The 89th Academy Awards representing the year 2016 in film has officially come to a close. We hope you enjoyed our podcast recap here as well as my article on how "Moonlight" managed to pull off one of the biggest upsets of all time here. It was quite memorable to say the least.

But now, we have our winner of the 2017 "Predict The Oscars" Contest to unveil. Click below to see if you ranked with the top.

By Matt Neglia

With one day to process the bombshell that was the 89th Academy Awards, myself, Will and Michael are joined by guest Andrew Carden from TheAwardsConnection.com to discuss the Oscars which will go down in history as one of the most shocking ever.

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Forget about the controversy for a moment. Take a step back from what transpired at first with presumed frontrunner "La La Land" taking the stage to claim the Best Picture prize and hearing the producers give their speeches. A bigger story (Ok, maybe not to most) happened here and that is the fact that when all the shenanigans were over with, "Moonlight" managed to beat "La La Land" for Best Picture.

​How did this happen? Click below to find out.

By Matt Neglia

While we are all still trying to recover from last night's Oscars, a horror/comedy from Jordan Peele called "Get Out" was released this weekend to much acclaim and is our main review for this week.

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So that just happened....

In what will go down in history as probably the most shocking Oscar moment EVER, "La La Land" was announced as the Best Picture winner by a confused Warren Beatty who was looking off to the sides and stalling for time as he had the wrong envelope in his hands (It was Emma Stone's envelope for Best Actress), after winning 6 awards and being the presumed winner for the season, Beatty made the decision to announce "La La Land" as the winner and the team took the stage to accept their award. After a few moments and some sweet (Now awkward) winning speeches, the true winner was revealed to be "Moonlight." The cast and crew of that film took the stage while the "La La Land" crew awkwardly exited, as the audience and the people watching at home tried to get a handle on what had just occurred.

There will be so much to discuss on this historic moment and although I'm very happy for "Moonlight," I fear this win will forever be considered a fluke. I cannot wait to discuss this on the podcast this week and for all of you to listen.

Thank you so much for following me live on twitter tonight and be sure to stay tuned in the post Oscar season over here at Next Best Picture for more to come on what these wins all mean historically and more moving forward.

For now, click below to see the full list of winners from this evening.

Here is the live post for the 89th Academy Award winners. Be sure to check back here as the winners are updated and feel free to follow my live thoughts on twitter at @NextBestPicture with the hashtag #NextBestPicture.

​Click below to see the winners as they are announced.

The show will be starting in a few hours. You can enter into our "Predict The Oscars" contest here and follow me on twitter tonight with the hashtag #NextBestPicture as I live tweet the Oscars.

For now, I'd love to hear your No Guts, No Glory predictions for tonight. Click below to see mine and share yours in the comments.

​Enjoy the show!

On a day that is supposed to be a joyous one for us Oscar fans, fate has been very cruel to us as we have learned of the passing of actor Bill Paxton at age 61. He leaves behind a career of many performances ranging from leading man, to supporting actor and character roles in both film and television.
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

The last stop before the Oscars took place last night at the Independent Spirit Awards were awarded for films of 2016.

​Click below to see the winners.

It's all come down to this. 24 hours to go until the big show. You have seen all the posts. Listened to all of the podcasts. Well now, the team over at Next Best Picture is finally ready to share with you our picks for the 89th Academy Awards.

​Click below to see our predictions along with what we feel should win and be sure to enter into our "Predict The Oscars" contest before the ceremony begins tomorrow night.

The 2017 Razzie Awards were held last night honoring the worst in film for 2016.

Click below to see the winners.

And here we are. This is it. The final two categories before the 89th Academy Awards. Best Director and Best Picture. Before we get to my in-depth analysis of these two awards and how I think they will go on Sunday, please take the time to check out the other articles I have posted these past couple of days on the other categories:

Best Foreign Language, Best Documentary & Best Animated Film
Best Original Song & Best Original Score
Best Film Editing & Best Cinematography
​Best Sound Editing/Mixing & Best Visual Effects
​Best Original & Adapted Screenplay
Best Makeup, Best Costume Design & Best Production Design
Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor & Supporting Actress

​Without any further adieu, click below for my in-depth analysis

One acting category is pretty much locked at this year's Oscars unless if Hell were prepared to freeze over. The other three categories have their favorites but present some unique scenarios which may or may not play out. This is my in-depth analysis of the acting categories for the 89th Academy Awards and who I predict will ultimately walk away with Oscar gold.

​Click below to read my in-depth analysis.

By Matt Neglia

It is time for Week 8 of the NBP Film Awards and for this week, myself and the entire NBP team countdown our favorites for 2016 in the following categories: Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor & Best Ensemble.

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By Matt Neglia

I recently joined The InSession Film Podcast to talk a little bit about this year's Oscars and the Best Picture Winners from the last 5 years. 

​Be sure to have a listen to the show down below.

The Costume Designer Guild (CDG) are the last guild awards for the 2016 Awards Season. They handed out their awards last night.

Click below to see the film winners while the full list winners can be found here

Our final three tech awards for the 89th Academy Awards are here. I was anxiously awaiting the results of the guilds to tell me something with these categories and I think I have my mind made up on at least 2 out of the three categories. With only a few days left until the big show, here is my in-depth analysis of Best Makeup & Hair Styling, Production Design and Costume Design for this year's Oscar.

​Click below to read my in-depth analysis.

With the tech awards officially out of the way, we now turn our eyes to the above the line categories. This year's screenplay categories feel like a done deal in one category while the other is practically a coin flip.

​Click below to see my in-depth analysis.

By Matt Neglia

We're finally here. It's finally time for the Next Best Picture Podcast to share with all of you, our final Oscar predictions for the 89th Academy Awards. Myself, Michael and Will are joined this week by Marshall Flores from Awardsdaily.com to help us break down all 24 categories. Make sure to also enter into our Predict The Oscars contest here after listening.

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