Post time 17-11-2016 09:40 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Suka jessica chastain.
Tapi best actress emma stone hampir 100% pasti bakal menang. Natalie portman close 2nd.
3rd kak annette benning.
Filler maybe amy adams/ruth negga/jessica chastain.
Best actor casey affleck. Suka dia ni low profile je...dan selalu dibayangi abang dia. Harap dia menang...biar tergugat abang heshe pilihan kedua abang denzel washington. La la land rasanya bakal gondol anugerah2 utama.
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Rhyno replied at 17-11-2016 09:58 PM
Viola Davis pula 100% bakal menang Best Supporting Actress.
Kan...sebelum ni kedudukan michelle williams dah agak kukuh...
Tgk2 kak viola tercalon supporting...gigit jari lah.
Kalau dikempen kategori best actress yg sgt crowded harus kak viola yg gigit jari.
Kategori best supporting actor kak puteh rasa pelakon black film moonlight tu kot...mashahar ali apa ekkk nama dia....dah lupa
These 17 Women Are Vying For Best Actress At The 2017 OscarsCould Natalie Portman score her second trophy?
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One way we know this sludge of a year isn’t over yet? The Oscar race is just now getting muddy.
Over the next few months, I’ll handicap the annual Hollywood derby, starting on a high note: the hectic Best Actress contest. So many of your favorites are on this list, ready to flaunt themselves for the voting body as studios churn multimillion-dollar “for your consideration” campaigns. These women are ranked according to their likelihood of being feted, which, of course, could shift drastically before nominations are announced Jan. 24.
17Jennifer Lawrence, “Passengers”
Sony
I almost left this one off the list, but it is Jennifer Lawrence, a four-time nominee in the span of six years. Co-starring Chris Pratt and helmed by Best Director nominee Morten Tyldum, “Passengers” is a big-budget sci-fi romance sandwiched in the midst of a crowded awards season. The trailer prioritizes its movie-star power — after all, Pratt and Lawrence are two of America’s most well-liked celebrities. Reviews will have to be glowing to convince the Academy that “Passengers” is more than a product of the genre assembly line.
16Rachel Weisz, “Denial”
Bleecker Street
Rachel Weisz’s best work this year was in “The Lobster,” though she was also quite good in “The Light Between Oceans” and “Complete Unknown.” Instead, it’s “Denial” that offers the surest road to awards glory. Weisz plays a historian who must defend her work in court against a Holocaust denier with Trumpian undertones. The film is staid and formulaic, but Weisz could find favor with voters looking to honor her collective work. She’s won once before, for her supporting gig in 2005’s “The Constant Gardener.”
15Amy Adams, “Nocturnal Animals”
Focus Features
The first of two Amy Adams performances in consideration this year, “Nocturnal Animals” is an arty melodrama that will have to put in overtime to make the Academy’s shortlist. Focus Features would be wiser to throw its campaign weight behind “Loving” and “A Monster Calls” instead, especially with Adams competing for the more Oscar-friendly “Arrival.”
14Sally Field, “Hello, My Name Is Doris”
Roadside Attractions
We haven’t seen Sally Field in many lead roles over the past two decades, so it was nice when her dotty hoarder from “Hello, My Name Is Doris” attracted positive notices back in March. Therein lies the rub: “back in March.” There’s no room for Field at this point, save a Golden Globe nomination. The whole grandma-renaissance thing recently worked for Lily Tomlin (“Grandma”) and Judi Dench (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”), but both became Oscar also-rans.
13Rebecca Hall, “Christine”
The Orchard
A toast of this year’s Sundance, Rebecca Hall seemed poised for a big 2016. Her performance as Christine Chubbuck, the Florida news anchor who shot herself on live TV, was one of the festival’s hallmarks. Hall is full of brooding, hunched-over aggression — it’s transcendent work, enveloped in depression and misogyny and other ailments. But “Christine” is drifting through theaters with barely a fizzle, effectively killing Hall’s chances at the nomination she deserves.
12Susan Sarandon, “The Meddler”
Sony Pictures Classics
In the April comedy “The Meddler,” Susan Sarandon plays a widow who moves to Los Angeles to integrate herself in the life of her busy daughter. It’s Sarandon’s finest performance in years, and the movie itself is a fiesta of charisma. But Sarandon hasn’t made many liberal friends by refusing to support Hillary Clinton, so it may be hard to separate her political meddling from her cinematic one.
11Marion Cotillard, “Allied”
Paramount
“Allied” reviews are embargoed until next week, but the early buzz is tepid. Could the frenzy surrounding Brad Pitt’s divorce bring extra eyeballs to this World War II thriller? Marion Cotillard has one Best Actress trophy to her name already, so don’t count her out.
One of the year’s indie success stories, “Love & Friendship” thrives on the merit of Kate Beckinsale, who plays a Jane Austen widow manipulating her way into financial security. Her line delivery is tart and tight, just the kind of thing the Golden Globes’ comedy/musical actress category will embrace. But is enough of the Academy willing to devote a slot to a humorous turn from someone currently known as the star of the “Underworld” franchise? In a fairer world, the answer should be yes.
9Jessica Chastain, “Miss Sloane”
EuropaCorp
Jessica Chastain seems to flirt with the Oscar race annually. She made the cut for “The Help” and “Zero Dark Thirty” but missed out on “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” “A Most Violent Year” and “The Martian.” Prone to hysterics and pill-popping, Chastain’s ruthless gun-control lobbyist in “Miss Sloane” is a harsher character than we’re used to seeing her play. For a political tale tackling sexism and addiction, the whole affair is a bit campy — but Chastain carries its weight well. No movie in EuropaCorp’s 19 years of distributing films has earned an acting nomination, but the studio has already booked a host of guild screenings to excite momentum. With someone as well-liked as Chastain, it could work.
8Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Sony Pictures Classics
There can only be one older European thespian without a massive American following per Best Actress shortlist. (See: Charlotte Rampling in “45 Years,” Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour,” Imelda Staunton in “Vera Drake,” Brenda Blethyn in “Secrets & Lies.”) This year’s hopeful is Isabelle Huppert, the French veteran who has long held clout with global cinephiles. She has two movies in the ring: the cat-and-mouse thriller “Elle” and the divorce drama “Things to Come.” Huppert gives a far splashier performance in “Elle,” and she has the critical momentum to compete in this tournament, if voters can stomach a character who doesn’t follow the conventional stages of victimhood. In 2016, that’s a big if.
Meryl Streep could slaughter a “Stranger Things” kid and she’d still be an Oscar front-runner. (She got a Golden Globe nomination for “She-Devil,” after all.) Here she is again, contending for her title role as a New York heiress who funded her own delusional opera career. In fairness, it is a delightful achievement, one that guarantees Streep another Globe nod. Can it become her 20th Oscar nomination? In a less crowded year, Streep could coast on name alone — but this is a Best Actress contest to be reckoned with, and hitting the right notes will be harder for awards season’s high priestess.
6Taraji P. Henson, “Hidden Figures”
Fox
The “Hidden Figures” footage shown at September’s Toronto Film Festival previewed a galvanizing performance from Taraji P. Henson, already an Oscar nominee for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Henson plays one of the female mathematicians responsible for advancing NASA’s role in the 1960s Space Race. Voters will be anxious to avoid another year of #OscarsSoWhite, and the open-arms accessibility of “Hidden Figures” should make it an easy project to rally around, especially since the movie just began screening in full, bypassing the fatigue that sometimes stymies titles with months’ worth of festival buzz.
5Amy Adams, “Arrival”
Paramount
Leonardo DiCaprio was 0 for 4 before coasting through last year’s Best Actor race on the backbone of an “overdue” narrative. Julianne Moore was also 0 for 4 when she won for “Still Alice” in 2015. Amy Adams is currently 0 for 5. If she’s nominated, will the Academy really pass her up again? Adams hasn’t been billed as the darling of this race, maybe because her turn in the cerebral sci-fi drama is restrained. The other problem? Performers can’t be nominated twice in the same category, and voters may have trouble deciding whether she’s worthier for “Arrival” or “Nocturnal Animals.”
4Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Focus Features
Ruth Negga’s delicate turn as Mildred Loving, the soft-spoken Virginia woman whose 1960s Supreme Court case overturned bans on interracial marriage, has won critical favor like few others this year. Without many notable credits to her name, the question is whether enough voters will be familiar with Negga, and whether they’ll respond to a race movie that doesn’t end in stirring Hollywood melodrama. She has an early bump, though: The Gotham Awards — a low-key bellwether that carries weight as the season’s first precursor — included Negga among its Best Actress nominees.
3Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”
A24
Like Amy Adams, Annette Bening has “overdue” stamped on her forehead. Her 30-year career has proffered four nominations, and she’s arguably come close to victory a couple of times. “20th Century Women“ is a very Annette Bening role. Playing a single mother in 1979 California, she is both enlightened and restless. You want to give her a hug, which aptly sums up Bening’s offscreen reputation as well. Trendy indie studio A24 pushed Brie Larson to an awards-season landslide last year for “Room” — what’s to say they can’t do it again?
2Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Lionsgate
The biggest thing Emma Stone has going for her? Charm. The lady is a talk-show diamond and a magazine-cover superstar, and that’s important during the whirlwind awards season where front-runners are everywhere. She is the highlight of “La La Land,” a contemporary Ginger Rogers singing, dancing and romancing through the streets of Hollywood. The movie could very well sweep on technical and emotional merits, making Stone an easy choice. But the last two actresses nominated for proper musicals (Renée Zellweger in “Chicago” and Nicole Kidman in “Moulin Rouge!”) lost to more conventional dramatic turns. The Academy likes its lead actresses to emote, and Stone is more moving than she is transformative. Right now, a box-office boost would do wonders: “La La Land” is the sort of thing you want to watch again and again, so a bangup theatrical run in December could make it unstoppable.
1Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Fox Searchlight
Natalie Portman doesn’t have the pizzazz of Emma Stone’s “La La Land” work or the overdue narrative surrounding Annette Bening, but she may have something even more important: a total transformation. When she steps into Jackie Kennedy’s shoes, portraying the First Lady during the week after her husband’s 1963 assassination, Portman sheds everything we know of her as an actress. Raging and grieving for 95 haunting minutes, and shot prominently in revealing extreme close-ups, Portman’s is the type of performance that will fire up voters. The Academy could feel it’s someone else’s turn, considering Portman won in 2011 for “Black Swan.” But “Jackie” is like a darker version of “The Queen,” and that worked for Helen Mirren. Another fun narrative: Portman was pregnant the last time she campaigned for an Oscar, and she’s pregnant this time around too.
Emma Stone, La La Land and Denzel Washington among the frontrunners for next year's Academy Awards The 89th Academy Awards will be handed out to filmmakers and actors on 26 February next year. With just over three months to go, punters and film lovers are already predicting the winners.
Here are some of the top tips for 2017:
Best PictureBookmaker William Hill lists the musical La La Land as its frontrunner, with odds of 5/6. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, the film revives the grand tradition of MGM musicals with its leads tap dancing through their romance. Directed by Damien Chazelle, whose previous work includes the much-acclaimed Whiplash, it features highly choreographed chorus scenes. At least one Academy member liked it: according to the Daily Mail, Tom Hanks saw the film in Venice and is a fan.
The romantic comedy is joined in the firm's top five by The Birth of a Nation, Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Fences and Nocturnal Animals are also tipped to do well.
Best DirectorLa La Land's Chazelle and Manchester by the Sea's Kenneth Lonergan are among IndieWire's frontrunners. Also on the list is Clint Eastwood, who already has two Best Director Academy Awards under his belt, for Unforgiven in 1993 and Million Dollar Baby in 2005. Both films also won Best Picture. His latest directorial effort is Sully, which stars Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the real-life pilot who made an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009 after multiple bird strikes caused both his passenger jet's engines to fail. "It's a strong story well told, and the Academy will eat it up," says IndieWire.
Another contender is Barry Jenkins, who directed Moonlight, which chronicles the life of a young black man growing up in a rough neighbourhood of Miami. "In the wake of another #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the film also holds an intriguing place in the awards season," says Variety. "But it's interesting, because as much as Moonlight is a vital part and extension of the Black Lives Matter movement, its universal themes of coming to terms with identity and where you fit in the world ripple even further."
Best ActressEmma Stone has been the frontrunner since this year's Venice Film Festival, says the Daily Telegraph. Stone won the festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her "all-singing, all-dancing turn in the musical La La Land", says the newspaper. She is the first American to win the prize since Julianne Moore in 2002, and was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Birdman in 2015.
Another hot tip is Natalie Portman, who takes the title role in a biopic of Jackie Kennedy, the late US first lady. Some critics say it is Portman's best performance to date.
Best ActorSome experts are putting their money on Denzel Washington winning his third acting Oscar (one is for Best Supporting actor, one for Best Actor). In doing so, he would join a select club. Only six people have won more than two Academy Awards for acting. Katherine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson are among them.
Washington plays the lead in Fences, which is also his third film as director – and stands a chance of winning Best Picture, says Empire. The film is an adaptation of August Wilson's Tony-winning play that tells the story of a failed baseball player who faces discrimination as a rubbish collector.
Best Supporting ActressViola Davis missed out on the Best Supporting Actress award in 2008 (for Doubt) and Best Actress in 2011 (for The Help) to Vicky Cristina Barcelona's Penelope Cruz and The Iron Lady's Meryl Streep. But next year she could be in the running for a third nomination for her role in Fences opposite Denzel Washington. She plays his compassionate wife, Rose. "Reviews of the film are currently embargoed until December," says Kristopher Tapley at Variety, but when it comes to Davis's performance "the Academy can probably go ahead and engrave the statue".
Other actresses have given "exceptional performances" this year, he adds, including Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea. She plays Randi, whose estranged husband returns to their home town with his nephew following the sudden death of his younger brother. Naomie Harris is also praised for her role as a controlling and emotionally abusive mother in Moonlight, as is Nicole Kidman for her turn in Lion. Kidman plays the adopted mother of a man who searches for his biological family using Google Earth. All three will "rightly be in the thick of the conversation" about this category, says Tapley, but with Davis in Fences the "race just ended".
Best Supporting ActorLiam Neeson has been tipped as the default frontrunner for Silence, Martin Scorsese's historical drama about two Jesuit Portuguese Catholic priests facing violent persecution in Japan. However, some critics are sceptical that it will be released by the end of the year. Michael Shannon also deserves a look-in for Nocturnal Animals, a psychological thriller written and directed by Tom Ford – as does Hugh Grant for his role in Florence Foster Jenkins, which stars Meryl Streep as a New York heiress known for her poor singing ability.
Best CinematographyMexican Emmanuel Lubezki has dominated this category in recent years. He has had eight nominations in total and last year, became the first person to win in three consecutive years, with Gravity, Birdman and then The Revenant. However, his spell might be broken this year with Bradford Young's Arrival garnering critical acclaim. The sci-fi epic stars Amy Adams as a linguist called in to decipher the language of aliens who have arrived on Earth. While Adams is superb, the picture is "intelligently crafted", says Time: "One of those enterprises where the cinematography, sound design and score, as well as the special effects, melt into a seamless, organic whole".
Others to watch out for include John Toll for Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Rodrigo Prieto for Silence.
Best Costume DesignThere are a lot of war films in contention this year, as well as "tons" of fantasies, says Awards Circuit. To make matters even harder in the prediction stakes, adds the site, "anything can bite" as this is one of those categories in which "reviews kind of don't matter". Last year's winner - Jenny Beavan for Mad Max: Fury Road - was the clear and outright favourite, but the frontrunner is less certain this time around. Colleen Atwood looks likely to be nominated for Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which featured several noteworthy designs and interesting concepts. Joanna Johnston is also a name to watch - her work on the Brad Pitt film Allied saw widespread praise for its accurate representation of early 1940s North Africa and Britain.
Best Animated FeatureIn a crowded field, Disney's Zootopia and Moana are tipped by many as the frontrunners. Zootopia follows an unlikely friendship between a rookie rabbit cop and a con-artist fox, while Moana tells the story of a young princess in search of a fabled island. IndieWire points out that Pixar has claimed nine victories in this category over the past 15 years, which bodes well for Finding Dory, the studio's critically acclaimed sequel to the Oscar-winning Finding Nemo. But also "not to be overlooked" is The Red Turtle, a French-Belgian-Japanese silent animation about a man who tries to escape from a deserted island and a giant turtle intent on destroying his boat.
Last year, Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa was tipped to become the first X-rated winner of the best animation Oscar, but ultimately lost to Inside Out. There could be another raunchy contender in the category this year: Seth Rogen's Sausage Party. Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman told the Hollywood Reporter last month: "Academy members are way smarter and more forward-thinking than people realise. They want to recognize bold, original, risky breakthroughs and that's what Sausage Party is, however subversive. Plus, it's just plain cool."
Best Original ScoreRogue One: A Star Wars Story might get a look-in in this category. US composer Michael Giacchino, who is behind the soundtrack for the latest space adventure, is no stranger to the Academy Awards, having conducted the orchestra at the ceremony in 2009. The following year he won Best Original Score for Up and was also nominated for the Ratatouille soundtrack in 2008. His other notable works include Star Trek, Jurassic World, Inside Out and The Incredibles.
Giacchino will have to beat several hot contenders next year, including John Williams (The BFG), John Debney (The Jungle Book) and Alexandre Desplat (Florence Foster Jenkins). High on several predictions lists is also Johann Johannsson for the sci-fi film Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker as an elite team trying to prevent a global war against aliens.
Describing it as "this year's must-see science fiction movie", Den of Geek says Johannson's score "moves between the lushly contemplative to the jarringly alien, reflecting the film's theme of choking back fear and pressing on into the unknown".
Best Documentary Feature"Gleason looks like the documentary to beat this year," says The Guardian.
Clay Tweel's film comprises home videos made by NFL player Steve Gleason for his son after the New Orleans Saints star was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). "At first glance, it sounds like a sentimental hoodwink... Instead, Clay Tweel's film is one of the most intensely raw documentaries in recent memory," says the newspaper.
OJ: Made in America also impressed critics at Sundance Film Festival this year. Ezra Edelman chronicles the life of The Juice and race relations in Los Angeles in a seven-and-a-half-hour series for ESPN.
However, the Sundance US Grand Jury Prize went to Weiner, a portrait of US politician Anthony Weiner who was brought down by his weakness for sexting. Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg's fly-on-the-wall documentary has been recommended as a "must see" by critics in the US this week after the FBI announced that emails potentially related to the Hillary Clinton personal server investigation showed up on a laptop owned by Weiner and his estranged wife, Huma Abedin.
Best Foreign Language FilmAsghar Farhadi's The Salesman, an Iranian-French drama that explores how close relationships are tested by outside forces, has emerged as a strong favourite, according to Gold Derby, while Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann, a German "dramedy" about a father's decision to reconnect with his adult daughter, will also fight hard for the award. Neruda, directed by Pablo Larrain, an Oscar nominee in 2012, is also a contender. The Chilean film, about the Communist fugitive and Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, fared well at Cannes.
2017 Oscars Buzzmeter: Critics predict who will win in the major categories
Clockwise from top left: "Moonlight," "Zootopia," "Fences" and "Manchester by the Sea." (Clockwise from top left: David Bornfriend / A24; Disney; David Lee / Paramount Picture; Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
It’s that time of year when the movie studios load up the theaters with their best films. Or if not their best, then their most serious adult dramas. Or maybe the ones with their biggest stars. Whatever the criteria, they are angling for some awards attention for these mostly fall and winter films. So with such an abundance, how do we as audience members pick out what to go see to be best prepared to know what’s going on at the Oscars? We read Buzzmeter, that’s how. Here, we look to six of the most qualified Oscar pundits, film writers and critics to tell us which movies will lead this year's Oscar race.
The following are their picks as to what names and titles we’ll be hearing when the Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 24. Are they on the right track? Tell us in the comments who you think deserves to be nominated, and check back for updates as the awards season progresses. The Oscars are on Feb. 26 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Our panelists:
Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby), Nicole Sperling (Entertainment Weekly), Anne Thompson (Thompson on Hollywood), Glenn Whipp (The Envelope), Justin Chang (L.A. Times), Kenneth Turan (L.A. Times)
Here are their picks in the key categories, with the top vote-getters highlighted in red: Best picture | "Arrival" | "La La Land" | "Loving" | "Manchester by the Sea" | "Moonlight"Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges in "Manchester by the Sea." (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
“After making its mark at film festivals in Venice, Toronto, London and Telluride, 'La La Land' could be the first December movie to win best picture since 'Million Dollar Baby' in 2004.”
Best director | Damien Chazelle, "La La Land" | Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea"Director Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling on the set of "La La Land." Dale Robinette / Lionsgate
“Larrain is a long shot, but between 'Jackie,' 'Neruda' and 'The Club,' he's had a remarkable, un-ignorable year.”
— Justin Chang
Critics' PicksBarry Jenkins, "Mooonlight": Sperling, Thompson, Whipp, Chang Damien Chazelle, "La La Land": Sperling, O’Neil, Thompson, Whipp, Chang, Turan Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea": Sperling, O’Neil, Thompson, Whipp, Chang, Turan Denzel Washington, "Fences": Sperling, O’Neil, Turan Jeff Nichols, "Loving": Sperling, Turan Pablo Larrain, "Jackie": O’Neil, Whipp, Chang, Turan Martin Scorsese, "Silence": O’Neil, Whipp, Chang Clint Eastwood, "Sully": Thompson Denis Villeneuve, "Arrival": Thompson, Turan
Animated Film | "Zootopia"A scene from "Zootopia." (Disney / TNS)
“'Long Way North' is a long shot, but this branch has done that sort of thing before.”
— Kenneth Turan
Critics' Picks"Zootopia": Sperling, O’Neil, Thompson, Whipp, Chang, Turan "Kubo and the Two Strings": Sperling, Thompson, Whipp, Chang, Turan "Finding Dory": Sperling, Thompson, Chang "Moana": Sperling, Whipp, Chang "Sing": Sperling, Thompson "My Life as a Zucchini": Whipp, Turan "Trolls": O’Neil "Little Prince: O’Neil "Sausage Party": O’Neil "Long Way North": Turan
Lead Actor | Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea" | Denzel Washington, "Fences"Casey Affleck in "Manchester by the Sea." (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
“It’s hard to vote against Casey Affleck’s bravura performance.”
— Kenneth Turan
Critics' PicksCasey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea": Sperling, Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan Joel Edgerton, "Loving": Sperling,Thompson, Whipp, Chang Ryan Gosling, "La La Land": Sperling, O’Neil, Thompson, Whipp, Turan Denzel Washington, "Fences": Sperling, Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan Andrew Garfield, "Hacksaw Ridge": Sperling, O’Neil, Chang, Turan Tom Hanks, "Sully": Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan
Lead Actress | Emma Stone, "La La Land" | Annette Bening, "20th Century Women"Emma Stone in "La La Land." (Dale Robinette / Summit Entertainment )
“With such a plethora of strong female roles this season, this race is going to be one of the most fun to watch.”
Supporting Actor | Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight" Mahershala Ali, right, and Alex Hibbert in "Moonlight." (David Bornfriend / A24)
“If ‘Moonlight’ continues to pick up steam after earning the best reviews of the year, Mahershala Ali could take home the Oscar for his tender turn as a Miami drug dealer who takes a vulnerable young boy under this wing.”
— Anne Thompson
Critics' PicksMahershala Ali, "Moonlight": Sperling, Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan Michael Shannon, "Nocturnal Animals": Sperling Lucas Hedges, "Manchester by the Sea": Sperling, Whipp, O’Neil, Chang, Turan Stephen Henderson, "Fences": Sperling, Whipp Kyle Chandler, "Manchester by the Sea": Sperling Jeff Bridges, "Hell or High Water": Whipp, Thompson, Chang, Turan Dev Patel, "Lion": Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan Timothy Spall, "Denial": O’Neil Liam Neeson, "Silence": O’Neil, Chang Aaron Eckhart, "Sully": Thompson Mykelti Williamson, "Fences": Thompson
Supporting Actress | Viola Davis, "Fences"| Michelle Williams, "Manchester by the Sea"Viola Davis and Denzel Washington in "Fences." (David Lee / Paramount Pictures )
“Clash of the overdue divas: Viola Davis vs. Michelle Williams. Davis has the edge with more screen time plus previously winning a Tony for this role on Broadway.”
— Tom O’Neil
Critics' PicksViola Davis, "Fences": Sperling, Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan Michelle Williams, "Manchester by the Sea": Sperling, Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan Naomie Harris, "Moonlight": Sperling, Whipp, Thompson, Chang, Turan Greta Gerwig, "20th Century Women": Sperling, Whipp, Thompson Aja Naomi King, "Birth of a Nation": Sperling Nicole Kidman, "Lion": Whipp, O’Neil, Chang, Turan Dev Patel, "Lion": Whipp, O’Neil, Thompson, Chang, Turan Elle Fanning, "20th Century Women": O’Neil Janelle Monae, "Hidden Figures": O’Neil, Turan Felicity Jones, "A Monster Calls": Thompson, Chang
Original Screenplay | "Moonlight" | "Manchester by the Sea" | "La La Land" | "20th Century Women" Annette Bening, from left, Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig in "20th Century Women." (Merrick Morton / A24)
“'Jackie' and 'Hell or High Water' could find a way into this competitive category but not at the expense of 'Manchester,' 'Moonlight' or 'La La Land'.”
— Glenn Whipp
Critics' Picks"Moonlight:" Thompson, Whipp, O’Neil, Sperling, Chang, Turan "Manchester by the Sea:" Thompson, Whipp, O’Neil, Sperling, Chang, Turan "La La Land": Whipp, O’Neil "Jackie": Sperling, O’Neil, Turan "20th Century Women:" Thompson, Whipp, O’Neil, Sperling, Chang, Turan "Loving:" Whipp "Hell or High Water:" Thompson, Chang
Adapted screenplay | "Arrival" | "Fences"Amy Adams in "Arrival." (Jan Thijs / Paramount Pictures via AP)
“I’m including Whit Stillman’s 'Love & Friendship' as a personal favorite; he makes Jane Austen sing on screen in a way few filmmakers have.”
'Moonlight,' 'American Honey' lead Spirit Awards nominations Andrea Mandell , USA TODAY 9:15 a.m. EST November 23, 2016
(Photo: David Bornfriend, AP)
Moonlight continues its march into awards season.
The film tied with the Shia LaBeouf roadtrip drama, American Honey, for the most Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations (each had six), which were announced Tuesday. Casey Affleck's Manchester by the Sea followed with five nominations, and the Natalie Portman-led drama Jackie nabbed four.
The Spirit Awards, designed to recognize the best in indie filmmaking, honor films made for $20 million or less.
Best feature nominations went to Moonlight, Jackie, Manchester by the Sea, American Honey and Chronic.
The Spirt Awards' best picture winner has matched Oscar's biggest prize for the last three years: 2016's Spotlight, 2015's Birdman and 2014's 12 Years a Slave. But this year, several best picture contenders including La La Land, Loving, Nocturnal Animals and A Monster Calls were not eligible for Spirit nominations due to the size of their budgets.
Sundance favorites proved popular at this indie awards show: Swiss Army Man, a cult hit released this summer, and Other People, written by Saturday Night Live's co-head writer Chris Kelly, were among nominations for best first feature.
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Jacqueline Kennedy's private grief is brought to the big screen by Academy Award winner Natalie Portman.
A few odd snubs: Manchester's Lonergan was missing in the best director category and his star Michelle Williams failed to grab a best supporting actress nod.
The 32nd annual Spirit Awards will be held on Feb. 25.
A full list of nominations is below. Best feature:Moonlight, Jackie, Manchester by the Sea, American Honey, Chronic Best female lead: Annette Bening (20th Century Women), Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Ruth Negga (Loving), Natalie Portman (Jackie) Best male lead: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), David Harewood (Free In Deed), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic), Jesse Plemons (Other People), Tim Roth (Chronic) Best supporting female: Edwina Findley (Free In Deed), Paulina Garcia (Little Men), Lily Gladstone (Certain Women), Riley Keough (American Honey), Molly Shannon (Other People) Best supporting male: Ralph Fiennes (A Bigger Splash), Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), Shia LaBeouf (American Honey), Craig Robinson (Morris from America) Best first feature: Swiss Army Man, The Childhood of a Leader, The Fits, Other People, The Witch John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for under $500,000): Free In Deed, Hunter Gatherer, Lovesong, Nakom, Spa Night Best director: Andrea Arnold (American Honey), Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Pablo Larrain (Jackie), Jeff Nichols (Loving), Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women) Best screenplay: Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea), Mike Mills (20th Century Women), Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias (Little Men), Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water) Best first screenplay: Robert Eggers (The Witch), Chris Kelly (Other People), Adam Mansbach (Barry), Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses), Craig Shilowich (Christine) Best Cinematography: Ava Berkofsky (Free In Deed), Lol Crawley (The Childhood of a Leader), Zach Kuperstein (The Eyes of My Mother), James Laxton (Moonlight), Robbie Ryan (American Honey) Best editing: Matthew Hannam (Swiss Army Man), Jennifer Lame (Manchester by the Sea), Joi McMillon & Nat Sanders (Moonlight), Jake Roberts (Hell or High Water), Sebastián Sepúlveda (Jackie) Robert Altman Award:Moonlight Best documentary: The 13th, Cameraperson, I Am Not Your Negro, O.J.: Made in America, Sonita, Under the Sun Best international film: Aquarius (Brazil), Chevalier (Greece), My Golden Days (France), Toni Erdmann (Germany and Romania), Under the Shadow (Iran and U.K.) 20th annual Piaget Producers award: Lisa Kjerulff, Jordana Mollick, Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich 23rd annual Kiehl's Someone to Watch award: Andrew Ahn (Spa Night), Claire Carré (Embers), Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits), Ingrid Jungermann (Women Who Kill) 22nd Truer than Fiction award: Kristi Jacobson (Solitary), Sara Jordenö (Kiki), Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow)
Critics’ Choice Awards 2017 Nominations: La La Land Tops the List
Check out the full list of nominations below:
Best Picture
“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell or High Water”
“La La Land”
“Lion”
“Loving”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
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Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali– Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel – Lion
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
Best Young Actor/Actress
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Alex R. Hibbert – Moonlight
Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls
Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe
Sunny Pawar — Lion Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Best Acting Ensemble 20th Century Women Fences Hell or High Water Hidden Figures Manchester by the Sea Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle – La La Land Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Orignal Screenplay
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins — Moonlight
Yorgos Lanthimos/Efthimis Filippou – The Lobster
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Nichols – Loving
Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies – Lion Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
Eric Heisserer – Arrival
Todd Komarnicki – Sully
Allison Schroeder/Theodore Melfi – Hidden Figures
August Wilson – Fences
Best Cinematography
Stéphane Fontaine – Jackie
James Laxton – Moonlight
Seamus McGarvey – Nocturnal Animals
Linus Sandgren – La La Land
Bradford Young – Arrival
Best Production Design
Arrival – Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte/André Valade
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them– Stuart Craig/James Hambridge, Anna Pinnock Jackie – Jean Rabasse, Véronique Melery La La Land – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco Live by Night – Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh
Best Editing
Tom Cross – La La Land
John Gilbert – Hacksaw Ridge
Blu Murray – Sully
Nat Sanders/Joi McMillon — Moonlight
Joe Walker – Arrival
Best Costume Design
Colleen Atwood – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Consolata Boyle – Florence Foster Jenkins
Madeline Fontaine – Jackie
Joanna Johnston – Allied
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh – Love & Friendship
Mary Zophres – La La Land
Best Hair & Makeup
Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Hacksaw Ridge Jackie Star Trek Beyond
Best Visual Effects A Monster Calls Arrival Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them The Jungle Book
Best Animated Feature Finding Dory Kubo and the Two Strings Moana The Red Turtle Trolls Zootopia
Best Action Movie Captain America: Civil War Deadpool Doctor Strange Hacksaw Ridge Jason Bourne
Best Comedy Central Intelligence Deadpool Don’t Think Twice The Edge of Seventeen Hail, Caesar! The Nice Guys
Best Actor in a Comedy
Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins Dwayne Johnson – Central Intelligence
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Best Actress in a Comedy Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship
Sally Field – Hello, My Name Is Doris Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie 10 Cloverfield Lane Arrival Doctor Strange Don’t Breathe Star Trek Beyond The Witch
Best Foreign Language Film
Elle The Handmaiden Julieta Neruda The Salesman Toni Erdmann
Best Song
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” – La La Land
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Trolls
“City of Stars” – La La Land
“Drive It Like You Stole It” – Sing Street
“How Far I’ll Go” — Moana
“The Rules Don’t Apply” – Rules Don’t Apply
Best Score
Nicholas Britell – Moonlight
Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival
Justin Hurwitz – La La Land
Micachu – Jackie
Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka – Lion
Post time 2-12-2016 07:18 AMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
dauswq replied at 2-12-2016 02:03 AM
Tough nya kategori best actress..
Isable huppert tu bakal slot in utk isi top 5
dan both of them pun nmpk lagi strong compare to Amy Adams..dan aku suka bila Hacksaw Ridge pun dpt byk pencalonan, so welcome back la to Mel Gibson..hollywood dah memaafkan dia.
Author|Post time 3-12-2016 05:34 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
cyclops_psycho replied at 2-12-2016 07:18 AM
dan both of them pun nmpk lagi strong compare to Amy Adams..dan aku suka bila Hacksaw Ridge pun dp ...
Suprisingly billy jane ang lee & silence martin scorse tak de dlm list.. Mgkn tak sempat antar pencalonan kah? Klu consider these factors, mgkn pencalonan critic choice boleh bertukar
Post time 8-11-2016 11:30 AM
pilihan kedua abang denzel washington. La la land rasanya bakal gondol anugerah2 utama.
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