2017 OSCARS: The Winners

Best Picture

• Moonlight

Best Director

• Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Best Actress

• Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Actor

• Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actress

• Viola Davis, Fences

Best Supporting Actor

• Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay

• Manchester by the Sea

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Salesman

Best Animated Feature

• Zootopia

Best Film Editing

• Hacksaw Ridge

Best Cinematography

• La La Land

Best Original Score

• La La Land

Best Original Song

• “City of Stars,” La La Land

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Suicide Squad

Best Costume Design

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Best Documentary Feature

• O.J.: Made in America

Best Production Design

• La La Land

Best Visual Effects

• The Jungle Book

Best Sound Editing

• Arrival

Best Sound Mixing

• Hacksaw Ridge

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Suicide Squad

Best Short Film, Animated

• Piper

Best Documentary, Short Subject

• The White Helmets

Best Short Film, Live Action

• Sing

La La Land ended up with 6 Oscars (out of 14 nominations, losing 8) while Moonlight won just 3 awards (Picture, Supporting Actor and Adapted Screenplay) out of 8 nominations. Both movies made history as Moonlight became the first movie with  an all-Black cast to win Best Picture and the first LGBT-themed movie to win Best Picture. Sadly, Hidden Figures and Lion were shut out of the Oscars, but my favorite Arrival won one technical award (Sound Editing).