Tuesday, August 30, 2016

August Oscar Predictions

Moonlight could be one the year's indie darlings.

I've made a few big changes since last month, especially after the Nate Parker scandal, which could knock The Birth of a Nation out of the race entirely. Check out my picks below.

BEST PICTURE:
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
The Birth of a Nation
Fences
La La Land
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Passengers
Silence

Changes: Replaced The Light Between Oceans with Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Ang Lee, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Jeff Nichols, Loving
Martin Scorsese, Silence
Denzel Washington, Fences

Changes: Replaced Parker with Washington

BEST ACTOR:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Silence
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences

Changes: Replaced Harrelson and Keaton with Garfield and Gosling

BEST ACTRESS:
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Viola Davis, Fences
Ruth Negga, Loving
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Changes: Replaced Vikander with Streep

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Steve Martin, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Liam Neeson, Silence

Changes: Replaced Adepo, Beatty and Mendelsohn with Ali, Bridges and Grant

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Aja Naomi King, The Birth of a Nation
Kristen Stewart, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Changes: Replaced Weisz with Kidman

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Fences
Lion
Nocturnal Animals
Silence

Changes: Replaced The Light Between Oceans with Lion

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
La La Land
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
20th Century Women

Changes: Replaced The Lobster with Moonlight

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
La La Land
Passengers
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Silence

Changes: None

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
La La Land
Moonlight
Passengers
Silence

Changes: Replaced The Birth of a Nation and The Lost City of Z with La La Land and Moonlight

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Café Society
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
La La Land
Love & Friendship
Silence

Changes: Replaced Hail, Caesar! with Café Society

BEST FILM EDITING:
Arrival
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
La La Land
Passengers
Silence

Changes: Replaced The Birth of a Nation with Arrival 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Arrival
The BFG
Finding Dory
The Light Between Oceans
Silence

Changes: None

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
La La Land
Moana
Sing Street
Trolls
Zootopia

Changes: Replaced Sing Street with Zootopia

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
Silence
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad

Changes: None

BEST SOUND MIXING:
Arrival
Jason Bourne
La La Land
Passengers
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Changes: None

BEST SOUND EDITING:
Arrival
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Deepwater Horizon
Jason Bourne
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Changes: None

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Arrival
The BFG
The Jungle Book
Passengers
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Changes: None

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Changes: None

2 comments:

  1. After that flood of reactions just came in, I'm pretty confident in predicting La La Land for BP...which is something I've been saying for a while so I'm stoked to have (quite possibly) been right for a change.

    UGH, and the one year that I don't do an early predix...but GOD, I've had La La Land my #1 all year. I just want to call 'firsts' on this one! Can I do that?

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    1. LOL, I guess you can. I just hope you're right, because La La Land looks SO good!

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