It’s been years since the last big sweep, but Damien Chazelle’s musical is threatening to turn the Oscars into a ‘La La’ Palooza. Here’s how TheWrap awards editor and veteran Oscarologist Steve Pond predicts this Sunday will go down.
BEST PICTURE
NOMINEES: “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Moonlight”
WINNER: “La La Land”
BEST DIRECTOR
NOMINEES: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”; Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”; Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”; Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”; Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival”
WINNER: Damien Chazelle
BEST ACTOR
NOMINEES: Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”; Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”; Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”; Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”; Denzel Washington, “Fences”
WINNER: Denzel Washington
BEST ACTRESS
NOMINEES: Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”; Ruth Negga, “Loving”; Natalie Portman, “Jackie”; Emma Stone, “La La Land”; Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
WINNER: Emma Stone
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
NOMINEES: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”; Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”; Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”; Dev Patel, “Lion”; Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals”
WINNER: Mahershala Ali
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Best Supporting Actress
NOMINEES: Viola Davis, “Fences”; Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”; Nicole Kidman, “Lion”; Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”; Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
WINNER: Viola Davis
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
NOMINEES: “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” “Moonlight”
WINNER: Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, “Moonlight”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
NOMINEES: “Hell or High Water,” “La La Land,” “The Lobster,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “20th Century Women”
WINNER: Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
NOMINEES: “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Moana,” “My Life as a Zucchini,” “The Red Turtle,” “Zootopia”
WINNER: “Zootopia”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
NOMINEES: “Land of Mine,” “A Man Called Ove,” “The Salesman,” “Tanna,” “Toni Erdmann”
WINNER: “The Salesman”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
NOMINEES: “Fire at Sea,” “I Am Not Your Negro,” “Life, Animated,” “O.J.: Made in America,” “13th”
WINNER: “O.J.: Made in America”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOMINEES: “Arrival,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Moonlight,” “Silence”
WINNER: “La La Land”
BEST FILM EDITING
NOMINEES: “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water” “La La Land,” “Moonlight”
WINNER: “La La Land”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
NOMINEES: “Arrival,” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Hail, Caesar!,” “La La Land,” “Passengers”
WINNER: “La La Land”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
NOMINEES: “Allied,” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Jackie,” “La La Land”
WINNER: “La La Land”
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
NOMINEES: “A Man Called Ove,” “Star Trek Beyond,” “Suicide Squad”
WINNER: “Star Trek Beyond”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
NOMINEES: “Jackie,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Moonlight,” “Passengers”
WINNER: “La La Land”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
NOMINEES: “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”
WINNER: “City of Stars” from “La La Land”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
NOMINEES: “Deepwater Horizon,” “Doctor Strange,” “The Jungle Book,” “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
WINNER: “The Jungle Book”
BEST SOUND EDITING
NOMINEES: “Arrival,” “Deepwater Horizon,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “La La Land,” “Sully”
WINNER: “Hacksaw Ridge”
BEST SOUND MIXING
NOMINEES: “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “La La Land,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”
WINNER: “La La Land”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
NOMINEES: “Extremis,” “4.1 Miles,” “Joe’s Violin,” “Watani: My Homeland,” “The White Helmets”
WINNER: “The White Helmets”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
NOMINEES: “Blind Vaysha,” “Borrowed Time,” “Pear Cider and Cigarettes,” “Pearl,” “Piper”
WINNER: “Piper”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
NOMINEES: “Ennemis Interieurs,” “Le Femme et le TGV,” “Silent Nights,” “Sing,” “Timecode”
WINNER: “La Femme et le TGV”
