My predictions for the Oscar nominees tomorrow

Let's see how good I am...


1. BEST PICTURE (8 or 9 nominees)

Arrival,
Hell or High Water,
Hidden Figures,
La La Land,
Lion,
Moonlight,
Manchester by the Sea,
Fences,

--Nocturnal Animals (if 9 nominees, it'll be nominee 9)
(if only 8 nominees and if Fences isn't nominated, it'll be nominee 8)


2. BEST DIRECTOR

Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals

--David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water (if Tom Ford is snubbed)


3. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Hell or High Water,
La La Land,
The Lobster,
Manchester by the Sea,
20th Century Women

--Zootopia (if 20th Century Women is snubbed)


4. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Arrival,
Hidden Figures,
Moonlight,
Nocturnal Animals,
Lion

-- Fences (if Lion is snubbed)


5. BEST ACTOR

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

--Michael Keaton, The Founder (if Viggo is snubbed)


6. BEST ACTRESS

Amy Adams, Arrival
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women

--Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins (if not Bening)


7. SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

--Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals (if not Shannon)


8. SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women

--Janelle Monae, Hidden Figures (if not Gerwig)


9. EDITING

Arrival,
La La Land,
Hacksaw Ridge,
Moonlight,
Manchester by the Sea,

--Hell or High Water or Nocturnal Animals (if not Manchester)


10. CINEMATOGRAPHY

Arrival,
La La Land,
Lion
Moonlight,
Nocturnal Animals,

--Jackie or Silence (if not Nocturnal)


11. VISUAL EFFECTS

Arrival,
Fantastic Beasts,
The Jungle Book,
Rogue One,
Doctor Strange,

--A Monster Calls (if not Dr. Strange)


12. ORIGINAL SCORE

Arrival,
La La Land,
Lion,
Moonlight,
Jackie

--Nocturnal Animals (if not Jackie)




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