Movie Nominees 2017
The nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards have been revealed :-
Now in its 89th year, the annual award honours cinematic achievements in the film industry. This year’s gala is set for February 26th, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
- La La Land
- Moonlight
- Manchester by the Sea
- Arrival
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Lion
- Fences
- Hidden Figures
- Hell or High Water
Now in its 89th year, the annual award honours cinematic achievements in the film industry. This year’s gala is set for February 26th, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
La La Land
After sweeping the Golden Globes with a record seven wins, Damien Chapelle’s modern musical La La Land looks primed to do the same with the Academy, garnering a record-tying 14 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay.
Aspiring actress Mia and jazz pianist Sebastian struggle to realize their dreams in Los Angeles despite the often soul-crushing commercial nature of show business. As they endure rejection and forge unexpected paths to stardom, the young couple also strives to sustain the love they were surprised to find.
After sweeping the Golden Globes with a record seven wins, Damien Chapelle’s modern musical La La Land looks primed to do the same with the Academy, garnering a record-tying 14 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay.
Aspiring actress Mia and jazz pianist Sebastian struggle to realize their dreams in Los Angeles despite the often soul-crushing commercial nature of show business. As they endure rejection and forge unexpected paths to stardom, the young couple also strives to sustain the love they were surprised to find.
Moonlight
Right behind it is Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age drama Moonlight, which snagged eight key nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
As he grows from childhood to adulthood in Miami, a young black man grapples with surviving the poverty and drugs that pervade his neighborhood, establishing his own identity and accepting his sexuality. Under the influences of his drug-addicted mother, a kindly surrogate father and a conflicted best friend, the youth finds his way in life.
Right behind it is Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age drama Moonlight, which snagged eight key nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
As he grows from childhood to adulthood in Miami, a young black man grapples with surviving the poverty and drugs that pervade his neighborhood, establishing his own identity and accepting his sexuality. Under the influences of his drug-addicted mother, a kindly surrogate father and a conflicted best friend, the youth finds his way in life.
Manchester by the sea
Kenneth Lonergan’s cold drama Manchester by the Sea is a Massachusetts-set story and is up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay.
When his beloved older brother dies, handyman Lee Chandler returns to his hometown, a close-knit fishing community. There, Lee struggles to cope with his current grief and a tragedy from his past while also summoning the strength to comfort his teenage nephew, who has been left in his care.
Kenneth Lonergan’s cold drama Manchester by the Sea is a Massachusetts-set story and is up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay.
When his beloved older brother dies, handyman Lee Chandler returns to his hometown, a close-knit fishing community. There, Lee struggles to cope with his current grief and a tragedy from his past while also summoning the strength to comfort his teenage nephew, who has been left in his care.
Arrival
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, is a sci-fi spectacle that has rocketed away with eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.
When 12 alien spacecraft land on Earth, U.S. officials ask linguistics professor Louise Banks to team with theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly and learn how to communicate with the visitors. While Louise races to learn the aliens' language, uneasy governments around the globe debate the advisability of military action.
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, is a sci-fi spectacle that has rocketed away with eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.
When 12 alien spacecraft land on Earth, U.S. officials ask linguistics professor Louise Banks to team with theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly and learn how to communicate with the visitors. While Louise races to learn the aliens' language, uneasy governments around the globe debate the advisability of military action.
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Hacksaw Ridge
"Hacksaw Ridge" is a story about Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist who endured a troubled childhood in rural Virginia, and enlists in the army during World War II despite his pacifist beliefs. After Desmond's desire to serve as an unarmed medic is approved by military officials, he is sent to the Pacific arena, where he saves dozens of lives during the Battle of Okinawa. Hacksaw Ridge is a movie about bravery and the power of inspiration, be it divine or corporeal, in moments of hopelessness. Desmond’s faith is placed front and center, and the way it operates here celebrates not the object of that faith, but the power it has to motivate both Desmond and his squad. "Hacksaw Ridge" has earned a total of six Oscar nominations including Best Actor in a Leading Role. |
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Lion
"Lion" has earned six Oscar nominations including Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role. The story is about a young five-year-old boy , Saroo who, after being separated from his family in India, is adopted by an Australian couple who raise him with great love. As an adult, however, Saroo is troubled by resurfacing memories of his birth family and employs new worldwide technology to locate them. |
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Fences
“Fences” is the story of the African-American experience in the 1950s, seen through the prism of a Hill District family. The film has also earned Best Actor and Best Actress Oscar nominations for the portrayal of Troy Maxson - a former Negro League ballplayer and trash collector in the Hill District - and his steadfast wife Rose and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). |
Hidden Figures
"Hidden Figures" is the story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. The film is a faithful and truly beautiful portrait of our country’s consistent gloss over the racial tensions that have divided and continue to plague the fabric our existence. Lavishly engaging from start to finish, “Hidden Figures” may be able to catch the most inopportune movie-goer off guard and cause them to fall for its undeniable and classic storytelling. The film has also earned Oscar nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).
"Hidden Figures" is the story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. The film is a faithful and truly beautiful portrait of our country’s consistent gloss over the racial tensions that have divided and continue to plague the fabric our existence. Lavishly engaging from start to finish, “Hidden Figures” may be able to catch the most inopportune movie-goer off guard and cause them to fall for its undeniable and classic storytelling. The film has also earned Oscar nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).
Hell or High Water
"Hell or High Water" is the story of Toby and his ex-con brother Tanner who rob branches of a West Texas bank to obtain enough money to prevent the foreclosure of their family ranch. Crafty Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton is soon on the case, his last before he retires, and as Marcus zeroes in on them, the brothers attempt one last score.
If it wins , it would be the first western to win Best Picture at the Oscars since “No Country for Old Men” (2007). The film has also earned Oscar nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay).
"Hell or High Water" is the story of Toby and his ex-con brother Tanner who rob branches of a West Texas bank to obtain enough money to prevent the foreclosure of their family ranch. Crafty Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton is soon on the case, his last before he retires, and as Marcus zeroes in on them, the brothers attempt one last score.
If it wins , it would be the first western to win Best Picture at the Oscars since “No Country for Old Men” (2007). The film has also earned Oscar nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay).