Official 2017 Oscar Nominations

[Darth Knox]

Here are the official nominations for this year awards show. I have only included the "big" categories.
Do you agree with these nominations? Who do you think will win? Comment below

BEST PICTURE:
La La Land
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Arrival
Lion
Hidden Figures
Fences
Hell or High Water

LEADING ACTRESS:
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Amy Adams (Arrival)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)

LEAD ACTOR:
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Andrew Gardfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Tom Hanks (Sully)

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Dev Patel (Lion)
Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)

BEST DIRECTOR:
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
Damin Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

[Darth Knox]

Here are my predictions of my top three choices in each category, based on previous awards this season as well as my own personal belief (and whatever my horoscope said this week):

BEST PICTURE:
1- Hell of High Water
2- La La Land
3- Fences

Dark horse pick - Arrival

LEADING ACTRESS:
1- Natalie Portman (Jackie)
2- Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
3- Emma Stone (La La Land)

LEAD ACTOR:
1- Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
2- Denzel Washington (Fences)
3- Andrew Gardfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Dark horse pick - Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1- Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
2- Dev Patel (Lion)
3- Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1- Viola Davis (Fences)
2- Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
3- Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

BEST DIRECTOR:
1- Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
2- Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
3- Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Dark horse pick - Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

[Darth Tepes]

Have not seen a single one of those films...

[Darth Knox]

Have not seen a single one of those films...

You are missing out. I haven't seen Lion or Fences yet, but all the others are Totes Amazeballs and really deserve their nominations

[LivingBrain]

Hey, just letting you know that Amy Adams (WHICH IS A HUGE SNUB) and Tom Hanks weren't nominated.

Also, here are the rest of the categories and nominations for anyone interested:

Best Adapted Screenplay

"Arrival"
"Fences"
"Hidden Figures"
"Lion"
"Moonlight"

Best Original Screenplay

"Hell or High Water"
"La La Land"
"The Lobster"
"Manchester by the Sea"
"20th Century Women"

Best Foreign Language Film

"Land of Mine" Martin Zandvliet, Denmark
"A Man Called Ove" Hannes Holm,  Sweden
"The Salesman" Asghar Farhadi, Iran
"Tanna" Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, Australia,
"Toni Erdmann" Maren Ade, Germany

Best Documentary Feature

"Fire at Sea"
"I Am Not Your Negro"
"Life, Animated"
"13th"
"O.J.: Made in America"

Best Animated Feature

"Kubo and the Two Strings"
"Moana"
"My Life as a Zucchini"
"The Red Turtle"
"Zootopia"

Best Film Editing

"Arrival"
"Hacksaw Ridge"
"Hell or High Water"
"La La Land"
"Moonlight"

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

"Jackie"
"La La Land"
"Lion"
"Moonlight"
"Passengers"

Best Cinematography

"Arrival," Bradford Young
"La La Land," Linus Sandgren
"Silence," Rodrigo Prieto
"Lion," Grieg Fraser
"Moonlight," James Laxton

Best Costume Design

"Allied"
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
"Florence Foster Jenkins:
"Jackie"
"La La Land"  

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

"A Man Called Ove"
"Star Trek Beyond"
"Suicide Squad"

Best Production Design

"Arrival"
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
"Hail, Caesar!"
"La La Land"
"Passengers"

Best Sound Editing

"Arrival"
"Deepwater Horizon"
"Hacksaw Ridge"
"La La Land"
"Sully"

Best Sound Mixing

 "Arrival"
"Hacksaw Ridge"
"La La Land"
"Rogue One"
"13  Hours"

Best Visual Effects

"Rogue One"
"The Jungle Book"
"Doctor Strange"
"Deepwater Horizon"
"Kubo and the Two Strings"

Best Short Film, Live Action

"Ennemis Intérieurs"
"La Femme et le TGV"
"Silent Nights"
"Sing"
"Timecode"

Best Short Film, Animated

"Blind Vaysha"
"Borrowed Time"
"Pear Cider and Cigarettes"
"Pearl"
"Piper"

Best Documentary, Short Subject

"Extremis"
"4.1 Miles"
"Joe’s Violin"
"Watani: My Homeland"
"The White Helmets"

I'm gunning for MOONLIGHT, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, ARRIVAL, and KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS in all categories (except for Best Score; I want JACKIE to win there)!

I'm also super bummed MOONLIGHT didn't get any sound mixing or editing nominations, but that just shows how much the Academy actually knows about this (replace "best" with "most" in all categories and it's obvious how they nominate stuff).

And to echo what Knox said: if you haven't seen any of these you REALLY need to check them out (although you're not missing much with HACKSAW RIDGE)!!!

[scifidude79]

Amazon is making some history just by having "Manchester by the Sea" on the list.  It's the first movie by a streaming service to be nominated for Best Picture.  That can only a good thing, as that kind of attention validates their decision to pick up the indie drama, and may lead to them and other streaming services like Netflix picking up more indie films and helping some struggling indie producers.

I see a lot of familiar names on the list of nominees, some really good actors, actresses and directors.  I'm glad I don't have to pick.

[Darth Knox]

Hey, just letting you know that Amy Adams (WHICH IS A HUGE SNUB) and Tom Hanks weren't nominated.

Yea, I realised that afterwards, but was too late to modify. Ah well.