Oscar Nominations 2017

The nominees are in! Early Tuesday morning, the Academy announced their nominations for the Oscars. Before I get into the categories, there are a few tid-bits that I want to point out. Deadpool (which was nominated for the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild, and the Directors Guild) got ZERO nominations. Kubo and the Two Strings got a nomination for Best Visual Effects (which, as far as I know, is the first animated movie that has done that). A rarity for me with Best Documentary; I have actually seen one of the nominations and am able to see another one. I saw  Life Animated which is a really good documentary that I highly recommend. The other one one that I will see by the end of the season is 13^th. So, let's officially begin.

Best Picture:

There are nine nominations. As some of you may know, there can be up to 10. Some of the movies that got left out are Jackie (which got a Best Actress Nomination for Natalie Portman). The Jungle Book (which got a nomination for Visual Effects). Zootopia which got a nomination for Animated Feature (I'm really dissapointed that it didn't get a nomination for Best Picture). La La Land tied Titanic for a record 14 nominations and will most-certainly win this category (of course, that's what they said about Hillary Clinton).

Best Director:

No contest, Damien Chazelle will win for La La Land. I am a little surprised that Mel Gibson got a nomination even though it's highly unlikely that he will win considering that he offended a whole bunch of people.

Best Actress:

As of right now, it's a three-way race. Issabelle Huppert for Elle, Natalie Portman for Jackie, and Emma Stone for La La Land. But Meryl Streep could have a surprise win for Florence Foster Jenkins.

Best Actor:

Casey Affleck will probably win for Manchester by the Sea. Ryan Gosling for La La Land is another favorite.

Best Supporting Actor;

I am kind of surprised Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor, was not even nominated. Regardless, it will be Mahershala Ali for Moonlight.

Best Supporting Actress:

Viola Davis will easily win for Fences.

Best Original Screenplay:

La La Land in a La-La-Landslide.

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Arrival will arrive for the win.

Best Animated Feature:

This is a very interesting category, so let me break it down for you. This category features 2 CGI films, 2 stop-motion films, one hand-drawn, 3 mainstream movies, 2 independent, 2 Disney movies, and zero Pixar films. So, in short, the Academy really, really liked the original Disney but not its sister company. And, if you're wondering what's going to win, it's going to be Zootopia.

Thanks for joining me for this kinda' lengthy blog. Remember, you still have until Feb. 28 to get a movie submitted for my end-of-the year poll. And, if you like this, there will be plenty more of my award season coverage for the rest of this month and February. Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™

Mr. Bee 

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