QUEZON City, Philippines (February 6) – The #OscarsSoWhite trend might be replaced into #OscarsSoWhiteNomore for the 89th Academy Awards might be the most diverse one after a controversial snub of some of the critically-acclaimed black actors last year. With Denzel Washington, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, Dev Patel and Ruth Negga on the list of nominees, this will definitely be a show to watch for.
Aside from the diversity of nominees, it is also salient that most films that received a nod this year were not commercial hits. The well-received romantic comedy La La Land dominated the nominations with 14, including Best Picture, Actor and Actress as well as Directing. That ties the record shared only with All About Eve and Titanic.
Moonlight and Arrival each came away with eight nominations while 13TH by Ava Du Vernay and O.J.: Made in America are documented for Best Documentary Feature which tackles the arguments about race in the United States. Mel Gibson is also nominated as Best Director for Hacksaw Ridge, a war drama that earned six nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield.
Here’s the complete list of nominees!
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“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell or High Water”
“Hidden Figures”
“La La Land”
“Lion”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
Directing
Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival”
Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
Actor in a leading role
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington, “Fences”
Actor in a supporting role
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”
Dev Patel, “Lion”
Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals”
Actress in a leading role:
Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle
Actress in a supporting role
Viola Davis, “Fences”
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
Adapted Screenplay
“Lion,” by Luke Davis
“Arrival,” by Eric Heisserer
“Moonlight,” by Barry Jenkins
“Hidden Figures,” by Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder
“Fences,” by August Wilson
Original Screenplay
“Manchester by the Sea,” by Kenneth Lonergan
“Hell or High Water,” by Taylor Sheridan
“La La Land,” by Damien Chazelle
“20th Century Women,” Mike Mills
“The Lobster,” by Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos
Cinematography
Bradford Young, “Arrival”
Linus Sandgren,“La La Land”
Greig Fraser, “Lion”
James Laxton, “Moonlight”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Silence”
Documentary feature
“Fire at Sea”
“I am Not Your Negro”
“Life, Animated”
“OJ: Made in America”
“13th”
Documentary short
“Extremis”
“4.1 miles”
“Joe’s Violins”
“Watani: My Homeland”
“The White Helmets”
Foreign language film:
“Toni Erdmann,” Germany
“The Salesman,” Iran
“A Man Called Ove,” Sweden
“Tanna,” Australia
“Land of Mine,” Denmark
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”
Original score
Justin Hurwitz, “La La Land”
Mica Levi, “Jackie”
Nicholas Britell, “Moonlight”
Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O’Halloran, “Lion”
Thomas Newman, “Passengers”
Original song
“City of Stars” (“La La Land”)
“How Far I’ll Go” (“Moana”)
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” (“La La Land”)
“The Empty Chair” (“Jim: The James Foley Story”)
“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (“Trolls”)
Production design
“Arrival” (Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte)
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock)
“Hail, Caesar!” (Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh)
“La La Land” (David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco)
“Passengers” (Guy Hendrix Dyas, Gene Serdena)
Visual effects:
“Deepwater Horizon”
“Doctor Strange”
“The Jungle Book”
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Makeup and hairstyling
“A Man Called Ove”
“Star Trek Beyond”
“Suicide Squad”
Costume design
Mary Zophres, “La La Land”
Madeline Fontaine, “Jackie”
Consolata Boyle, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Colleen Atwood, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
Joanna Johnston, “Allied”
Film Editing
“Arrival”
“Hell or High Water”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“La La Land”
“Moonlight”
Live-action short
“Ennemis intérieurs,” Selim Azzazi
“La femme et le TGV,” Timo von Gunten
“Silent Nights,” Aske Bang, Kim Magnusson
“Sing,” Kristof Deák, Anna Udvardy
“Timecode,” Juanjo Gimenez
Animated Short Film
“Blind Vaysha”
“Borrowed Time”
“Pear Cider and Cigarettes”
“Pearl”
“Piper”
Animated Feature Film
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Moana” | Review
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“The Red Turtle”
“Zootopia”
Presenters included Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Jason Reitman, Ken Watanabe and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Set to be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 89th Oscars ceremony on Feb. 26 will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California and will air live at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
(written by Aronica Azores, edited by Jay Paul Carlos, additional research by Vince Alvin Villarin)