We’re nearly a month away before the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts & Sciences announces the nominations forthe 2017 Oscarson the morning of Tuesday, January 24th, and each days gives us a better idea of how the race is progressing. Today, the Academy announced two updates regarding the Best Picture and Best Makeup and Hairstyling categories.
Of all the films vying for the big win from the awards ceremony,that number has been whittled down to 336 films. It’s unknown which films are on the list, but it’s clear the Academy has their work cut out for them.
Makeup has a much less taxing time asthe shortlistis down to seven films:Deadpool,The Dressmaker(starringKate WinsletandLiam Hemsworth),Florence Foster Jenkins,Hail, Caesar!,A Man Called Ove(a “grump old man next door” film from Sweden),Star Trek Beyond, andSuicide Squad.
Some notably absent titles includeRogue One: A Star Wars Story,Jackie,Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, andNocturnal Animals. But of those selections,Florence Foster JenkinsandHail, Caesar!are frontrunners. Three will ultimately be given nominations next month.
Members of the Makeup and Hairstyling branch will be invited to watch 10-minute selections from the films on January 7th before making their decision. Meanwhile, all of the films left in the category except forA Man Called Ove, which is shortlisted for Best Foreign Language, are still in contention for Best Original Score.Deadpool,Suicide Squad, andStar Trek Beyondare also among the remaining 20 films up for Best VFX.
As of now, Original Score is down to 145 films, Foreign Language is down to nine, Documentary is down to 15, VFX is down to 20, Live-Action Shorts is down to 10, Animated Shorts is down to 10, Animated Feature is down to 27, and Doc Shorts is down to 10.
