Oscar Predix 8.29.16 — World of Reel

With Telluride, TIFF and Venice looming ever so closely it is time to assess the race. Not much has happened in terms of actual films that came out in theaters, but Festivals such as Sundance and Cannes have kicked off the race in unexpected ways. Never too early to predict what will go down, but I will be updating these every few weeks.

We will start with the four major categories:

Best Picture

(1) Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk

(2) Manchester by The Sea

(3) Silence

(4) Loving

(5) Moonlight

(6) Sully

(7) La La Land

(8) Arrival

(9) Patriot's Day

(10) The Birth of a Nation

Best Actor

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Tom Hanks, Sully

Michael Keaton, The Founder

Joel Edgerton, Loving

Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Actress

Viola Davis, Fences

Ruth Negga, Loving

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Director
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Ang Kee, Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk
Martin Scorsese, Silence
Damian Chazelle, La La Land
Cliny Eastwood, Sully

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