2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions (Part 2)

Let's get technical ...

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Dressmaker
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail Caesar!
Jackie
La La Land

BEST FILM EDITING

Arrival
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
OJ: Made in America

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Florence Foster Jenkins
Hail Caesar!
Star Trek Beyond

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Hidden Figures
Kubo and the Two Strings
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Runnin' (Hidden Figures)
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) (La La Land)
City of Stars (La La Land)
How Far I'll Go (Moana)
Drive It Like You Stole It (Sing Street)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail Caesar!
The Handmaiden
La La Land
Silence

BEST SOUND EDITING

Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

BEST SOUND MIXING

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
The Jungle Book
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions (Part 1)

I feel confident that La La Land will lead the nominations, followed by Moonlight and Manchester By The Sea. I also suspect Hidden Figures may do better than expected. (The predictions are in alphabetical order, not order of likeliness.)

BEST PICTURE

Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR

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

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 ACTRESS

Amy Adams (Arrival)
Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Kevin Costner (Hidden Figures)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
Dev Patel (Lion)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Arrival
Deadpool
Fences
Hidden Figures
Moonlight

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
Zootopia

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Kubo and the Two Strings
My Life as a Zucchini
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Land of Mine (Denmark)
Toni Erdmann (Germany)
The Salesman (Iran)
Paradise (Russia)
A Man Called Ove (Sweden)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Eagle Huntress
Gleason
OJ: Made in America
13th
Weiner