Is anyone ever really surprised by Oscar nominations, especially since the Golden Globes always air prior? Really?
Like, sure, maybe we didn't know La La Land would hoard exactly 14 nominations (tied with Titanic and All About Eve, for the most in the Academy Awards' history, if you want some trivia), but we knew it was def gonna be an annoying number.
Following La La Land are the similarly raved about (but *cough* NOT overrated *cough*) Moonlight, and the alien invasion film Arrival, which both landed 8 nominations apiece.
The real news is that after two years of #OscarsSoWhite, 7 out of the 20 actors nominated were people of color, so we're gonna have to change the hashtag. #OscarsStillPrettyWhiteButNotAsWhite. #OscarsKindOfGreyishInColor.
We're accepting submissions.
We kid, we kid, but still, it's important to highlight that while there have been instances of snubbing POC in the past (Re: Everything about Selma), it's much easier for the Academy to nominate non-white people when there are non-white films being made.
This year is obviously an excellent example, with four films specifically about highlighting racism in America: Hidden Figures, Fences, 13th, and O.J.: Made in America. Let's keep it up, okay Hollywood? Please?
Of course, we've still got plenty to complain about, because that's basically what awards shows are all about. Making fully formed opinions about a list of movies, in which you've only seen 3 or 4. And nope, not allowed to count Rogue One or Suicide Squad, BTW.
[anad]
But seriously, we need to talk about how Meryl Streep gets a nomination for whatever happened in Florence Foster Jenkins, but Taraji P. Henson's name is nowhere to be found? Lol, imagine if Florence Foster Jenkins was actually the best movie ever, no one would ever know, BECAUSE NO ONE WATCHED THAT F*CKING MOVIE.
Not that we would mind letting Meryl get her hands on the mic again, just saying.
Well, we're definitely going to be tuning in on February 26th– stay tuned for where you can go to catch the show (Oh, you have cable? GOOD FOR YOU).
Check out the rest of the noms below:
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 Courgette
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 - Denis Villeneuve
Hacksaw Ridge - Mel Gibson
La La Land - Damien Chazelle
Manchester By The Sea - Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight - Barry Jenkins
Documentary (Feature)
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th
Documentary (Short Subject)
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
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)" - La La Land
"Can't Stop The Feelings" - Trolls
"City of Stars" - La La Land
"The Empty Chair" - Jim: The James Foley Story
"How Far I'll Go" - Moana
Production Design
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
Short Film (Animated)
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
Short Film (Live Action)
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et lel TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
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 Woman
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