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The 89th Academy Award Nominations


Well, as they did so, the Academy of Motion Pictures and Science released their Oscar nominations early this morning and I have to say, this year's batch of nominees was more than expected because there were not many surprises but I'll reveal my thoughts as what I think about the nominees in the bottom of the page. So, here are the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards:



Best Picture:
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

Best Director
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester By The Sea

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

Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins

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

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

Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay
20th Century Women
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester By The Sea

Best Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

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

Best Animated Short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

Best Documentary Feature
13th
Fire at Sea
I am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America

Best Documentary Short
Extremis
4.1 miles
Joe's Violins
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

Best Foreign Language Film
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann

Best Visual Effects
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Film Editing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight

Best Sound Editing
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully

Best Sound Mixing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Best Original Song
"The Empty Chair" - Jim: The James Foley Story
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" - La La Land
"City of Stars" - La La Land
"How Far I'll Go" - Moana
"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls

Best Original Score
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers

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 Costume Design
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

Best Live Action Short
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et te TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode


THOUGHTS & OPINIONS:

 A big morning for "La La Land" as it snagged a tied record with 14 Oscar nominations alongside "All About Eve" and "Titanic" and guess what, they both won Best Picture. So, look at that statistic.

There will be no controversy this year because this is definitely a diverse field as actors Denzel Washington, Ruth Negga, Mahershala Ali, Dev Patel, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Naomie Harris are nominated so that is great to see.

So, there were nine Best Picture nominees. In my opinion, I think Fences is the overrated movie and should not be in there because it felt more stagey. If I were to include one, I'd included Silence.

And, speaking of Silence, only one nomination for Cinematography. Not a good day for Martin Scorsese and team.

I'm glad that finally recognized Denis Villeneuve for Arrival because he is definitely an up-and-coming director.

Continuing with the best director race, even though he might not win the award again, I'm glad to see that the Academy put his personal issues aside and recognized Mel Gibson for his extraordinary job in Hacksaw Ridge.

The best actress category is stacked this year as Amy Adams was snubbed for Arrival but Ruth Negga is a great choice for Loving on the positive side. Even though she gave a great speech, Meryl Streep got her 20th Oscar nomination but I do not know if her performance in that movie was that great.

I'm also glad they recognized Michael Shannon for his work in Nocturnal Animals as it surprised me that they did not nominate Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who won the Golden Globe for his work in the same movie.

Kubo and the Two Strings was a big surprise in my opinion for Best Visual Effects.

And, also, I'm bummed that Sing Street did not get recognized for at least Best Song for "Drive It Like You Stole It" or some other song. However, at least, I have heard of 80% of the songs nominated.


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