2017 Oscar Predictions: Frontrunner Friday Sees Some Close Races in the Final Stretch
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We’re just over a week away from the Oscars and as we head into the final stretch something surprising is happening. We’re seeing cracks in previously ‘locked’ categories, opening the door for former frontrunners to be overtaken by late-breaking films and performances. Specifically, Best Actor is now a true horserace with Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Denzel Washington (Fences) providing us with a true nail-biter that won’t be settled until that envelope is opened. Supporting Actor is also now a real race. Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) has stumbled a bit on the road to Oscar and Lion‘s Dev Patel picked up the slack with his BAFTA win last weekend. Combine the facts that Moonlight seems to have plateaued a bit while Lion is just taking off, not to mention those egregious FYC ads from TWC, and you have the makings of an upset. Something to note: the last year that none of the four acting winners did not play a real-life person was 1997. With Emma Stone now the indisputable frontrunner in Best Actress, Viola Davis in Supporting Actress, and Andrew Garfield not in play in Best Actor, that leaves Supporting Actor to keep that going. Dev Patel is the only nominee playing a real-life person. Although, you could make the argument that Ali’s Juan is based on a real person in playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s childhood but it’s a stretch.
Here is your Frontrunner Friday predictions for February 17th.
Best Picture
|
BEST PICTURE
|
ERIK ANDERSON
|
BRYAN BONAFEDE
|
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Moonlight | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 |
| 3 | Manchester By the Sea | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 80 |
| 4 | Lion | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
| 5 | Arrival | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 58 |
| 6 | Hidden Figures | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| 7 | Hacksaw Ridge | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 8 | Hell or High Water | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | Fences | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
Best Director
|
DIRECTING
|
ERIK ANDERSON
|
BRYAN BONAFEDE
|
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damien Chazelle, La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Barry Jenkins, Moonlight | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Denis Villeneuve, Arrival | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Best Actor
|
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| 2 | Denzel Washington, Fences | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| 3 | Ryan Gosling, La La Land | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Best Actress
|
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Stone, La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Isabelle Huppert, Elle | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Natalie Portman, Jackie | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Ruth Negga, Loving | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Supporting Actor
|
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahershala Ali, Moonlight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 2 | Dev Patel, Lion | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 4 | Lucas Hedges, Manchester By the Sea | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
Best Supporting Actress
|
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viola Davis, Fences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 3 | Naomie Harris, Moonlight | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Nicole Kidman, Lion | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Best Adapted Screenplay
|
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonlight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Lion | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Arrival | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
| 4 | Hidden Figures | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Fences | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Original Screenplay
|
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 2 | Manchester By the Sea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| 3 | Hell or High Water | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | The Lobster | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | 20th Century Women | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
Best Film Editing
|
FILM EDITING
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Moonlight | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Arrival | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Hacksaw Ridge | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Hell or High Water | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Cinematography
|
CINEMATOGRAPHY
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Moonlight | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | Lion | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| 4 | Arrival | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Silence | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Best Production Design
|
PRODUCTION DESIGN
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Arrival | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 33 |
| 4 | Hail, Caesar! | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Passengers | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
Best Costume Design
|
COSTUME DESIGN
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| 2 | La La Land | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 3 | Florence Foster Jenkins | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Allied | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
|
MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Trek Beyond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | A Man Called Ove | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | Suicide Squad | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
Best Original Score
|
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Lion | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Moonlight | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Jackie | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Passengers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Original Song
|
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “City Of Stars,” La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | “Audition,” La La Land | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | “How Far I’ll Go,” Moana | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| 4 | “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Trolls | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | “The Empty Chair,” Jim: The James Foley Story | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Sound Editing
|
SOUND EDITING
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hacksaw Ridge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 2 | Arrival | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | La La Land | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Deepwater Horizon | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Sully | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
Best Sound Mixing
|
SOUND MIXING
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Hacksaw Ridge | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Arrival | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Visual Effects
|
VISUAL EFFECTS
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jungle Book | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Doctor Strange | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Deepwater Horizon | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Kubo and the Two Strings | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
Best Animated Feature
|
ANIMATED FEATURE
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zootopia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Kubo and the Two Strings | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | Moana | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | My Life as a Zucchini | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | The Red Turtle | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Documentary Feature
|
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OJ: Made In America | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
| 2 | 13TH | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| 3 | I Am Not Your Negro | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Life, Animated | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Fire At Sea | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Best Foreign Language Film
|
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toni Erdmann (Germany) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
| 2 | The Salesman (Iran) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | Land Of Mine (Denmark) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | A Man Called Ove (Sweden) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Tanna (Australia) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Short: Documentary
|
SHORTS (DOCUMENTARY)
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The White Helmets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 2 | Joe’s Violin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 4.1 Miles | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Watani: My Homeland | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Extremis | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Best Short: Animated
|
SHORTS (ANIMATED)
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 2 | Pearl | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Blind Vaysha | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Borrowed Time | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Pear Cider & Cigarettes | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Best Short: Live-Action
|
SHORTS (LIVE ACTION)
|
ERIK
ANDERSON |
BRYAN
BONAFEDE |
CHRIS
PEPPER |
EVAN
KOST |
JAMES
NARVEY |
KENNETH
POLISHCHUK |
JÚLIA
ALBUQUERQUE |
MONIKA
NIKOLIĆ |
RICHARD
ANTHONY |
ROBERT
SCHIRMER |
TOTAL
POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timecode | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| 2 | Sing | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Silent Nights | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Ennemis Interiors | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | La Femme et le TGV | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.
He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
Latest posts by Erik Anderson (see all)
- 2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November) - November 21, 2024
- 2025 Oscars: Eligibility Lists for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards - November 21, 2024
- Nava Mau, Sean Wang Among 2024 BAFTA Breakthroughs Championing New ‘Must-Watch’ Creatives - November 21, 2024
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November) 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 72 – ‘Three Colours: Blue’ (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993) 
2025 Oscars: Eligibility Lists for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards 
Nava Mau, Sean Wang Among 2024 BAFTA Breakthroughs Championing New ‘Must-Watch’ Creatives