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Fill Out Your Own 2017 Oscars Ballot
The Academy Awards are Sunday, and we wondered who among our ARTery readers has the best Oscars ballot.
We ran around the station asking a couple of our hosts and film critics their predictions of who will win for eight main categories. Take a look at their answers, and then make your own predictions in the ballot below (jump to ballot) by Sunday, Feb. 26 at 8:30 p.m. EST, to be entered to win an arts and culture ticket package from WBUR. (Included are passes to "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," William Forsythe's "Artifact," Harvard Art Museums and an upcoming Moth StorySLAM.)
Robin Young, host of NPR and WBUR's Here & Now, predicts:
- Best Picture: "La La Land" (but hopes "Moonlight" wins)
- Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, "Jackie"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, "Fences"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Dev Patel, "Lion"
- Documentary: "O.J.: Made in America"
- Directing: "La La Land"
Jeremy Hobson, host of NPR and WBUR's Here & Now, predicts:
- Best Picture: "La La Land"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone, "La La Land"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, "Fences"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Denzel Washington, "Fences"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"
- Documentary: "Life, Animated"
- Directing: "La La Land"
- Animated Feature: "Zootopia"
Meghna Chakrabarti, host of WBUR's Radio Boston, predicts:
- Best Picture: "Hidden Figures"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Ruth Negga, "Loving"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, "Fences," and Octavia Spencer, "Hidden Figures"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Denzel Washington, "Fences"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Dev Patel, "Lion"
- Documentary: "13th"
- Directing: "Manchester by the Sea"
- Animated Feature: "The Red Turtle"
Bob Oakes, host of WBUR's Morning Edition, predicts:
- Best Picture: "Hidden Figures"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, "Jackie"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, "Hidden Figures"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Viggo Mortensen, "Captain Fantastic"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Lucas Hedges, "Manchester by the Sea"
- Documentary: "O.J. Made in America"
- Directing: "Manchester by the Sea"
- Animated Feature: "Zootopia"
Lisa Mullins, host of WBUR's All Things Considered, predicts:
- Best Picture: "Hidden Figures"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Isabelle Huppert, "Elle"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, "Fences"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Denzel Washington, "Fences"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"
- Documentary: "I Am Not Your Negro"
- Directing: "Moonlight"
- Animated Feature: "Kubo and the Two Strings"
Joyce Kulhawik, a film critic for The ARTery, predicts:
- Best Picture: "La La Land"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone, "La La Land"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, "Fences"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Denzel Washington, "Fences"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"
- Documentary: "O.J.: Made in America"
- Directing: "La La Land"
- Animated Feature: "Zootopia"
Sean Burns, a film critic for The ARTery, predicts:
- Best Picture: "Manchester by the Sea"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Isabelle Huppert, "Elle"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, "Fences"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"
- Documentary: "I Am Not Your Negro"
- Directing: "Manchester by the Sea"
Erin Trahan, a film critic for The ARTery, hopes these films win:
- Best Picture: "Moonlight"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Isabelle Huppert, "Elle"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, "Hidden Figures"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Ryan Gosling, "La La Land"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"
- Documentary: "I Am Not Your Negro"
- Directing: "Moonlight"
- Animated Feature: "Kubo and the Two Strings"
Tom Meek, a film critic for The ARTery, predicts:
- Best Picture: "La La Land"
- Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, "Jackie"
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis, "Fences"
- Actor in a Leading Role: Denzel Washington, "Fences"
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"
- Documentary: "O.J.: Made in America"
- Directing: "La La Land"
- Animated Feature: "Zootopia"
In the prior two years, people of color were noticeably left off the nomination list, leading to a lot of backlash and discussion around #OscarsSoWhite. This year, Best Picture nominations include films about the experiences of black Americans and a number of artists in lead categories are black. The documentary field is unusually competitive this year, with films telling the stories of migration, race and life with disabilities.
Take a look at the top categories below and let us know your picks:This article was originally published on February 23, 2017.