This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Montclair chapter.
Well, the big night is finally here: it’s Oscar night! And in honor of the 89th Annual Academy Awards, we’ve pulled out our sparkly dresses, popped open a bottle of bubbly and polled the entire Her Campus Montclair Team to see who we think is going home with one of those little golden men tonight.
Will it be a clean sweep for record-nominated La La Land? Will Lin-Manuel Miranda become the 13th person to complete the EGOT? Will Isabelle Hupert upset favorite Emma Stone and add a shiny new Oscar to her awards collection? Read on to see who we think has got the award in the bag!
Best Picture
- “Arrival”
- “Fences”
- “Hacksaw Ridge”
- “Hell or High Water”
- “Hidden Figures”
- “La La Land”
- “Lion”
- “Manchester by the Sea”
- “Moonlight”
Best Director
- “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle
- “Hacksaw Ridge,” Mel Gibson
- “Moonlight,” Barry Jenkins
- “Manchester by the Sea,” Kenneth Lonergan
- “Arrival,” Denis Villeneuve
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,” Mike Mills
- “Hell or High Water,” Taylor Sheridan
- “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle
- “The Lobster,” Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
- “Manchester by the Sea,” Kenneth Lonergan
Best Adapted Screenplay
- “Arrival,” Eric Heisserer
- “Fences,”August Wilson
- “Hidden Figures,” Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
- “Lion,” Luke Davies
- “Moonlight,” Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Best Foreign Language Film
- “A Man Called Ove,” Sweden
- “Land of Mine,” Denmark
- “Tanna,” Australia
- “The Salesman,” Iran
- “Toni Erdmann,” Germany
Best Animated Feature Film
- “Kubo and the Two Strings,” Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
- “Moana,” John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer
- “My Life as a Zucchini,” Claude Barras and Max Karli
- “The Red Turtle,” Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki
- “Zootopia,” Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
Best Documentary Feature Film
- “13th,” Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish
- “Fire at Sea,” Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo
- “I Am Not Your Negro,” Raoul Peck, Remi Grellety and Hebert Peck
- “Life, Animated,” Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman
- “O.J.: Made in America,” Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
Best Cinematography
- “Arrival,” Bradford Young
- “La La Land,” Linus Sandgren
- “Lion,” Greig Fraser
- “Moonlight,” James Laxton
- “Silence,” Rodrigo Prieto
Best Visual Effects
- “Deepwater Horizon,” Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton
- “Doctor Strange,” Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould
- “The Jungle Book,” Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon
- “Kubo and the Two Strings,” Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff
- “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould
Best Film Editing
- “Arrival,” Joe Walker
- “Hacksaw Ridge,” John Gilbert
- “Hell or High Water,” Jake Roberts
- “La La Land,” Tom Cross
- “Moonlight,” Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon
Best Sound Editing
- “Arrival,” Sylvain Bellemare
- “Deep Water Horizon,” Wylie Stateman and Renee Tondelli
- “Hacksaw Ridge,” Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright
- “La La Land,” Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
- “Sully,” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Best Original Score
- “Jackie,” Mica Levi
- “La La Land,” Justin Hurwitz
- “Lion,” Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka
- “Moonlight,” Nicholas Britell
- “Passengers,” Thomas Newman
Best Original Song (It’s a TIE!)
- “Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” “La La Land” — Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
- “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” “Trolls” — Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster
- “City of Stars,” “La La Land” — Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
- “The Empty Chair,” “Jim: The James Foley Story” — Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting
- “How Far I’ll Go,” “Moana” — Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Production Design
- “Arrival,” Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte
- “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock
- “Hail, Caesar!,” Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh
- “La La Land,” David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
- “Passengers,” Guy Hendrix Dyas, Gene Serdena
Best Costume Design
- “Allied,” Joanna Johnston
- “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Colleen Atwood
- “Florence Foster Jenkins,” Consolata Boyle
- “Jackie,” Madeline Fontaine
- “La La Land,” Mary Zophres
Best Makeup and Hair
- “A Man Called Ove,” Eva von Bahr and Love Larson
- “Star Trek Beyond,” Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo
- “Suicide Squad,” Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson