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Here are the nominees in major categories for an Academy Award in 2017. The Oscars air live Feb. 26 at 8 ET/5 PT on ABC.

Picture

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


Actress

Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins



Actor

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


Supporting actress

Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by The Sea

Supporting actor

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges,Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals


Director

Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival


Animated feature

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Writing (original screenplay)

Hell of High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

Writing (adapted screenplay)

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight

Foreign language film

Land of Mine, Denmark
A Man Called Ove, Sweden
The Salesman, Iran
Tanna, Australia
Toni Erdmann, Germany

Documentary

Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th


Original score

Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers

Original song

Audition (The Fools Who Dream) from La La Land
Can't Stop the Feeling! from Trolls
City of Stars from La La Land
The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story
How Far I'll Go from Moana

Cinematography

Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Production design

Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers

Sound Mixing

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
LaLa Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours

Visual effects

Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story


Costume design

Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

Makeup and hairstyling

A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad

Sound editing

Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully

Sound mixing

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Film editing

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight


Documentary short subject

Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

Short film (animated)

Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

Short film (live action)

Ennemis Intérieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

There is not a single film on that entire list with the exception of Hail, Caeser that I've seen.

The only film in the major categories that I haven't seen is 20th Century Women (screenplay), and we'll be going next weekend.

Interesting that the Oscar nominations were announced so early in the year this year. Normally, they're not announced until after the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will air this coming Sunday.

This year also sees the rare instance of lead and supporting Oscar nominees from an earlier film competing against each other in the same category. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer (both nominated for The Help a few years ago) are competing for Best Supporting Actress. Viola has been getting all of the awards for Fences so far, so she has to be the favorite to win.

Also notable is that Aaron Taylor-Johnson, this year's Golden Globe winner for Best Supporting Actor, was not nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar... but his Nocturnal Animals co-star, Michael Shannon, was nominated in that category. That means the Best Supporting Actor Oscar is a free-for-all this year. I could see any of those five nominees winning.

And we can just move past the Best Actor and Best Actress nominations. They probably already have Ryan Gosling's and Emma Stone's names etched onto those statuettes.

3 of 9 Best Picture nominations are films about African Americans, 2 of 9 directors (assuming they are both American as well). Adding in all the best Actor/ess and supporting Actor/ess African Americans (again assuming they are all Americans, don't know) represent 10 of 38 nominations, or 26.3%

I've not seen but one of the films (Arrival) so I can't judge the validity of these nominations, especially against the other movies I did see (not very many and they would provide a low bar anyway). I really want to see Hidden Figures, Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, Moonlight, and Fences.

That is an impressive representation, over one and a half times the US population mix. Will there be protests that the representation is a handout (given the "black snub" of 2016) or will they accept the nominations as being deserved?

I will assume they will accept them as deserved, and I also assume they are deserved.

I have not seen Concussion yet, on my list but just never seems to fit the mood, but it HAS to be better than Mad Max: Fury Road. That was a terrible movie, IMO. I saw Bridge of Spies, Room, The Martian, The Revenant, and The Big Short. All fine films and all much better the MM:FR. Of those, I felt Bridge of Spies was the best overall. Still need to see Spotlight. Not sure if Brooklyn will ever make the cut. Maybe if my wife wants a romance movie.

Pastor Fireball wrote:And we can just move past the Best Actor and Best Actress nominations. They probably already have Ryan Gosling's and Emma Stone's names etched onto those statuettes.

You don't think they want to give Meryl Streep the podium and a national audience again?

Pastor Fireball wrote:
Also notable is that Aaron Taylor-Johnson, this year's Golden Globe winner for Best Supporting Actor, was not nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar... but his Nocturnal Animals co-star, Michael Shannon, was nominated in that category. That means the Best Supporting Actor Oscar is a free-for-all this year. I could see any of those five nominees winning.

And we can just move past the Best Actor and Best Actress nominations. They probably already have Ryan Gosling's and Emma Stone's names etched onto those statuettes.

Golden Globe nominations are often a joke, so I wouldn't put much stock in who did or did not get nominated. Michael Shannon gave by far the better performance and deserved the nomination.

Ryan Gosling has no chance at an Oscar; Casey Affleck will win. Emma Stone is favored, but I wouldn't be surprised at Isabella Huppert or Natalie Portman winning.

Viola Davis is a lock for supporting actress. Supporting actor is between Mahershala Ali and Lucas Hedges.

Fences and Moonlight would have received a bunch of nominations in any year. If they were made last year, they would have gotten nominated then and there wouldn't have been any controversy. Hidden Figures is the type of crowd pleaser that usually sneaks into one of the last Oscar Best Picture slots, but it might have been nominated last year as well. It was certainly comparable with The Martian and Bridge of Spies last year. The only actor who got, I think, a bit of a boost from the controversy was Ruth Negga for Loving. I think Amy Adams should have gotten a nomination.

BackInTex wrote:

Pastor Fireball wrote:And we can just move past the Best Actor and Best Actress nominations. They probably already have Ryan Gosling's and Emma Stone's names etched onto those statuettes.

You don't think they want to give Meryl Streep the podium and a national audience again?

Meryl Streep will get the podium. My guess is that she's going to announce one of the more prestigious winners (maybe even Best Picture).

silverscreenselect wrote:

BackInTex wrote:

Pastor Fireball wrote:And we can just move past the Best Actor and Best Actress nominations. They probably already have Ryan Gosling's and Emma Stone's names etched onto those statuettes.

You don't think they want to give Meryl Streep the podium and a national audience again?

Meryl Streep will get the podium. My guess is that she's going to announce one of the more prestigious winners (maybe even Best Picture).

But will they give her a lectern to go with it? --Bob

I've not seen a single one of these nominees. I might need to get out more. Not happening any time soon.