Oscars 2017: Predictions
I love the Academy Awards mainly because of the excitement before the show actually airs. I love waiting for the nominees to be announced, I love watching the nominated films, and, most of all, I love making my predictions! Note: this is not a list of who I think should win, but of who will win. So, without further a due, here are my predictions for the 2017 Academy Awards!
Best picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land (winner)
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
Best cinematography
Arrival
La La Land (winner)
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
Best supporting actor
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) (winner)
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester By the Sea)
Dev Patel (Lion)
Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)
Best documentary
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
OJ: Made in America (winner)
13th
Best foreign language film
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman (winner)
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
Best actor
Casey Affleck (Manchester By the Sea) (winner)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best costume design
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie (winner)
La La Land
Best score
Jackie
La La Land (winner)
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
Best song
Audition (La La Land)
Can’t Stop the Feeling! (Trolls)
City of Stars (La La Land) (winner)
The Empty Chair (Jim: The James Foley Story)
How Far I’ll Go (Moana)
Best sound editing
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge (winner)
La La Land
Sully
Best sound mixing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land (winner)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours
Best documentary short
4.1 Miles
Extremis
Joe’s Violin (winner)
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
Best production design
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land (winner)
Passengers
Best original screenplay
Hell or High Water
La La Land (winner)
The Lobster
Manchester By the Sea
20th Century Women
Best adapted screenplay
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight (winner)
Best animated feature
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life As a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia (winner)
Best animated short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper (winner)
Best supporting actress
Viola Davis (Fences) (winner)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester By the Sea)
Best film editing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land (winner)
Moonlight
Best live-action short
Ennemis Interieurs (winner)
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
Best actress
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
Emma Stone (La La Land) (winner)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Best director
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
Damien Chazelle (La La Land) (winner)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By the Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best visual effects
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book (winner)
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Best makeup and hairstyling
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond (winner)
Suicide Squad
Well, guys, that was it. My predictions for the 2017 Academy Awards. Now, some updates. I’m doing Oscar Week on Our Movie Life. Today, I posted my predictions. On Thursday, you can expect my usual Weekly Recommendation, but this time I’m recommending my favorite Oscar nominated film. On Saturday, I’ll be talking about the which movies and actors got snubbed and which got nominated too many times.
And now for the big announcement. I will be discussing the Oscars LIVE! Yup, I’ll be watching the ceremony live (note that I live in Europe and that means getting up at 3a.m….) and commenting on Our Movie Life. I will reflect on the winners right after they are announced. I will be talking about the following categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. I don’t know how I’ll do it, but I will do it. I will report who won in each of those categories, report what they said in their speech, and then give my own opinion on whether they should or shouldn’t have won. I hope you get a chance to check out my Oscar 2017 Reflections on Sunday LIVE during the Academy Awards ceremony on www.ourmovielife.com!
What did you think about my predictions? Where was I wrong? Share your thoughts in the comments section below! Don’t forget to like and share this article if you enjoyed it!
Thanks for reading,
Pouty Boy
I agree with your predictions for the films that I have seen But I have not seen foreign language and documentary or animation. Thanks!
I haven’t seen some of the documentaries as well, but I’m still fairly certain ‘OJ’ will get the Oscar there.
Great list! I have got to see La La Land sometime soon!
Do see it, it’s amazing!
For sure, La La Land will have a lot of trophies. Despite Emma getting all the awards lately, do you think that the Academy will twist things up and award Natalie instead?
If you had asked me that question two weeks ago, I would have said yes. But now, after all the buzz ‘La La Land’ has been getting, I’m not so sure.
Great insights!!
I have made predictions of my own in my new blog… Check it out! 🙂
Will do!