From musicals, country-westerns and gut-wrenching dramas – it’s finally time to unveil the 2017 Oscar winners.
With 24 categories, the clear favourite to sweep the floor is La La Land – up for 14 nominations including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and big mama, Best Picture.
We’ll be cheering on our local stars Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson, who are both up for a coveted gold gong.
So sit back, pop the champagne and see who are the night’s winners….
Best Picture – MOONLIGHT
BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight – WINNER
BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land – WINNER
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
And the Best Actor goes to…CASEY AFFLECK
BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Your Oscar-winning Best Actress is… EMMA STONE
BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land – WINNER
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
A big round of applause of the Academy’s Best Supporting Actor…
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight – Winner
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
The actor’s wife, Amatus, welcomed their firstborn child together just days ago.
A big round of applause of the Academy’s Best Supporting Actress…
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Fences – WINNER
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Amy Adams may have missed out on a personal nomination, her acting chops landed Arrival in this year’s Best Picture category.
To be announced
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
20th Century Women
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight – WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land – WINNER
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
BEST FILM EDITING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge – WINNER
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book – WINNER
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land – WINNER
Passengers
Fences has wowed audiences across the globe.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – WINNER
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad – WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Jackie
La La Land – WINNER
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” La La Land
“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Trolls
“City of Stars,” La La Land – WINNER
“The Empty Chair,” Jim: The James Foley Story
“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana
Manchester By The Sea is up for six gongs including Massachusetts native Casey Affleck, who is nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award.
BEST SOUND EDITING
Arrival – Winner
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
BEST SOUND MIXING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge – Winner
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia – WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America – Winner
13th
With four nominations including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor, will Hell or High Water be the Oscar’s underdog?
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman – WINNER
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets – WINNER
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Ennemis Entreniers
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing – WINNER
Timecode
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper – WINNER
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