2017 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Glimpsing at both the Golden Globe wins, which La La Land dominated with a record-seven golden globe wins, and also the nominations from both the Screen Actor Guilds and BAFTAs, it is a bit baffling as to who and what movie is left out. There are some predictable choices in all of the categories that I will predict that will get nominated this Tuesday morning on January 24th unless someone out of left field gets nominated. However, unlike last year, there are a couple of movies that came out in limited release on Christmas that swayed into wide release this month gaining some momentum for their awards campaign. So, here are my predictions for which movie or actor/actress will get nominated Tuesday in the MAJOR CATEGORIES:

Best Picture (The committee can pick 5-10 nominees.)
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

Potential nominees: Fences, Silence, Nocturnal Animals, Deadpool, Jackie

Best Director:
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
David McKenzie - Hell or High Water
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester By The Sea
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight

Potential nominees: Martin Scorsese - Silence, Garth Davis - Lion, Denzel Washington - Fences, Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge, Pablo Larrain - Jackie

Best Actor:
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington - Fences
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea

Potential nominees: Joel Edgerton - Loving, Tom Hanks - Sully

Best Actress:
Amy Adams - Arrival
Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land

Potential nominees: Ruth Negga - Loving, Annette Bening - 20th Century Women, Taraji P. Henson - Hidden Figures

Best Supporting Actor:
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Dev Patel - Lion
Lucas Hedges - Manchester By The Sea
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Aaron Taylor-Johnson - Nocturnal Animals

Potential nominees: Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins, Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals, Issei Ogata - Silence

Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis - Fences
Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures
Nicole Kidman - Lion
Michelle Williams - Manchester By The Sea
Naomie Harris - Moonlight

Potential nominees: Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women, Janelle Monae - Hidden Figures

Best Animated Feature:
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Potential nominees: Finding Dory, Sing

Best Documentary Feature:
13th
Cameraperson
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
Weiner

Potential nominees: I Am Not Your Negro, The Eagle Huntress, Gleason

Look out for my complete list of the Oscar nominations on Tuesday.

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