The Academy have announced the nominations for the 89th Oscars and here is the complete list.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bradford Young Arrival
Linus Sandgren La La Land
Greig Fraser Lion
James Laxton Moonlight
Rodrigo Prieto Silence
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo Fire At Sea
Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck I Am Not Your Negro
Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman Life, Animated
Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow O.J: Made In America
Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish 13th
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Dan Krauss Extremis
Daphne Matziaraki 4.1 Miles
Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen Joe’s Violin
Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis Watani: My Homeland
Orlando Von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara The White Helmets
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Selim Azzazi Ennemis Interieurs
Timo Von Gunten and Giacun Caduff La Femme et le TGV
Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson Silent Nights
Kristof Deak and Anna Udvardy Sing
Juanjo Gimenez Timecode
BEST SOUND EDITING
Sylvain Bellemare Arrival
Wylie Stateman and Renee Tondelli Deepwater Horizon
Robert MacKenzie and Andy Wright Hacksaw Ridge
Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan La La Land
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman Sully
BEST SOUND MIXING
Bernard Gariepy Strobl and Claude La Haye Arrival
Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace Hacksaw Ridge
Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow La La Land
David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth 13 Hours: The Secret Soliders of Benghazi
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Patrice Vermette and Paul Hotte Arrival
Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh Hail, Caesar!
David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco La La Land
Guy Hendrix Dyas and Gene Serdena Passengers
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton Deepwater Horizon
Stephanie Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould Doctor Strange
Robert Legato, Adam Valez, Andrew J. Jones and Dan Lemmon The Jungle Book
Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff Kubo and the Two Strings
John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Joanna Johnston Allied
Colleen Atwood Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Consolata Boyle Florence Foster Jenkins
Madeline Fontaine Jackie
Mary Zophres La La Land
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Eva Von Bahr and Love Larson A Man Called Ove
Joel Harlow and RIchard Alonzo Star Trek Beyond
Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson Suicide Squad
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Mica Levi Jackie
Justin Hurwitz La La Land
Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka Lion
Nicholas Britell Moonlight
Thomas Newman Passengers
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
‘Audition (The Fools Who Dream)’ Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul La La Land
‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’ Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster Trolls
‘City of Stars’ Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul La La Land
‘The Empty Chair’ J. Ralph and Sting Jim: The James Foley Story
‘How Far I’ll Go’ Lin-Manuel Miranda Moana
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Taylor Sheridan Hell or High Water
Damien Chazelle La La Land
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou The Lobster
Kenneth Lonergan Manchester By The Sea
Mike Mills 20th Century Women
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Eric Heisserer Arrival
August Wilson Fences
Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi Hidden Figures
Luke Davis Lion
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Theodore Ushev Blind Vaysha
Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj Borrowed Time
Robert Valley and Cara Speller Pear, Cider and Cigarettes
Patrick Osborne Pearl
Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer Piper
BEST FILM EDITING
Joe Walker Arrival
John Gilbert Hacksaw Ridge
Jake Roberts Hell or High Water
Tom Cross La La Land
Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon Moonlight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali Moonlight
Jeff Bridges Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges Manchester By The Sea
Dev Patel Lion
Michael Shannon Nocturnal Animals
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Casey Affleck Mancester By The Sea
Andrew Garfield Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling La La Land
Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington Fences
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis Fences
Naomie Harris Moonlight
Nicole Kidman Lion
Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams Manchester By The Sea
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert Elle
Ruth Negga Loving
Natalie Portman Jackie
Emma Stone La La Land
Meryl Streep Florence Foster Jenkins
BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve Arrival
Mel Gibson Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan Manchester By The Sea
Barry Jenkins Moonlight
BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Fences
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Considering the way the award season has been going so far, there isn’t that many surprises in the nominations this year. Granted, it is a shock to see Suicide Squad to get an Oscar nomination (for makeup and hairstyling). In the acting categories, supporting I probably would’ve swapped Jeff Bridges for his co-star Ben Foster in Hell or High Water and also swap Michael Shannon for his co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nocturnal Animals in that category. In the lead actor category, I’d probably swap Viggo for Gyllenhaal’s performance in Nocturnal Animals. While these are just small nitpicks in the nominations, the one that I have issue with the most is the lack of love for Sing Street in the Best Original Song category. You can literally pick any song from that film to nominate and unfortunately it missed the cut…while La La Land has two songs in that category.
The 89th Academy Awards will be screened live on the 26th February 2017.
Irish Cinephile 