89th Annual Academy Awards Nominations (Full List Inside)

The nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards were just announced this past Tuesday by former Oscar nominees Jennifer Hudson, Gabourey Sidibe and Guillermo Del Toro. The Oscars have been under a lot of fire due to the notable exclusion of People of Color, gaining the popular hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. This year, however, it seems the Academy had taken some notes and has stepped up their game (at least a tad bit), with a total of 6 Black nominees. Other records include Viola Davis becoming the first AA to be nominated for 3 Oscars and the nomination of 3 Black supporting actresses for the first time ever. We can’t help but wonder if Taraji P. Henson’s nom got lost in the mail but, I must admit this is a good start. The Oscars are set to air live on Feb 26 on ABC.

Best Picture

Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea 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 Director “Arrival,” Denis Villeneuve “Hacksaw Ridge,” Mel Gibson “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle “Manchester by the Sea,” Kenneth Lonergan “Moonlight,” Barry Jenkins

Best Original Screenplay “Hell or High Water,” Taylor Sheridan “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle “The Lobster,” Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou “Manchester by the Sea,” Kenneth Lonergan “20th Century Women,” Mike Mills”

Best Adapted Screenplay “Arrival” “Fences” “Hidden Figures” “Lion” “Moonlight”

Best Foreign Language Film “Land of Mine” “A Man Called Ove” “The Salesman” “Tanna” “Toni Erdmann”

Best Cinematography “Arrival” “La La Land” “Lion” “Moonlight” “Silence”

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 Original Score ”Jackie,” Mica Levi “La La Land,” Justin Hurwitz “Lion,” Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka “Moonlight,” Nicholas Britell “Passengers,” Thomas Newman

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

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

Best Documentary Feature “Fire at Sea” “I Am Not Your Negro” “Life Animated” “O.J.: Made in America” “13th”

Best Documentary Short Subject “Extremis” “4.1 Miles” “Joe’s Violin” “Watani: My Homeland” “The White Helmets”

Best Film Editing “Arrival” “Hacksaw Ridge” “Hell or High Water” “La La Land” “Moonlight”

Best Original Song “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land” “Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls” “City of Stars” from “La La Land” “The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story” “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”