If We Picked the Oscars

If we were Academy voters, here’s a peek at what our 2017 ballots would look like (based on what was nominated). This isn’t what we think will win (so don’t base your Oscar pool picks on this list) but it’s what we personally would vote for in each nominated category. Enjoy the Oscars!

BEST PICTURE

• Louisa
  Hell or High Water

• Matt
  Hell or High Water

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Louisa
  Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
  

• Matt
  Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Louisa
  Isabelle Huppert, Elle

• Matt
  Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
  

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Louisa
  Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

• Matt
  Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Louisa
  Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

• Matt
  Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Louisa
  Kubo and the Two Strings
  

• Matt
  Kubo and the Two Strings

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Louisa
  Moonlight

• Matt
  Moonlight

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Louisa
  Allied
  

• Matt
  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  

BEST DIRECTOR

• Louisa
  Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
  

• Matt
  Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Louisa
  Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
  

• Matt
  Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Louisa
  Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

• Matt
  Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

BEST FILM EDITING

• Louisa
  Jake Roberts, Hell or High Water

• Matt
  Jake Roberts, Hell or High Water

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Louisa
  Sweden, En man som heter Ove (A Man Called Ove)

• Matt
  Sweden, En man som heter Ove (A Man Called Ove)

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

• Louisa
  Love Larson, En man som heter Ove (A Man Called Ove)

• Matt
  Giorgio Gregorini, Suicide Squad

BEST MUSIC: ORIGINAL SCORE

• Louisa
  Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

• Matt
  Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

BEST MUSIC: ORIGINAL SONG

• Louisa
  “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from La La Land
  Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

• Matt
  “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana
  Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Louisa
  David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, La La Land

• Matt
  Guy Hendrix Dyas and Gene Serdena, Passengers

BEST SOUND EDITING

• Louisa
  Wylie Stateman and Renee Tondelli, Deepwater Horizon

• Matt
  Sylvain Bellemare, Arrival

BEST SOUND MIXING

• Louisa
  Stuart Wilson and David Parker,  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

• Matt
  Stuart Wilson and David Parker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Louisa
  Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould, Doctor Strange

• Matt
  Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould, Doctor Strange