Every 2017 Oscar Nominee Ranked

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All 62 movies listed best to worst, by category and all together.

We’ve given you our predictions. We’ve told you how to see all of this year’s recognized films. Now it’s time, a mere two days ahead of the big show, to reveal our ranking of all the 2017 Oscar nominees. And by “our” I mean just mine. None of the other FSR writers or editors gave their say, so if you take any issue with my placement of Nocturnal Animals or Hacksaw Ridge or whatever, you can come at me or just share your disagreement.

In all, there are 62 titles, features and shorts, and I’ve seen every one of them. And I’m not just ready to order them together for one long list based on overall value (yes, I clearly believe documentaries are better than dramas), I’m also here to rank them within each of the Academy Awards categories based on their worth in those departments. Meaning Fences and Nocturnal Animals may rank very high for its acting but not anywhere else.

Best Picture

1. Moonlight
2. La La Land
3. Hell or High Water
4. Manchester by the Sea
5. Hacksaw Ridge
6. Lion
7. Hidden Figures
8. Arrival
9. Fences

Best Director

1. Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
2. Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
3. Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
4. Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
5. Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Best Actor

1. Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
2. Denzel Washington (Fences)
3. Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
4. Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
5. Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

Best Actress

1. Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
2. Natalie Portman (Jackie)
3. Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
4. Ruth Negga (Loving)
5. Emma Stone (La La Land)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
2. Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
3. Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
4. Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)
5. Dev Patel (Lion)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Viola Davis (Fences)
2. Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
3. Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
4. Nicole Kidman (Lion)
5. Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Best Original Screenplay

1. The Lobster
2. Hell or High Water
3. Manchester by the Sea
4. La La Land
5. 20th Century Women

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. Moonlight
2. Lion
3. Arrival
4. Fences
5. Hidden Figures

Best Animated Feature Film

1. Zootopia
2. The Red Turtle
3. My Life as a Zucchini
4. Moana
5. Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Foreign Language Film

1. The Salesman
2. Toni Erdmann
3. Tanna
4. A Man Called Ove
5. Land of Mine

Best Documentary Feature

1. O.J.: Made in America
2. 13th
3. I Am Not Your Negro
4. Fire at Sea
5. Life, Animated

Best Documentary Short Subject

1. The White Helmets
2. Extremis
3. Watani: My Homeland
4. 4.1 Miles
5. Joe’s Violin

Best Live Action Short Film

1. La Femme et le TGV
2. Ennemis Intérieurs (Enemies Within)
3. Sing (Mindenki)
4. Timecode
5. Silent Nights

Best Animated Short Film

1. Piper
2. Blind Vaysha
3. Borrowed Time
4. Pear Cider and Cigarettes
5. Pearl

Best Original Score

1. Jackie
2. Moonlight
3. Lion
4. La La Land
5. Passengers

Best Original Song

1. “How Far I’ll Go” (Moana)
2. “City of Stars” (La La Land)
3. “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” (La La Land)
4. “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (Trolls)
5. “The Empty Chair” (Jim: The James Foley Story)

Best Sound Editing

1. Arrival
2. Sully
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Deepwater Horizon
5. La La Land

Best Sound Mixing

1. La La Land
2. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
3. Hacksaw Ridge
4. Arrival
5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Production Design

1. Arrival
2. Hail, Caesar!
3. La La Land
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
5. Passengers

Best Cinematography

1. La La Land
2. Moonlight
3. Arrival
4. Silence
5. Lion

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1. Star Trek Beyond
2. A Man Called Ove
3. Suicide Squad

Best Costume Design

1. Jackie
2. Allied
3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
4. Florence Foster Jenkins
5. La La Land

Best Film Editing

1. La La Land
2. Hacksaw Ridge
3. Moonlight
4. Hell or High Water
5. Arrival

Best Visual Effects

1. The Jungle Book
2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
3. Doctor Strange
4. Kubo and the Two Strings
5. Deepwater Horizon

All Nominees

1. Moonlight
2. Loving
3. O.J.: Made in America
4. Jackie
5. Silence
6. The Lobster
7. The White Helmets
8. La La Land
9. Hell or High Water
10. 13th
11. The Salesman
12. I Am Not Your Negro
13. Toni Erdmann
14. Piper
15. Fire at Sea
16. Hail, Caesar!
17. Manchester by the Sea
18. Tanna
19. Blind Vaysha
20. Zootopia
21. Extremis
22. Hacksaw Ridge
23. The Red Turtle
24. Lion
25. Watani: My Homeland
26. My Life as a Zucchini
27. La Femme et le TGV
28. Moana
29. 4.1 Miles
30. A Man Called Ove
31. Hidden Figures
32. Joe’s Violin
33. Ennemis Interieurs (Enemies Within)
34. Arrival
35. Elle
36. Mindenki (Sing)
37. Kubo and the Two Strings
38. Doctor Strange
39. Deepwater Horizon
40. Borrowed Time
41. Hidden Figures
42. Sully
43. Florence Foster Jenkins
44. Fences
45. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
46. Jim: The James Foley Story
47. Land of Mine
48. 20th Century Women
49. Allied
50. Timecode
51. Passengers
52. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
53. Pear Cider and Cigarettes
54. The Jungle Book
55. Pearl
56. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
57. Captain Fantastic
58. Trolls
59. Nocturnal Animals
60. Life, Animated
61. Silent Nights
62. Suicide Squad

Related Topics: Animation, Awards

Christopher Campbell began writing film criticism and covering film festivals for a zine called Read, back when a zine could actually get you Sundance press credentials. He's now a Senior Editor at FSR and the founding editor of our sister site Nonfics. He also regularly contributes to Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes and is the President of the Critics Choice Association's Documentary Branch.