Wendy's Oscar Predictions 2017 -
BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
WHO WILL WIN: LA LA LAND, because it crushes all before it.
WHO SHOULD WIN: ARRIVAL, because it has intelligence and a good plot.
WHO WON: La La--- no! damn PriceWaterhouse! It's MOONLIGHT.
BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
WHO WILL WIN: Chazelle for LA LA LAND
WHO SHOULD WIN: Villeneuve for ARRIVAL
WHO WON: Chazelle, at 32, making him the youngest person to win
BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
WHO WILL WIN: I only saw one of these, yikes! Emma Stone probably
WHO SHOULD WIN: Emma, she's the only one I saw
WHO WON: Emma did
BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
WHO WILL WIN: Ryan Gosling, and he was okay
WHO SHOULD WIN: Denzel Washington is said to be incredible
WHO WON: Well, shoot, it was that Casey Affleck, who has some real misogynist & violent episodes in his past, dammit
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
WHO WILL WIN: Michelle Williams, I bet. Only in a few scenes, but she impressed.
WHO SHOULD WIN: Just saw Octavia Spencer and was impressed with her role.
WHO WON: Viola Davis, who just won an Emmy recently too! She needs an EGOT!
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
WHO WILL/SHOULD WIN: Can't call this one; I saw Moonlight & Manchester only
WHO WON: I saw him, since it was Mahershala Ali.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
WHO WILL WIN: La La Land will win for Chazelle
WHO SHOULD WIN: Mike Mills for 20th C Women; he's doing an interesting job of creating stories from his unconventional upbringing
WHO WON: Lonergan for MANCHESTER, and he used his speech to make points about grief and healing
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
WHO WILL WIN: I bet FENCES gets it
WHO SHOULD WIN: Heisserer did a great job in ARRIVAL of adding cinematic story parts to a cerebral Ted Chiang story
WHO WON: Barry Jenkins for MOONLIGHT, which I will remind folks is not just a black coming-of-age movie, but also an LBGT movie, so bravo!
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
WHO WILL WIN: Toni Erdmann has already been cast as an American movie (with Jack Nicholson playing the dad)
WHO WON: The Salesman, from Iran
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
WHO SHOULD WIN: MOANA was so awesome in every way!
WHO WILL WIN: I expect Zootopia might win this one too
WHO WON: Yes, ZOOTOPIA
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th
WHO WILL WIN: I wish the James Baldwin (I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO) would for the layered discussions of racism in America
WHO WON: OJ, Made in America
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Audition," 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
WHO WILL WIN: Two songs from LA LA LAND; City of Stars will win
WHO WON: City of Stars, called it
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land
Moonlight
Lion
Silence
WHO SHOULD WIN: Arrival! It did so much to show non-visual things like talking and gravity and time
WHO WON: Boo! La La Land won this
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
WHO SHOULD WIN: The Jungle Book was pretty amazing for the CGI animals.
WHO WILL WIN: People love the Star Wars, so ROGUE ONE
WHO WON: Jungle Book, yay!
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
WHO WILL WIN: LA LA LAND, because it crushes all before it.
WHO SHOULD WIN: ARRIVAL, because it has intelligence and a good plot.
WHO WON: La La--- no! damn PriceWaterhouse! It's MOONLIGHT.
BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
WHO WILL WIN: Chazelle for LA LA LAND
WHO SHOULD WIN: Villeneuve for ARRIVAL
WHO WON: Chazelle, at 32, making him the youngest person to win
BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
WHO WILL WIN: I only saw one of these, yikes! Emma Stone probably
WHO SHOULD WIN: Emma, she's the only one I saw
WHO WON: Emma did
BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
WHO WILL WIN: Ryan Gosling, and he was okay
WHO SHOULD WIN: Denzel Washington is said to be incredible
WHO WON: Well, shoot, it was that Casey Affleck, who has some real misogynist & violent episodes in his past, dammit
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
WHO WILL WIN: Michelle Williams, I bet. Only in a few scenes, but she impressed.
WHO SHOULD WIN: Just saw Octavia Spencer and was impressed with her role.
WHO WON: Viola Davis, who just won an Emmy recently too! She needs an EGOT!
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
WHO WILL/SHOULD WIN: Can't call this one; I saw Moonlight & Manchester only
WHO WON: I saw him, since it was Mahershala Ali.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
WHO WILL WIN: La La Land will win for Chazelle
WHO SHOULD WIN: Mike Mills for 20th C Women; he's doing an interesting job of creating stories from his unconventional upbringing
WHO WON: Lonergan for MANCHESTER, and he used his speech to make points about grief and healing
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
WHO WILL WIN: I bet FENCES gets it
WHO SHOULD WIN: Heisserer did a great job in ARRIVAL of adding cinematic story parts to a cerebral Ted Chiang story
WHO WON: Barry Jenkins for MOONLIGHT, which I will remind folks is not just a black coming-of-age movie, but also an LBGT movie, so bravo!
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
WHO WILL WIN: Toni Erdmann has already been cast as an American movie (with Jack Nicholson playing the dad)
WHO WON: The Salesman, from Iran
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
WHO SHOULD WIN: MOANA was so awesome in every way!
WHO WILL WIN: I expect Zootopia might win this one too
WHO WON: Yes, ZOOTOPIA
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th
WHO WILL WIN: I wish the James Baldwin (I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO) would for the layered discussions of racism in America
WHO WON: OJ, Made in America
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Audition," 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
WHO WILL WIN: Two songs from LA LA LAND; City of Stars will win
WHO WON: City of Stars, called it
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land
Moonlight
Lion
Silence
WHO SHOULD WIN: Arrival! It did so much to show non-visual things like talking and gravity and time
WHO WON: Boo! La La Land won this
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
WHO SHOULD WIN: The Jungle Book was pretty amazing for the CGI animals.
WHO WILL WIN: People love the Star Wars, so ROGUE ONE
WHO WON: Jungle Book, yay!