Sufficient Cynic

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Better late than never. I'm posting my picks for tomorrow's Oscar nominations. I'll inevitably be disappointed, but I'm posting this here because I just spent a ridiculous amount of my free time to fill this out, which means, it has to mean something, or be useful in some way.

Agree? Disagree? Agree to Disagree?


BEST PICTURE  1. La La Land         2. Manchester By The Sea 3. Moonlight 4. Arrival 5. Fences
ALTERNATES  1. Lion 2. Hidden Figures 3. Silence 4.  5.

BEST DIRECTOR  1. Damien Chazelle, La La Land 2. Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea 3. Barry Jenkins, Moonlight 4. Denis Villeneuve, Arrival 5. Martin Scorsese, Silence
ALTERNATES  1. Garth Davis, Lion 2. Denzel Washington, Fences 3. David MacKenzie, Hell or High Water

BEST ACTOR  1. Casey Affleck-Manchester By The Sea 2. Ryan Gosling, La La Land 3. Denzel Washington, Fences 4. Andrew Garfield, Silence 5. Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
ALTERNATES  1. Colin Farrell, The Lobster 2. Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge 3. Viggo M…

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