Before the awards will be held tomorrow, here’s a final look at the nominees and my predictions.
Best picture:
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water (Guest Review)
Hidden Figures (Guest Review)
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Should Win: La La Land
Will Win: La La Land
Lead actor:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Should Win: Casey Affleck or Denzel Washington
Will Win: Casey Affleck
Lead actress:
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie (Guest Review)
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Should Win: Emma Stone or Natalie Portman
Will Win: Natalie Portman
Supporting actor:
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Should Win: Mahershala Ali
Will Win: Mahershala Ali
Supporting actress:
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Should Win: Viola Davis
Will Win: Viola Davis
Best director:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Should Win: Damien Chazelle or Barry Jenkins
Will Win: Damien Chazelle
Animated feature:
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
Should Win: Kubo and the Two Strings
Will Win: Zootopia
Adapted screenplay:
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Should Win: Moonlight or Arrival
Will Win: Moonlight
Original screenplay:
20th Century Women
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster (Guest Review)
Manchester by the Sea
Should Win: 20th Century Women
Will Win: Manchester by the Sea
Cinematography:
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence (Guest Review)
Should Win: La La Land
Will Win: La La Land
Film editing:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
Should Win: Moonlight
Will Win: La La Land
Sound editing:
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
Should Win: Arrival
Will Win: La La Land
Sound mixing:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Should Win: Hacksaw Ridge
Will Win: La La Land
Production design:
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
Should Win: La La Land
Will Win: La La Land
Original score:
Jackie (Guest Review)
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
Should Win: La La Land
Will Win: La La Land
Best Foreign Language Film:
A Man Called Ove
Land of Mine
Tanna
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann (Guest Review)
Should Win: The Salesman
Will Win: The Salesman or Toni Erdmann
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
Should Win: Audition – La La Land
Will Win: City of Stars – La La Land
Makeup and hair:
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad (Guest Review)
Should Win: A Man Called Ove
Will Win: A Man Called Ove
Costume design:
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie (Guest Review)
La La Land
Should Win: Jackie
Will Win: La La Land
Visual effects:
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Should Win: Doctor Strange
Will Win: Doctor Strange
The 89th Academy Awards will be held tomorrow night.
The EIC of the coincidentally-named keithlovesmovies.com. A Canadian who prefers to get out of the cold and into the warmth of a movie theatre.