89th Academy Awards: My Oscar Predictions

The 89th Academy Awards will be held this evening at the at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the ceremony will air live on ABC at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. My predictions follow.

Best motion picture of the year: La La Land; Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role: Denzel Washington, Fences

Performance by an actress in a leading role: Emma Stone, La La Land

Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Viola Davis, Fences

Achievement in directing: Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Best animated feature film of the year: Zootopia; Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer

Achievement in cinematography: Greig Fraser, Lion

Achievement in costume design: Mary Zophres, La La Land

Best documentary feature: O.J.: Made in America, Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow

Best documentary short subject: The White Helmets, Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Achievement in film editing: Tom Cross, La La Land

Best foreign language film of the year: The Salesman, Iran

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling: Star Trek Beyond, Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): “City Of Stars” from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Achievement in production design: La La Land; Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

Best animated short film: Piper, Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

Best live action short film: Ennemis Intérieurs, Sélim Azzazi

Achievement in sound editing: Hacksaw Ridge, Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright

Achievement in sound mixing: La La Land, Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow

Achievement in visual effects: The Jungle Book, Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon

Adapted screenplay: Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer

Original screenplay: Manchester by the Sea, Written by Kenneth Lonergan

Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.

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