STACK #148 Feb 2017

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Cinematography: Arrival, La La Land, Lion, Moonlight, Silence • Arriva l looks stunning, but the technicolor La La Land will win. Editing: Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, La La Land, Moonlight • This one has to go to Arrival . Production Design: Arrival, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Hail, Caesar!, La La Land, Passengers • Fantastic Beasts and Arrival both deserve this, but unfortunately they're up against La La Land . COSTUME DESIGN: Allied, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Florence Foster Jenkins, Jackie, La La Land • Lots of period outfits here, so it's an even field. La La Land . Makeup and Hairstyling: A Man Called Ove, Star Trek Beyond, Suicide Squad • We'll go for Star Trek Beyond here. Who is this man called Ove? Original Score: Jackie, La La Land Lion, Moonlight, Passengers • Can anything beat a musical in this category? La La Land . Original SONG: Audition - La La Land , Can't Stop The Feeling - Trolls , City of Stars - La La Land , The Empty Chair - Jim: The James Foley Story , How Far I'll Go – Moana • See Original Score above. JT and Disney lose to La La Land . Sound Mixing: Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi • Sounds like it's La La Land 's night. Sound EDITING: Arrival, Deepwater Horizon, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Sully • Arrival' s is out of this world. Animated Feature: Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana, My Life as a Zucchini, The Red Turtle, Zootopia • Disney win all the time, so give it to Laika for Kubo . Visual Effects: Deepwater Horizon, Doctor Strange, The Jungle Book, Kubo and the Two Strings, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story • Kubo , if it doesn't win animated film.

Celebrated musical La La Land is the film to beat in this year's Oscars race, with 14 nominations, and having already dominated the Golden Globes and awards season in general, it's a safe bet. Arrival and Moonlight both received eight nominations, with Aussie flick Lion also roaring with five. There will be no outcry over the lack of diversity among the nominees this year, with a strong showing for Fences , Moonlight and Hidden Figures . However with Trump now in the White House, the acceptance speeches could be a political powderkeg, and it's anyone's bet as to who will use the stage as a soapbox. Words Scott Hocking

BEST PICTURE The nominees: Arrival, Fences Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight Despite a prevalence of racially- themed dramas and a worthy contender in Arrival , it's all about La La Land and the feel-good musical will be the film of the year. BEST DIRECTOR The nominees: Denis Villeneuve - Arrival , Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge , Damien Chazelle - La La Land , Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea , Barry Jenkins - Moonlight Mel might be back on Hollywood's radar after his spectacular fall from grace, but forgiveness will take time. Denis Villeneuve would have been a favourite this year were it not for Damien Chazelle and his dazzling revival of the old school Hollywood musical. Another one for La La Land . BEST ACTOR The nominees: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea , Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge , Ryan Gosling - La La Land , Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic , Denzel Washington - Fences Any other year it would be Casey Affleck, for an affecting performance in a devastating drama, but the all singing and dancing Ryan Gosling has this in the bag. Nice to see Viggo recognised – his time will come. BEST ACTRESS The nominees: Isabelle Huppert - Elle , Ruth Negga - Loving , Natalie Portman - Jackie, Emma Stone - La La Land , Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins Isabelle Huppert was the surprise winner at the Globes, and nobody does intense quite like this French

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star. As Jackie Kennedy, Natalie Portman has never been better and might have taken home her second Oscar were it not for the luminous Emma Stone , who will win. Perennial nominee Meryl Streep (now on her 20th) is "overrated", apparently. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR The nominees: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight , Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water , Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea , Dev Patel - Lion , Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals Michael Shannon has been consistently great throughout his career and is overdue an Oscar – this will be his year. Considering the inferior performance by his co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson won the Globe, it would be an insult if Shannon didn't win. Mahershala Ali and Lucas Hedges could upset, however. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS The nominees: Viola Davis - Fences , Naomie Harris - Moonlight Nicole Kidman - Lion , Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures , Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea No snub for Nicole this year, with her first nomination since 2011. Naomie Harris is the favourite though and

likely winner, but faces stiff competition from Viola Davis. Octavia Spencer is also an outside chance. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The nominees: Hell or High Water, La La Land, The Lobster, Manchester by the Sea, 20th Century Women You can't get more original than a story about singles being turned into animals of their choice if they fail to find a partner, but The Lobster , while brilliant, is a bit too arthouse for the Oscars. Writing an original musical that works is a tough gig, and La La Land 's Damien Chazelle will be duly rewarded for his efforts. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The nominees: Arrival, Fences, Hidden Figures, Lion, Moonlight Ted Chang's "Story of Your Life" proved tricky to adapt into Arrival , but Eric Heisserer did a stellar job and deserves the Oscar. However, Fences is based on a Pultizer Prize- winning play and could upset. And let's not forget how much the Academy loves a true story about unsung Americans, making Hidden Figures is an outside chance.

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