List compiled by Eddie on 20/01/2017

The 2017 Oscars are set to be dominated by a few select films, with magical cinematic musical La La Land set to be the film to beat, in not only the main categories but many of the technical slots as well as nominations are officially announced on Tuesday January 24th .

It’s been a tougher year than most to gauge just where the voters are at this year, with last years “whitewashing” controversy likely to dictate certain aspects of the nominations whilst one time shoe-in films like Sully and Martin Scorsese’s long talked about Silence could either fall or fly once nominations are announced. Many Australian film fans will be hoping Mel Gibson’s war epic Hacksaw Ridge can get some well-deserved recognition too.

However the nominations fall, the 2017 ceremony should be quite the event.

Happy reading and happy watching.

Disclaimer – predictions made in December of 2016

*denotes winner

Main Categories

Best Film

1. La La Land*
2. Moonlight
3. Manchester by the Sea
4. Arrival
5. Hell or High Water
6. Hacksaw Ridge
7. Sully
8. Silence
9. Fences
10. Loving

Best Director

1. Damian Chazelle – La La Land*
2. Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
3. Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
4. Martin Scorsese – Silence
5. Denis Villeneuve – Arrival

Best Actor

1. Ryan Gosling – La La Land
2. Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
3. Denzel Washington – Fences
4. Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea*
5. Joel Edgerton – Loving

Best Actress

1. Emma Stone – La La Land
2. Natalie Portman – Jackie*
3. Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
4. Amy Adams – Arrival
5. Ruth Negga – Loving

Best Supporting Actor

1. Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
2. Mahershala Ali – Moonlight*
3. Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
4. Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
5. Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Supporting Actress

1. Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
2. Nicole Kidman – Lion
3. Viola Davis – Fences*
4. Naomie Harris – Moonlight
5. Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures

Original Screenplay

1. Damien Chazelle – La La Land
2. Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
3. Barry Jenkins & Tarell McCraney – Moonlight
4. Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea*
5. Efthimis Filippou & Yorgos Lanthimos – The Lobster

Adapted Screenplay

1. August Wilson – Fences*
2. Eric Heisserer – Arrival
3. Jay Cocks – Silence
4. Luke Davies – Lion
5. Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals

Subsidiary Categories

Original Score

1. Johann Johansson – Arrival
2. Kathryn Kluge & Kim Allen Kluge – Silence
3. Justin Hurwitz – La La Land*
4. Michael Giacchino – Star Wars: Rogue One
5. Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka – Lion

Best Cinematography

1. Linus Sandgren – La La Land*
2. Rodrigo Prieto – Silence
3. Bradford Young – Arrival
4. James Laxton – Moonlight
5. Roger Deakins – Hail, Caesar!

 Best Animated Film

1. Your Name* (there are two predictions for winner here, as Jordan couldn’t live with seeing Your Name not voted for)
2. Moana
3. Kubo and the Two Strings*
4. Zootopia
5. The Red Turtle

Best Documentary

1. OJ: Made in America*
2. 13^th
3. Life, Animated
4. Gleason
5. The Eagle Huntress

Best Foreign Language Film

1. Elle*
2. The Salesman
3. Fire at Sea
4. Toni Erdmann
5. Sparrows

Best Film Editing

1. La La Land*
2. Arrival
3. Moonlight
4. Silence
5. Star Wars: Rogue One

Best Production Design

1. La La Land*
2. Star Wars: Rogue One
3. Arrival
4. Silence
5. Hacksaw Ridge

Best Visual Effects –

1. Arrival
2. Star Wars: Rogue One
3. Sully
4. The Jungle Book*
5. Doctor Strange

Best Costume Design

1. Jackie
2. Silence
3. La La Land
4. Love and Friendship
5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*

Best Original Song

1. City of Lights – La La Land
2. Audition – La La Land*
3. How Far I’ll Go – Moana
4. I See Victory – Hidden Figures
5. Can’t Stop the Feeling – Trolls

Best Sound Editing

1. Star Wars: Rogue One*
2. Deepwater Horizon
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Arrival
5. Sully

Best Sound Mixing

1. Hacksaw Ridge
2. Deepwater Horizon
3. Doctor Strange
4. La La Land*
5. Arrival

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2. Star Wars: Rogue One*
3. Hacksaw Ridge

Nomination Tally Top 10

1. La La Land = 13

2. Arrival = 11

3. Silence = 8

4. Moonlight = 7

5. Hacksaw Ridge = 6

6. Star Wars: Rogue One = 6

7. Manchester by the Sea = 6

8. Fences = 4

9. Lion = 3

10. Loving = 3

Who do you think is heading to the Oscars with a swag of nominations? Is there a particular film you think deserves some recognition? Let us know in the comments below!