Overview of the Oscars Winners 2017
Here’s a quick look at the most recent award winning films.
Two dozen Oscars were awarded to the best filmmakers at the 89th Oscars at The Dolby Theatre. Here’s a complete list of the winners and contenders in case you weren’t able to catch the show live.
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Mahershala Ali from “Moonlight”
Contenders: Jeff Bridges from “Hell or High Water,” Lucas Hedges from “Manchester by the Sea,” Dev Patel from “Lion,” Michael Shannon from “Nocturnal Animals.”
Best Picture
Winner: “Moonlight”
Contenders: “Arrival, Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land, Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea.”
Best Director
Winner: Damien Chazelle for “La La Land”
Contenders: Denis Villeneuve for “Arrival,” Mel Gibson for “Hacksaw Ridge,” Kenneth Lonergan for “Manchester by the Sea,” Barry Jenkins for “Moonlight.”
Best Actor:
Winner: Casey Affleck from “Manchester by the Sea”
Contenders: Andrew Garfield from “Hacksaw Ridge,” Ryan Gosling from “La La Land,” Viggo Mortensen from “Captain Fantastic,” Denzel Washington from “Fences.”
Best Actress
Winner: Emma Stone from “La La Land”
Contenders: Isabelle Huppert from “Elle,” Ruth Negga from “Loving,” Natalie Portman from “Jackie,” Meryl Streep from “Florence Foster Jenkins.”
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Viola Davis from “Fences”
Contenders: Naomie Harris from “Moonlight,” Nicole Kidman from “Lion,” Octavia Spencer from “Hidden Figures,” Michelle Williams from “Manchester by the Sea.”
Best Cinematography
Winner: “La La Land”
Contenders: “Arrival,” “Lion,” “Moonlight,” “Silence.”
Best Animated Feature
Winner: “Zootopia”
Contenders: “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Moana,” “My Life as a Zucchini,” “The Red Turtle.”
Best Documentary Feature
Winner: O.J.: “Made in America”
Contenders: “Fire at Sea,” “I Am Not Your Negro,” “Life,” “Animated,” “13th”
Best Documentary Short
Winner: “The White Helmets”
Contenders: “4.1 Miles,” “Extremis,” “Joe’s Violin,” “Watani: My Homeland”
Best Foreign Film
Winner: “The Salesman” from Iran
Contenders: “A Man Called Ove” from Sweden, “Land of Mine” from Denmark, “Tanna” from Australia, “Toni Erdmann” from Germany
Best Song
Winner: “City of Stars” from “La La Land”
Contenders: “Audition” from “La La Land,” “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana,” “The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls.”
Best Sound Editing
Winner: “Arrival”
Contenders: “Deepwater Horizon,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “La La Land,” “Sully.”
Best Sound Mixing
Winner: “Hacksaw Ridge”
Contenders: “Arrival,” “La La Land,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “13 Hours.”
Best Costume Design
Winner: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by Colleen Atwood
Contenders: “Allied” by Joanna Johnston, “Florence Foster Jenkins” by Consolata Boyle, “Jackie” by Madeline Fontaine, “La La Land” by Mary Zophres.
Best Production Design
Winner: “La La Land” by David Wasco
Contenders: “Arrival” by Patrice Vermette, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by Stuart Craig, “Hail,” “Caesar!” by Jess Gonchor, “Passengers” by Guy Hendrix Dyas.
Best Film Editing
Winner: “Hacksaw Ridge” by John Gilbert
Contenders: “Arrival” by Joe Walke, “Hell or High Water” by Jake Roberts, “La La Land” by Tom Cross, “Moonlight” by Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders.
Best Visual Effects
Winner: “The Jungle Book”
Contenders: “Deepwater Horizon,” “Doctor Strange,” “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner: “Suicide Squad”
Contenders: “A Man Called Ove,” “Star Trek Beyond”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: “Moonlight” by Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney
Contenders: “Arrival” by Eric Heisserer, “Fences” by August Wilson, “Hidden Figures” by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, “Lion” by Luke Davies
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: “Manchester by the Sea” by Kenneth Lonergan
Contenders: “Hell or High Water” by Taylor Sheridan, “La La Land” by Damien Chazelle, “The Lobster” by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou, “20th Century Women” by Mike Mills.
Juniors Tony Ranzini and Jaden Rodriguez both felt that the “La La Land” blip was unfair.
“I think that La La Land should have won,” Ranzini said.
Rodriguez agreed with Ranzini and felt that the situation was handled poorly.
“In big moments like that, they can’t be slipping up,” Rodriguez said. “It was a big five minutes.”
For more on the Oscars and the “La La Land” blooper, visit https://www.sequoitmedia.com/best-picture-mixup-at-the-oscars-on-sunday-night/ and http://www.today.com/popculture/oscar-winners-2017-complete-list-t108460.