Here are my picks in All 24 Categories:
Best Picture – “La La Land”
Best Director – Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Best Actor – Denzel Washington, “Fences”
Best Actress – Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Best Supporting Actress – Viola Davis, “Fences”
Best Original Screenplay – “Manchester by the Sea”
Best Adapted Screenplay – “Moonlight”
Best Animated Feature – “Zootopia”
Best Documentary Feature – “O.J.: Made in America”
Best Foreign-Language Film – “The Salesman”
Best Animated Short Film – “Piper”
Best Live-Action Short Film – “Ennemis Interieurs”
Best Documentary Short Film – “Joe’s Violin”
Best Editing – “La La Land”
Best Cinematography – “La La Land”
Best Visual Effects – “The Jungle Book”
Best Costume Design – “Jackie”
Best Production Design – “La La Land”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – “Star Trek Beyond”
Best Sound Editing – “Hacksaw Ridge”
Best Sound Mixing – “La La Land”
Best Original Score – “La La Land”
Best Original Song – “City of Stars”, “La La Land”
“La La Land” will win 9 Oscars (out of its 14 nominations). Jimmy Kimmel will receive very positive reviews, and the show will end at 12:14amET.
BONUS BLOG:
Ranking the Best Picture Nominees
“La La Land” – A
“Lion” – B+
“Hidden Figures” – B+
“Fences” – B+
“Hacksaw Ridge” – B
“Hell or High Water” – B-
“Manchester by the Sea” – B-
“Arrival” – C+
“Moonlight” – C
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