Wednesday, February 22, 2017

My 2017 Oscar Awards Predictions

Here comes the 89th Annual Academy Awards. Will there be less dumb jokes, less virtue signaling, and less inappropriate political posturing? You better bet your wagon there will be just the right amount of that nonsense. Which is right over the border into "Too Much". Will Hollywood continue to prove that they are still out of touch with the public? Of course they will. But we still enjoy all the awkward (often racist and sexist) attempts at humor, the paper-thin failed attempts at humility from even the best actors on the globe, and the 'almost-correct' awards for making well-crafted cinema. C 'est la vie!

So, BRING IT ON!






I will list the 2017 Nominations first, and then afterwards, give my predictions. I won't make a prediction for every category, but I will for most categories. So, here they are... the Nominees!



2017 Nominations



Best Picture:
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water 
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Isabella Hupert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Viola Davis - Fences
Naomie Harris - Moonlight
Nicole Kidman - Lion
Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea

Best Animated Feature:
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life As A Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Best Cinematography:
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Best Costume Design:
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

Best Directing:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Documentary (Feature):
Fire At Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made In America
13th

Best Documentary (Short):
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

Best Film Editing:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight

Best Foreign Language Film:
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdman

Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad

Best Music (Original Score):
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers

Best Music (Original Song):
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) - La La Land
Can't Stop The Feeling - Trolls
City of Stars - La La Land
The Empty Chair - Jim: The James Foley Story
How Far I'll Go - Moana

Best Production Design:
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers

Best Short Film (Animated):
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider & Cigarettes
Pearl 
Piper

Best Short Film (Live Action):
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

Best Sound Editing:
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully

Best Sound Mixing:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Best Visual Effects:
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight

Best Writing (Original Screenplay):
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women






Okay! Here it is! My predictions for the 2017 Academy Awards!...



My Predicted Winners for 2017:


Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Emma Stone - La La Land

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Dev Patel - Lion

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Viola Davis - Fences

Best Animated Feature:
Zootopia

Best Cinematography:
Arrival

Best Costume Design:
Jackie

Best Directing:
La La Land

Best Documentary (Feature):
I Am Not Your Negro

Best Film Editing:
Hacksaw Ridge

Best Foreign Language Film:
A Man Called Ove

Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
Suicide Squad

Best Music (Original Score):
La La Land

Best Music (Original Song):
City of Stars - La La Land

Best Production Design:
Arrival

Best Sound Editing:
Hacksaw Ridge

Best Sound Mixing:
La La Land

Best Visual Effects:
The Jungle Book

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Moonlight

Best Writing (Original Screenplay):
Manchester by the Sea



and last but not least...

Best Picture: 
La La Land






Let me know what your predictions will be before the event, and we can compare our scores! Happy Oscar Awards Night on Feb 26th Live at 7pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific on ABC!

Here is the link to the live feed which will only be active during the event. 

http://oscar.go.com/live

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