Best Picture “Moonlight” Actor in a Leading Role Casey Affleck – “Manchester By The Sea” Actress in a Leading Role Emma Stone – “La La Land” Actor in a Supporting Role Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Actress in a Supporting Role Viola Davis – “Fences” Animated Feature Film “Zootopia” Cinematography “La La Land” – Linus Sandgren Costume Design “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” … Read More 89th Academy Award Winners
“THE SALESMAN” Iran; Directed by Asghar Farhadi Original Title: “Forushande” Directed by: Asghar Farhadi Screenplay by: Asghar Farhadi Cinematography by: Hossein Jafarian Music by: Sattar Oraki Distributed by: Filmiran Release Date: September 30, 2016 Lanuage: Persian FILM SYNOPSIS: After Iranian couple Emad and Rana are forced to move to a new apartment, their life together is thrown into turmoil by an act of violence. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [18] “The Salesman” – Best Foreign Language Feature
“I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO” Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck Directed by: Raoul Peck Written by: James Baldwin and Raoul Peck Based on: “Remember This House“ by James Baldwin Narrated by: Samuel L. Jackson Edited by: Alexandra Strauss Music by: Alexei Aigui Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures & Amazon Studios Release Date: December 9, 2016 (Wide: February 3, 2017) FILM SYNOPSIS: In 1979, author James … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [17] “I Am Not Your Negro” – Best Documentary Feature
“20TH CENTURY WOMEN” Written by Mike Mills Directed by: Mike Mills Screenplay by: Mike Mills Cinematography by: Sean Porter Music by: Roger Neill Production Company: Annapurna Pictures Distributed by: A24 Release Date: December 28, 2016 Budget: $7 million FILM SYNOPSIS: Teenager Jamie lives with his nonconformist mother Dorothea in Santa Barbara, California. In 1979, the other women in his life are Abbie, a boarder … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [16] “20th Century Women” – Best Original Screenplay
“THE EMPTY CHAIR” from “JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY” Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting Directed by: Brian Oakes Written by: Chris Chuang, Heather MacDonald, and Brian Oakes Cinematography by: Rachel Beth Anderson, James Foley, Clair Popkin, and Matthew VanDyke Music by: Osei Essed, Saul Simon MacWilliams, and Dan Romer Distributed by: HBO Documentary Films Release Date: February 6, 2016 FILM … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [15] “Jim: The James Foley Story” – Best Original Song
Original Title: “En man som heter Ove” Directed by: Hannes Holm Screenplay by: Hannes Holm Based On: “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman (2012) Cinematography by: Göran Hallberg Music by: Gaute Storaas Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: September 30, 2016 Country: Sweden FILM SYNOPSIS: Ove, a cranky, older Swede who has been contemplating suicide since his wife died, is constantly quarreling with … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” (2 nominations)
“A MAN CALLED OVE” Eva von Bahr and Love Larson Original Title: “En man som heter Ove” Directed by: Hannes Holm Screenplay by: Hannes Holm Based On: “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman (2012) Cinematography by: Göran Hallberg Music by: Gaute Storaas Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: September 30, 2016 Country: Sweden FILM SYNOPSIS: Ove, a cranky, older Swede who has been … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” – Best Makeup & Hairstyling
“A MAN CALLED OVE” Sweden; Directed by Hannes Holm Original Title: “En man som heter Ove” Directed by: Hannes Holm Screenplay by: Hannes Holm Based On: “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman (2012) Cinematography by: Göran Hallberg Music by: Gaute Storaas Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: September 30, 2016 Country: Sweden FILM SYNOPSIS: Ove, a cranky, older Swede who has been contemplating … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [14] “A Man Called Ove” – Best Foreign Language Feature
“TANNA” Australia; Directed by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler Directed by: Bentley Dean and Martin Butler Screenplay by: Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, and John Collee Cinematography by: Bentley Dean Music by: Antony Partos Distributed by: Lightyear Entertainment Release Date: September 16, 2016 Country: Australia FILM SYNOPSIS: On the tiny Pacific island of Tanna in the Vanuatu archipelago, the younger members of two native tribes … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [13] “Tanna” – Best Foreign Language Feature
“TONI ERDMANN” Germany; Directed by Maren Ade Directed by: Maren Ade Screenplay by: Maren Ade Cinematography by: Patrick Orth Music by: Patrick Veigel Distributed by: NFP Marketing & Distribution Release Date: December 25, 2016 Budget: $3.2 million Country: Germany / Austria FILM SYNOPSIS: Retired piano teacher Winfried Conradi attempts to reconnect with his estranged adult daughter Ines, a driven businesswoman currently based in Romania. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [12] “Toni Erdmann” – Best Foreign Language Feature
2017 Producers Guild Awards Feature Film: “La La Land” Documentary Feature: “O.J.: Made in America” Animated Feature: “Zootopia” 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Performance By A Cast Ensemble In A Motion Picture: “Hidden Figures” Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role: Denzel Washington – “Fences” Best Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role: Emma Stone – “La … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 PGA, SAG, DGA, ASC, ACE, & Annie Award Winners
Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million FILM SYNOPSIS: After her husband is assassinated in Dallas in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy strives to maintain a public show of strength while grieving in private and caring for their two young children. As she searches for … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” (3 nominations)
“JACKIE” Mica Levi Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million FILM SYNOPSIS: After her husband is assassinated in Dallas in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy strives to maintain a public show of strength while grieving in private and caring for their two young children. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Original Score
“JACKIE” Madeline Fontaine Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million FILM SYNOPSIS: After her husband is assassinated in Dallas in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy strives to maintain a public show of strength while grieving in private and caring for their two young children. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Costume Design
NATALIE PORTMAN “Jackie” Directed by: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Mica Levi Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: December, 2016 Budget: $9 million CHARACTER SYNOPSIS: As Jackie Kennedy, Natalie Portman portrays the grieving and intensely private First Lady, who seeks to ensure her late husband’s legacy — and her own — following his assassination. Who’s … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [11] “Jackie” – Best Actress in a Leading Role
“13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth Directed by: Michael Bay Written by: Chuck Hogan Based on: “13 Hours” by Mitchell Zuckoff (2014) Cinematography by: Dion Beebe Music by: Lorne Balfe Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: January 15, 2016 Budget: $50 million FILM SYNOPSIS: After the fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [10] “13 Hour: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi” – Best Sound Mixing
Directed by: Morten Tyldum Written by: Jon Spaihts Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto Music by: Thomas Newman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release Date: December 21, 2016 Budget: $110 million FILM SYNOPSIS: Jim Preston and Aurora Lane, two passengers aboard a luxurious starship bound for an interplanetary colony, are unexpectedly awoken from suspended animation 90 years early. As the only humans awake, the pair relies … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” (2 nominations)
“PASSENGERS” Thomas Newman Directed by: Morten Tyldum Written by: Jon Spaihts Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto Music by: Thomas Newman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release Date: December 21, 2016 Budget: $110 million FILM SYNOPSIS: Jim Preston and Aurora Lane, two passengers aboard a luxurious starship bound for an interplanetary colony, are unexpectedly awoken from suspended animation 90 years early. As the only humans awake, … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” – Best Original Score
“PASSENGERS” Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design); Gene Serdena (Set Decoration) Directed by: Morten Tyldum Written by: Jon Spaihts Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto Music by: Thomas Newman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release Date: December 21, 2016 Budget: $110 million FILM SYNOPSIS: Jim Preston and Aurora Lane, two passengers aboard a luxurious starship bound for an interplanetary colony, are unexpectedly awoken from suspended animation 90 … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [9] “Passengers” – Best Production Design
MERYL STREEP “Florence Foster Jenkins” Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: Nicholas Martin Cinematography by: Danny Cohen Music by: Alexandre Desplat Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: August 12, 2016 Budget: $29 million MERYL STREEP “Florence Foster Jenkins” Meryl Streep plays Florence Foster Jenkins, an heiress whose enthusiasm for singing is so pronounced that — despite her lack of talent — she decides … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [8] “Florence Foster Jenkins” – Best Actress in a Leading Role
Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: Nicholas Martin Cinematography by: Danny Cohen Music by: Alexandre Desplat Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: August 12, 2016 Budget: $29 million // Produced by Michael Kuhn and Tracey Seaward // Directed by Stephen Frears // // Dated Viewed: Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 // DVD // 39 films – 25 days //
“FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS” Consolata Boyle Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: Nicholas Martin Cinematography by: Danny Cohen Music by: Alexandre Desplat Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: August 12, 2016 Budget: $29 million FILM SYNOPSIS: Heiress Florence Foster Jenkins has been a champion of music her entire life, although her enthusiastic singing is dreadful. When she decides to give a concert at Carnegie … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [8] “Florence Foster Jenkins” – Best Costume Design
VIGGO MORTSENSEN “Captain Fantastic” Directed by: Matt Ross Written by: Matt Ross Cinematography by: Stéphane Fontaine Music by: Alex Somers Distributed by: Bleeker Street & Universal Pictures Release Date: January 23, 2016 (Sundance) Wide Release: July 8, 2016 VIGGO MORTENSEN “Ben Cash” As Ben, Viggo Mortensen portrays a father who has raised his six children in isolation in the Pacific Northwest, but must integrate … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [7] “Captain Fantastic” – Best Actor in a Leading Role
“SULLY” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman Directed by: Clint Eastwood Written by: Todd Komarnicki Based on: “Highest Duty” by Chesley Sullenberger & Jeffrey Zaslow Cinematography by: Tom Stern Music by: Christian Jacob & The Tierney Sutton Band Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Release Date: September 2, 2016 (Telluride) Budget: $60 million FILM SYNOPSIS: On January 15, 2009, the engines of US Airways flight 1549 … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [6] “Sully” – Best Sound Editing
Best Picture: ”Moonlight” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Original Screenplay: “La La Land” – Damien Chazelle Best Adapted Screenplay: “Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins Best Cinematography: ”Moonlight” – James Laxton Best Production … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester By the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Animated Film: “Zootopia” Best Science Fiction/Horror Film: “Arrival” Best Comedy: “Deadpool” Best Original Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan – “Hell or High Water” Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Denver Film Critics Society Awards
“LIFE, ANIMATED” Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman Directed by: Roger Ross Williams Written by: Ron Suskind Based on: “Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism” by Ron Suskind (2014) Cinematography by: Tom Bergmann Music by: Ylan Stark and T. Griffin Distributed by: The Orchard Release Date: July 1, 2016 FILM SYNOPSIS: Shortly after he turned three, Owen Suskind, the son of journalist Ron … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [5] “Life, Animated” – Best Documentary Feature
“FIRE AT SEA” Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo Directed by: Gianfranco Rosi Written by: Gianfranco Rosi Cinematography by: Gianfranco Rosi Music by: Stefano Grosso Distributed by: 01 Distribution Release Date: September 2, 2016 (Telluride) Language: Italian FILM SYNOPSIS: When hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern refugees flee their homes, their first stop in Europe is often the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [4] “Fire At Sea” – Best Documentary Feature
“LAND OF MINE” Denmark; Directed by Martin Zandvliet Directed by: Martin Zandvliet Screenplay by: Martin Zandvliet Cinematography by: Camilla Hjelm Knudsen Music by: Sune Martin Distributed by: Nordisk Film Release Date: January 22, 2016 (Sundance) Budget: $5.1 million Country: Denmark FILM SYNOPSIS: After the end of World War II in Europe, a dozen German POWs are ordered to defuse 45,000 landmines buried by the … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [3] “Land Of Mine” – Best Foreign Language Feature
“THE RED TURTLE” Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki Original Title: “La Tortue Rouge” Directed by: Michaël Dudok de Wit Written by: Michaël Dudok de Wit & Pascale Ferran Music by: Laurent Perez del Mar Production Company: Studio Ghibli Distributed by: Wild Bunch & Sony Picture Classics Release Date: September 23, 2016 FILM SYNOPSIS: A sailor stranded on a deserted island builds a … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [2] “The Red Turtle” – Best Animated Feature
“13TH” Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish Directed by: Ava DuVernay Written by: Ava DuVernay & Spencer Averick Cinematography by: Hans Charles & Kira Kelly Music by: Jason Moran Distributed by: Netflix Release Date: October 7, 2016 FILM SYNOPSIS: African Americans have continued to suffer since the passing of the 13th Amendment, with popular media demonizing people of color, Jim Crow laws … Read More 2017 Oscars Challenge: [1] “13th” – Best Documentary Feature
“Just Like Fire” from “Alice through the Looking Glass” – (performed by Pink) “Rise” from “American Wrestler: The Wizard” – (performed by Andy Madadian) “Friends” from “The Angry Birds Movie” – (performed by Blake Shelton) “Flicker” from “Audrie & Daisy” – (performed by Tori Amos) “Seconds” from “Autumn Lights” – (performed by Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson) “A Minute To Breathe” from “Before the Flood” – … Read More Oscars Shortlist: 91 Original Songs Shortlisted for 89th Academy Awards
“The Abolitionists” – Tim Jones “Absolutely Fabulous The Movie” – Jake Monaco “The Accountant” – Mark Isham “Alice through the Looking Glass” – Danny Elfman “Allied” – Alan Silvestri “Almost Christmas” – John Paesano “American Pastoral” – Alexandre Desplat “The Angry Birds Movie” – Heitor Pereira “Anthropoid” – Robin Foster “Armenia” – My Love” – Silvia Leonetti “Assassin’s Creed” – Jed Kurzel “Autumn Lights” … Read More Oscars Shortlist: 145 Original Scores Shortlisted for 89th Academy Awards
“The Angry Birds Movie” “April and the Extraordinary World” “Bilal” “Finding Dory” “Ice Age: Collision Course” “Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV” “Kubo and the Two Strings” “Kung Fu Panda 3” “The Little Prince” “Long Way North” “Miss Hokusai” “Moana” “Monkey King: Hero Is Back” “Mune” “Mustafa & the Magician” “My Life as a Zucchini” “Phantom Boy” “The Red Turtle” “Sausage Party” “The Secret Life of … Read More Oscars Shortlist: 27 Animated Features Shortlisted for 89th Academy Awards
Excellence in Contemporary Film “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” – Rebecca Hale “Captain Fantastic” – Courtney Hoffman “La La Land” – Mary Zophres “Lion” – Cappi Ireland “Nocturnal Animals” – Arianne Phillips Excellence in Period Film “The Dressmaker” – Marion Boyce, Margot Wilson “Florence Foster Jenkins” – Consolata Boyle “Hail, Caesar!” – Mary Zophres “Hidden Figures” – Renee Ehrlich Kalfus “Jackie” – Madeline Fontaine … Read More Oscars Watch: 19th Annual Costume Design Guild Nominees
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for “Lion” James Laxton for “Moonlight” Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for “Silence” Linus Sandgren, FSF for “La La Land” Bradford Young, ASC for “Arrival”
DAMIEN CHAZELLE “La La Land” (Lionsgate) GARTH DAVIS “Lion” (The Weinstein Company) BARRY JENKINS “Moonlight” (A24) KENNETH LONERGAN “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions) DENIS VILLENEUVE “Arrival” (Paramount Pictures) OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF A FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR FOR 2016 GARTH DAVIS “Lion” (The Weinstein Company) KELLY FREMON CRAIG “The Edge of Seventeen” (STX Entertainment) TIM MILLER “Deadpool” (Twentieth Century Fox) NATE PARKER “The … Read More Oscars Watch: 69th Annual Directors Guild of America Award Nominees
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP “Captain Fantastic” “La La Land” “Manchester by the Sea” “Nocturnal Animals” “Zoolander 2” FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING “The Girl On The Train” “La La Land” “Nocturnal Animals” “Sully” “Zoolander 2” FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP “Doctor Strange” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” “Hail, Caesar!” “Loving” “Suicide Squad” … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award Nominees
“Arrival” – Eric Heisserer Adapted from the novella “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang “Fences” – August Wilson Adapted from his play of the same title “Hidden Figures” – Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi Based on the nonfiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly “Lion” – Luke Davies Adapted from the nonfiction book “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley “Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins … Read More Oscars Watch: 29th Annual University Of Southern California Scripter Nominees for Adapted Screenplay
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “Doctor Strange” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” “The Jungle Book” “Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “Allied” “Deepwater Horizon” “Jason Bourne” “Silence” “Sully” Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature “Finding Dory” “Kubo and the Two Strings” “The Little Prince” “Moana” … Read More Oscars Watch: 15th Annual Visual Effects Society Award Nominees
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 53rd CAS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING FOR 2016 MOTION PICTURE – LIVE ACTION “Doctor Strange” “Hacksaw Ridge” “La La Land” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” “Sully” MOTION PICTURE—ANIMATED “Finding Dory” “Kubo and the Two Strings” “Moana” “The Secret Life Of Pets” “Zootopia” MOTION PICTURE—DOCUMENTARY “13th” “Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words” “Gleason” … Read More Oscars Watch: 52nd Annual Cinema Audio Society Award Nominees
“Arrival” Producers: Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Aaron Ryder, David Linde “Deadpool” Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner “Fences” Producers: Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black “Hacksaw Ridge” Producers: Bill Mechanic, David Permut “Hell or High Water” Producers: Carla Hacken, Julie Yorn “Hidden Figures” Producers: Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin & Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi “La La Land” Producers: Fred Berger, Jordan … Read More Oscars Watch: 28th Annual Producers Guild of America Award Nominees
BEST FILM “Arrival” “I, Daniel Blake” “La La Land” “Manchester By The Sea” “Moonlight” OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM “American Honey” “Denial” “Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them” “I, Daniel Blake” “Notes on Blindness” “Under the Shadow” OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER “The Girl With All the Gifts” – Mike Carey (Writer) & Camille Gatin (Producer) “The Hard Stop”: … Read More Oscars Watch: 70th Annual British Academy Of Film And Television Arts Nominees
Best Picture: “La La Land” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Leading Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester By The Sea” Best Leading Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges – “Hell or High Water” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan – “Hell or High Water” Best Cinematography: “La La Land” – Linus Sandgren … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
FILM AWARDS Best Motion Picture – Drama WINNER: “Moonlight” “Hacksaw Ridge” “Hell or High Water” “Lion” “Manchester by the Sea” Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy WINNER: “La La Land” “20th Century Women” “Deadpool” “Florence Foster Jenkins” “Sing Street” Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama WINNER: Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea ”) Joel Edgerton (“Loving ”) Andrew Garfield (“Hacksaw Ridge ”) Viggo Mortensen … Read More Oscars Watch: 74th Annual Golden Globe Winners
PERIOD FILM CAFÉ SOCIETY Production Designer: SANTO LOQUASTO FENCES Production Designer: DAVID GROPMAN HACKSAW RIDGE Production Designer: BARRY ROBISON HAIL, CAESAR! Production Designer: JESS GONCHOR HIDDEN FIGURES Production Designer: WYNN THOMAS JACKIE Production Designer: JEAN RABASSE FANTASY FILM ARRIVAL Production Designer: PATRICE VERMETTE DOCTOR STRANGE Production Designer: CHARLES WOOD FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Production Designer: STUART CRAIG PASSENGERS Production Designer: … Read More Oscars Watch: 21st Annual Art Directors Guild Award Nominees
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Naomie Harris – “Moonlight” Best Original Screenplay: “Hell or High Water” – Taylor Sheridan Best Adapted Screenplay: “Arrival” – Eric Heisserer, Ted Chiang Best Animated Feature: “Kubo and the Two … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Online Film Critics Society Awards
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “Hell or High Water” – Taylor Sheridan “La La Land” – Damien Chazelle “Loving” – Jeff Nichols “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan “Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins ADAPTED SCREENPLAY “Arrival” – Eric Heisserer “Deadpool” – Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick “Fences” – August Wilson “Hidden Figures” – Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi “Nocturnal Animals” – Tom Ford DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY … Read More Oscars Watch: 69th Annual Writers Guild Award Nominees
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC): “Arrival” – Joe Walker, ACE “Hacksaw Ridge” – John Gilbert, ACE “Hell or High Water” – Jake Roberts “Manchester by the Sea” – Jennifer Lame “Moonlight” – Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY): “Deadpool” – Julian Clarke, ACE “Hail, Caesar!” – Roderick Jaynes “The Jungle Book” – Mark Livolsi, ACE “La La Land” – Tom … Read More Oscars Watch: 67th Annual ACE EDDIE Award Nominees
Best Picture: “The Lobster” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges – “Hell or High Water” Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Ensemble: “American Honey” Best Original Screenplay: “The Lobster” – Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos Best Adapted Screenplay: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
“It’s Only the End of the World” (Canada) “The King’s Choice” (Norway) “Land of Mine” (Denmark) “A Man Called Ove” (Sweden) “My Life as a Zucchini” (Switzerland) “Paradise” (Russia) “The Salesman” (Iran) “Tanna” (Australia) “Toni Erdmann” (Germany) With “The Handmaiden” and “Elle” being the favorites yet not in contention, the only other foreign language film that was being tossed around with those films is … Read More Oscars Shortlist: 9 Foreign Language Features Shortlisted for 89th Academy Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture “Captain Fantastic” “Fences” “Hidden Figures” “Manchester by the Sea” “Moonlight” Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Andrew Garfield – “Hacksaw Ridge” Ryan Gosling – “La La Land” Viggo Mortensen – “Captain Fantastic” Denzel Washington – “Fences” Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in … Read More Oscars Watch: 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees
“Arrival” “The BFG” “Captain America: Civil War” “Deepwater Horizon” “Doctor Strange” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” “The Jungle Book” “Kubo and the Two Strings” “Passengers” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” 2016’s Best Visual Effects have been shortlisted to ten, with some definite standouts. But first, let’s look over the past few winners to show where this category has been in the … Read More Oscars Shortlist: 10 Visual Effects Shortlisted for 89th Academy Awards
Best Film: “Hell or High Water” Best Director: David Mackenzie – “Hell or High Water” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Annette Bening – “20th Century Women” Best Supporting Actor: Ben Foster – “Hell or High Water” Best Supporting Actress: Greta Gerwig – “20th Century Women” Best Youth Performance: Alex Hibbert – “Moonlight” Best Original Screenplay: “Hell or High … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Nevada Film Critics Society Awards
Best Film: “Manchester by the Sea” Best Director: Kenneth Lonergan – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Screenplay: “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan Best Foreign Language Film: “Toni Erdmann” Best Documentary: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director (Tie): Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” and Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Ensemble: “Moonlight” Best Original Screenplay: “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan Best Adapted Screenplay: “Moonlight” – … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “La La Land” Best Directing: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Lead Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Lead Actress: Emma Stone – “La La Land” Best Supporting Actor (Tie): Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” and John Goodman – “10 Cloverfield Lane.” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Original Screenplay: “Hell or High Water” – Taylor Sheridan Best Adapted … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “La La Land” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Emma Stone – “La La Land” Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges – “Hell or High Water” Best Supporting Actress (Tie): Viola Davis – “Fences” and Greta Gerwig – “20th Century Women” Best Screenplay: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director (Tie): Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” and Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Screenplay: “The Lobster” – Efthimis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos Best Score: “La La Land” – Justin Hurwitz … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Phoenix Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture: “Manchester by the Sea” Robert Altman Award for Best Director: Kenneth Lonergan – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges – “Hell or High Water” Best Supporting Actress (Tie): Naomie Harris – “Moonlight” and Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Original Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan – “Hell … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Film: “Moonlight” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Rebecca Hall – “Christine” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Original Screenplay: “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan Best Adapted Screenplay: “Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins Best Animated Feature: “Kubo and the Two … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
Best Film: “La La Land” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Adapted Screenplay: “Love and Friendship” – Whit Stillman Best Original Screenplay: “Hell or High Water” – Taylor Sheridan Best Cinematography: “La La Land” … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “La La Land” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon – “Nocturnal Animals” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Adapted Screenplay: “Nocturnal Animals” – Tom Ford Best Original Screenplay: “La La Land” – Damien Chazelle Best Cinematography: “La La … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Best Picture: “Hell Or High Water” Best Director: David Mackenzie – “Hell Or High Water” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester By The Sea” Best Actress: Sonia Braga – “Aquarius” Best Supporting Actor (Tie): Ben Foster – “Hell Or High Water” & Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams – “Manchester By The Sea” Best Comedic Performance: Ryan Gosling – “The Nice … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester By The Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Foreign Language Film: “The Handmaiden” Best Documentary: “Tower” Best Animated Film: “Zootopia” Best Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan – “Manchester By The Sea” Best Cinematography: “La La … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Denzel Washington – “Fences” Best Actress: Ruth Negga – “Loving” Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Screenplay: “Fences” – August Wilson Ensemble: “Hidden Figures” Foreign Film: “Tanna” Best Independent Film: “Moonlight” Best Song: “Victory” from “Hidden Figures” Documentary: “13th” Animated Film: “Zootopia” Best Breakout Performance: Janelle Monae … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 African-American Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester By the Sea” Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams – “Manchester By the Sea” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Handmaiden” – Chan-wook Park and Seo-kyeong Jeong Best Original Screenplay: “Manchester By the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan Best Original … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
“Alice through the Looking Glass” “Arrival” “The BFG” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” “Captain America: Civil War” “Deadpool” “Deepwater Horizon” “Doctor Strange” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” “Independence Day: Resurgence” “The Jungle Book” “Kubo and the Two Strings” “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” “Passengers” “Rogue One” “Star Trek Beyond” “Suicide Squad” “Sully” “Warcraft” “X-Men: Apocalypse”
“Brillo Box (3¢ Off)” – Brillo Box Documentary “Close Ties” – Munk Studio / Polish Filmmakers Association “Extremis” – f/8 Filmworks in association with Motto Pictures “4.1 Miles” – University of California, Berkeley “Frame 394” – Compy Films “Joe’s Violin” – Lucky Two Productions “The Mute’s House” – The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School “The Other Side of Home” – Feeln “Watani: My Homeland” … Read More Oscars Shortlist: 10 Documentary Shorts Shortlisted for 89th Academy Awards
Best Motion Picture Drama “Hacksaw Ridge” “Hell or High Water” “Lion” “Manchester by the Sea” “Moonlight” Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical “20th Century Women” “Deadpool” “Florence Foster Jenkins” “La La Land” “Sing Street” Best Actor Drama Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Joel Egerton – “Loving” Andrew Garfield – “Hacksaw Ridge” Viggo Mortensen – “Captain Fantastic” Denzel Washington – “Fences” Best Actress Drama Amy … Read More Oscars Watch: 74th Golden Globes Nominations
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Maren Ade – “Toni Erdmann” Best Actress: Sandra Hüller – “Toni Erdmann” Best Actor: Adam Driver – “Paterson” Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams – “Manchester by the Sea” Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Foreign Language Film: “Toni Erdmann” Screenplay: “Manchester by the Sea” Documentary: “Cameraperson” First Feature: “The Witch” Animated: “Zootopia”
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Ensemble Cast: “Moonlight” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester By the Sea” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Documentary: “13th” Best Animated Feature: “Kubo and the Two Strings” Best Foreign Language Film: “The Handmaiden” Best Debut Director: Robert Eggers … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 New York Film Critics Online Awards
Best Picture: “La La Land” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester By the Sea” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” and “Things to Come” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Lily Gladstone – “Certain Women” Best Ensemble: “Moonlight” Best Screenplay: “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan Best Score: “Jackie” – Mica … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Denzel Washington – “Fences” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Screenplay, Original (Tie): “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan and “Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins Best Screenplay, Adapted: “Arrival” – Eric Heisserer Best Cinematography: “Moonlight” – James Laxton Best Production Design: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Ensemble: “Moonlight” Best Screenplay: “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan Best Foreign Language Film: “The Handmaiden” Best Documentary: “Cameraperson” Best … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “Moonlight” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” and “Things to Come” Best Actor: Adam Driver – “Paterson” Best Supporting Actress: Lily Gladstone – “Certain Women” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Animated Film: “Your Name” Best Foreign-Language Film: “The Handmaiden” Best Documentary/Non-Fiction: “I Am Not Your Negro” Best Screenplay: “The Lobster” – Efthymis Filippou and … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Film: “La La Land” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Natalie Portman – “Jackie” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – “Fences” Best Acting Ensemble: “Hell or High Water” Best Youth Performance: Lucas Hedges – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Voice Performance: Liam Neeson … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
Best Film: “La La Land” Best Director: Damien Chazelle – “La La Land” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Annette Bening – “20th Century Women” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Lily Gladstone – “Certain Women” Best Ensemble: Cast of “American Honey” Best Animated Film: “Kubo And The Two Strings” Best Documentary Film: “13th” Best … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards
Best Film: “La La Land” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – “Elle” and “The Things to Come” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams – “Manchester by the Sea” and “Certain Women” Best Cinematography: “Moonlight” – James Laxton Best Screenplay: “Manchester By The Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture: “Manchester by the Sea” Best Director: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” Best Actor: Casey Affleck – “Manchester by the Sea” Best Actress: Amy Adams – “Arrival” Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges – “Hell or High Water” Best Supporting Actress: Naomie Harris – “Moonlight” Best Original Screenplay: “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan Best Adapted Screenplay: “Silence” – Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese Best Animated … Read More Oscars Watch: 2016 National Board Of Review Awards
Best Picture: “Spotlight” Best Director: George Miller – “Mad Max: Fury Road” Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Revenant” Best Actress: Brie Larson – “Room” Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – “Creed” Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander – “Ex Machina” Best Animated Film: “Inside Out” Best Science Fiction/Horror Film: “The Martian” Best Comedy: “What We Do In The Shadows” Best Original Screenplay: “Spotlight” – … Read More Oscars Watch: 2015 Denver Film Critics Society Awards
