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Oscar Predictions
FOR THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS ~ BEST OF 2016
for the 2017 Oscar Ceremony

OSCARS IN REVIEW
• La La Moonlight Land Envelope Fiasco
• New Normal: Best Director / Best Picture Split
• On The Oscar's Art Deco Stage Design
• Warren vs Faye - Vote! 
Faces in the Crowd - So Much Shock
Review -Musical Performances of the Night 
• Emma Stone Loves Moonlight
• Viola's Speech - Great or Too Much?  

AND THE OSCARS GO TO...

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BEST PICTURE

ARRIVAL
FENCES
HACKSAW RIDGE
HELL OR HIGH...
HIDDEN FIGURES
LA LA LAND
LION
MANCHESTER
☆ MOONLIGHT

prediction: OOPS
I thought it would be La La Land 

BEST DIRECTOR 

☆ CHAZELLE
La La Land
GIBSON
Lion
JENKINS
Moonlight
LONERGAN
Manchester
VILLENEUVE
Arrival

predicted: YES

BEST ACTOR

☆ AFFLECK
Manchester
GARFIELD
Hacksaw Ridge
GOSLING
La La Land
MORTENSEN
Captain Fantastic
WASHINGTON
Fences

prediction: YES

BEST ACTRESS

HUPPERT
Elle
NEGGA
Loving
PORTMAN
Jackie
☆ STONE
La La Land
STREEP
Florence 

predicted: YES

SUPPORTING ACTOR

☆ ALI
Moonlight
BRIDGES
Hell or High Water
HEDGES
Manchester
PATEL
Lion
SHANNON
Nocturnal Animals 

predicted: OOPS
I was trying to be fancy and predict a shock win for Dev Patel 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

☆ DAVIS 
Fences
HARRIS
Moonlight
KIDMAN
Lion
SPENCER
Hidden Figures
WILLIAMS
Manchester

Predicted: YES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

20TH CENTURY
Mills
HELL OR HIGH WATER
Sheridan
LA LA LAND
Chazelle
THE LOBSTER
Lanthimos & Filippou
☆ MANCHESTER
Lonergan

Predicted: YES

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

ARRIVAL
Heisserer
FENCES
Wilson 
HIDDEN FIGURES
Melfi & Schroeder
LION
Davies
☆ MOONLIGHT
Jenkins 

Predicted: YES

CINEMATOGRAPHY  

ARRIVAL
Young
☆ LA LA LAND
Sandgren
LION
Fraser
MOONLIGHT
Laxton
SILENCE
Prieto

Predicted: YES

COSTUME DESIGN  

ALLIED
Johnston
☆ FANTASTIC BEASTS
Atwood
FLORENCE FOSTER
Boyle
JACKIE
Fontaine
LA LA LAND
Zophres

Predicted: OOPS
I thought it'd be Jackie. I was convinced! 

PRODUCTION DESIGN

ARRIVAL
Vermeer
FANTASTIC BEASTS
Craig
HAIL CAESAR
Gonchor
☆ LA LA LAND
Wasco
PASSENGERS
Dyas

Predicted: YES

FILM EDITING

ARRIVAL
Walker
☆ HACKSAW
Gilbert
HELL OR HIGH...
Roberts
LA LA LAND
Cross
MOONLIGHT
McMillion & Sanders

Predicted: OOPS
This genuinely shocked me 

VISUAL EFFECTS

DEEPWATER 
DOCTOR STRANGE
☆ JUNGLE BOOK
KUBO
ROGUE ONE

Predicted: YES

MAKEUP & HAIR

A MAN CALLED OVE
☆ SUICIDE SQUAD
STAR TREK BEYOND

Predicted: oops
I randomly guessed Star Trek. Strange category 

FOREIGN FILM

AUSTRALIA
Tanna
DENMARK
Land of Mine
GERMANY
Toni Erdmann
☆ IRAN
The Salesman
SWEDEN
A Man Called Ove

Predicted: YES

ORIGINAL SONG

JIM: JAMES
☆ LA LA LAND
LA LA LAND
MOANA
TROLLS

Predicted: YES

ORIGINAL SCORE

JACKIE
Levy
☆ LA LA LAND
Hurwitz
LION
Bertlemann, O'Halloran
MOONLIGHT
Brittel
PASSENGERS
Newman

Predicted: YES

SOUND MIXING

ARRIVAL
☆ HACKSAW RIDGE
LA LA LAND
ROGUE ONE
13 HOURS 

Predicted: OOPS
I predicted Hacksaw to win Sound but the other sound category which means I got them both wrong. 

SOUND EDITING

☆ ARRIVAL
DEEPWATER
HACKSAW
LA LA LAND
SULLY

Predicted: OOPS

ANIMATED FILM

KUBO
MOANA
MY LIFE AS...
RED TURTLE
☆ ZOOTOPIA

Predicted: YES

 

DOC FEATURE

13th
FIRE AT SEA
I AM NOT...
LIFE ANIMATED
☆ OJ...

Predicted: YES

DOC SHORT

EXTREMIS
4.1 MILES
JOE'S VIOLIN
WATANI
☆ WHITE HELMETS 

Predicted: YES

SHORTS, LIVE ACTION


ENNEMIS INTERIEURS
LA FEMME ET...
SILENT NIGHTS
☆ SING 
TIMECODE 

Predicted: OOPS
I guessed Timecode 

SHORTS, ANIMATED

BLIND VAYSHA
BORROWED TIME
PEAR CIDER
☆ PEARL
PIPER 

Predicted: OOPS
I guessed Pearl. Apparently they didn't notice the interactivity

 

 

sound off on the Oscar race

NOMINATION TALLIES

14 nominations
LA LA LAND (6 WINS) 

8 nominations
ARRIVAL (1 WIN) 
MOONLIGHT (3 WINS)

6 nominations
HACKSAW RIDGE (2 WINS)
LION
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2 WINS) 

4 nominations
FENCES (1 WIN)

3 nominations
HIDDEN FIGURES
JACKIE 

2 nominations
DEEPWATER HORIZON
FANTASTIC BEASTS (1 WIN) 
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
A MAN CALLED OVE
MOANA
PASSENGERS
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 

1 nomination
13TH
13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI
20TH CENTURY WOMEN
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
DOCTOR STRANGE
ELLE
FIRE AT SEA
HAIL CAESAR
JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY
JUNGLE BOOK (1 WIN) 
LAND OF MINE
THE LOBSTER
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
OJ MADE IN AMERICA (1 WIN)
THE SALESMAN (1 WIN)
SILENCE
STAR TREK BEYOND
SUICIDE SQUAD (1 WIN)
SULLY
TANNA
TONI ERDMANN
TROLLS
ZOOTOPIA 

Shut Out
PATRIOT'S DAY
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP
RULES DON'T APPLY
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
THE FOUNDER

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