It’s all come down to this. 24 hours to go until the big show. You have seen all the posts. Listened to all of the podcasts. Well now, the team over at Next Best Picture is finally ready to share with you our picks for the 89th Academy Awards.
​Click below to see our predictions along with what we feel should win and be sure to enter into our “Predict The Oscars” contest before the ceremony begins tomorrow night.
BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell Or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
| MATT WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Moonlight MICHAEL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land | WILL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Moonlight KRISTEN WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Hidden Figures |
BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By The Sea
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
| MATT WILL WIN: Damien Chazelle ​SHOULD WIN: Barry Jenkins MICHAEL WILL WIN: Damien Chazelle ​SHOULD WIN: Damien Chazelle | WILL WILL WIN: Damien Chazelle ​SHOULD WIN: Damien Chazelle KRISTEN WILL WIN: Damien Chazelle ​SHOULD WIN: Barry Jenkins |
BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
| MATT WILL WIN: Denzel Washington ​SHOULD WIN: Casey Affleck MICHAEL WILL WIN: Denzel Washington ​SHOULD WIN: Denzel Washington | WILL WILL WIN: Denzel Washington ​SHOULD WIN: Viggo Mortensen KRISTEN WILL WIN: Casey Affleck ​SHOULD WIN: Viggo Mortensen |
BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
| MATT WILL WIN: Emma Stone ​SHOULD WIN: Isabelle Huppert MICHAEL WILL WIN: Emma Stone ​SHOULD WIN: Emma Stone | WILL WILL WIN: Emma Stone ​SHOULD WIN: Natalie Portman KRISTEN WILL WIN: Emma Stone ​SHOULD WIN: Natalie Portman |
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
| MATT WILL WIN: Mahershala Ali ​SHOULD WIN: Dev Patel MICHAEL WILL WIN: Mahershala Ali ​SHOULD WIN: Lucas Hedges | WILL WILL WIN: Mahershala Ali ​SHOULD WIN: Mahershala Ali KRISTEN WILL WIN: Dev Patel ​SHOULD WIN: Michael Shannon |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis – Fences
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
| MATT WILL WIN: Viola Davis ​SHOULD WIN: Viola Davis MICHAEL WILL WIN: Viola Davis ​SHOULD WIN: Viola Davis | WILL WILL WIN: Viola Davis ​SHOULD WIN: Viola Davis KRISTEN WILL WIN: Viola Davis ​SHOULD WIN: Viola Davis |
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
| MATT WILL WIN: Moonlight ​SHOULD WIN: Arrival MICHAEL WILL WIN: Moonlight ​SHOULD WIN: Fences | WILL WILL WIN: Moonlight ​SHOULD WIN: Arrival KRISTEN WILL WIN: Moonlight ​SHOULD WIN: Fences |
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell Or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester By The Sea
20th Century Women
| MATT WILL WIN: Manchester By The Sea ​SHOULD WIN: Manchester By The Sea MICHAEL WILL WIN: Manchester By The Sea ​SHOULD WIN: Manchester By The Sea | WILL WILL WIN: Manchester By The Sea ​SHOULD WIN: Manchester By The Sea KRISTEN WILL WIN: Manchester By The Sea ​SHOULD WIN: The Lobster |
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Kubo & The Two Strings
Moana
My Life As A Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
| MATT WILL WIN: Zootopia ​SHOULD WIN: Zootopia MICHAEL WILL WIN: Zootopia ​SHOULD WIN: Zootopia | WILL WILL WIN: Zootopia ​SHOULD WIN: Zootopia KRISTEN WILL WIN: Zootopia ​SHOULD WIN: Kubo & The Two Strings |
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fire At Sea
​I Am Not Your Negro
Life Animated
OJ: Made In America
13th
| MATT WILL WIN: OJ Made In America ​SHOULD WIN: 13th MICHAEL WILL WIN: OJ Made In America ​SHOULD WIN: OJ: Made In America | WILL WILL WIN: OJ Made In America ​SHOULD WIN: OJ Made In America KRISTEN WILL WIN: 13th ​SHOULD WIN: 13th |
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Land Of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
| MATT WILL WIN: The Salesman ​SHOULD WIN: Land Of Mine MICHAEL WILL WIN: A Man Called Ove ​SHOULD WIN: A Man Called Ove | WILL WILL WIN: The Salesman ​SHOULD WIN: Toni Erdmann KRISTEN WILL WIN: The Salesman ​SHOULD WIN: The Salesman |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
| MATT WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land MICHAEL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land | WILL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Arrival KRISTEN WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Silence |
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Allied
Fantastic Beats & Where To Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
| MATT WILL WIN: Jackie ​SHOULD WIN: Allied MICHAEL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land | WILL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Jackie KRISTEN WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them |
BEST FILM EDITING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell Or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
| MATT WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Arrival MICHAEL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land | WILL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land KRISTEN WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land |
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
| MATT WILL WIN: Star Trek Beyond ​SHOULD WIN: Star Trek Beyond MICHAEL WILL WIN: Star Trek Beyond ​SHOULD WIN: A Man Called Ove | WILL WILL WIN: Star Trek Beyond ​SHOULD WIN: Star Trek Beyond KRISTEN WILL WIN: Suicide Squad ​SHOULD WIN: Suicide Squad |
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Arrival
Fantastic Beats & Where To Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
| MATT WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Arrival MICHAEL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Hail, Caesar! | WILL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Hail, Caesar! KRISTEN WILL WIN: Hail, Caesar! ​SHOULD WIN: Hail, Caesar! |
BEST SOUND EDITING
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
| MATT WILL WIN: Hacksaw Ridge ​SHOULD WIN: Deepwater Horizon MICHAEL WILL WIN: Hacksaw Ridge ​SHOULD WIN: Deepwater Horizon | WILL WILL WIN: Hacksaw Ridge ​SHOULD WIN: Deepwater Horizon KRISTEN WILL WIN: Hacksaw Ridge ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land |
BEST SOUND MIXING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers
| MATT WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Hacksaw Ridge MICHAEL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land | WILL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Hacksaw Ridge KRISTEN WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Arrival |
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo & The Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
| MATT WILL WIN: The Jungle Book ​SHOULD WIN: Kubo & The Two Strings MICHAEL WILL WIN: The Jungle Book ​SHOULD WIN: The Jungle Book | WILL WILL WIN: The Jungle Book ​SHOULD WIN: Kubo & The Two Strings KRISTEN WILL WIN: The Jungle Book ​SHOULD WIN: The Jungle Book |
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
| MATT WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: Moonlight MICHAEL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land | WILL WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La Land Land KRISTEN WILL WIN: La La Land ​SHOULD WIN: La La Land |
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Audition – 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
| MICHAEL WILL WIN: City Of Stars ​SHOULD WIN: How Far I’ll Go MICHAEL WILL WIN: City Of Stars ​SHOULD WIN: Audition | WILL WILL WIN: City Of Stars ​SHOULD WIN: Audition KRISTEN WILL WIN: How Far I’ll Go ​SHOULD WIN: Audition |
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider & Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper (Matt, Michael, Will, Kristen)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin (Matt, Michael, Will)
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets (Kristen)
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
​Ennemis Interiors (Matt, Will)
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights (Kristen)
Sing
Timecode (Matt, Michael)
You can follow Matt, Michael, Will & Kristen and hear more of their thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @NextBestPicture, @mikemovie, @mavericksmovies & @Journeys_Film
