And the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress goes to Viola Davis for Fences
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
...And the winner is: Viola Davis for Fences
Alicia Vikander has presented Best Supporting Actor trophy to Mahershala Ali for Moonlight
These were the nominees:
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay goes to Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
...And the winner is: Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
The Oscar for the Best Original Screenplay goes to Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea
The nominees were:
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
...And the winner is: Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea
Oscar for Best Original Song goes to 'City of Stars' from La La Land
"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
...And the winner is: 'City of Stars' from La La Land
Oscar for Best Original Score goes to Justin Hurwitz for La La Land
Nominees were:
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
...And the winner is: Justin Hurwitz for La La Land
Oscar for Best Cinematography goes to Linus Sandgren for La La Land
The nominees included:
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
...And the winner is: Linus Sandgren for La La Land
Oscar for Best Live-Action Short goes to Sing
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
...And the winner is: Sing
Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject goes to The White Helmets
The nominees are:
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
...And the winner is: The White Helmets
Oscar for Best Editing goes to John Gilbert for Hacksaw Ridge
The nominees were:
La La Land – Tom Cross
Hacksaw Ridge – John Gilbert
Arrival – Joe Walker
Moonlight – Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders
Hell or High Water – Jake Roberts
And the winner is: John Gilbert for Hacksaw Ridge
Oscar for Best Visual Effects goes to The Jungle Book
Nominees were:
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
...And the winner is: The Jungle Book
Oscar for Production Design goes to La La Land
The nominees were:
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
...And the winner is: La La Land
Oscar for Best Animated Feature goes to Zootopia
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
...And the winner is: Zootopia!
Oscar for Best Animated Short goes to Piper
The nominees included:
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
...And the winner is: Piper
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film goes to Asghar Farhadi for The Salesman
The nominees were:
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
...And the winner is: Asghar Farhadi for The Salesman
In the pantheon of award shows that honour cinema the world over, there are few that match up to the Oscars in terms of glamour, hype or scale.
And as the 89th Academy Awards — or the Oscars 2017 — kick off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (Sunday night, 26 February, in the US and Monday morning, 27 February for us folks in India), there's plenty of excitement over how the ceremony will play out.
Will La La Land pull off a landslide sweep across all the major categories it's been nominated in? Will Emma Stone lift the coveted golden statuette as Best Actress? Will it come down to a Denzel Washington vs Casey Affleck fight for the Best Actor in a Leading Role prize? Will Dennis Villeneuve or Damien Chazelle earn the Best Director honour?
We've got some desi interest in the proceedings as well. Priyanka Chopra will be walking the red carpet; she announced her presence with an Instagram photo along with Sir Mick Jagger, which really had us wondering if they have some sort of joint performance/presentation at the Oscars 2017 ceremony. Then there's Dev Patel, who has a Best Supporting Actor for his role in Lion.
Oscars 2017: Who will take home the coveted golden statuette?
If Patel has many expectations riding on his lean shoulders, so too does first-time host Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel follows a tough act in the form of last year's host Chris Rock, who roasted the Academy over the #OscarsSoWhite controversy to great effect. Then there's former host Ellen DeGeneres, who has set the bar pretty high with her pizza-sharing, selfie-snapping ways. Kimmel had a goodish bit of experience with hosting the Emmys this year, which should stand him in good stead on the Oscars stage.
That stage could well be the spot where some pretty blistering anti-Donald Trump speeches are made. Meryl Streep set the tone with her Golden Globes acceptance speech, and Stranger Things star David Harbour and a host of other actors followed it up at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Who will get the loudest applause?
And of course, when talking of applause and approval, we can't leave out the slightly less serious (but no less important) red carpet fashion. There will be some beautiful gowns, natty tuxedos and several bizarre sartorial statements made — there's no doubt.
And we'll be keeping you posted on every little detail, minute-by-minute.
Stay tuned. We're live blogging the 89th Academy Awards, aka the Oscars 2017, right here.
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