I saw all of the nominees for best picture of 2016

[StubbornThings]

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Here is how I rated them (0 to 10).

Moonlight - 8.5
Loved this film because of acting, story, and directing, but slightly disappointed because I expected so much after all of the hype. Highly recommend.

Arrival - 7.5
Best sci-fi movie of the year. Liked Amy Adams as main character, but found Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker to be exceptional. Recommend.

Hell or High Water - 8.5
Jeff Bridges was great. Highly recommend.

Hacksaw Ridge - 8.5
Very graphic WWII movie with a good story. Mel Gibson is a really good director for these types of movies. Highly recommend if you're okay with war combat.

Fences - 7.5
Great acting but I found it to be too long. Story was just ok. Don't recommend.

Hidden Figures - 7.0
I found this movie to be very average, meaning I've seen this kind of period movie many times. The story was inspiring but it really wasn't one of my favorites. Recommend.

La La Land - 6.0
I like musicals and love stories but I never got into this one. I have no idea why there so much hype for this movie. Obviously I'm in the minority. I thought the singing and dancing were terrible. Don't recommend.

Lion - 9.0
I loved this one. The acting, the scenery, how it was shoot was all brilliant. It got a little slow in the middle, but this simple story was just heart warming. Highly recommend.

Manchester by the Sea - 9.0
Incredibly sad but highly entertaining and beautifully acted. Highly recommend.

Here are my picks for the awards.

Best Picture
Moonlight - Not my highest rated movie but it's the only one I want to watch again.

Actor in a leading role
Casey Affleck (Did not see Captain Fantastic so could be Viggo)

Actress in a leading role
Not sure as Emma Stone is the only one I saw and I didn't think she was very good in La La Land.

Actor in a supporting role
Michael Shannon - This one wasn't even close. He was brilliant in Nocturnal Animals.

Actress in a supporting role
Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, and Nicole Kidman were all great, but I'd probably have to give it to Naomie Harris.

Other movies of 2016 I've seen recently

10 Cloverfield Lane - 7.5
Silence - 7.5
The Lobster - 7.5
War Dogs - 7.0
The Girl on the Train - 7.0
Passengers - 8.0

[lindysalsagal]

1. I only saw Manchester and La La. I don't get la la, but I'm a musician, so.

Looking forwrad to it!

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

2. I only saw Moonlight so far & hope it wins - ground breaking in many ways

not the least of which was the devastating portrayal of a young black man growing up w/ severe PTSD... allowing him to be a real person instead of reduced to a gangsta stereotype.

My fav type of movie - one that gives me a glimpse into another place, time, culture, a vivid sense of what its like to live another person's life.

[NightWatcher]

3. The only thing I've seen recently is Moana (3times)

[angstlessk]

4. OH MY GOD 'Manchester by the sea' was not that great!

And I paid to see it...I think 'Hidden figures' outperforms that by a TON!

[angstlessk]

5. "Hidden Figures" is 'average' considering all those other movies depicting black women as

geniuses? Gee I must have missed them?

[StubbornThings]

6. Seriously?

That's the criteria for whether a movie is good or not?

[angstlessk]

7. Absofuckinglute! To educate is the HIGHEST motive a movie can express!

"Manchester by the sea" was just a heart string movie, and I saw NO good...in fact he abandoned his dead brothers son!

[StubbornThings]

8. LOL!

You need to relax.

I liked Hidden Figures. I also recommended it.

And, not everyone should like movies, music, or anything else exactly the same. And, certainly not because you demand it.

[UTUSN]

9. Sincere thanks for the knowlegeable take. n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. I've only seen Lion thus far....

....and that was just this past weekend. I'd still like to see the others.

Lion was excellent. Beautifully shot. The first hour of the movie is heartbreaking. I also liked the Sia song during the credits.

[StubbornThings]

11. Agree.

And, I also liked the Sia song.

[Phentex]

12. La La Land...

I hate to criticize a movie I haven't even seen yet but I saw the previews and it doesn't look like anything I'd be interested in. A few friends have seen it and said they were bored. I think it's one I'll wait to see on Netflix. I really want to see Lion and have heard nothing but very good things about it.

[pressbox69]

13. Of the nominees

I still like La La Land. I wouldn't rate any of them higher than 8.0. I hated The Lobster.