Oscar Nominations 2017!

That's right, next month, on February 26th, it will be time for the Oscars, the most prestigious awards in cinema! But before we get the pleasure of watching nervous celebrities compete against each other, we have to check out the nominations, to see who has a chance of winning that illustrious Golden Statue!

The President of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, is responsible for releasing the list of nominations, along with Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Jason Reitman and Ken Watanabe. This year, the announcement of the nominees has a so-called 'authenticity' to it, as instead of the typical public announcement of the nominees, it will be done online.

This year, the augurs have told me all the signs point to 'La La Land' sweeping through the Oscars, especially after how well it did at the Golden Globes, winning every category it was in which it was nominated. However, 'Moonlight' is a serious contender, chiefly after being awarded Best Drama Film by the Foreign Press Association. Other contenders include, 'Manchester by the Sea', 'Nocturnal Animals', 'Loving', 'Hidden Figures', and 'Arrival'.

Will one film make a clean sweep with a majority of awards? Or will it be more like 2016, with lots of winners spread around the board? To find the answer, we will have to wait until February 26th, where Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the ceremony in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles!

Oscar Nominations:

Best Picture

- '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 Actor

- Mahershala Ali '(Moonlight)'

- Jeff Bridges ('Hell or High Water')

- Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea')

- Dev Patel ('Lion')

- Michael Shannon ('Nocturnal Animals')

Best Supporting Actress

-Viola Davis ('Fences')

- Naomie Harris ('Moonlight')

- Nicole Kidman ('Lion')

- Octavia Spencer ('Hidden Figures')

- Michelle Williams ('Manchester by the Sea')

Best Orignal Screenplay

- '20th Century Women'

- 'Hell or High Water'

- 'La La Land'

- 'The Lobster'

- 'Manchester by the Sea'

Best Adapted Screenplay

- 'Arrival'

- 'Fences'

- 'Hidden Figures'

- 'Lion'

- 'Moonlight'

Best Animated Film

- 'Kubo and the Two Strings'

- 'Moana'

- 'My Life as a Zucchini'

- 'The Red Turtle'

- 'Zootopia'

Best Foreign Language Film

- 'A Man Called Ove' (Sweden)

- 'Land of Mine' (Denmark)

- 'The Salesman' (Iran)

- 'Tanna' (Australia)

- 'Toni Erdmann' (Germany)

Best Production Design

- 'Arrival'

- 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'

- 'Hail, Caesar!'

- 'La La Land'

- 'Passengers'

Best Cinematography

- 'Arrival'

- 'La La Land'

- 'Lion'

- 'Moonlight'

- 'Silence'

Best Film Editing

-'Arrival'

-'Hacksaw Ridge'

-'Hell or High Water'

-'La La Land'

-'Moonlight'

Best Visual Effects

-'Deepwater Horizon'

-'Doctor Strange'

-'Jungle Book'

-'Kubo and the Two Strings'

-'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

Best Costume Design

- 'Allied'

- 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'

- 'Florence Foster Jenkins'

- 'Jackie'

- 'La La Land'

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

- 'A Man Called Ove'

- 'Star Trek Beyond'

- 'Suicide Squad'

Best Sound Editing

- 'Arrival'

- 'Deep Water Horizon'

- 'Hacksaw Ridge'

- 'La La Land'

- 'Sully'

Best Sound Mixing

- 'Arrival'

- 'Hacksaw Ridge'

- 'La La Land'

- 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

- '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'

Best Original Music Score

- 'Jackie'

- 'La La Land'

- 'Lion'

- 'Moonlight'

- 'Passengers'

Best Original Song

- Audition (The Fools Who Dream) - 'La La Land'

- City of Stars - 'La La Land'

- How Far I'll Go - 'Moana'

- The Empty Chair - 'Jim: The James Foley Story'

- Can't Stop the Feeling - 'Trolls'

Best Documentary Feature

- 'Fire at Sea'

- 'I Am Not Your Negro'

- 'Life, Animated'

- '13th'

- 'OJ: Made in America'

Best Live Action Short Film

- 'Ennemis Interieurs'

- 'La Femme et le TGV'

- 'Silent Nights'

- 'Sing'

- 'Timecode'

Best Documentary Short

- 'Extremis'

- '4.1 Miles'

- 'Joe's Violin'

- 'Watani: My Homeland'

- 'The White Helmets'

Best Animated Short Film

- 'Blind Vaysha'

- 'Borrowed Time'

- 'Pear Cider and Cigarettes'

- 'Pearl'

- 'Piper'