Oscars 2017 Predictions

Similar to what I did last year, here is a list of Oscar nominees, my predictions (if I were to bet money), as well as my personal vote. Regretfully I have not seen all of the best picture nominees this year, but I have followed the news regarding them. I think I know enough to make educated predictions. 

I will post another blog to discuss the accuracy of my predictions. 

Category	Nominees	Prediction	My Vote
Best Picture	Arrival
	Fences
	Hacksaw Ridge
	Hell or High Water
	Hidden Figures
	La La Land		✔
	Lion
	Manchester by the Sea
	Moonlight	✔
Directing	Arrival
	Hacksaw Ridge
	La La Land		✔
	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 Hedge – 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 Original Screenplay	Hell or High Water
	La La Land	✔	✔
	The Lobster
	Manchester by the Sea
	20th Century Women
Best Adapted Screenplay	Arrival
	Fences
	Hidden Figures		✔
	Lion
	Moonlight	✔
Best Animated Feature Film	Kubo and the Two Strings
	Moana
	My Life as a Zucchini
	The Red Turtle
	Zootopia	✔	✔
Best Original Score	Jackie
	La La Land	✔	✔
	Lion
	Moonlight
	Passengers
Best Original Song	La La Land (Audition)
	Trolls
	La La Land (City of Stars)	✔	✔
	Jim: The James Foley Story
	Moana
Best Cinematography	Arrival
	La La Land	✔	✔
	Lion
	Moonlight
	Silence