The Academy has spoken. The nominations for the 2017 Oscars have been announced. 2016 was a great year for filmmaking, with dozens of entertaining and heartfully crafted films being screened for satisfied audiences and approving critics alike. While all of them deserve recognition, only a few will be given the honor of receiving the Academy’s golden, statue-shaped seal of approval. These are the nominations that the Academy has decided on:
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
- Arrival
- Fences
- Hidden Figures
- Lion
- Moonlight
Best Writing (Original Screenplay):
- 20th Century Women
- La La Land
- The Lobster
- Hell or High Water
- Manchester by the Sea
Best Visual Effects:
- Deepwater Horizon
- Doctor Strange
- The Jungle Book
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Best Sound Mixing:
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
- Arrival
- Hacksaw Ridge
- La La Land
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Best Sound Editing:
- Arrival
- Deepwater Horizon
- Hacksaw Ridge
- La La Land
- Sully
Best Production Design:
- Arrival
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Hail, Caesar!
- La La Land
- Passengers
Best 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 Original Score:
- La La Land
- Lion
- Jackie
- Moonlight
- Passengers
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
- A Man Called Ove
- Star Trek Beyond
- Suicide Squad
Best Live Action Short Film:
- ”Ennemis Interieurs”
- ”La Femme et le TGV”
- ”Silent Nights”
- ”Sing”
- ”Timecode”
Best Foreign Language Film:
- A Man Called Ove
- Land of Mine
- The Salesman
- Tanna
- Tori Erdmann
Best Film Editing:
- Arrival
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- La La Land
- Moonlight
Best Documentary Short Subject:
- ”4.1 Miles”
- ”Extremis”
- ”Joe’s Violin”
- ”Watani: My Homeland”
- ”The White Helmets”
Best Documentary Feature:
- 13th
- Fire at Sea
- I Am Not Your Negro
- Life, Animated
- O.J.: Made in America
Best Costume Design:
- Allied
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Florence Foster Jenkins
- Jackie
- La La Land
Best Cinematography:
- Arrival
- La La Land
- Lion
- Moonlight
- Silence
Best Animated Short Film:
- ”Blind Vaysha”
- ”Borrowed Time”
- ”Pear Cider and Cigarettes”
- ”Pearl”
- ”Piper”
Best Animated Feature:
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Moana
- My Life as a Zucchini
- The Red Turtle
- Zootopia
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 Actress in a Leading Role:
- Isabelle Huppert (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 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 Director:
- Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
- Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
- Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
- Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
- Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Best Picture:
- Arrival
- Fences
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- La La Land
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
Congratulations to La La Land for getting fourteen total nominations, and Moonlight and Arrival for each getting an impressive eight! Tune in on Sunday, February 26th to see the Academy’s greatest of the year! Good luck to all nominees, and may the best films win!