Oscar Nomination Predictions 2017
by Ross
Frontmezzjunkies has not been a good film buff this year, so a lot of these are guesses based on the buzz that I’m reading and hearing. I only did the top 8 categories, because the rest would have been even more guesses based on next to nothing. The * is my guess who will win, even though a more informed guess will come later. Let the Oscar games begin?
The nominations come out this Tuesday, January 24th.
Best Film
- La La Land*✅
- Moonlight✅
- Manchester by the Sea✅
- Arrival✅
- Hell or High Water✅
- Hacksaw Ridge✅
- Hidden Figures✅
- Lion❌
- Fences✅
- Loving❌
Best Director
- Damian Chazelle – La La Land*✅
- Barry Jenkins – Moonlight✅
- Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea✅
- Denis Villeneauve – Arrival✅
- Garth Davis – Lion❌ Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor
- Ryan Gosling – La La Land✅
- Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge✅
- Denzel Washington – Fences✅
- Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea*✅
- Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic✅
Best Actress
- Emma Stone – La La Land✅
- Natalie Portman – Jackie*✅
- Isabelle Huppert – Elle✅
- Amy Adams – Arrival❌ Ruth Negga – Loving
- Annette Bening – 20th Century Women❌ Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actor
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson ❌ Michael Shannon– Nocturnal Animals
- Mahershala Ali – Moonlight*✅
- Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water✅
- Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea✅
- Dev Patel – Lion✅
Best Supporting Actress
- Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea✅
- Nicole Kidman – Lion✅
- Viola Davis – Fences*✅
- Naomie Harris – Moonlight✅
- Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures✅
Original Screenplay
- Damien Chazelle – La La Land✅
- Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water✅
- Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou- The Lobster✅
- Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea*✅
- Mike Mills – 20th Century Women✅
Adapted Screenplay
- August Wilson – Fences*✅
- Eric Heisserer – Arrival✅
- Barry Jenkins – Moonlight✅
- Luke Davies – Lion✅
- Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals❌ Hidden Figures
I am leaning a bit more towards “Nocturnal Animals” than most, but although I found it very disturbing and difficult to watch, I did think it was well done, well acted, and very well crafted.
“20th Century Women” is also one I’m leaning a bit more towards over “Florence Foster Jenkins”, which I liked but didn’t really think it should arrive at the Oscars over a film like “20th Century”.
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