I had actually forgotten that the Oscar nominations were being released this week, although I guess I don’t have much of a problem with that. If anything, it provides me with an excuse to say “here’s who I wanted to get nominated” without yelling “snub.” After all, I don’t have the authority to tell the Academy whom it should nominate for its awards – and neither do you.
So, I saw over 300 films in 2016. Many of them were bad, but there were also many, many good ones. Today, we get to celebrate the good films of 2016, as well as the people both in front of and behind the camera who worked hard to create them.
The Nominees (Alphabetical Order)
Best Film
- Hell or High Water
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
- The Neon Demon
- Zootopia
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Best Leading Actress
- Anette Bening (20th Century Women)
- Jessica Chastain (Miss Sloane)
- Rebecca Hall (Christine)
- Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
- Natalie Portman (Jackie)
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Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) Shia LaBeouf (American Honey) Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals) Miss Sloane)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea) Kubo and the Two Strings
Sausage Party Tower Your Name Zootopia 20th Century Women (Mike Mills)
Captain Fantastic (Matt Ross) Indignation (James Schamus) Love & Friendship (Whit Stillman) Swiss Army Man (Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan) Hell or High Water (Giles Nuttgens)
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Best Foreign Language Film
- The Handmaiden
- Julieta
- The Salesman
- Toni Erdmann
- Your Name
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“Try Everything” (Zootopia) “You’re Welcome” (Moana) Midnight Special,
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Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge, Silence) Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women, Jackie, Maggie’s Plan, Wiener-Dog) Ryan Gosling (La La Land, The Nice Guys) Elle Fanning (20th Century Women, Live By Night, The Neon Demon)
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Published: Jan 25, 2017 05:30 pm