This post will be who 2eyes1screen would like to win and who will probably win.
As this is a U.K. site, some of the films that are nominated haven’t been released yet, the likes of Moonlight, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge etc.… I will be going off reviews and ratings.
Starting with:
Actor in a supporting role:
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester By The Sea
Dev Patel – Lion
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
2eyes1screen – Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals) or Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Win – Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Cinematography:
Arrival – Bradford Young
La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Lion – Greig Fraser
Moonlight – James Laxton
Silence – Rodrigo Prieto
2eyes1screen – Bradford Young (Arrival)
Win – Linus Sandgren (La La Land)
Documentary feature:
Fire at Sea – Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo
I Am Not Your Negro – Raoul Peck, Remi Grellety and Hebert Peck
Life, Animated – Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman
O.J : Made in America – Ezra Edleman and Caroline Waterlow
13th – Awa DoVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish
2eyes1screen – 13th or Life, Animated
Win – 13th
Foreign Language Film:
Land of Mine – Denmark
A Man Called Ove – Sweden
The Salesman – Iran
Tanna – Australia
Toni Erdmann – Germany
2eyes1screen – Toni Erdmann (Germany)
Win – Toni Erdmann (Germany)
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
Difficult decision
2eyes1screen – Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Win – Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Visual Effects:
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2eyes1screen – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Win – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Costume Design:
Allied – Joanna Johnston
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Colleen Atwood
Florence Foster Jenkins – Consolata Boyle
Jackie – Madeline Fontaine
La La Land – Mary Zophres
2eyes1screen – Mary Zophres (La La Land)
Win – Madeline Fontaine (Jackie) or Consolata Boyle (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Original Score:
Jackie – Mica Levi
La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
Lion – Dustin O’Halloran and Hauchka
Moonlight – Nicholas Britell
Passengers – Thomas Newman
2eyes1screen – Justin Hurwitz – (La La Land)
Win – Justin Hurwitz – (La La Land)
Original Song:
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) – 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
2eyes1screen – City of Stars (La La Land)
Win – City of Stars (La La Land)
Original Screenplay:
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the sea
20th Century Women
2eyes1screen – Hell or High Water
Win – Manchester by the Sea
Adapted Screenplay:
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
2eyes1screen – Moonlight
Win – Moonlight
Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis – Fences
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the sea
2eyes1screen – Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Win – Neomie Harris (Moonlight)
Film Editing:
Arrival – Joe Walker
Hacksaw Ridge – John Gilert
Hell or High Water – Jake Roberts
La La Land – Tom Cross
Moonlight – Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon
2eyes1screen – Joe Walker (Arrival)
Win – Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon (Moonlight)
Actress In A Leading Role:
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
2eyes1screen – Emma Stone (La La Land)
Win – Emma Stone (La La Land)
Directing:
Arrival – Denis Villeneuve
Hacksaw Ridge – Mel Gibson
La La Land – Damien Chazelle
Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight – Barry Kenkins
2eyes1screen – Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Win – Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Picture:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Fences
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the sea
2eyes1screen – La La Land
Win – La La Land
Thanks for reading. Leave a comment below for your predictions or what you would change on the list.
Personal reason: I’m a follower of The Terminator and writer / director, James Cameron. It’s a story of heroism, humanism, along with the fight against pure malefic. But why was he simply director given such a tribute?
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