89th Academy Awards Nominations
This morning at 8:15am EST, the nominees for this year's Academy Awards were officially announced in a new live stream format that, frankly, was a huge misstep. Hopefully, next year we'll see them go back to live format we've seen before, instead of this pre-taped, low-energy format. More importantly though, the nominations themselves: La La Land is leading the pack this year with 14 nominations, including the coveted Best Picture and Director categories, while also having two nominations in the Best Original Song category.
Elsewhere, other major awards season contenders like Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, and Hacksaw Ridge were rightfully honoured, shaping up what should be a very tough and challenging year for pundits. And, in light of last year's #OscarsSoWhite protests, it's a breath of fresh air to see films like Moonlight, Fences, and Hidden Figures all up for major awards, including Best Picture.
In what some would call a shocking move, Michael Shannon earned a nomination for Nocturnal Animals in the Best Supporting Actor category. His co-star in the film Aaron Taylor-Johnson was gathering momentum, including a Golden Globe win, for his role in the film and many were expecting him to get the nomination.
Perhaps even more shocking is the lack of Deadpool in any category, as it was looking like it could nab a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination or even a Best Picture nomination after its guild nominations. Silence, meanwhile, was almost completely shut out, gathering only one nomination in the Best Cinematography category. It was never a huge awards season darling, but people had hope, dare say faith, that it would be an Oscar contender.
This year's Academy Awards will take place on Feb. 26 and will air on ABC at 5:30 PM PT.
A full list of nominees can be found below:
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell Or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
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
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
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 Supporting Actress
Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester By The Sea)
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
Documentary Feature
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
OJ: Made in America
13th
Documentary Short Subject
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
Live Action Short
Ennemis Entreniers
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
Foreign Language Film
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
Sound Editing
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sulley
Sound Mixing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Best Original Score
Jackie (Mica Levi)
La La Land (Justin Hurwitz)
Lion (Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka)
Moonlight (Nicholas Britell)
Passengers (Thomas Newman)
Best 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)
Production Design
Arrival (Patrice Vermette)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Stuart Craig)
Hail Caesar
La La Land (Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, David Wasco)
Passengers (Guy Hendrix Dyas)
Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
