
One of the most talented directors in the film industry – our friend
Guillermo Del Toro – will now be memorialized as a Pop!, alongside characters from his Oscar-award winning film The Shape of Water!

One of the most talented directors in the film industry – our friend
Guillermo Del Toro – will now be memorialized as a Pop!, alongside characters from his Oscar-award winning film The Shape of Water!

by Kevin Muller
Most people get excited for the beginning of the year due to the proximity of the Superbowl to the New Year. For me, I also get the Academy Awards, which is the Superbowl for film fans. Though the Patriots, and Brady, losing to a team who never won and that no one believed in, was maybe the greatest narratives of the year. Let’s see who is nominated in each of these major categories, along with my personal picks, and who I think will take an Oscar home.

2017 was a fantastic year for movies. Like most years, the Academy left out many Oscar worthy contenders. For example, I personally thought The Florida Project was snubbed for a Best Picture nomination, along with a few other categories. Brigsby Bear, A Ghost Story, Good Time, Killing of a Sacred Deer, and It are few others to name that were completely robbed. Continue reading

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FLYING INTO THEATERS ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2017!
In honor of the film’s 40th anniversary, director Steven Spielberg’s remaster of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 4K will be in theaters for one week ONLY!
Originally released in December 1977, Close Encounters was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning best cinematography and best sound effects editing through special achievement.

Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight

Directing
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Lead Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Lead Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Supporting Actor
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Lucas Hedges, Manchester By the Sea
Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
Animated Short Film
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
Documentary Feature
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th
Documentary Short
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
Foreign Language Film
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
Live Action Short Film
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
Sound Editing
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
Original Score
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Best Original Song
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” – La La Land
“City of Stars” – La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
“The Empty Chair” – Jim: The James Foley Story
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Trolls
Best Costume Design
La La Land
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
Allied
Best Makeup and Hair Styling
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
A Man Called Ove
Best Production Design
La La Land
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Arrival
Hail Caesar
Passengers
Best Film Editing
La La Land
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Best Visual Effects
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Strange
Deepwater Horizon
Kubo and the Two Strings
Best Sound Mixing
La La Land
Hacksaw Ridge
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Arrival
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi