THE 89TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED ON STAR MOVIES

~ La La Land leads with 14 nominations amongst the contenders for the upcoming award show on February 27^th  2017~

The 89^th edition of the Academy Awards is sure to be one of the most anticipated events across the world. Your wait is finally over as the 89^th academy awards announces its nominations on Star Movies.

With a month to go for the prestigious awards night, the nominations were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs accompanied by past Oscar® winners and Nominees- actresses Brie Larson, Jennifer Hudson, Director Jason Reitman, actor Ken Watanabe and Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. They each took turns revealing which directors, artists, composers, musicians and screenwriters are being honored for their respective films in 2016.

The Oscars® will be held at the Dolby Theater which will be televised LIVE on Star Movies, Star Movies HD and Star Movies Select HD at 5:30am on Monday, February 27^th with a repeat at 8:30 pm. Here is a look at the nominations in each category.

Nominations in the BEST PICTURE category

Arrival 

Fences 

Hacksaw Ridge 

Hell or High Water 

Hidden Figures 

La La Land 

Manchester by the Sea 

Lion 

Moonlight 

Nominations in the BEST DIRECTOR category

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival 

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge 

Damien Chazelle, La La Land 

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea 

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE category

Isabelle Huppert, Elle 

Ruth Negga, Loving 

Natalie Portman, Jackie 

Emma Stone, La La Land 

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins 

Nominations in the BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE category

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea 

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge 

Ryan Gosling, La La Land 

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic 

Denzel Washington, Fences 

Nominations in the BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE category

Viola Davis, Fences 

Naomie Harris, Moonlight 

Nicole Kidman, Lion 

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures 

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea 

Nominations in the BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE category

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight 

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water 

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea 

Dev Patel, Lion 

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals 

Nominations in the BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) category

Arrival 

Fences 

Hidden Figures 

Lion 

Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) category

Hell or High Water 

La La Land 

The Lobster 

Manchester by the Sea 

20th Century Women 

Nominations in the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY category

Arrival

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Silence 

Nominations in the BEST ORIGINAL SCORE category

Jackie 

La La Land 

Lion 

Moonlight 

Passengers

Nominations in the BEST VISUAL EFFECTS category

Deepwater Horizon 

Doctor Strange 

The Jungle Book 

Kubo and the Two Strings 

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Nominations in the BEST FILM EDITING category

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING category

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek Beyond

Suicide Squad 

Nominations in the BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN category

Arrival 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Hail, Caesar! 

La La Land 

Passengers 

Nominations in the BEST COSTUME DESIGN category

Allied 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Florence Foster Jenkins 

Jackie 

La La Land

Nominations in the BEST ORIGINAL SONG category

"Audition: The Fools Who Dream" - La La Land 

"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls 

"City of Stars" - La La Land 

"The Empty Chair" -  Jim: The James Foley Story 

"How Far I'll Go" –Moana

Nominations in the BEST SOUND EDITING category

Arrival

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Sully 

Nominations in the BEST SOUND MIXING category

Arrival 

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 

Nominations in the BEST ANIMATED FEATURE category

Kubo and the Two Strings 

Moana 

My Life as a Zucchini 

The Red Turtle 

Zootopia

Nominations in the BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE category

Land of Mine 

A Man Called Ove 

The Salesman 

Tanna 

Toni Erdmann

Nominations in the BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE category

Fire at Sea 

I Am Not Your Negro 

Life Animated 

OJ: Made in America

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Nominations in the BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT category

Extremis 

4.1 Miles 

Joe's Violin 

Watani: My Homeland 

The White Helmets 

Nominations in the BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) category

EnnemisInterieurs 

La Femme et le TGV 

Silent Nights 

Sing 

Timecode

Nominations in the BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) category

Blind Vaysha 

Borrowed Time 

Pear Cider and Cigarettes 

Pearl 

Piper 

Get ready to witness the most desired award event in the history of cinema. With the nominations being announced, the Oscar® fever finally begins. So don’t miss the chance to watch THE OSCARS® live on Monday, February 27^th at 5:30 AM followed by a repeat at 8:30 PM on Star Movies, Star Movies HD and Star Movies Select HD.