JASON'S BEST: If I Voted For The Oscars 2017 (Return to Jason's Best Main Page)


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Here's the detailed list of my Oscar choices for 2017, if I were allowed to vote -- my choice for the winner is in bold -- in addition, I have also included a few additional categories worth mentioning...


Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Best Film of 2017

BEST PICTURE
A Ghost Story
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Dunkirk
Molly's Game
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST ACTOR
Jake Gyllenhaal in Stronger
Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out
Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread
Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour
Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game
Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water
Margot Robbie in I, Tonya
Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins in The Shape of Water
Willem Dafoe in The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Armie Hammer in Call Me By Your Name

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison Janney in I, Tonya
Holly Hunter in The Big Sick
Mary J. Blige in Mudbound
Lesley Manville in Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk
Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird
Denis Villeneuve for BladeRunner 2049

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Shape of Water
Lady Bird
Get Out
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Post

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Molly's Game
Mudbound

BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water
Carter Burwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Jonny Greenwood for Phantom Thread
Carter Burwell for Wonderstruck
Hans Zimmer for Dunkirk
Rupert Gregson-Williams for Wonder Woman
Daniel Hart for A Ghost Story
Dario Marianelli for Darkest Hour
Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer for BladeRunner 2049
John Williams for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG
"Evermore" from Beauty and the Beast -- Performed by Dan Stevens
"How Does A Moment Last Forever" from Beauty and the Beast -- Performed by Celine Dion
"Truth to Power" from An Inconvenient Sequel -- Performed by One Republic
"Not Afraid Anymore" from Fifty Shades Darker -- Performed by Halsey
"Speak to Me" from Voice from the Stone -- Performed by Amy Lee
"Remember Me" from Coco -- Performed by Miguel ft. Natalia Lafourcade
"It Ain't Fair" from Detroit -- Performed by The Roots ft. Bilal
"If I Dare" from Battle of the Sexes -- Performed by Sara Bareilles
"Dancing Through The Wreckage" from Served Like a Girl -- Performed by Pat Benatar
"Prayers for This World" from Cries from Syria -- Performed by Cher ft. The West Los Angeles Children's Choir
"Stand Up for Something" from Marshall -- Performed by Andra Day ft. Common

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BladeRunner 2049
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape of Water

BEST FILM EDITING
BladeRunner 2049
Dunkirk
The Post
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Murder on the Orient Express
BladeRunner 2049
Phantom Thread
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
BladeRunner 2049
Phantom Thread
The Greatest Showman
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour
Beauty and the Beast
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST SOUND MIXING
BladeRunner 2049
Dunkirk
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST SOUND EDITING
BladeRunner 2049
Dunkirk
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
BladeRunner 2049
The Shape of Water
War for the Planet of the Apes
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Wonder Woman

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Dunkirk
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Coco
The LEGO Batman Movie

BEST SCENE OR SEQUENCE IN A 2017 MOTION PICTURE
Mildred & Willoughby's discussion when his cancer causes a reaction when Mildred is potentially being arrested in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The fight in the casino between Rick Deckard and K in Blade Runner 2049
Kylo Ren's momentary allegiance with Rey in Snoke's throne room and their fight together in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Luke and Leia briefly reunite in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Perlman's monologue to Elio about the nature of love and heartbreak in Call Me By Your Name
Closing final shot mapping the totality of what it means to love and to let go that closes Call Me By Your Name
Black and white fantasy dance between Elisa and the alien in The Shape of Water
Jenny Lind performing "Never Enough" in The Greatest Showman
Londo's final sacrifice to save the rebellion by flying the ship through hyperspace directly into the enemy starship with all sound taken out in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST FILM QUOTE OF THE YEAR
"I believe in love. Only love will truly save the world." from Wonder Woman
"May you enjoy every minute of every moment you have." from Going in Style
"No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else." from The Greatest Showman
"Just because something sounds crazy to you doesn't mean it's not true." from The Space Between Us
"Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can't have a rainbow without a little rain." from Baby Driver
"I realize that certain moments go on forever. Even after they're over, they go on. They are the meaning." from Before I Fall
"You were born to change the world not just add to the noise." from The Glass Castle
"Fall on your face. Fail. Fail spectacularly. Because when you fail, you learn. When you fail, you live." from The Last Word
"Our legacy isn't what we write on our resume or how many commas we have in our bank account. It's who we're lucky enough to have in our lives." from The Book of Henry
"Now is a good time. It's the only time. This is all you get. This is it." from The Lovers
"You don't make mistakes. Mistakes make you. Mistakes make you smarter. They make you stronger and they make you more self-reliant." from The Last Word

BEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
Fifty Shades Darker
The Greatest Showman

BEST MOVIE POSTER
The Shape of Water

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR: BEST INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM/DOCUMENTARY
Alabama Bound (directed by Lara Embry & Carolyn Sherer)
A Life In Waves (directed by Brett Whitcomb)
A Ghost Story (directed by David Lowery)
Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much (directed by CJ Wallis)
The Broken Ones (directed by Elyse Niblett)

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR: BEST INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM
"The Heist" (directed by Luke Harris)
"Citipati" (directed by Andreas Feix)
"In a Heartbeat" (directed by Beth David and Esteban Bravo) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REkk9SCRn0
"Bluehue" (directed by Natasha Brooks) - https://vimeo.com/134002940
"Cuddle Buddy" (directed by Max Barbakow) - https://fandependentfilms.com/films/587/cuddle-buddy/