The big day is fast approaching – the 89th Academy Awards is taking place this Sunday in what promises to be a tightly contested battle in all the major categories.

To have some fun, I thought I would have a go at predicting the winners on who I think will win.  Some are straightforward, others are unexpected, perhaps wishful thinking.  It can go either way.

So, here goes nothing.  And the Oscar goes to:

BEST PICTURE

• Arrival
• Fences
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Hell or High Water
• Hidden Figures
• La La Land
• Lion
• Manchester by the Sea
• Moonlight

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
• Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
• Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
• Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
• Denzel Washington (Fences)

 

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

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

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
• Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
• Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
• Dev Patel (Lion)
• Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Viola Davis (Fences)
• Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
• Nicole Kidman (Lion)
• Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
• Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Kubo and the Two Strings
• Moana
• My Life as a Zucchini
• The Red Turtle
• Zootopia

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Arrival
• La La Land
• Lion
• Moonlight
• Silence

COSTUME DESIGN

• Allied
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Florence Foster Jenkins
• Jackie
• La La Land

DIRECTING

• Arrival
• Hacksaw Ridge
• La La Land
• Manchester by the Sea
• Moonlight

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

• Fire at Sea
• I Am Not Your Negro
• Life, Animated
• O.J.: Made in America
• 13th

FILM EDITING

• Arrival
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Hell or High Water
• La La Land
• Moonlight

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Land of Mine
• A Man Called Ove
• The Salesman
• Tanna
• Toni Erdmann

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

• A Man Called Ove
• Star Trek Beyond
• Suicide Squad

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

• Jackie
• La La Land
• Lion
• Moonlight
• Passengers

MUSIC (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

PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Arrival
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Hail, Caesar!
• La La Land
• Passengers

SOUND EDITING

• Arrival
• Deepwater Horizon
• Hacksaw Ridge
• La La Land
• Sully

SOUND MIXING

• Arrival
• Hacksaw Ridge
• La La Land
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

VISUAL EFFECTS

• Deepwater Horizon
• Doctor Strange
• The Jungle Book
• Kubo and the Two Strings
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

• Arrival
• Fences
• Hidden Figures
• Lion
• Moonlight

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

• Hell or High Water
• La La Land
• The Lobster
• Manchester by the Sea
• 20th Century Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agree with the choices?  Who do you think will win in the categories?

Find out Sunday 26th February for the results.