OSCAR WATCH: Critics Choice Predictions

There are many journalists who like to downplay the importance of the often dubious Broadcast Film Critics Association. But when they hand out their awards in tomorrow night's ceremony, it could signal both the beginning and the end for several individual Oscar races. Indeed, the group has prided themselves on being the best Oscar predictors on the awards circuit and that has certainly been proven over the years. As such, I'm expecting "La La Land" to win the lion's share of awards tomorrow, on its way to a sweep of the major precursors. Tune in tomorrow night on A&E to see if I'm right. Here are my predictions:


Best Picture
La La Land

Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress
Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences

Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Best Young Actor/Actress
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Best Acting Ensemble
Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival

Best Cinematography
La La Land

Best Art Direction
La La Land

Best Editing
La La Land

Best Costume Design
Jackie

Best Makeup
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Best Visual Effects
The Jungle Book

Best Animated Feature
Zootopia

Best Action Movie
Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actor in an Action Movie
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actress in an Action Movie
Tilda Swinton, Doctor Strange

Best Comedy Movie
The Nice Guys

Best Actor in a Comedy Movie
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Best Actress in a Comedy Movie
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
Arrival

Best Foreign Language Film
The Handmaiden

Best Song
How Far I’ll Go – Moana

Best Score
La La Land