Oscar Nominations!

Oscar nominations! A big day for Canada with well-deserved nominations for Denis Villeneuve (Best Director, Arrival), Ryan Gosling (Best Actor, La La Land), Patrice Vermette and Paul Hotte (Best Production Design, Arrival), and in a nomination that's long overdue, Theodore Ushev (Best Animated Short, Blind Vaysha). Canada's It's Only the End of the World didn't make the cut for Best Foreign Language Film, but it made it further in the race than anticipated. The nominees in that category are a strong bunch with heavy favourite Toni Erdmann leading the pack and dark horse Tanna passing most pundits' expectations.

It was also a historic day for Cinemablographer favourite Meryl Streep, who broke her own record and landed her whopping 20th Oscar nomination with a Best Actress bid for Florence Foster Jenkins. Streep joins Jackie's Natalie Portman and Elle's Isabelle Huppert, plus frontrunner Emma Stone (La La Land) and surprise nominee Ruth Negga (Loving). In the snub heard around the Internet, Arrival's Amy Adams missed out despite a very strong showing for the film. Sometimes an omission is really all just about numbers.

More thoughts to follow, but this year's nominees are:

Best Picture:

Arrival

Fences
Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures  
La La Land

Lion

Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight

Best Director

Damian Chazelle, La La Land
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Emma Stone, La La Land

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Actor

Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea 
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge 

Ryan Gosling, La La Land 
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Adapted Screenplay

Arrival

Fences

Lion
Hidden Figures
Moonlight

 Original Screenplay

Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster

Manchester by the Sea
20^th Century Women

Best Documentary

13^th

Fire at Sea
I am Not Your Negro  
Life, Animated
OJ: Made in America

Best Foreign Language Film

Land of Mine (Denmark)
A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
The Salesman (Iran)
Tanna (Australia)

Toni Erdmann (Germany)

Also shortlisted: It's Only the End of the World (Canada), The King's Choice (Norway), My Life as a Courgette (Switzerland), Paradise (Russia)

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the TwoStrings

Moana
My Life as a Courgette

The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Best Film Editing

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Best Cinematography

Arrival

La La Land

Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Best Score

Jackie

La La Land

Lion*
Moonlight
Passengers

Best Song

Jim: The James Foley Story, "The Empty Chair"
La La Land, “City of Stars”
La La Land, “Audition - Fools Who Dream”

Moana, “How Far I'll Go”

Trolls, "Can't Stop this Feeling"

Best Costumes

Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins

Jackie

La La Land

Best Production Design

Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hail, Caesar!

La La Land

Passengers

Best Hair and Make-Up
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad  

Best Sound Mixing
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours

Best Sound Editing
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully

Best Visual Effects

Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange

The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Animated Short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper

Best Live Action Short
Ennemis Interieurs
Le femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets