The 2017 Oscars Nominations Are In

By Tory Kingdon

The day of reckoning has arrived. At precisely 1:18pm GMT, a bright and early 05:18am in Los Angeles, the nominees for the 89th annual Academy Awards were announced. The Academy decided to bypass the usual news conference this year, instead live streaming the announcement with a few Oscar-winning Hollywood stars describing their own experience - Brie Larsson nearly passed out when she was nominated for Room apparently - before reading out the names of the 2017 Oscars nominees.

With all the talk that you might as well just go home if you’re not in La La Land, it’s not surprising to see it included in 14 categories. The modern musical hit now equals the Oscars record set by All About Eve in 1951 and followed by Titanic in 1998.

Congratulations to the amazing Meryl Streep, who now becomes the most nominated actress in Oscars history. We’re pleased to see Natalie Portman also in the running for Best Actress for her portrayal of Jackie Kennedy in Jackie. Could either of them steal it from Emma Stone?

After last year’s controversy of #OscarsSoWhite it’s refreshing to see Naomi Harris and Marhershala Ali both nominated for Moonlight, the story of a young man coming to terms with his sexuality in the drug-filled streets of Miami. The film is also up for Best Picture and Best Cinematography. Octavia Spencer is also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Hidden Figures and Denzel Washington for Best Actor for his role in Fences.

Casey Affleck, nominated for his role in the brooding drama Manchester by the Sea could also prove to be fierce competition for Ryan Gosling in the Best Actor Category. But we can't say we're not disappointed that Tom Hanks isn't in the running for playing real-life Hudson River plane crash hero Sully. He was last nominated in 2001. 

Now all that remains to be seen is who picks up the golden statues on the night. The awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on the 26th February.

See the full list of nominations below:

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 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 Foreign Film
A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
Land of Mine (Denmark)
The Salesman (Iran)
Tanna (Australia)
Toni Erdmann (Germany)

Best Song
La La Land - Audition
La La Land - City of Stars
Moana - How Far I'll Go
Jim: The James Foley Story - The Empty Chair
Trolls - Can't Stop the Feeling

Best Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester By The Sea)

Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Best Director
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell Or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

Best Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Best Animated Short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

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Best Costume Design
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

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The 2017 Oscars Nominations Are In