Oscar Predictions 2017

Mostly pretty safe this year:

Best Picture: La La Land
Best Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight), but would also be happy with

Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Best Supporting Actress: Very tough one this year but I'm going to go with Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

Best Director: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Best Original Screenplay: Should be 20th Century Women or Manchester by the Sea, will be La La Land.

Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight

Best Animated Film: Zootopia

 

Select lesser categories:

 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Star Trek Beyond

Best Visual Effects: Deepwater Horizon

Best Foreign Film: Toni Erdmann (Germany)

Best Original Score: La La Land

Best Original Song: "City of Stars" La La Land

Best Documentary Feature: O.J.: Made in America

Best Sound Editing (good year for this category): Arrival, would also be happy with Deepwater Horizon 

Best Costume Design: Jackie

Best Cinematography: La La Land

Best Production Design: La La Land