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In a year fraught with political and social turmoil, many citizens have been flocking to movie theaters around the country to enjoy a little cinematic escapism. Over the summer there were many movies that did not meet the public’s high expectations, including Suicide Squad, Independence Day: Resurgence and Alice Through the Looking Glass. These ‘flops’ have been forgotten in the wake of the many wonderful movies that have premiered this year, many of which came out in the past month.

Now that it is the new year, it is time for these standout works to be recognized. There are many prestigious awards presented each year, but the Academy Awards (Oscars) are considered to be the biggest prizes of the year. The nominations for them will be announced on January 24. Almost a month later, the Oscars Ceremony will be held on February 26 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. With the award season in full swing, Crossed Sabres decided to make a few predictions of who will be honored on Oscar Sunday.

Our predictions for the 89th Academy Award nominations (in order of likelihood to be nominated) are as follows.

Best Picture:

La La Land

Dance your way to the theater & discover #LALALAND – The winner of a record-breaking 7 Golden Globes including Best Picture! ?Now Playing – Get tickets now: Link in bio!

A video posted by La La Land (@lalaland) on Jan 13, 2017 at 1:35pm PST

Moonlight

Manchester by the Sea

Hacksaw Ridge

Arrival

Hell or High Water

Lion

Fences

Hidden Figures

Silence

Loving [pictured above]

Nocturnal Animals

Best Actor:

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Don’t miss Golden Globe Best Actor winner Casey Affleck #ManchesterByTheSea. His performance “grabs your heart and takes your breath away.” Ticketing link in bio.

A video posted by Manchester By The Sea Movie (@mbtsthemovie) on Jan 12, 2017 at 9:05am PST

Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) [pictured above]

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

Joel Edgerton (Loving)

Tom Hanks (Sully)

Andrew Garfield (Silence)

Chris Pine (Hell or High Water)

Colin Farrell (The Lobster)

Best Actress:

Emma Stone (La La Land)

They won all 7 of their nominations!!

A photo posted by Emma Stone (@emmastone.official) on Jan 9, 2017 at 4:43am PST

Amy Adams (Arrival)

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Natalie Portman (Jackie) [pictured above]

Ruth Negga (Loving)

Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

All love, all pride. #MOONLIGHT

A photo posted by MOONLIGHT (@moonlightmov) on Jan 9, 2017 at 10:42am PST

Dev Patel (Lion) [pictured above]

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals)

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight)

Ben Foster (Hell or High Water)

Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Congratulations to @ViolaDavis on her #GoldenGlobes win for Best Supporting Actress. #FencesMovie

A photo posted by Fences Movie (@fencesmovie) on Jan 8, 2017 at 6:05pm PST

Viola Davis (Fences) [pictured above]

Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

Nicole Kidman (Lion)

Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women)

Janelle Monae (Hidden Figures)

Best Director:

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Mahershala x Barry ✨? … Don’t miss a @Variety Q&A with Mahershala via Facebook Live, today at 4:00 PM PST on the #MOONLIGHT Facebook!

A photo posted by MOONLIGHT (@moonlightmov) on Jan 16, 2017 at 1:49pm PST

Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Martin Scorsese (Silence) [pictured above]

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Tom Ford (Nocturnal Animals)

Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)

Garth Davis (Lion)

David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water)

Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Jeff Nichols (Loving)

Ted Melfi (Hidden Figures)

Best Animated Feature Film:

Zootopia [pictured above]

Happy new Year! ?? #Zootopia

A photo posted by Disney’s Zootopia. (@zootopiadisney) on Jan 1, 2017 at 8:14am PST

Moana

Kubo and the Two Strings

My Life as a Zucchini

The Red Turtle

Finding Dory

Best Foreign Language Film:

Elle (France) [pictured above]

“What an electrifying film…ELLE is uproarious, galvanic and guaranteed to spark debate.” ★★★★★ – Xan Brooks, The Guardian See cinema legend Isabelle Huppert in the new French psychological thriller #ElleMovie, in select cinemas October 27.

A photo posted by Sony Pictures Australia (@sonypicturesaus) on Oct 17, 2016 at 7:24pm PDT

Toni Erdmann (Germany)

The Salesman (Iran)

A Man Called Ove (Sweden)

Divines (France)

Neruda (Chile)

Land of Mine (Denmark)

My Life as a Zucchini (Switzerland)

Best Original Screenplay:

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) [pictured above]

#KennethLonergan al photocall di #ManchesterByTheSea, oggi al @romacinemafest. #RomaFF11

A photo posted by Universal Pictures Italy (@universalpicturesita) on Oct 14, 2016 at 5:52am PDT

Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water)

Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic)

Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthymis Filippou (The Lobster)

Jared Bush & Phil Johnston (Zootopia)

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Dressed in #Burberry, Director of #Moonlight #BarryJenkins, celebrates the film’s #GoldenGlobe award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at this year’s event. . Barry wears a black virgin wool half-canvas tuxedo with satin notch lapels and covered buttons.

A photo posted by Burberry (@burberry) on Jan 10, 2017 at 3:10pm PST

Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese (Silence)

August Wilson (Fences) [pictured above]

Tom Ford (Nocturnal Animals)

Luke Davies (Lion)

Eric Heisserer (Arrival)

Andrew Knight & Robert Schenkkan (Hacksaw Ridge)

Best Original Song:

City of Stars (La La Land)

How Far I’ll Go (Moana) [pictured above]

Can’t Stop the Feeling (Trolls)

Audition (La La Land)

Faith (Sing)

Running (Hidden Figures)

Gold (Gold)

Best Original Music Score:

Justin Hurwitz (La La Land) [pictured above]

@JohnLegend discusses his role as Keith and taking on playing a guitar in #LALALAND.

A video posted by La La Land (@lalaland) on Jan 4, 2017 at 9:59am PST

Johann Johannsson (Arrival)

Hans Zimmer & Pharrell Williams & Benjamin Wallfisch (Hidden Figures)

Opetaia Foa’l & Mark Mancina & Lin Manuel Miranda (Moana)

Nicholas Britell (Moonlight)

Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka (Lion)

Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge)

Michael Giacchino (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)

Best Cinematography:

Linus Sandgren (La La Land)

Discover why critics are calling #LALALAND “The Best Film of the Year.” Now Playing in theaters! Link in bio for tickets.

A photo posted by La La Land (@lalaland) on Dec 28, 2016 at 12:08pm PST

James Laxton (Moonlight)

Bradford Young (Arrival) [pictured above]

Rodrigo Prieto (Silence)

Seamus McGarvey (Nocturnal Animals)

Simon Duggan (Hacksaw Ridge)

Greig Fraser (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)

Giles Nuttgens (Hell or High Water)