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Cinematography: Arrival, La La
Land, Lion, Moonlight, Silence
•Arrival looks stunning, but the
technicolor La La Land will win.
Editing: Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge,
Hell or High Water, La La Land,
Moonlight
• This one has to go to Arrival.
Production Design: Arrival,
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
Them, Hail, Caesar!, La La Land,
Passengers
• Fantastic Beasts and Arrival both
deserve this, but unfortunately
they're up against La La Land.
COSTUME DESIGN: Allied,
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
Them, Florence Foster Jenkins,
Jackie, La La Land
• Lots of period outfits here, so it's
an even field. La La Land.
Makeup and Hairstyling: A
Man Called Ove, Star Trek Beyond,
Suicide Squad
• We'll go for Star Trek Beyond
here. Who is this man called Ove?
Original Score: Jackie, La La Land
Lion, Moonlight, Passengers
• Can anything beat a musical in this
category? La La Land.
Original SONG: Audition - La La
Land, Can't Stop The Feeling - Trolls,
City of Stars - La La Land, The Empty
Chair - Jim: The James Foley Story,
How Far I'll Go – Moana
• See Original Score above. JT and
Disney lose to La La Land.
Sound Mixing: Arrival, Hacksaw
Ridge, La La Land, Rogue One: A Star
Wars Story, 13 Hours: The Secret
Soldiers Of Benghazi
• Sounds like it's La La Land's night.
Sound EDITING: Arrival,
Deepwater Horizon, Hacksaw Ridge,
La La Land, Sully
• Arrival's is out of this world.
Animated Feature: Kubo and the
Two Strings, Moana, My Life as a
Zucchini, The Red Turtle, Zootopia
• Disney win all the time, so give it
to Laika for Kubo.
Visual Effects: Deepwater
Horizon, Doctor Strange, The Jungle
Book, Kubo and the Two Strings,
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• Kubo, if it doesn't win animated film.
BEST PICTURE
The nominees: Arrival, Fences
Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion,
Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight
Despite a prevalence of racially-
themed dramas and a worthy
contender in Arrival, it's all about
La La Land and the feel-good
musical will be the film of the year.
BEST DIRECTOR
The nominees: Denis Villeneuve
- Arrival, Mel Gibson - Hacksaw
Ridge, Damien Chazelle - La La Land,
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by
the Sea, Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Mel might be back on Hollywood's
radar after his spectacular fall from
grace, but forgiveness will take
time. Denis Villeneuve would have
been a favourite this year were it
not for Damien Chazelle and his
dazzling revival of the old school
Hollywood musical. Another one
for La La Land.
BEST ACTOR
The nominees: Casey
Affleck - Manchester by the Sea ,
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge,
Ryan Gosling - La La Land , Viggo
Mortensen - Captain Fantastic, Denzel
Washington - Fences
Any other year it would be
Casey Affleck, for an affecting
performance in a devastating
drama, but the all singing and
dancing Ryan Gosling has this
in the bag. Nice to see Viggo
recognised – his time will come.
BEST ACTRESS
The nominees: Isabelle Huppert
- Elle , Ruth Negga - Loving, Natalie
Portman - Jackie, Emma Stone - La La
Land, Meryl Streep - Florence Foster
Jenkins
Isabelle Huppert was the surprise
winner at the Globes, and nobody
does intense quite like this French
star. As Jackie Kennedy, Natalie
Portman has never been better
and might have taken home her
second Oscar were it not for the
luminous Emma Stone, who will
win. Perennial nominee Meryl Streep
(now on her 20th) is "overrated",
apparently.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
The nominees: Mahershala Ali -
Moonlight , Jeff Bridges -Hell or High
Water, Lucas Hedges - Manchester
by the Sea, Dev Patel - Lion, Michael
Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Michael Shannon has been
consistently great throughout his
career and is overdue an Oscar – this
will be his year. Considering the
inferior performance by his co-star
Aaron Taylor-Johnson won the Globe,
it would be an insult if Shannon
didn't win. Mahershala Ali and Lucas
Hedges could upset, however.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
The nominees: Viola Davis - Fences,
Naomie Harris - Moonlight
Nicole Kidman - Lion, Octavia Spencer
- Hidden Figures, Michelle Williams -
Manchester by the Sea
No snub for Nicole this year, with her
first nomination since 2011. Naomie
Harris is the favourite though and
likely winner, but faces stiff
competition from Viola Davis.
Octavia Spencer is also an outside
chance.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The nominees: Hell or High
Water, La La Land, The Lobster,
Manchester by the Sea, 20th Century
Women
You can't get more original than a
story about singles being turned
into animals of their choice if
they fail to find a partner, but The
Lobster, while brilliant, is a bit too
arthouse for the Oscars. Writing
an original musical that works is
a tough gig, and La La Land's
Damien Chazelle will be duly
rewarded for his efforts.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The nominees: Arrival, Fences,
Hidden Figures, Lion, Moonlight
Ted Chang's "Story of Your Life"
proved tricky to adapt into Arrival,
but Eric Heisserer did a stellar job
and deserves the Oscar. However,
Fences is based on a Pultizer Prize-
winning play and could upset. And
let's not forget how much the
Academy loves a true story about
unsung Americans, making Hidden
Figures is an outside chance.
Celebrated musical La La Land is the film to beat in this year's Oscars race, with 14
nominations, and having already dominated the Golden Globes and awards season in general,
it's a safe bet. Arrival and Moonlight both received eight nominations, with Aussie flick Lion
also roaring with five. There will be no outcry over the lack of diversity among the nominees
this year, with a strong showing for Fences , Moonlight and Hidden Figures. However with
Trump now in the White House, the acceptance speeches could be a political powderkeg, and
it's anyone's bet as to who will use the stage as a soapbox. Words Scott Hocking
La La Land
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