HOLLYWOOD CONTENDERS: Updated Oscar predictions for May

BEST PICTURE

1. Manchester by the Sea
2. Silence
3. La La Land
4. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
5. Loving
6. The Birth of a Nation
7. Lion
8. The Light Between Oceans
9. Passengers
10. Café Society

Next in line: 11. War Machine 12. The Founder 13. Sully 14. Story of Your Life 15. A United Kingdom 16. Collateral Beauty 17. Snowden 18. Nocturnal Animals 19. The Zookeeper’s Wife 20. Allied 21. The Lost City of Z 22. The Nice Guys 23. LBJ 24. The Circle 25. Everybody Wants Some

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
2. Martin Scorsese – Silence
3. Damien Chazelle – La La Land
4. Jeff Nichols – Loving
5. Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation

Next in line: 6. Ang Lee – Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk 7. Derek Cianfrance – The Light Between Oceans 8. Morten Tyldum – Passengers 9. Woody Allen – Café Society 10. Clint Eastwood – Sully

BEST ACTOR

1. Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
2. Ryan Gosling – La La Land (or The Nice Guys)
3. Michael Keaton – The Founder
4. Will Smith – Collateral Beauty
5. Michael Fassbender – The Light Between Oceans

Next in line: 6. Tom Hanks – Sully 7. Andrew Garfield – Silence 8. Chris Pratt – Passengers 9. Joel Edgerton – Loving 10. Joe Alwyn – Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

BEST ACTRESS

1. Amy Adams – Nocturnal Animals (or Story of Your Life)
2. Emma Stone – La La Land
3. Jennifer Lawrence – Passengers
4. Ruth Negga – Loving
5. Emily Blunt – The Girl on the Train

Next in line: 6. Jessica Chastain – The Zookeeper’s Wife 7. Emma Watson – The Circle 8. Alicia Vikander – The Light Between Oceans 9. Felicity Jones – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 10. Rosamund Pike – A United Kingdom

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Liam Neeson – Silence
2. Steve Martin – Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
3. Michael Shannon – Loving
4. Kyle Chandler – Manchester by the Sea
5. Oscar Isaac – The Promise

Next in line: 6. Jeremy Renner – Story of Your Life 7. Adam Driver – Silence 8. Aaron Eckhart – Sully 9. Steve Carell – Café Society 10. Glen Powell – Everybody Wants Some

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Kristen Stewart – Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (or Café Society)
2. Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
3. Rachel Weisz – The Light Between Oceans
4. Naomi Harris – Collateral Beauty
5. Shailene Woodley – Snowden

Next in line: 6. Laura Dern – The Founder 7. Jennifer Jason Leigh – LBJ 8. Laura Linney – Sully 9. Gretchen Mol – Manchester by the Sea 10. Kate Winslet – Collateral Beauty

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Manchester by the Sea
2. La La Land
3. Passengers
4. Loving
5. The Birth of a Nation

Next in line: 6. Café Society 7. The Nice Guys 8. The Lobster 9. Collateral Beauty 10. Everybody Wants Some

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. The Light Between Oceans
2. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
3. Silence
4. War Machine
5. Sully

Next in line: 6. The Zookeeper’s Wife 7. Story of Your Life 8. Nocturnal Animals 9. The Lost City of Z 10. Snowden

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. Zootopia
2. Finding Dory
3. Sausage Party
4. Moana
5. The Secret Life of Pets

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. Silence
2. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
3. Passengers
4. La La Land
5. The Lost City of Z

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. Silence
2. La La Land
3. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
4. Manchester by the Sea
5. The Circle

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1. Silence
2. The Light Between Oceans
3. Alice Through the Looking Glass
4. The Birth of a Nation
5. The Zookeeper’s Wife

BEST FILM EDITING

1. La La Land
2. Manchester by the Sea
3. Silence
4. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
5. Jason Bourne

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

1. Alice Through the Looking Glass
2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
3. Silence

BEST SOUND MIXING

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. La La Land
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
4. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
5. Jason Bourne

BEST SOUND EDITING

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. La La Land
3. Independence Day: Resurgence
4. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
5. Jason Bourne

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. The BFG
3. Captain America: Civil War
4. The Jungle Book
5. Independence Day: Resurgence

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1. Story of Your Life
2. The Light Between Oceans
3. Finding Dory
4. Silence
5. The Birth of a Nation

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

1. La La Land
2. Sing Street
3. Moana
4. Sausage Party
5. Tumbledown

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

1. Weiner
2. Time to Choose
3. Zero Days
4. Team Foxcatcher
5. Tickled

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE

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Stay tuned for another update to these early predictions next month!