Apologies everyone. Not sure why the comments were closed after that period of time on the other thread.
But here is a new thread on which you can place your predictions for the Oscar Prediction Contest.
Again, apologies for the inconvenience. And here are the nominees again:
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BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
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COSTUME DESIGN
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
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DIRECTING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
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DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th
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DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
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FILM EDITING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
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MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" from La La Land
Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"Can’t Stop The Feeling" from Trolls
Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster
"City Of Stars" from La La Land
Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"The Empty Chair" from Jim: The James Foley Story
Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting
"How Far I’ll Go" from Moana
Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
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SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
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SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ennemis Intérieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
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SOUND EDITING
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
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SOUND MIXING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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VISUAL EFFECTS
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
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WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer walked into the 96th Academy Awards and blew everyone away, winning seven Oscars on the night. But is it Nolan's best film yet?
“Trying to fix this restaurant was me trying to fix whatever was happening with my brother,” Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto says in the first season of The Bear.
Cancel all proposed awards ceremonies and hand over the major gongs to Peter Farrelly's Ricky ;Stanicky.
BEST PICTURE: La La Land
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Denzel Washington, Fences
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Emma Stone, La La Land
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Viola Davis, Fences
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Zootopia
CINEMATOGRAPHY: La La Land
COSTUME DESIGN: La La Land
DIRECTING: La La Land
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE): O.J.: Made in America
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT): Watani: My Homeland
FILM EDITING: La La Land
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Salesman
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: Star Trek Beyond
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE): La La Land
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG): "City Of Stars" from La La Land
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Arrival
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): Piper
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): Ennemis Intérieurs
SOUND EDITING: Hacksaw Ridge
SOUND MIXING: La La Land
VISUAL EFFECTS: The Jungle Book
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): Moonlight
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): La La Land
BEST PICTURE
La La Land
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Natalie Portman, Jackie
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Moana
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Moonlight
COSTUME DESIGN
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
DIRECTING
La La Land
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Life, Animated
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Watani: My Homeland
FILM EDITING
Hacksaw Ridge
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Land of Mine
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Suicide Squad
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
La La Land
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
"How Far I’ll Go" from Moana
Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Borrowed Time
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Sing
SOUND EDITING
Sully
SOUND MIXING
La La Land
VISUAL EFFECTS
Kubo and the Two Strings
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Hidden Figures
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
La La Land
Best picture - La La Land
Actor in Leading role - Casey Affleck, Manchester by the sea
Actress in leading role - Emma Stone, La La Land
Actor in a supporting role - Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Actress in a supporting role - Viola Davis, Fences
Animated feature film - Zootopia
Cinematography - La La Land
Costume design - La La Land
Directing - Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Documentary (feature) - O.J.: Made in America
Documentary (short subject) - Extremis
Film editing - La La Land
Foreign language film - Toni Erdmann
Make-up and hairstyling - Star Trek Beyond
Music (original score) - La La Land
Music (original song) - "City of Stars" from La La Land
Production Design - La La Land
Short Film (animated) - Piper
Short Film (Live-action) - Ennemis Intérieurs
Sound editing - Hacksaw Ridge
Sound mixing - La La Land
Visual Effects - The Jungle Book
Writing (Adapted screenplay) - Moonlight
Writing (Original screenplay) - La La Land
Best picture - La La Land
Actor in Leading role - Casey Affleck, Manchester by the sea
Actress in leading role - Emma Stone, La La Land
Actor in a supporting role - Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Actress in a supporting role - Viola Davis, Fences
Animated feature film - Kubo and the Two Strings
Cinematography - La La Land
Costume design - La La Land
Directing - Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Documentary (feature) - Fire at Sea
Documentary (short subject) - Watani: My Homeland
Film editing - Arrival
Foreign language film - Toni Erdmann
Make-up and hairstyling - Suicide Squad
Music (original score) - La La Land
Music (original song) - "City of Stars" from La La Land
Production Design - La La Land
Short Film (animated) - Piper
Short Film (Live-action) - Ennemis Intérieurs
Sound editing - Hacksaw Ridge
Sound mixing - La La Land
Visual Effects - The Jungle Book
Writing (Adapted screenplay) - Moonlight
Writing (Original screenplay) - La La Land
BEST PICTURE
La La Land
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Denzel Washington, Fences
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Emma Stone, La La Land
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Viola Davis, Fences
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Zootopia
CINEMATOGRAPHY
La La Land
COSTUME DESIGN
Jackie
DIRECTING
La La Land
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
O.J.: Made in America
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Extremis
FILM EDITING
La La Land
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Toni Erdmann
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Star Trek Beyond
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
La La Land
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
"City Of Stars" from La La Land
PRODUCTION DESIGN
La La Land
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Piper
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ennemis Intérieurs
SOUND EDITING
La La Land
SOUND MIXING
La La Land
VISUAL EFFECTS
The Jungle Book
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Moonlight
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
La La Land