Land
2. “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Trolls
3. “City of Stars,” La La Land
4. “The Empty Chair,” Jim: The James Foley Story
5. “How Far I’ll Go,” Moana

BEST SOUND EDITING
1. Arrival
2. Deepwater Horizon
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. La La Land
5. Sully

BEST SOUND MIXING
1. Arrival
2. Hacksaw Ridge
3. La La Land
4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
5. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. Kubo and the Two Strings
2. Moana
3. My Life as a Zucchini
4. The Red Turtle
5. Zootopia

BEST DOCUMENTARY
1. Fire at Sea
2. I Am Not Your Negro
3. Life, Animated
4. O.J.: Made in America
5. 13th

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1. Land of Mine
2. A Man Called Ove
3. The Salesman
4. Tanna
5. Toni Erdmann

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
1. Extremis
2. 4.1 Miles
3. Joe’s Violin
4. Watani: My Homeland
5. The White Helmets

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
1. Ennemis Entreniers
2. La Femme et le TGV
3. Silent Nights
4. Sing
5. Timecode

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
1. Blind Vaysha
2. Borrowed Time
3. Pear Cider and Cigarettes
4. Pearl
5. Piper