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