After following the Oscars all year long, you would think that I would have a good idea of how they might go. Nobody really knows as much as might claim they do. The only lock is Viola Davis for Best Supporting Actress. Most presume that La La Land is a sure thing for Best Picture and it probably is, but I am going with a Best Picture/Director Split. Moonlight for Best Picture and Damian Chazelle for Director. I am probably wrong, but I can’t ignore the passion that is behind Moonlight right now.
Here goes nothing:
Best Picture
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Best Actress
Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Documentary Feature
O.J.: Made in America
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moonlight
Best Original Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan
Best Foreign Language Film
A Man Called Ove
Best Original Score
La La Land
Best Original Song
“City of Stars,” La La Land
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Best Production Design
La La Land
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Star Trek Beyond
Best Costume Design
Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Visual Effects
The Jungle Book
Best Sound Editing
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Sound Mixing
La La Land
Best Documentary Short
Extremis
Best Live Action Short
Ennemis Intérieurs
Best Animated Feature
Zootopia
Best Film Editing
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Animated Short
Piper