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My 2016 Academy Award Predictions

  • OmahaTrevor85
    • 121 posts
    February 25, 2017 3:58 PM EST

    Okay, Sunday’s Oscar night. That means you all get my annual predictions. It’s a TSO tradition going back 15 years ago. Once again I give you my Should Win (SW) pick, my Will Win (WW) pick and my Closest Threat (CT) pick. So here goes:

     

    BEST PICTURE :

    WW: La La Land

    SW & CT: Moonlight

     

    La La Land looks poised to be the first musical since 2002’s Chicago to win Best Picture. Also the first Best Picture winner to gross $100 million since 2012’s Argo. What is up with the Academy nowadays?

     

    BEST DIRECTOR:

    WW: DAMIEN CHAZELLE/La La Land

    SW & CT: BARRY JENKINS/Moonlight

     

    It’s the year of La La Land. Admit it. People love musicals. And Chazelle delivered a completely original one for the big screen.

     

    BEST ACTOR:

    SW & WW: DENZEL WASHINGTON/Fences

    CT: CASEY AFFLECK/Manchester By The Sea

     

    Normally the Academy is reluctant to give an actor or actress a third Oscar. However Denzel is the one to do it by bringing Troy Maxson to the big screen, and in a big way.

     

    BEST ACTRESS:

    WW: EMMA STONE/La La Land

    SW & CT: ISABELLE HUPPERT/Elle

     

    It’s usually the acting performances that have the best chances of winning Oscars. Emma delivered.

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

    SW & WW: MAHERSHALA ALI/Moonlight

    CT: DEV PATEL/Lion

     

    Remember how for the past two years there was the #OscarsSoWhite row? This year there are seven non-white actors nominated. Mahershala Ali is anticipated to win for playing a gangsta with a smooth style and a wise head.

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

    SW & WW: VIOLA DAVIS/Fences

    CT: OCTAVIA SPENCER/Hidden Figures

     

    If anyone can steal Fences from Denzel, it’s Viola!

     

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

    SW: TAYLOR SHERIDAN/Hell Of High Water

    WW: KENNETH LONERGAN/Manchester By The Sea

    CT: DAMIEN CHAZELLE/La La Land

     

    If there’s one category Manchester By The Sea still has its best chances at, it’s this.

     

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

    SW & WW: BARRY JENKINS and TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY/Moonlight

    CT: ERIC HEISSERER/Arrival

     

    Isn’t it weird that Moonlight has won a lot of Original Screenplay awards? The fact it’s based off a short story is why the Academy classifies it as Adapted.

     

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

    WW: Zootopia

    SW & CT: Kubo And The Two Strings

     

    2016 was a remarkable year for animated movies. So many of them and they entertained best. That may explain why favorites like Finding Dory and The Secret Life Of Pets got snubbed. Just too much competition.

    Disney has won this category ten out of fifteen times. No question this is the Oscar they most want to win. Zootopia is just what they need to win it.

     

    BEST ART DIRECTION:

    WW: La La Land

    CT: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

     

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

    SW & WW: GREIG FRASER/Lion

    CT: LINUS SANDGREN/La La Land

     

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

    WW: MARY ZOPHRES/La La Land

    CT: MADELINE FONTAINE/Jackie

     

    BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

    WW: O.J.: Made In America

    CT: 13th

     

    BEST FILM EDITING:

    WW: TOM CROSS/La La Land

    CT: JOHN GILBERT/Hacksaw Ridge

     

    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

    WW: Toni Erdmann (Germany)

    CT: The Salesman (Iran)

     

    Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won five years ago for A Separation. However he will boycott the Oscars in protest of Trump’s immigration policies.

     

    BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

    WW: Suicide Squad

    CT: A Man Called Ove

     

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

    SW & WW: JUSTIN HURWITZ/La La Land

    CT: NICHOLAS BRITTELL/Moonlight

     

    A score to an original musical is a foregone conclusion.

     

    BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

    SW: ‘Audition (The Fools Who Dream)’/La La Land

    WW: ‘City Of Stars’/La La Land

    CT: ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling!’/Trolls

     

    BEST SOUND MIXING:

    WW: Hacksaw Ridge

    CT: La La Land

     

    BEST SOUND EDITING:

    WW: Hacksaw Ridge

     

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

    WW: The Jungle Book

    SW & CT: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

     

    We all know Star Wars delivers the best visual effects of the year. Problem is that’s the expectation for every Star Wars movie. That explains why Ex Machina won last year; because their visual effects did not have the expectations Star Wars gets each time. That also explains why The Jungle Book has the edge this year.

     

    BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM:

    WW: Silent Nights

     

    BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:

    WW: Piper

     

    BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT:

    WW: Joe’s Violin

     

    And there you go. My predictions for tomorrow’s Academy Awards. This will be the first time Jimmy Kimmel is hosting. Will he do a good job or will he mess up? We’ll see.


    This post was edited by OmahaTrevor85 at March 8, 2017 8:31 PM EST
  • JacksonB
    • 2 posts
    February 25, 2017 7:04 PM EST

    I like your picks, we have to get you on the Academy panel. I am hoping for Denzel. 


    This post was edited by JacksonB at February 25, 2017 9:31 PM EST
  • Broderick
    • 10 posts
    February 27, 2017 1:49 AM EST

    After the results are now in I have to say your picks were pretty damn good and maybe all should have been true winners.

  • Nasru
    • 21 posts
    February 28, 2017 10:01 AM EST

    Your picks are good, but what a mess-up for Best picture, that was as bad as Steve Harvey. lol

  • JeffJones
    • 84 posts
    March 3, 2017 5:38 PM EST

    Not the best Oscars I have seen, good lord I felt for Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in that mess-up, felt even sorry for the La La Land people, I felt La La Land was the correct choice by the way. I am sure they know now how Steve Harvey felt.

  • OmahaTrevor85
    • 121 posts
    March 6, 2017 9:45 PM EST
    I watched the Oscars broadcast in a movie theatre with their Oscar party. All of us were shocked! How could that happen?
    The next day, I sent a tweet to the 'envelope duo' saying I hope they still have their day jobs!
    JeffJones said:

    Not the best Oscars I have seen, good lord I felt for Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in that mess-up, felt even sorry for the La La Land people, I felt La La Land was the correct choice by the way. I am sure they know now how Steve Harvey felt.

     

  • KidX
    • 5 posts
    March 8, 2017 8:32 PM EST
    I felt more sorry for La La Land people all happy and celebrating.
    OmahaTrevor85 said:
    I watched the Oscars broadcast in a movie theatre with their Oscar party. All of us were shocked! How could that happen?
    The next day, I sent a tweet to the 'envelope duo' saying I hope they still have their day jobs!
    JeffJones said:

    Not the best Oscars I have seen, good lord I felt for Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in that mess-up, felt even sorry for the La La Land people, I felt La La Land was the correct choice by the way. I am sure they know now how Steve Harvey felt.

     

     

  • OmahaTrevor85
    • 121 posts
    March 8, 2017 8:51 PM EST
    Yes, I went from annoyed about learning there was a mistake to just plain disgusted when I saw the looks on the faces of those from La La Land. I was at a party in a movie theatre and that completely ruined my evening.
    KidX said:
    I felt more sorry for La La Land people all happy and celebrating.