Oscars Nominations 2017: Who’s tipped for the top?

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By Charlie Jordin

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One of the most important events in cinema is just around the corner- the Oscars. Here’s a first look at this year’s nominations. Best film

• Arrival
• Fences
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Hell Or High Water
• Hidden Figures
• La La Land
• Lion
• Manchester By The Sea
• Moonlight

Best director

• Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
• Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
• Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
• Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea)
• Barry Jenkins (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 actress

• Viola Davis (Fences)
• Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
• Nicole Kidman (Lion)
• Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
• Michelle Williams (Manchester By The Sea)

Best supporting actor:

• Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
• Jeff Bridges (Hell Or High Water)
• Lucas Hedges (Manchester By The Sea)
• Dev Patel (Lion)
• Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Best animated feature

• Kubo and the Two Strings
• Moana
• My Life as a Zucchini
• The Red Turtle
• Zootopia

Documentary feature:

• Fire at Sea
• I Am Not Your Negro
• Life, Animated
• O.J.: Made in America
• 13th

Best original screenplay:

• Hell or High Water
• La La Land
• The Lobster
• Manchester by the Sea
• 20th Century Woman

Best foreign film

• A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
• Land of Mine (Denmark)
• The Salesman (Iran)
• Tanna (Australia)
• Toni Erdmann (Germany)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgPdkCB7sKY Best visual effects:

• Deepwater Horizon
• Doctor Strange
• The Jungle Book
• Kubo and the Two Strings
• Rouge One: A Star Wars Story

Original score:

• Jackie
• La La Land
• Lion
• Moonlight
• Passengers

Original song:

• La La Land – Audition
• La La Land – City of Stars
• Moana – How Far I’ll Go
• Jim: The James Foley Story – The Empty Chair
• Trolls – Can’t Stop the Feeling

Best cinematography

• Arrival
• La La Land
• Lion
• Moonlight
• Silence

Best costume design

• Allied
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Florence Foster Jenkins
• Jackie
• La La Land

  Best animated short

• Blind Vaysha
• Borrowed Time
• Pear Cider and Cigarettes
• Pearl
• Piper

The Oscar ceremony will be taking place on 26th February 2017 in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with Jimmy Kimmel as this year’s host. To keep up with the live action, follow the Academy on Twitter @TheAcademy