2016 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Best Picture
1. La La Land
2. Moonlight
3. Manchester by the Sea
4. Lion
5. Arrival
6. Hell or High Water
7. Hidden Figures
8. Hacksaw Ridge
If 9: Fences
If 10: Nocturnal Animals
Alternates: Silence, Florence Foster Jenkins, Loving
Potential Spoilers: Captain Fantastic, Jackie

Best Director
1. Damien Chazelle, La La Land
2. Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
3. Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
4. Dennis Villeneuve, Arrival
5. Martin Scorsese, Silence
Alternates: Garth Davis, Lion; David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water; Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Spoilers: Pablo Larrain, Jackie; Ken Loach, I, Daniel Blake

Best Actor
1. Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
2. Denzel Washington, Fences
3. Ryan Gosling, La La Land
4. Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
5. Andrew Garfield, Silence
Alternates: Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge; Joel Edgerton, Loving
Spoilers: Jake Gyllenhaal, Nocturnal Animals; Tom Hanks, Sully; Adam Driver, Paterson

Best Actress
1. Emma Stone, La La Land
2. Natalie Portman, Jackie
3. Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
4. Isabelle Huppert, Elle
5. Ruth Negga, Loving
Alternates: Amy Adams, Arrival; Annette Bening, 20th Century Women; Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train
Spoilers: Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures; Rebecca Hall, Christine

Best Supporting Actor
1. Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
2. Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
3. Dev Patel, Lion
4. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
5. Kevin Costner, Hidden Figures
Alternates: Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins; Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Spoilers: Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins; Ben Foster, Hell or High Water; Andre Holland, Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress
1. Viola Davis, Fences
2. Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
3. Naomie Harris, Moonlight
4. Nicole Kidman, Lion
5. Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Alternates: Janelle Monae, Hidden Figures; Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women
Spoilers: Janelle Monae, Moonlight; Hayley Squires, I, Daniel Blake; Elle Faning, 20th Century Women

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight
2. Eric Heisserer, Arrival
3. Luke Davies, Lion
4. Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, Hidden Figures
5. Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Alternates: August Wilson, Fences; Jeff Nichols, Loving; Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, Hacksaw Ridge
Spoilers: Jay Cooks and Martin Scorsese, Silence; Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Deadpool

Best Original Screenplay
1. Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
2. Damien Chazelle, La La Land
3. Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
4. Matt Ross, Captain Fantastic
5. Jared Bush, Byron Harris, Phil Johnson, Jennifer Lee, Rich Moore, Jim Reardon, Josie Trinidad, Zootopia
Alternates: Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster; Nicholas Martin, Florence Foster Jenkins
Spoilers: Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann; Mike Mills, 20th Century Women; Paul Laverty, I, Daniel Blake

Best Cinematography
1. La La Land
2. Arrival
3. Moonlight
4. Silence
5. Lion
Alternates: Nocturnal Animals, Jackie, The Jungle Book
Spoilers: Hell or High Water; Hail, Caesar!

Best Costume Design
1. La La Land
2. Jackie
3. Florence Foster Jenkins
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
5. The Dressmaker
Alternates: Hidden Figures; Hail, Caesar!; Allied
Spoilers: Captain Fantastic, Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Film Editing
1. La La Land
2. Arrival
3. Moonlight
4. Manchester by the Sea
5. Hell or High Water
Alternates: Hacksaw Ridge, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Nocturnal Animals
Spoilers: Lion, Sully

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Florence Foster Jenkins
2. A Man Called Ove
3. Deadpool
Alternates: Star Trek Beyond; Suicide Squad; Hail, Caesar!; The Dressmaker

Best Original Score
1. La La Land
2. Lion
3. Moonlight
4. The BFG
5. Nocturnal Animals
Alternates: Florence Foster Jenkins, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Hidden Figures, Jackie
Spoiler: Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Original Song
1. "City of Stars," La La Land
2. "How Far I'll Go," Moana
3. "Can't Stop the Feeling," Trolls
4. "Drive It Like You Stole It," Sing Street
5. "The Rules Don't Apply," Rules Don't Apply
Alternates: "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)," La La Land; "We Know the Way," Moana; "Runnin," Hidden Figures
Spoilers: "The Great Beyond," Sausage Party; "Letters to the Free," 13th

Best Production Design
1. La La Land
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
3. Hail, Caesar!
4. Nocturnal Animals
5. The Handmaiden
Alternates: Arrival, Jackie, Doctor Strange
Spoilers: Silence, Hacksaw Ridge

Best Sound Editing
1. Arrival
2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
5. Deadpool
Alternates: La La Land, Deepwater Horizon, Sully
Spoilers: Kubo and the Two Strings, Zootopia

Best Sound Mixing
1. La La Land
2. Arrival
3. Rouge One: A Star Wars Story
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
5. The Jungle Book
Alternates: Hacksaw Ridge, Deepwater Horizon, Sully
Spoilers: 13 Hours, Sing

Best Visual Effects
1. The Jungle Book
2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
4. Arrival
5. Kubo and the Two Strings
Alternates: Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Passengers, Deepwater Horizon, The BFG

Best Animated Feature
1. Zootopia
2. Kubo and the Two Strings
3. Moana
4. My Life as a Zucchini
5. Finding Dory
Alternate: The Red Turtle, Your Name
Spoilers: Sausage Party, April and the Extraordinary World, The Little Prince

Best Documentary Feature
1. 13th
2. Fire at Sea
3. I Am Not Your Negro
4. Life, Animated
5. The Eagle Huntress
Alternates: O.J.: Made in America; Cameraperson; Weiner
Spoilers: Hooligan Sparrow, Tower

Best Foreign Language Film
1. Toni Erdmann
2. A Man Called Ove
3. Land of Mine
4. The Salesman
5. Land of Mine
Alternates: The King's Choice, Paradise, My Life as a Zucchini, It's Only the End of the World

Animated Short:
1. Piper
2. Une Tete Disparait (The Head Vanishes)
3. Inner Workings
4. Blind Vaysha
5. Pearl
Alternates: Pear Cider and Cigarettes, Borrowed Time, Happy End, Sous Tes Doights (Under Your Fingers), Once Upon a Line

Documentary Short:
1. Joe's Violin
2. The White Helmets
3. Extremis
4. The Mute's House
5. Watani: My Homeland
Alternates: The Other Side of Home, 4.1 Miles, Close Ties, Frame 394, Brillo Box (3cent Off)

Best Live Action Short
1. Grafitti
2. Nocturne in Black
3. Bon Voyage
4. Ennemis Interieurs (Domestic Enemies)
5. Les Fremissements du The (The Way of Tea)
Alternates: Timecode; Mindeski (Sing); La Femme et le TGV; The Rifle, The Jackle, The Wolf and the Boy; Silent Nights