Dale Robinette
After a lot of lead up with the People’s Choice Awards and the Golden Globes, awards season is now heading into its biggest night of the year with the Oscars. The 89th Academy Awards will take place on February 26, 2017, and now the nominations for Hollywood’s most prestigious awards night are in!
On January 24 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced who will be up for a coveted golden statuette at this year’s show hosted by beloved late night host Jimmy Kimmel. While everyone is expecting La La Land and its stars to have a big night, there might be some surprises with films such as Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea.
Here are the 2017 Oscar nominees for all major categories:
Best Motion Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or high Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actor
Marhershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea
Best Animated Feature Film
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight