2016 OSCAR NOMINATIONS!!!

Here are the nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards. I will be giving my analysis afterwards, and a big congratulations to all the nominees!

La La Land retakes it's frontrunner status in a bigtime way with a record-tying 14 nominations! The only 2 other films to ever reach that amount were All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997).

Arrival & Moonlight follow in a tie for 2nd with 8 nominations apiece.

Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea with strong showing of 6 nods apiece.

Fences and Hell or High Water both break into the big race with 4 apiece.

Hidden Figures rides it's strong word of mouth and commercial buzz to grab a Best Pic spot of it's own, one of it's 3 nominations...which was also the nod total for Jackie, which grabbed 3 but is the most-nommed film not to be up for the big prize.

BEST PICTURE

• ARRIVAL
• FENCES
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• HELL OR HIGH WATER
• LA LA LAND
• LION
• 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"
• DENIS VILLENEUVE - "ARRIVAL"

BEST ACTOR

• CASEY AFFLECK - "MANCHESTER BY THE SEA"
• ANDREW GARFIELD - "HACKSAW RIDGE"
• RYAN GOSLING - "LA LA LAND"
• VIGGO MORTENSEN - "CAPTAIN FANTASTIC"
• DENZEL WASHINGTON - "FENCES"

BEST ACTRESS

• ISABELLE HUPPERT - "ELLE"
• RUTH NEGGA - "LOVING"
• NATALIE PORTMAN - "JACKIE"
• EMMA STONE - "LA LA LAND"
• MERYL STREEP - "FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• MAHERSHALA ALI - "MOONLIGHT"
• JEFF BRIDGES - "HELL OR HIGH WATER"
• LUCAS HEDGES - "MANCHESTER BY THE SEA"
• DEV PATEL - "LION"
• MICHAEL SHANNON - "NOCTURNAL ANIMALS"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• VIOLA DAVIS - "FENCES"
• NAOMIE HARRIS - "MOONLIGHT"
• NICOLE KIDMAN - "LION"
• OCTAVIA SPENCER - "HIDDEN FIGURES"
• MICHELLE WILLIAMS - "MANCHESTER BY THE SEA"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• 20TH CENTURY WOMEN
• HELL OR HIGH WATER
• LA LA LAND
• THE LOBSTER
• MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• ARRIVAL
• FENCES
• HIDDEN FIGURES
• LION
• MOONLIGHT

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
• MOANA
• MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
• THE RED TURTLE
• ZOOTOPIA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• ARRIVAL
• LA LA LAND
• LION
• MOONLIGHT
• SILENCE

BEST FILM EDITING

• ARRIVAL
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• HELL OR HIGH WATER
• LA LA LAND
• MOONLIGHT

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• ARRIVAL
• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
• HAIL, CAESAR!
• LA LA LAND
• PASSENGERS

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• ALLIED
• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
• FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
• JACKIE
• LA LA LAND

BEST SOUND MIXING

• 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI
• ARRIVAL
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• LA LA LAND
• ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

BEST SOUND EDITING

• ARRIVAL
• DEEPWATER HORIZON
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• LA LA LAND
• SULLY

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• DEEPWATER HORIZON
• DOCTOR STRANGE
• THE JUNGLE BOOK
• KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
• ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

• A MAN CALLED OVE
• STAR TREK BEYOND
• SUICIDE SQUAD

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• JACKIE
• LA LA LAND
• LION
• MOONLIGHT
• PASSENGERS

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• "AUDITION (THE FOOLS WHO DREAM)" - LA LA LAND
• "CAN'T STOP THE FEELING" - TROLLS
• "CITY OF STARS" - LA LA LAND
• "THE EMPTY CHAIR" - JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY
• "HOW FAR I'LL GO" - MOANA

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• LAND OF MINE
• A MAN CALLED OVE
• THE SALESMAN
• TANNA
• TONI ERDMANN

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• 13TH
• FIRE AT SEA
• I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
• LIFE, ANIMATED
• O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

• 4.1 MILES
• EXTREMIS
• JOE'S VIOLIN
• WATANI: MY HOMELAND
• THE WHITE HELMETS

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM

• ENNEMIS INTERIEURS
• LA FEMME ET LA TGV
• SILENT NIGHTS
• SING
• TIMECODE

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

• BLIND VAYSHA
• BORROWED TIME
• PEAR CIDER AND CIGARETTES
• PEARL
• PIPER