Time for this year’s Oscar Challenge. It’s simple–just pick the winner in each of the 24 categories.
I suggest you simply cut and paste the list of categories below in a comment and type your choice of winner next to it. If you change your mind, either edit your comment or post a new one. I will take your last predictions as official.
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Animated Film:
Best Cinematography:
Best Editing:
Best Production Design:
Best Costume Design:
Best Song:
Best Musical Score:
Best Documentary Feature:
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Best Makeup and Hairstyles:
Best Animated Short Subject:
Best Live Action Short Subject:
Best Sound Editing:
Best Sound Mixing:
Best Visual Effects:
The nominees can be found all over the web, including here.
Deadline will be anytime before the first award is given. The Oscar show is February 26th.
Gone Elsewhere 
Looks like I may be the only one playing:
Best Picture: La La Land
Best Director: Damien Chazelle
Best Actor: Casey Affleck
Best Actress: Emma Stone
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis
Best Original Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight
Best Foreign Language Film: The Salesman
Best Animated Film: Zootopia
Best Cinematography: La La Land
Best Editing: La La Land
Best Production Design: La La Land
Best Costume Design: Jackie
Best Song: City of Stars
Best Musical Score: La La Land
Best Documentary Feature: O.J.: Made in America
Best Documentary Short Subject: White Helmets
Best Makeup and Hairstyles: Star Trek Beyond
Best Animated Short Subject: Piper
Best Live Action Short Subject: Sing
Best Sound Editing: La La Land
Best Sound Mixing: La La Land
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book
Best Picture: La La Land
Best Director: Damien Chazelle
Best Actor: Casey Affleck
Best Actress: Emma Stone
Best Supporting Actor: Dev Patel
Best Supporting Actress: Naomie Harris
Best Original Screenplay: Manchester By The Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight
Best Foreign Language Film: Salesman
Best Animated Film: Kubo
Best Cinematography: Silence
Best Editing: La La Land
Best Production Design: La La Land
Best Costume Design: Jackie
Best Song: City of Stars
Best Musical Score: La La Land
Best Documentary Feature: OJ Made In America
Best Documentary Short Subject: Watani: My Homeland
Best Makeup and Hairstyles: Suicide Squad
Best Animated Short Subject: Blind Vaysha
Best Live Action Short Subject: Silent Nights
Best Sound Editing: Sully
Best Sound Mixing: Arrival
Best Visual Effects: Jungle Book
Best Picture: La La Land
Best Director: Damien Chazelle
Best Actor: Denzel Washington
Best Actress: Emma Stone
Best Supporting Actor: Dev Patel
Best Supporting Actress: Naomie Harris
Best Original Screenplay: Manchester By The Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight
Best Foreign Language Film: Toni Erdmann
Best Animated Film: Zootopia
Best Cinematography: Silence
Best Editing: La La Land
Best Production Design: La La Land
Best Costume Design: Jackie
Best Song: City of Stars
Best Musical Score: La La Land
Best Documentary Feature: OJ Made In America
Best Documentary Short Subject: Watani: My Homeland
Best Makeup and Hairstyles: Suicide Squad
Best Animated Short Subject: Piper
Best Live Action Short Subject: Silent Nights
Best Sound Editing: La La Land
Best Sound Mixing: La La Land
Best Visual Effects: Jungle Book
That was an incredible screwup.
Jackrabbit Slim: 18
James: 12
Marco: 12
Holy crap on a cracker…how does that even happen?
They had to open that envelope, so how could Warren Beatty have said it had the name of Emma Stone on it? It was an unopened envelope. That was amazing.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-2017-best-picture-mistake-video-980835
Remember that there are two cards for each award in case a presenter rips it up or something. They gave the wrong envelope to Beatty.When the error was realized, the correct card was brought out. Of course, it said Best Actress right on it so he shares some of the blame.
How do you feel about Moonlight winning best picture, Slim?
I thought it was middle of the pack. I liked La La Land better, but my favorite was Manchester by the Sea. I’ll put up a full post later tonight, but to be short, I think Moonlight capitalized on the push for diversity–it’s the first Best Picture that is solely about black American life, and to have a gay protagonist. (I don’t think there’s a white face in it).
I need to see Moonlight, but I’ve become pretty jaded re: these films made almost exclusively to win awards.
I’d love to see a mention on what you think of Casey Affleck’s sexual harassment suits and why you think that didn’t hurt him and hurt Birth of a Nation and Nat Turner.
James: I agree. I’m not even sure why I watched the awards. I’m glad I did watch it for that last ten minutes, but it just feels so calculated, all of it.
Filmman: One is white, one is black. I think it’s that simple.
James: I hardly think Moonlight was made to win awards. It’s not Oscar baity at all, and may be lowest budget of any film to win a Best Picture.
Moonlight’s budget was 1.5 million. In comparison, Slumdog Millionaire’s was 15 million. I don’t think anyone in their right mind would make a film for 1.5 million and ever dream it would win an Oscar.
Looks like PwC has pinpointed the scapegoat; they’ll be lucky not to lose the Academy account.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-accounting-firm-offers-second-apology-as-academy-launches-review-snafu-981409
I didn’t mean to lump Moonlight into that category. And I believe it is the lowest budgeted film to win BP.