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

1. La La Land*✅
2. Moonlight✅
3. Manchester by the Sea✅
4. Arrival✅
5. Hell or High Water✅
6. Hacksaw Ridge✅
7. Hidden Figures✅
8. Lion❌
9. Fences✅
10. Loving❌

Best Director

1. Damian Chazelle – La La Land*✅
2. Barry Jenkins – Moonlight✅
3. Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea✅
4. Denis Villeneauve – Arrival✅
5. Garth Davis – Lion❌ Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actor

1. Ryan Gosling – La La Land✅
2. Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge✅
3. Denzel Washington – Fences✅
4. Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea*✅
5. Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic✅

Best Actress

1. Emma Stone – La La Land✅
2. Natalie Portman – Jackie*✅
3. Isabelle Huppert – Elle✅
4. Amy Adams – Arrival❌ Ruth Negga – Loving
5. Annette Bening – 20th Century Women❌ Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Supporting Actor

1. Aaron Taylor-Johnson ❌ Michael Shannon– Nocturnal Animals 
2. Mahershala Ali – Moonlight*✅
3. Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water✅
4. Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea✅
5. Dev Patel – Lion✅

Best Supporting Actress

1. Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea✅
2. Nicole Kidman – Lion✅
3. Viola Davis – Fences*✅
4. Naomie Harris – Moonlight✅
5. Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures✅

Original Screenplay

1. Damien Chazelle – La La Land✅
2. Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water✅
3. Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou- The Lobster✅
4. Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea*✅
5. Mike Mills – 20th Century Women✅

Adapted Screenplay

1. August Wilson – Fences*✅
2. Eric Heisserer – Arrival✅
3. Barry Jenkins – Moonlight✅
4. Luke Davies – Lion✅
5. 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”.