2016 Academy Awards Choices and Predictions, Part I

It’s been a great year for movies, and the Academy will announce the 2016 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, January 24th at 5:18am. Here’s what I would vote for if I was a member of the Academy:

Best Picture
Arrival
Elvis & Nixon
La La Land
Hail, Ceasar!
Hidden Figures
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise 
I’m Not Ashamed
Into the Inferno
Risen
Sully

Best Director
Hail, Ceasar!
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise
I’m Not Ashamed
La La Land
Sully

Best Actor
Josh Brolin, Hail, Ceasar!
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Tom Hanks, Sully
Michael Shannon, Elvis & Nixon
Kevin Spacey, Elvis & Nixon

Best Actress
Amy Adams, Arrival
Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures
Masey McLain, I’m Not Ashamed
Aubrey Plaza, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Supporting Actor
Aaron Eckhart, Sully
Alden Ehrenreich, Hail Ceasar!
Martin Freeman, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
John Goodman, 10 Cloverfield Lane
Donnie Yen, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Supporting Actress
Sofia Boutella, Star Trek Beyond
Janelle Monae, Hidden Figures
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Bianca Santos, Priceless
Alison Sudol, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Best Adapted Screenplay
10 Cloverfield Lane
Hidden Figures
I’m Not Ashamed
Sully
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Best Original Screenplay
Elvis & Nixon
Hail, Ceasar!
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise 
La La Land
Zootopia

Best Cinematography
Arrival
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise
Into the Inferno
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Editing
13th
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise
La La Land 
Rogue One
Sully

However, things don’t always go according to plan, especially since some of my favorite movies (I’m Not Ashamed) weren’t even eligible. Here are my actual predictions of who will be nominated:

Best Picture
Arrival 
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Director
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea

Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Actress
Amy Adams, Arrival
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival
Deadpool
Fences
Hidden Figures
Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay
Captain Fantastic
Manchester by the Sea
La La Land
The Lobster
Hell or High Water

Best Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Best Editing
La La Land
Arrival
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
Manchester by the Sea

Best Animated Film
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Red Turtle
Zootopia


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