Best Motion Picture - Drama
-Hell or High Water
-Lion
-Manchester By The Sea (My Choice)
-Moonlight
-Hacksaw Ridge
This category is pretty much down to just two movies, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Personally I enjoyed Manchester by the Sea a lot more than I did Moonlight, so my pick for this one is Manchester by the Sea.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
-20th Century Women
-Deadpool
-Florence Foster Jenkins
-La La Land (My Choice)
-Sing Street
I can’t imagine La La Land losing this one. I would love it if Sing Street one, but La La Land has been winning pretty much every other best picture award this year (along with Moonlight).
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
-Amy Adams - Arrival
-Jessica Chastain - Miss Sloane
-Isabelle Huppert - Elle
-Ruth Negga - Loving
-Natalie Portman - Jackie (My Choice)
I haven’t seen Jackie yet, but from everything I have heard, Natalie Portman is spectacular in it so I have a feeling she will win this. Isabelle Huppert has also won a lot of awards for her performance so she could win as well.
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
-Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea (My Choice)
-Joel Edgerton - Loving
-Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
-Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
-Denzel Washington - Fences
Casey Affleck is the heavy favorite in this category. Denzel is a strong contender, but I don’t see him winning given how many awards Affleck has one this award season.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
-Annette Bening - 20th Century Women
-Lily Collins - Rules Don’t Apply
-Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen
-Emma Stone - La La Land (My Choice)
-Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins
From what I have seen Emma Stone has got this in the bag. I have heard good things about Bening’s performance but I haven’t seen 20th Century Women yet. I really hope Streep doesn’t win.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
-Colin Farrell - The Lobster
-Ryan Gosling - La La Land (My Choice)
-Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins
-Jonah Hill - War Dogs
-Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool
My choice would be Ryan Gosling, but wouldn’t be surprised if Ryan Reynolds won. I’m really glad that Colin Farrell got nominated because I really enjoyed The Lobster, but I don’t see him winning this.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
-Naomie Harris - Moonlight
-Nicole Kidman - Lion
-Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures
-Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea
-Viola Davis - Fences (My Choice)
Viola Davis’ performance in Fences is spectacular and there is no way she doesn’t win this award.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
-Mahershalla Ali - Moonlight (My Choice)
-Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
-Simon Helberg - Florence Foster Jenkins
-Dev Patel - Lion
-Aaron Taylor-Johnson - Nocturnal Animals
Mahershalla Ali has been been winning award after award after award for his performance in Moonlight and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. I’m surprised to see Simon Helberg nominated. For me, he was the worst part of Florence Foster Jenkins.
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Best Director - Motion Picture
-Damien Chazelle - La La Land (My Choice)
-Tom Ford - Nocturnal Animals
-Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge
-Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
-Kenneth Longergan - Manchester by the Sea
I feel like this one is between Damien Chazelle and Barry Jenkins. Like I previously stated, Moonlight didn’t really do it for me, so I’m going with Damien Chazelle.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
-Damien Chazelle - La La Land
-Tom Ford - Nocturnal Animals
-Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
-Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea (My Choice)
-Taylor Sheridan - Hell or High Water
Manchester by the Sea is a devastatingly beautiful movie, I don’t see how Kenneth Lonergan could lose this one.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Motion Picture - Animated
-Moana
-My Life As A Zucchini
-Sing
-Zootopia (My Choice)
-Kubo and The Two Strings
My heart says go with Kubo and The Two Strings because I absolutely loved that movie, but I feel like Zootopia is going to win this one. I’ve never even heard of My Life as a Zucchini.
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Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language
-Divines - France
-Elle - France
-Neruda - Chile
-The Salesman - Iran, France
-Toni Erdmann - Germany (My Choice)
I haven’t seen any of these movies so I am just going off what I’ve heard other people say and going with Toni Erdmann. I wouldn’t be surprised if Elle won though.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Original Score - Motion Picture
-Nicholas Britell - Moonlight
-Justin Hurwitz - La La Land (My Choice)
-Johann Johannsson - Arrival
-Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka - Lion
-Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch - Hidden Figures
The music in La La Land is spectacular, I think it’s got this one all wrapped up. I would love it if Arrival won though.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Original Song - Motion Picture
-Can’t Stop the Feeling - Trolls
-City of Stars - La La Land (My Choice)
-Faith - Sing
-Gold - Gold
-How Far I’ll Go - Moana
This is a tough one, but I’m going to go with City of Stars. I could see How Far I’ll Go winning but I prefer City of Stars. I must say that I’m disappointed that none of the songs from Sing Street got nominated. I tried to find Gold to give it a listen, but it isn't available on Spotify.
