Oscars Winners; Moonlight, Fences, La La Land

First and foremost this years Oscars ceremony was one of the most just award shows in Oscar history, well in my opinion. Justin Timberlake kicked of the show with "Can't stop the feeling" off of Dream works "Trolls" soundtrack. Starting off  with light political banter, of course ended with a shocking controversial moment as the talk of night. Pulling a "Steve Harvey" when announcing the Best Motion picture award confused everyone. Originally announced as the winner was the sensational musical La La Land, but soon enough the error was recognized by the nominees. La La Land cast seen the envelope and abruptly revealed that the winner was Moonlight.

BEST PICTURE“Arrival”“Fences”“Hacksaw Ridge”“Hell or High Water”“Hidden Figures”“La La Land”“Lion”“Manchester by the Sea”“Moonlight” (WINNER)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLECasey Affleck in “Manchester by the Sea” (WINNER)Andrew Garfield in “Hacksaw Ridge”Ryan Gosling in “La La Land”Viggo Mortensen in “Captain Fantastic”Denzel Washington in “Fences”

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLEJeff Bridges in “Hell or High Water”Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight” (WINNER)Lucas Hedges in “Manchester by the Sea”Dev Patel in “Lion”Michael Shannon in “Nocturnal Animals”

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLEIsabelle Huppert in “Elle”Ruth Negga in “Loving”Natalie Portman in “Jackie”Emma Stone in “La La Land” (WINNER)Meryl Streep in “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Bestowed as a must see film of the year, it came as no surprise that Fences was nominated for 3 major categories in this years Oscars ceremony. Lead actress in the film, Viola Davis had the honor of taking home "best actress in a supporting role" award, her invigorating speech brought the audience to tears. Paying respects to screen writer August Wilson, Denzel Washington, and thanking those who have supported her throughout her journey. Witnessing the growth of Davis inspires entertainers, especially in the African American community. Seeing a Black woman with a darker complexion win an Oscar without any demeaning herself or the image of African American woman invokes changes in our entertainment. Like Mrs. Davis said in her speech Fences is a movie about words, which audiences can relate and value the actors.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLENicole Kidman in “Lion”Viola Davis in “Fences” (WINNER)Naomie Harris in “Moonlight”Octavia Spencer in “Hidden Figures”Michelle Williams in “Manchester by the Sea”

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM“Kubo and the Two Strings”“Moana”“My Life as a Zucchini”“The Red Turtle”“Zootopia” (WINNER)

CINEMATOGRAPHY“Arrival”“La La Land” (WINNER)“Lion”“Moonlight”“Silence”

COSTUME DESIGN“Allied”“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (WINNER)“Florence Foster Jenkins”“Jackie”“La La Land”“Fantastic

DIRECTING“Arrival” – Denis Villeneuve“Hacksaw Ridge” – Mel Gibson“La La Land” – Damien Chazelle (WINNER)“Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan“Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)“Fire at Sea”“I Am Not Your Negro”“Life, Animated”“O.J.: Made in America” (WINNER)“13th”

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)“Extremis”“4.1 Miles”“Joe’s Violin”“Watani: My Homeland”“The White Helmets” (WINNER)

FILM EDITING“Arrival”“Hacksaw Ridge” (WINNER)“Hell or High Water”“La La Land”“Moonlight”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM“Land of Mine”“A Man Called Ove”“The Salesman” (WINNER)“Tanna”“Toni Erdmann”

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING“A Man Called Ove”“Star Trek Beyond”“Suicide Squad” (WINNER)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)“Jackie”“La La Land” (WINNER)“Lion”“Moonlight”“Passengers”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land”“Can’t Stop The Feeling” from “Trolls”“City Of Stars” from “La La Land” (WINNER)“The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story”“How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”

PRODUCTION DESIGN“Arrival”“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”“Hail, Caesar!”“La La Land” (WINNER)“Passengers”

ANIMATED SHORT FILM“Blind Vaysha”“Borrowed Time”“Pear Cider and Cigarettes”“Pearl”“Piper” (WINNER)

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM“Ennemis Intérieurs”“La Femme et le TGV”“Silent Nights”“Sing” (WINNER)“Timecode”

SOUND EDITING“Arrival” (WINNER)“Deepwater Horizon”“Hacksaw Ridge”“La La Land”
“Sully”

SOUND MIXING“Arrival”
“Hacksaw Ridge” (WINNER)“La La Land”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”

VISUAL EFFECTS“Deepwater Horizon”
“Doctor Strange”
“The Jungle Book” (WINNER)“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)“Arrival”
“Fences
“Hidden Figures”
“Lion”
“Moonlight” (WINNER)

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)“Hell or High Water”
“La La Land”
“The Lobster”
“Manchester by the Sea” (WINNER)