Academy Award Noms: Rex’s Predictions
Nominations for this year’s Academy Awards are announced tomorrow morning. The ceremony will be held on February 26th. “La La Land” will lead all contenders, with somewhere between 12 and 14 nominations. There will be between eight and ten best-picture nominees, which is why Rex Okpodu, LW’s Oscarologist, has selected ten. His astute predictions are below.
Best Picture
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Hell or High Water
Arrival
Fences
Silence
Deadpool
Hidden Figures
Lion
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Martin Scorsese, Silence
David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water
Waiting:
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actor
Denzel Washington, Fences
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Tom Hanks, Sully
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Waiting:
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Best Actress
Emma Stone, La La Land
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Amy Adams, Arrival
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Waiting: Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel, Lion
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Waiting:
Kevin Costner, Hidden Figures
Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Waiting:
Janelle Monae, Hidden Figures
Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Mike Mills, 20th Century Women
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Noah Oppenheim, Jackie
Adapted Screenplay
August Wilson, Fences
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Jeff Nichols, Loving
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Jay Cocks, Silence
