Interview Collection with Our 2017 Oscar Nominees

Here is a round-up of interviews with our 2017 Oscar Nominees. This year we spoke to a wide range of Oscar nominees, aside from the standard Q&A format, a podcast or two, and introducing an AwardsDaily first, video interviews.  Read, listen and watch what this year’s nominees had to say. (Photos link to interviews)

Best motion picture of the year

• “Arrival” Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers

 

 

 

 

 

• “Hidden Figures” Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement in directing

• “La La Land” Damien Chazelle

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Ryan Gosling in “La La Land”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Lucas Hedges in “Manchester by the Sea”

 

 

 

 

 

• Michael Shannon in “Nocturnal Animals”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Emma Stone in “La La Land”

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Zootopia” Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement in cinematography

• “La La Land” Linus Sandgren

 

 

 

 

 

 

• “Lion” Greig Fraser

 

 

 

 

 

• “Moonlight” James Laxton

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement in costume design

• “La La Land” Mary Zophres

 

 

 

 

 

Best documentary feature

• “Fire at Sea” Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo

 

 

 

 

 

• “I Am Not Your Negro” Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck

 

 

 

 

 

• “13th” Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement in film editing

• “Arrival”Joe WalkerInterview: http://www.awardsdaily.com/2016/10/27/interview-how-joe-walker-shaped-and-edited-the-sci-fi-film-arrival/
  Through The Lens: http://www.awardsdaily.com/2017/01/10/lens-joe-walker-arrival/

 

 

 

 

• “Moonlight” Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon

 

 

 

 

 

Best foreign language film of the year

• “A Man Called Ove” Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

• “The Salesman” Iran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Zandvliet – Land of Mine – Denmark

Interview: Martin Zandvliet Addresses Danish History with Land of Mine

 

• “Moonlight” Nicholas Britell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement in production design

• “Passengers” Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena

Best live action short film

• “Silent Nights” Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement in sound editing

• “Sully” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman

 

Adapted screenplay

• “Hidden Figures” Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi

 

 

 

 

 

 

• “Lion” Screenplay by Luke Davies

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement in Visual Effects
Kubo And The Two Strings Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff:

 

 

 

 

 

Animated Short

Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou Lhadj – Borrowed Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Osborne – Pearl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Barillaro – Piper