Oscar Nominations Predictions 2017

Best Picture

1. La La Land
2. Moonlight
3. Manchester by the Sea
4. Arrival
5. Lion
6. Hidden Figures
7. Fences
8. Hacksaw Ridge
9. Hell or High Water
10. Nocturnal Animals
11. Loving
12. Silence
13. Jackie
14. Florence Foster Jenkins
15. Sully
16. I, Daniel Blake
17. Deadpool
18. 20th Century Women
19. Captain Fantastic
20. Patriots Day

Director

1. Damien Chazelle, La La Land
2. Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
3. Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
4. Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
5. Garth Davis, Lion
6. Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
7. David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water
8. Martin Scorsese, Silence
9. Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
10. Denzel Washington, Fences

Actress
A very tight race this year.

1. Emma Stone, La La Land
2. Natalie Portman, Jackie
3. Amy Adams, Arrival
4. Isabelle Huppert, Elle
5. Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
6. Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
7. Ruth Negga, Loving
8. Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures
9. Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
10. Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train

Actor
The top 6 seem to be the most likely by a long shot.

1. Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
2. Denzel Washington, Fences
3. Ryan Gosling, La La Land
4. Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
5. Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
6. Joel Edgerton, Loving
7. Tom Hanks, Sully
8. Jake Gyllenhaal, Nocturnal Animals
9. Adam Driver, Paterson
10. Andrew Garfield, Silence

Supporting Actress
Janelle or Octavia for the fifth spot? Maybe both?

1. Viola Davis, Fences
2. Michelle Williams, Manchester bu the Sea
3. Naomie Harris, Moonlight
4. Nicole Kidman, Lion
5. Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
6. Janelle Monaé, Hidden Figures
7. Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women
8. Hayley Squires, I, Daniel Blake
9. Lily Gladstone, Certain Women

Supporting Actor

1. Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
2. Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
3. Dev Patel, Lion
4. Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
5. Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
6. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
7. Kevin Costner, Hidden Figures
8. Issey Ogata, Silence
9. Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
10. Ben Foster, Hell or High Water

Adapted Screenplay

1. Moonlight
2. Arrival
3. Hidden Figures
4. Fences
5. Lion
6. Nocturnal Animals
7. Hacksaw Ridge
8. Silence
9. Loving
10. Deadpool

Original Screenplay

1. La La Land
2. Manchester by the Sea
3. Hell or High Water
4. The Lobster
5. Jackie
6. I, Daniel Blake
7. Captain Fantastic
8. Zootopia
9. Toni Erdmann
10. 20th Century Women

Editing
1. La La Land
2. Arrival
3. Moonlight
4. Hacksaw Ridge
5. Manchester by the Sea
6. Hell or High Water
7. Nocturnal Animals
8. Lion
9. Silence
10. Sully

Cinematography
1. La La Land
2. Arrival
3. Moonlight
4. Silence
5. Lion
6. Nocturnal Animals
7. Hell or High Water
8. Jackie
9. Hail, Caesar!
10. Live by Night

Production Design
1. La La Land
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
3. Jackie
4. Hail, Caesar!
5. Arrival
6. Silence
7. Nocturnal Animals
8. Passengers
9. Live by Night
10. Hacksaw Ridge

Costume Design
1. Jackie
2. La La Land
3. Florence Foster Jenkins
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
5. The Dressmaker
6. Allied
7. Hail, Caesar!
8. Hidden Figures
9. Live by Night
10. Love & Friendship

Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Florence Foster Jenkins
2. Star Trek Beyond
3. Deadpool
4. A Man Called Ove
5. The Dressmaker
6. Hail, Caesar!
7. The Dressmaker

Original Score
1. La La Land
2. Lion
3. Moonlight
4. Jackie
5. Nocturnal Animals
6. Hidden Figures
7. Hacksaw Ridge
8. The BFG
9. Florence Foster Jenkins
10. Hell or High Water

Original Song
1. "City of Stars", La La Land
2. "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)", La La Land
3. "Runnin'", Hidden Figures
4. "How Far I'll Go", Moana
5. "Faith", Sing
6. And as per usual, beyond the supposed frontrunners, I have no idea.

Sound Mixing
1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. La La Land
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Deepwater Horizon
5. Arrival
6. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
7. Patriots Day
8. 13 Hours
9. The Jungle Book
10. Sully

Sound Editing
Apparently, a musical has never been nominated here. What the heck, let's take a chance and guess La La Land for the fifth position!

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. Hacksaw Ridge
3. Arrival
4. Deepwater Horizon
5. La La Land
6. Patriots Day
7. 13 Hours
8. The Jungle Book
9. Sully
10. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Visual Effects
1. The Jungle Book
2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
3. Deepwater Horizon
4. Arrival
5. Doctor Strange
6. Kubo and the Two Strings
7. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
8. Passengers
9. Captain America: Civil War
10. The BFG

Animated Feature
1. Zootopia
2. Moana
3. Kubo and the Two Strings
4. The Red Turtle
5. My Life as a Zucchini
6. Sing
7. Finding Dory
8. Miss Hokusai
9. The Little Prince
10. Sausage Party

Foreign Language
Despite the critical thrashing, I have a feeling Dolan's film is getting in.
1. Toni Erdmann (Germany)
2. A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
3. The Salesman (Iran)
4. Land of Mine (Denmark)
5. It's Only the End of the World (Canada)
6. My Life as a Zucchini (Switzerland)
7. Paradise (Russia)
8. Tanna (Australia)
9. The King's Choice (Norway)

Documentary Feature
1. OJ: Made in America
2. 13th
3. I Am Not Your Negro
4. Weiner
5. The Eagle Huntress
6. Fire at Sea
7. Life, Animated
8. Gleason
9. The Ivory Game
10. Tower

TALLIES
La La Land - 14
Arrival - 10
Moonlight - 8
Manchester by the Sea - 7
Lion - 7
Hacksaw Ridge - 5
Jackie - 5
Hidden Figures - 4
Fences - 4
Florence Foster Jenkins - 4
Hell or High Water - 3
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - 3
Deepwater Horizon - 3
Nocturnal Animals - 2
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - 2
Moana - 2