The year has finished and Oscar season is one again upon us. Before the Academy has all the fun, CinemaBabel has compiled its own list of “nominees” and top picks recognizing the best performances in film this year. Check out the list below and comment with your own picks for 2017.
Best Actor
Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour)
2. James McAvoy (Split)
3. Charlie Hunnam (The Lost City of Z)
4. James Franco (The Disaster Artist)
5. Timothee Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)
Best Actress
Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
2. Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
3. Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project)
4. Michelle Williams (All The Money in the World)
5. Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water)
Best Supporting Actor
Algee Smith (Detroit)
2. Will Poulter (Detroit)
3. Sebastian Stan (I, Tonya)
4. Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
5. Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project)
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janney (I, Tonya)
2. Emma Booth (Hounds of Love)
3. Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
4. Hong Chau (Downsizing)
5. Holly Hunter (The Big Sick)
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky (mother!)
2. Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water)
3. Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk)
4. Jordan Peele (Get Out)
5. Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman)
