2016 is quickly drawing to a close which means that the 89th Academy Awards are not far away. The official list of nominees will not be announced until January, but VistaNow has decided to provide their own predictions for the nominees. These predictions have been based off of recent movies’ successes, trailers for upcoming films, critic and audience hype, and prediction lists from websites like indiewire.com and awardswatch.com. The nominee highlighted in bold text is the nominee that VistaNow would like to see win the award. Let’s get to it:
Best Motion Picture:
“La La Land”
“Moonlight”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Sully”
“Silence”
“Loving”
“Lion”
“Arrival”
Best Achievement in Directing:
Clint Eastwood for “Sully”
Damien Chazelle for “La La Land”
Martin Scorsese for “Silence”
Denis Villeneuve for “Arrival”
Warren Beatty for “Rules Don’t Apply”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Tom Hanks in “Sully”
Dev Patel in “Lion”
Andrew Garfield in “Silence”
Nate Parker in “The Birth of a Nation”
David Oyelowo in “A United Kingdom”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Emma Stone in “La La Land”
Marion Cotillard in “Allied”
Amy Adams in “Arrival”
Natalie Portman in “Jackie”
Ruth Negga in “Loving”
Taraji P. Henson in “Hidden Figures”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Adam Driver in “Silence”
Jeff Bridges in “Hell or High Water”
Aaron Eckhart in “Sully”
Lucas Hedges in “Manchester by the Sea”
Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Viola Davis in “Fences”
Julianne Moore in “Maggie’s Plan”
Aja Naomi King in “The Birth of a Nation”
Michelle Williams in “Manchester by the Sea”
Naomie Harris in “Moonlight”
Best Animated Feature Film:
“Finding Dory”
“Moana”
“Zootopia”
“Trolls”
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Eric Heisserer for “Arrival”
Todd Komarnicki for “Sully”
Jay Cocks for “Silence”
Luke Davies for “Lion”
Ben Affleck for “Live By Night”
Best Original Screenplay:
Matt Ross for “Captain Fantastic”
Kenneth Lonergan for “Manchester by the Sea”
Noah Oppenheim for “Jackie”
Taylor Sheridan for “Hell or High Water”
Damien Chazelle for “La La Land”
Best Achievement in Visual Effects:
“Doctor Strange”
“The Jungle Book”
“Arrival”
“Rogue One: A ‘Star Wars’ Story”
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
Best Documentary Feature:
“Fire At Sea”
“OJ: Made In America”
“13th”
“Newton”
“Voyage of Time”: The IMAX Experience
Best Original Score:
Johann Johannsson for “Arrival”
Howard Shore for “Silence”
Micachu for “Jackie”
John Williams for “The BFG”
Michael Giacchino for “Rogue One: A ‘Star Wars’ Story”
Best Original Song:
“City of Stars” by Ryan Gosling from “La La Land”
“We Know the Way” by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa’i from “Moana”
“Letter to the Free” by Common from “13th”
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” by Justin Timberlake from “Trolls”
“Faith” by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande from “Sing”
The official nominees for the 89th Oscars will be announced on January 24th, 2017 at 5:30 a.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Nomination ballots will open online at www.oscars.org on February 13th and end on February 21st. The 89th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on February 26th. Be sure to share this story and let VistaNow who you think will receive an Oscar nomination this January.
