Alone In The Dark: Oscars Cheat Sheet Edition
Who Will, Who Should, and Actual Best of 2016 Via Film Critic Jack Hanley
Actress In A Supporting Role
Who Will: Viola Davis, Fences
Who Should: Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Best Actual of 2016: Maria Telon, Ixcanul
Actor In A Supporting Role
Who Will: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Who Should: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Actual of 2016: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Original Screenplay
Who Will: Manchester by the Sea
Who Should: The Lobster
Best Actual of 2016: The Lobster
Best Animated Feature
Who Will: Zootopia
Who Should: Kubo and the Two Strings
Best Actual of 2016: Kimi No Na Wa (Your Name)
Best Animated Short Subject
Who Will: Piper
Who Should: Pear Cider and Cigarette
Best Actual of 2016: Pear Cider and Cigarette
Best Short Subject Live Action
Who Will: Ennemis Interieurs
Who Should: Ennemis Interieurs
Best Actual of 2016: Ennemis Interieurs
Best Documentary Short Subject
Who Will: The White Helmets
Who Should: The White Helmets
Best Actual of 2016: Close Ties
Best Foreign Language Film
Who Will: The Salesman (IRAN)
Who Should: Toni Erdmann (GERMANY)
Best Actual of 2016: The Lobster (UK)
Best Documentary Feature
Who Will: O.J.: Made in America
Who Should: O.J.: Made in America
Best Actual of 2016: Cameraperson
Best Cinematography
Who Will: La La Land
Who Should: Moonlight
Best Actual of 2016: Moonlight
Best Actor In A Leading Role
Who Will: Denzel Washington (Fences)
Who Should: Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Actual of 2016: Colin Farrell (The Lobster)
Best Actress In A Leading Role
Who Will: Emma Stone (La La Land)
Who Should: Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Best Actual of 2016: Rebecca Hall (Christine)
Best Director
Who Will: Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Who Should: Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best Actual of 2016: Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best Picture
Who Will: La La Land
Who Should: Moonlight
Actual Best of 2016: The Fits
Jack Hanley is a writer, critic, and academic based in Boulder, Colorado. He is the host of several Boulder film series including The Clandestine Campus Cinema Society (CU Boulder), the Bloody Celluloid Film Series, and the Central and East European Film Series and on the Cinema Programming Committee at the Dairy Arts Center. Additionally, he is the Host and Moderator of the Crested Butte International Film Festival. Should you have the stomach for it, you can read his cinematic and cultural musings at the The Gaze, The Superlatives, the Alone in the Dark Film Blog, his Twitter page, and Mile High Cinema. He can occasionally be found in musty academic settings, usually savagely ruining films for his friends and family.
