(All five have collected multiple nominations from other awards groups.) Lead actor Nominee 20th Century Women's Annette Bening is another potential nominee missing from the list, though there isn't an obvious name among the five nominees that stands out as not belonging. Perhaps the biggest snub among this year's nominees can be found here, where Arrival's Amy Adams was widely expected to secure a nomination. The move also clears a major contender from a still very competitive original screenplay field that could see the win go to Chazelle, Sheridan, or Lonergan, with the latter possibly having a slight edge (unless La La Land begins to look like it will dominate this year's Oscars). The Academy's controversial decision to consider Moonlight an adapted, rather than original, screenplay-it is very loosley based on a never-produced play by Tarell Alvin McCraney-should mean a trophy for Moonlight in a category that Arrival had seemed a lock to win just over a month ago. (He also is the sole nominee here with a previous Oscar win as a director.) His inclusion likely comes at the expense of Hell or High Water's David Mackenzie or perhaps Fences director Denzel Washington. (Both are also nominated in the screenplay categories.) Mel Gibson is the biggest surprise here, having failed to gain much traction with many of the other awards organizations, though the Academy clearly liked his film, giving it six total nominations this year. This is probably a two-man race between Damien Chazelle and Barry Jenkins, either of whom would be a first-time Oscar winner. * All career Oscar nomination totals on this page include today's nominations. (Other potential titles in the just-missed-out pool include Nocturnal Animals and Loving, both of which, like Jackie, received a decent number of best picture nominations from other organizations.) Director Nominee None of the nine can be considered surprises, and the film most likely just missing the cut was Jackie, which received three nominations in other categories. Nine films were nominated for best picture this year after eight received nominations in each of the previous two years. Moonlight Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner Manchester by the Sea Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Lion Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder La La Land Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt Hidden Figures Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi Hell or High Water Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn Hacksaw Ridge Bill Mechanic and David Permut Best picture and director Best picture Metascore / Film / ProducersĪrrival Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Lindeįences Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black Listed below are the 2017 Academy Award nominees in all 24 categories. Other major best picture contenders Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea also placed among the top of the pack in total nominations, with eight and six, respectively. La La Land's total of 14 Oscar nominations is also a record, tying it with All About Eve and Titanic, and it is the first original musical to get a best picture nomination since 1979's All That Jazz. Leading all films with 14 nominations-six more than any other movie-was Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land, fresh off of its record-setting seven wins at the Golden Globes earlier this month. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards early Tuesday morning, recognizing the best films, filmmakers, and on- and off-screen talent of 2016. Films with Most Academy Award Nominations