February is a great month to look forward to. It includes my birthday, Valentines Day, and just the greatest night of the year… THE OSCARS.
I love all things movies, and look forward to see the best ones of the year get the ultimate honor of a golden man trophy. Some years have more competition than others, but I can truly say that this season’s movies are filled with moving stories and upbeat entertainment.
The 2017 Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26th. Even though it is a few weeks away, I have made myself watch all the nominated movies so I can be in the loop. There are many categories of nominates, but I have decided to make a list of my prediction of winners from the main categories I am eager to see the outcomes of.
Just because there is one winner does not mean that all of these movies are not great. I really encourage everyone to go out and enjoy the art of film and take pleasure in living vicariously through the screen.
ACTION:
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES:
CASEY AFFLECK - Manchester by the Sea
ANDREW GARFIELD - Hacksaw Ridge
RYAN GOSLING - La La Land
VIGGO MORTENSEN - Captain Fantastic
DENZEL WASHINGTON - Fences
WHO WILL WIN:
CASEY AFFLECK - Manchester by the Sea
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES:
MAHERSHALA ALI - Moonlight
JEFF BRIDGES - Hell or High Water
LUCAS HEDGES - Manchester by the Sea
DEV PATEL - Lion
MICHAEL SHANNON - Nocturnal Animals
WHO WILL WIN:
MAHERSHALA ALI - Moonlight
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES:
ISABELLE HUPPERT - Elle
RUTH NEGGA - Loving
NATALIE PORTMAN - Jackie
EMMA STONE - La La Land
MERYL STREEP - Florence Foster Jenkins
WHO WILL WIN:
EMMA STONE - La La Land
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES:
VIOLA DAVIS - Fences
NAOMIE HARRIS - Moonlight
NICOLE KIDMAN - Lion
OCTAVIA SPENCER - Hidden Figures
MICHELLE WILLIAMS - Manchester by the Sea
WHO WILL WIN:
VIOLA DAVIS - Fences
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES:
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS - Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
MOANA - John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI - Claude Barras and Max Karli
THE RED TURTLE - Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki
ZOOTOPIA - Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
WHO WILL WIN:
ZOOTOPIA - Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
DIRECTING
NOMINEES:
ARRIVAL - Denis Villeneuve
HACKSAW RIDGE - Mel Gibson
LA LA LAND - Damien Chazelle
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA - Kenneth Lonergan
MOONLIGHT - Barry Jenkins
WHO WILL WIN:
LA LA LAND - Damien Chazelle
BEST PICTURE
NOMINEES:
ARRIVAL - Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers
FENCES - Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers
HACKSAW RIDGE - Bill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers
HELL OR HIGH WATER - Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers
HIDDEN FIGURES - Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers
LA LA LAND - Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers
LION - Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA - Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers
MOONLIGHT - Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
WHO WILL WIN:
LA LA LAND - Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers
AND THAT’S A WRAP!
