Plot: When aliens touch down on earth linguist Louise Banks is brought in to help determine the purpose of their arrival, but it's the lack of communication between humans themselves that put the fate of the world in jeopardy.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Shawn Levy - first nomination
* Dan Levine - first nomination
* Aaron Ryder - first nomination
* David Lynde - first nomination
Total Nominations for Film: 8 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing
Plot: A garbage collector struggles to accept the failure of his dreams and the ways that society has limited his opportunities as his younger son comes of age and prepares to begin chasing his own dreams.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Todd Black - first nomination
* Scott Rudin - 1 win for Best Picture for No Country for Old Men (2007); 6 previous nominations for Best Picture for The Hours (2002), The Social Network (2010), True Grit (2010), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011), Captain Phillips (2013), and The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Denzel Washington - 2 wins for Best Supporting Actor for Glory (1989) and for Best Actor for Training Day (2001); 4 previous nominations for Best Supporting Actor for Cry Freedom (1987) and for Best Actor for Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), and Flight (2012). Also nominated as Best Actor.
Total Nominations for Film: 4 - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay
Plot: A conscientious objector wishes to serve his country during WWII while remaining true to his moral objection to taking a life in any circumstance, becoming a hero when he saves several lives at the Battle of Okinawa without firing a single shot himself.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Bill Mechanic - first nomination
* David Permut - first nomination
Total Nominations for Film: 6 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing
Plot: Two brothers methodically set about a plan to rob several banks in Texas in order to settle a score, while two lawmen chase them down.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Carla Hacken - first nomination
* Julie Yorn - first nomination
Total Nominations for Film: 4 - Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing
Plot: The true story of how Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson broke barriers of color and gender in order to assist in sending John Glenn into space.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Peter Chernin - first nomination
* Donna Gigliotti - 1 win for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love (1998); 2 previous nominations for Best Picture for The Reader (2008) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
* Theodore Melfi - first nomination. Also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
* Jenno Topping - first nomination
* Pharell Williams - 1 previous nomination for Best Original Song (2013)
Total Nominations for Film: 3 - Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay
Plot: Two dreamers find love in Hollywood, but their career ambitions may tear their relationship apart.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Fred Berger - first nomination
* Jordan Horowitz - first nomination
* Marc Platt - 1 previous nomination for Best Picture for Bridge of Spies (2015)
Total Nominations for Film: 14 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song (2), Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing
Plot: A man who was adopted as a child and raised in Australia tries to retrace the journey which separated him from his biological family in India.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Iain Canning - 1 win for Best Picture for The King's Speech (2010)
* Angie Fielder - first nomination
* Emile Sherman - 1 win for Best Picture for The King's Speech (2010)
Total Nominations for Film: 6 - Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score
Plot: Haunted by the tragedy in his own past, a man grapples to deal with the death of his brother and with finding himself responsible for his teenage nephew.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Lauren Beck - first nomination
* Matt Damon - 1 win for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997); 3 previous nominations for Best Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997) and The Martian (2015), and for Best Supporting Actor for Invictus (2009)
* Kimberly Steward - first nomination
* Chris Moore - first nomination
* Kevin J. Walsh - first nomination
Total Nominations for Film: 6 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay
Plot: A young man struggles to accept himself as he deals with issues of sexuality, race, and class.
Nominated Producers and Oscar History:
* Dede Gardner - 1 win for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave (2013); 3 previous nominations for Best Picture for Tree of Life (2011), Selma (2014), and The Big Short (2015)
* Jeremy Kleiner - 1 win for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave (2013); 2 previous nominations for Best Picture for Selma (2014) and The Big Short (2015)
* Adele Romanski - first nomination
Total Nominations for Film: 8 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score
What I've Seen: Arrival, Fences, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester By the Sea, Moonlight
My Pick: Moonlight
Not Nominated, But Should Have Been: 20th Century Women
Predicted Winner: La La Land
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