It all comes down to this. In less than a week, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will announce the nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards. We here at Next Best Picture have done our best to predict all 24 categories (Which can be found below) but now we want to hear what you think will get nominated.
Please take these next couple of days to enter into our contest to predict this year’s Oscar Nominations. The winner will receive a random free digital copy of a movie and of course some insane bragging rights. The winner will be contacted by email if he/she has the highest number of correct nominations. In the event of a tie, the winner will be chosen randomly.
Please check out our predictions below for reference and happy predicting!
THE NEXT BEST PICTURE TEAM’S OSCAR PREDICTIONS
BEST PICTURE
Matt’s Picks
La La Land
Moonlight
Manchester By The Sea
Lion
Arrival
Hell Or High Water
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
Silence
Fences
Moonlight
Manchester By The Sea
Lion
Arrival
Hell Or High Water
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
Silence
Fences
MICHAEL’s PICKS
La La Land
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Lion
Arrival
Hell Or High Water
Hidden Figures
Hacksaw Ridge
Fences
Sully
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Lion
Arrival
Hell Or High Water
Hidden Figures
Hacksaw Ridge
Fences
Sully
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Lion
Hidden Figures
Hell or High Water
Hacksaw Ridge
Fences
Silence
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Lion
Hidden Figures
Hell or High Water
Hacksaw Ridge
Fences
Silence
KRISTEN’S PICKS
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
BEST DIRECTOR
Matt’s Picks
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By The Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Martin Scorsese – Silence
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By The Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Martin Scorsese – Silence
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By The Sea
David MacKenzie – Hell Or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By The Sea
David MacKenzie – Hell Or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
WILL’S PICKS
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Longergan – Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Longergan – Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By the Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By the Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
BEST ACTOR
Matt’s Picks
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Denzel Washington – Fences
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Denzel Washington – Fences
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
WILL’S PICKS
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Denzel Washington – Fences
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Casey Affleck – Manchester By the Sea
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
BEST ACTRESS
Matt’s Picks
Emma Stone – La La Land
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Emma Stone – La La Land
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
WILL’S PICKS
Emma Stone – La La Land
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Amy Adams – Arrival
Emily Blunt – The Girl on a Train
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Emma Stone – La La Land
Emily Blunt – The Girl on a Train
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Emma Stone – La La Land
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt’s Picks
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Dev Patel – Lion
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Aaron Taylor Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Dev Patel – Lion
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Aaron Taylor Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Dev Patel – Lion
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges – Manchester By The Sea
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Dev Patel – Lion
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges – Manchester By The Sea
WILL’S PICKS
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel – Lion
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel – Lion
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
KRISTEN’s picks
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Dev Patel – Lion
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Dev Patel – Lion
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Matt’s Picks
Viola Davis – Fences
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Viola Davis – Fences
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
WILL’S PICKS
Viola Davis – Fences
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Naomi Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Naomi Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
KRISTEN’s picks
Viola Davis – Fences
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester By the Sea
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester By the Sea
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Matt’s Picks
Moonlight
Arrival
Lion
Hidden Figures
Nocturnal Animals
Arrival
Lion
Hidden Figures
Nocturnal Animals
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Moonlight
Arrival
Hidden Figures
Lion
Fences
Arrival
Hidden Figures
Lion
Fences
WILL’S PICKS
Moonlight
Fences
Arrival
Lion
Hidden Figures
Fences
Arrival
Lion
Hidden Figures
KRISTEN’s picks
Arrival
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Matt’s Picks
Manchester By The Sea
La La Land
Hell or High Water
The Lobster
20th Century Women
La La Land
Hell or High Water
The Lobster
20th Century Women
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Manchester By The Sea
La La Land
Hell Or High Water
Captain Fantastic
The Lobster
La La Land
Hell Or High Water
Captain Fantastic
The Lobster
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Hell or High Water
Captain Fantastic
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
Hell or High Water
Captain Fantastic
The Lobster
KRISTEN’s picks
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester By the Sea
Zootopia
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester By the Sea
Zootopia
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Matt’s Picks
Zootopia
Kubo & The Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Your Name
Kubo & The Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Your Name
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Zootopia
Moana
Kubo & The Two Strings
My Life As A Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Moana
Kubo & The Two Strings
My Life As A Zucchini
The Red Turtle
WILL’S PICKS
Zootopia
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
My Life as a Zucchini
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
My Life as a Zucchini
Kristen’s picks
Kubo and the Two Strings
My Life as Zucchini
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
My Life as Zucchini
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Matt’s Picks
La La Land
Silence
Moonlight
Arrival
Jackie
Silence
Moonlight
Arrival
Jackie
MICHAEL’s PICKS
La La Land
Silence
Moonlight
Lion
Arrival
Silence
Moonlight
Lion
Arrival
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Moonlight
Arrival
Silence
Lion
Moonlight
Arrival
Silence
Lion
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Matt’s Picks
La La Land
Jackie
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
The Dressmaker
Jackie
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
The Dressmaker
MICHAEL’s PICKS
La La Land
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hail, Caesar!
Jackie
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hail, Caesar!
Jackie
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Jackie
Florence Foster Jenkins
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
The Dressmaker
Jackie
Florence Foster Jenkins
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
The Dressmaker
KRISTEN’s PICKS
The Dressmaker
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
BEST FILM EDITING
Matt’s Picks
La La Land
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Manchester By The Sea
MICHAEL’s PICKS
La La Land
Arrival
Lion
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Lion
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Moonlight
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Manchester by the Sea
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Matt’s Picks
Florence Foster Jenkins
Deadpool
A Man Called Ove
Deadpool
A Man Called Ove
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Florence Foster Jenkins
Deadpool
A Man Called Ove
Deadpool
A Man Called Ove
WILL’S PICKS
Star Trek Beyond
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Florence Foster Jenkins
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Matt’s Picks
La La Land
Silence
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Jackie
The Handmaiden
Silence
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Jackie
The Handmaiden
MICHAEL’s PICKS
La La Land
Silence
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
Arrival
Silence
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
Arrival
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
Silence
The Handmaiden
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
Silence
The Handmaiden
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
Hidden Figures
Jackie
La La Land
Hail, Caesar!
Hidden Figures
Jackie
La La Land
BEST SOUND MIXING
Matt’s Picks
La La Land
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Deepwater Horizon
MICHAEL’s PICKS
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
The Jungle Book
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Deepwater Horizon
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Sully
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Sully
BEST SOUND EDITING
Matt’s Picks
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Sully
Patriot’s Day
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Sully
Patriot’s Day
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Hacksaw Ridge
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Sully
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Sully
WILL’S PICKS
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Deepwater Horizon
Sully
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Deepwater Horizon
Sully
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Sully
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Sully
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Matt’s Picks
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Strange
Arrival
Captain America: Civil War
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Strange
Arrival
Captain America: Civil War
MICHAEL’s PICKS
The Jungle Book
Doctor Strange
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Arrival
The BFG
Doctor Strange
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Arrival
The BFG
WILL’S PICKS
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Strange
Deepwater Horizon
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Strange
Deepwater Horizon
Arrival
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Arrival
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Matt’s Picks
La La Land
Moonlight
Lion
Jackie
Nocturnal Animals
Moonlight
Lion
Jackie
Nocturnal Animals
MICHAEL’s PICKS
La La Land
Lion
Nocturnal Animals
The BFG
Moonlight
Lion
Nocturnal Animals
The BFG
Moonlight
WILL’S PICKS
La La Land
Moonlight
Lion
Jackie
Nocturnal Animals
Moonlight
Lion
Jackie
Nocturnal Animals
KRISTEN’s PICKS
The BFG
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Matt’s Picks
City Of Stars – La La Land
Audition – La La Land
How Far I’ll Go – Moana
Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street
Runnin’ – Hidden Figures
Audition – La La Land
How Far I’ll Go – Moana
Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street
Runnin’ – Hidden Figures
MICHAEL’s PICKS
City Of Stars – La La Land
How Far I’ll Go – Moana
Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street
Runnin’ – Hidden Figures
Dancing With Your Shadow – Po
How Far I’ll Go – Moana
Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street
Runnin’ – Hidden Figures
Dancing With Your Shadow – Po
WILL’S PICKS
City of Stars – La La Land
Audition – La La Land
How Far I’ll Go – Moana
Runnin’ – Hidden Figures
Dancing With Your Shadow – Po
Audition – La La Land
How Far I’ll Go – Moana
Runnin’ – Hidden Figures
Dancing With Your Shadow – Po
KRISTEN’s PICKS
“Audition” – La Land
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Trolls
“City of Stars” – La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
“Runnin” – Hidden Figures
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Trolls
“City of Stars” – La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
“Runnin” – Hidden Figures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Matt’s Picks
Toni Erdmann
A Man Called Ove
Land Of Mine
The Salesman
My Life As A Zucchini
A Man Called Ove
Land Of Mine
The Salesman
My Life As A Zucchini
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Toni Erdmann
A Man Called Ove
Land Of Mine
The Salesman
Paradise
A Man Called Ove
Land Of Mine
The Salesman
Paradise
WILL’S PICKS
Toni Erdmann
A Man Called Ove
Paradise
The Salesman
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
Paradise
The Salesman
Land of Mine
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Land of Mine
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
The Salesman
A Man Called Ove
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
The Salesman
A Man Called Ove
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Matt’s Picks
O.J.: Made In America
13th
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
Gleason
13th
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
Gleason
MICHAEL’s PICKS
O.J.: Made In America
I Am Not Your Negro
Weiner
13th
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
Weiner
13th
Cameraperson
WILL’S PICKS
O.J.: Made in America
13th
I am Not Your Negro
Cameraperson
Weiner
13th
I am Not Your Negro
Cameraperson
Weiner
KRISTEN’s PICKS
13th
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
Weiner
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
Weiner
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Matt’s Picks
Piper
The Head Vanishes
Pearl
Inner Workings
Sous Tes Doigts
The Head Vanishes
Pearl
Inner Workings
Sous Tes Doigts
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Piper
Sous Tes Doigts
Pearl
Borrowed Time
Blind Vaysha
Sous Tes Doigts
Pearl
Borrowed Time
Blind Vaysha
WILL’S PICKS
Piper
The Head Vanishes
Inner Workings
Happy End
Borrowed Time
The Head Vanishes
Inner Workings
Happy End
Borrowed Time
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
The Head Vanishes
Inner Workings
Piper
Borrowed Time
The Head Vanishes
Inner Workings
Piper
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Matt’s Picks
The White Helmets
Joe’s Violin
Extremis
The Mute’s House
Watani: My Homeland
Joe’s Violin
Extremis
The Mute’s House
Watani: My Homeland
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Joe’s Violin
The White Helmets
The Mute’s House
Extremis
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
The Mute’s House
Extremis
Watani: My Homeland
WILL’S PICKS
The White Helmets
Joe’s Violin
Extremis
Close Ties
Watani: My Homeland
Joe’s Violin
Extremis
Close Ties
Watani: My Homeland
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Close Ties
Extremis
Joe’s Violin
The Mute’s House
The White Helmets
Extremis
Joe’s Violin
The Mute’s House
The White Helmets
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Matt’s Picks
Nocturne In Black
Timecode
Sing (Mindenki)
The Way of Tea
Bon Voyage
Timecode
Sing (Mindenki)
The Way of Tea
Bon Voyage
MICHAEL’s PICKS
Nocturne In Black
Timecode
The Way Of Tea
The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf & the Boy
Sing (Mindenki)
Timecode
The Way Of Tea
The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf & the Boy
Sing (Mindenki)
WILL’S PICKS
Silent Nights
Timecode
Sing
Nocturne in Black
Eneemis Intieurs
Timecode
Sing
Nocturne in Black
Eneemis Intieurs
KRISTEN’s PICKS
Bon Voyage
Graffiti
Nocturne in Black
The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Boy
Timecode
Graffiti
Nocturne in Black
The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Boy
Timecode
