Academy Awards Nominations for 2017

Academy Awards or “Oscars” to many is an annual awards ceremony in the United States which was being hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts, and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize merit in cinematic achievements of American film industry. The result then is being assessed by the AMAPS.

This year, marks the 89^th Academy Awards ceremony and the best film in 2016 will be honored as well. The event will take place on the 26^th of February, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised thru ABC in the United States and the producers are Michael de Luca and Jennifer Todd – Jimmy Kimmel will host the ceremony and it is going to be his first time.

The nominees were announced last January 24 via global live stream at the Academy’s official websites. On February 6, there will be nominee’s luncheon and the final voting begins on February 11; the final polls will be closed by 5pm on February 21.

Here are the lists of the nominees for the main categories of the 89^th Academy Awards:

Best Picture

Arrival – Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder, and David Linde
Fences – Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, and Todd Black
Hacksaw Ridge – Bill Mechanic and David Permut
Hell or High Water – Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn
Hidden Figures – Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chemin, Jenno Topping, Pharrel Williams, and Theodore Melfi
La La Land – Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, and Marc Platt
Lion – Emile Sherman, Lain Canning, Angie Fielder
Manchester by the Sea – Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin Walsh
Moonlight – Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner