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Oscar Predictions 2017
By - Richard - 17th February 2017
It has become an annual tradition for us to predict who will win those coveted golden statues at the end of February. Last year in our Oscars prediction we didn’t fare so well, only correctly guessing a paltry 13 out of 24 categories. In 2014 we did better, correctly predicting 17 out of 24.
On the day the 2017 Oscar nominees were announced, we predicted triumphantly on twitter that the beautiful La La Land would win the most Oscars of all time.
We may have been a bit hasty with this prediction, but we stand by this bold statement. In order for this to happen, La La Land will need to win 11 out of the 14 categories in which it’s nominated. If this happens, it will tie the all-time record with Ben Hur, Titanic and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Without further ado, here are the Swift Films Oscar predictions 2017:
BEST PICTURE
Will win: La La Land
Should win: La La Land
BEST DIRECTOR
Will win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Should win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
BEST ACTOR
Will win: Denzel Washington, Fences
Should win: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
BEST ACTRESS
Will win: Emma Stone, La La Land
Should win: Emma Stone, La La Land
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Should win: Dev Patel, Lion
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will win: Viola Davis, Fences
Should Win: Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will win: La La Land
Should Win: La La Land
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will win: Moonlight
Should win: Arrival
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Will win: Zootopia
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will win: Toni Erdmann
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will win: Jackie
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will win: La La Land
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will win: ‘City of Stars’, La La Land
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Will win: 13th
Should win: 13th
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Will win: 4.1 miles
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Will win: Star Trek Beyond
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will win: La La Land
BEST FILM EDITING
Will win: La La Land
Should win: La La Land
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will win: La La Land
Should win: La La Land
BEST SOUND EDITING
Will win: La La Land
BEST SOUND MIXING
Will win: La La Land
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will win: The Jungle Book
BEST SHORT FILM – ANIMATED
Will win: Pearl
BEST SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION
Will win: La Femme et le TGV
Author: Richard Nicholls
About the Author
Richard Nicholls - Managing Director
Before launching Swift Films, Richard worked as a broadcast TV director and editor, working on programmes for the BBC, ITV and Sky.
A multi-skilled and technically-minded filmmaker, Richard is equally at home coming up with creative concepts as he is on location filming or pulling footage together in the edit suite.
Richard is a member of Independent Producers Scotland and has a love of cats, football, chocolate and Film Noir (in that order).