Cinema and Popcorn

Oscars 2017 nominees were announced the past week and the "Most Shocking Category" goes to Best Actress (Amy Adams snubed for Arrival, Streep and Negga in and Bening being left out when they could nominate her instead of giving another unnecessary nod to Streep). The "Most Shcoking Snub in General" goes to Nocturnal Animals, getting a Best Supporting Actor nom for Shannon (and not to Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson). La La Land is unstoppable: 14 nominations! BEST PICTURE Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight BEST DIRECTOR Arrival — Denis Villeneuve Hacksaw Ridge — Mel Gibson La La Land — Damien Chazelle Manchester by the Sea — Kenneth Lonergan Moonlight — Barry Jenkins 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 AC

BEST EDITING 1. La La Land , Tom Cross 2. Moonlight , Joi McMillion & Nat Sanders 3. Hacksaw Ridge , John Gilbert 4.  Arrival , Joe Walker 5.  Hell or High Water , Jake Roberts 6.  Manchester by the Sea , Jennifer Lame 7.  Nocturnal Animals , Joan Sobel 8. O.J.: Made in America , Bret Granato, Maya Mumma and Ben Sozanski BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 1. Moonlight , James Laxton 2. La La Land , Linus Sandgren 3.  Silence , Rodrigo Prieto 4. Nocturnal Animals , Seamus McGarvey 5. Arrival , Bradford Young 6. Hail, Caesar! , Roger Deakins 7. Lion , Greig Fraser 8. The Jungle Book , Bill Pope BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 1.  La La Land , David Wasco 2.  Hail, Caesar! , Jess Gonchor 3.  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , Stuart Craig 4.  Silence , Dante Ferretti 5.  Nocturnal Animals , Shane Valentino 6. The Handmaiden 7. Arrival , Patricia Vermette 8. Jackie , Jean Rabasse BEST COSTUME DESIGN 1. Jackie , Madeline Fontaine 2. La La Land ,

BEST PICTURE 1. LA LA LAND One of the movies of the year. It's likely to become the most Oscar nominated movie of this year's edition and it's the current front runner for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling's movie stars' charisma will play in its advantage and Damien Chazelle's status as the favorite in the Best Director field also improves by large La La Land 's Oscar dreams. Being a box-office success, having a huge fanbase, having the internet going crazy for it and being one of the most well-reviewd movies of the year... the perfect contender! 2. MOONLIGHT It's a beautiful drama! Beautifully shot with amazing acting performances all around and a very sensitive directing touch, Barry Jenkins' Moonlight might work as a proof against a #OscarSoWhite wave. Sometimes the AMPAS don't go for musicals when it comes to give the Oscar for Best Picture and if they go for a drama, this one is the st

BEST FILMS OF 2016 1. The Little Prince 2. Moonlight 3. La La Land 4. The Handmaiden 5. Sing Street 6. The Witch 7. I, Daniel Blake 8. Hail, Caesar! 9. Paterson 10. Hell or High Water BEST ACTING PERFORMANCES OF 2016 - MALE ACTOR 1. Denzel Washington as Troy Maxson in Fences 2. Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea 3. Mahershala Ali as Juan in Moonlight 4. Trevante Rhodes as Chrion (Adult) in Moonlight 5. Adam Driver as Paterson in Paterson 6. Alden Ehrenreich as Hobie Doyle in Hail, Caesar! 7. Michael Shannon as Bobby Andes in Nocturnal Animals 8. Chris Pine as Toby Howard in Hell or High Water 9. Viggo Mortensen as Ben in Captain Fantastic 10. Lucas Hedges as Patrick in Manchester by the Sea BEST ACTING PERFORMANCES OF 2016 - FEMALE ACTRESS 1. Isabelle Huppert as Nathalie Chazeaux in Things to Come 2. Viola Davis as Rose Maxson in Fences 3