Last year when the Oscars nominees were announced the Academy's selection was noticeably missing something: diversity. So much so, that the President of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs made a statement that expressed concern of there not being one person of color nominated in 2016. Moving forward, she promised to “conduct a review of ...membership recruitment in order to bring about much-needed diversity in (the) 2016 class and beyond.” The nominees for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning and it appears the Oscars got it right.
The films "Fences, "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" received a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Academy's biggest nomination, Best Picture.
Denzel Washington was nominated for Best Actor and Mahershala Ali, Best Supporting Actor for their roles in "Fences" and "Moonlight". Ruth Negga snagged a nod for Best Actress for her lead role in, "Loving". Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Naomi Harris received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for their performances in "Fences", "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight".
Raoul Peck's "I Am Not Your Negro", Ava DuVernay's documentary "13th", and Ezra Edelman's "O.J.: Made in America" all got a nod in the category for Best Documentary Feature. Bradford Young received a nomination for Cinematography, making him the first African American to ever get a nomination in this category.
"Moonlight" also received a nomination for Best Original Score, Cinematography, and its director Barry Jenkins, snagged a nod for Best Director.
Here's the full list of nominees:
Best Picture:
“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell or High Water”
“Hidden Figures”
“La La Land”
“Lion”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
Lead Actor:
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land,”
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington, “Fences”
Lead Actress:
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”
Dev Patel, “Lion”
Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals”
Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis, “Fences”
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
Best Director:
Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival”
Animated Feature:
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Moana”
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“The Red Turtle”
“Zootopia”
Animated Short:
“Blind Vaysha”
“Borrowed Time”
“Pear Cider and Cigarettes”
“Pearl”
“Piper”
Adapted Screenplay:
“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hidden Figures”
“Lion”
“Moonlight”
Original Screenplay:
“20th Century Women”
“Hell or High Water”
“La La Land”
“The Lobster”
“Manchester by the Sea”
Cinematography:
“Arrival”
“La La Land”
“Lion”
“Moonlight”
“Silence”
Best Documentary Feature:
“13th”
“Fire at Sea”
“I Am Not Your Negro”
“Life, Animated”
“O.J.: Made in America”
Best Documentary Short Subject:
“4.1 Miles”
“Extremist”
“Joe’s Violin”
“Watani: My Homeland”
“The White Helmets”
Best Live-Action Short Film:
“Ennemis Interieurs”
“La Femme et le TGV”
“Silent Nights”
“Sing”
“Timecode”
Best Foreign Language Film:
“A Man Called Ove”
“Land of Mine”
“Tanna”
“The Salesman”
“Toni Erdmann”
Film Editing:
“Arrival”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell or High Water”
“La La Land”
“Moonlight”
Sound Editing:
“Arrival”
“Deep Water Horizon”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“La La Land”
“Sully”
Sound Mixing:
“Arrival”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“La La Land”
“Rogue One”
“13 Hours”
Production Design:
“Arrival”
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
“Hail Caesar!”
“La La Land”
“Passengers”
Original Score:
“Jackie”
“La La Land”
“Lion”
“Moonlight”
“Passengers”
Original Song:
Audition, “La La Land”
Can’t Stop the Feeling!, “Trolls”
City of Stars, “La La Land”
The Empty Chair, “Jim: The James Foley Story”
How Far I’ll Go, “Moana”
Makeup and Hair:
“A Man Called Ove”
“Star Trek Beyond”
“Suicide Squad”
Costume Design:
“Allied”
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
“Florence Foster Jenkins”
“Jackie”
“La La Land”
Visual Effects:
“Deepwater Horizon”
“Doctor Strange”
“Jungle Book”
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Congratulations to all of the 2017 nominees! The Oscars are set to air live on February 26.