Oscar 2016 – List of probable nominees in Major Categories

Oscar 2016 – List of probable nominees in Major CategoriesThis year's Academy Awards carry more significance to Tamil cinema as our very own ‘Visaranai’(Interrogation) directed by Vetrimaaran could emerge a winner in the Best Foreign Film category. Here is the list of probable nominees in other major categories.

Best Picture

The Jungle Book
  • 'Arrival'
  • 'Fences'
  • 'Jackie'
  • 'La La Land'
  • 'Lion'
  • 'Manchester By The Sea'
  • 'Moonlight'
  • 'Silence'
  • 'Sully'

Best Director

Sardaar Gabbar Singh
  • Damien Chazelle for 'La La Land'
  • Garth Davis for 'Lion'
  • Clint Eastwood for ‘Sully’
  • Barry Jenkins for ‘Moonlight’
  • Pablo Larraín for ‘Jackie'
  • Kenneth Lonergan for ‘Manchester By The Sea’
  • Martin Scorsese for ‘Silence’
  • Denis Villeneuve for ‘Arrival’

Best Actor

Thozha
  • Casey Affleck for ‘Manchester By The Sea’
  • Ryan Gosling for ‘La La Land’
  • Tom Hanks for ‘Sully’
  • Michael Keaton for ‘The Founder’
  • Matthew McConaughey for ‘Gold’
  • Dev Patel for ‘Lion’
  • Mark Wahlberg for ‘Patriots Day’
  • Denzel Washington for ‘Fences’

Best Actress

KHello Naan Pei Pesuren
  • Amy Adams for ‘Arrival’
  • Amy Adams for ‘Nocturnal Animals’
  • Annette Bening for ‘20th Century Women’
  • Taraji P. Henson for ‘Hidden Figures’
  • Isabelle Huppert for ‘Elle’
  • Ruth Negga for ‘Loving’
  • Natalie Portman for ‘Jackie’
  • Emma Stone for ‘La La Land’

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Kung Fu Panda 3
  • Mahershala Ali for ‘Moonlight’
  • Jeff Bridges for ‘Hell or High Water’
  • Hugh Grant for ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
  • Liam Neeson for ‘Silence’
  • Michael Shannon for ‘Nocturnal Animals’

Best Supporting Actress in a Supporting Role

Ki & Ka
  • Viola Davis for ‘Fences’
  • Naomie Harris for ‘Moonlight’
  • Felicity Jones for ‘A Monster Calls’
  • Nicole Kidman for ‘Lion’
  • Rachel Weisz for ‘The Lobster’
  • Michelle Williams for ‘Manchester By the Sea’

Best Original Screenplay

Jithan 2
  • Anthony Bagarozzi, Shane Black for ‘The Nice Guys’
  • Damien Chazelle for ‘La La Land’
  • Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos for ‘The Lobster’
  • Jim Jarmusch for ‘Paterson’
  • Barry Jenkins, Tarell McCraney ‘Moonlight’
  • Kenneth Lonergan for ‘Manchester by the Sea’
  • Noah Oppenheim for ‘Jackie’
  • Taylor Sheridan for ‘Hell or High Water’

Best Animated Feature

Jacobinte Swargarajyam
  • ‘Finding Dory’
  • ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
  • ‘Sausage Party’
  • ‘Sing’
  • ‘Zootopia’

Best Cinematography

Darling 2
  • Roger Deakins for ‘Hail, Caesar!’
  • Stéphane Fontaine for ’Jackie’
  • James Laxton for ‘Moonlight’
  • Seamus McGarvey for ‘Nocturnal Animals’
  • Rodrigo Prieto for ‘Silence’
  • Linus Sandgren for ‘La La Land’
  • John Toll for ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’
  • Bradford Young for ‘Arrival’

This year’s Academy Awards carry more significance to Tamil cinema as our very own ‘Visaranai’(Interrogation)..