Oscar nominations: La La Land with 14; Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, and more!

Welcome, fellow movie nerds, to part one of what is essentially the Super Bowl for Dweebs – the Oscar nominations. Of course, part two is the actual ceremony, wherein pasty folks like myself gather round’ the TV to watch beautiful people get showered in gold. That’s a month from now, however, and this moment is for the nominations. After months of speculating we will finally know who's that much closer to being a champ, and who’s now an official chump. NOW, after much rushing and out-of-context-posting-for-the-sake-of-speed here are the nominees!

LA LA LAND continues its dominance with a tie for most nominations EVER with 14 (tied with ALL ABOUT EVE and TITANIC). Other notables were, as predicted, MOONLIGHT, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, ARRIVAL and HACKSAW RIDGE. Not a whole lot of surprise nominees, the most shocking being PASSENGERS with two noms (Score and Production Design). A few of the more shocking snubs I noticed were SILENCE for virtually anything (sans Cinematography), nothing for Annette Bening in 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, no Best Song for SING STREET, and Tom Hanks not getting anything for SULLY. AND NO AMY ADAMS FOR ARRIVAL?! Also notable is the absense of DEADPOOL, which frankly was expected, but I at least thought we'd see a Makeup nomination.

BEST MOTION PICTURE (last year's winner: SPOTLIGHT)

BEST ACTOR (last year's winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, THE REVENANT)

Casey Affleck – MANCHESTER
Andrew Garfield – HACKSAW
Ryan Gosling – LA LA LAND
Viggo Mortensen – CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
Denzel Washington – FENCES

BEST ACTRESS (last year's winner: Brie Larson, ROOM)

Isabelle Hubbert – ELLE
Ruth Negga – LOVING
Natalie Portman – JACKIE
Emma Stone – LA LA LAND
Meryl Streep – FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (last year's winner: Mark Rylance, BRIDGE OF SPIES)

Mahershala Ali – MOONLIGHT
Jeff Bridges – HELL OR HIGH WATER
Lucas Hedges – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Dev Patel – LION
Michael Shannon – NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (last year's winner: Alicia Vikander, THE DANISH GIRL)

Viola Davis – FENCES
Naomi Harris – MOONLIGHT
Nicole Kidman – LION
Octavia Spencer – HIDDEN FIGURES
Michelle Williams – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

BEST DIRECTOR (last year's winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, THE REVENANT)

Denis Villeneuve – ARRIVAL
Mel Gibson– HACKSAW RIDGE
Damien Chazelle– LA LA LAND
Kenneth Lonergan – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Barry Jenkins MOONLIGHT

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (last year's winner: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT)

HELL OR HIGH WATER
LA LA LAND
THE LOBSTER
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
20TH CENTURY WOMEN

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (last year's winner: Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, THE BIG SHORT)

ARRIVAL
FENCES
HIDDEN FIGURES
LION
MOONLIGHT

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (last year's winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, THE REVENANT)

ARRIVAL
LA LA LAND
MOONLIGHT
SILENCE
LION

BEST COSTUME DESIGN (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)

ALLIED
FANTASTIC BEASTS
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
JACKIE
LA LA LAND

BEST SOUND MIXING (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)

ARRIVAL
HACKSAW RIDGE
LA LA LAND
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
13 HOURS

BEST SOUND EDITING (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)

ARRIVAL
DEEPWATER HORIZON
HACKSAW RIDGE
LA LA LAND
SULLY

BEST FILM EDITING (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)

ARRIVAL
DEEPWATER HORIZON
HACKSAW
LA LA LAND
SULLY

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (last year's winner: EX MACHINA)

DEEPWATER HORIZON
JUNGLE BOOK
DOCTOR STRANGE
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING (last year's winner:MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)

STAR TREK BEYOND
SUICIDE SQUAD
A MAN CALLED OVE

BEST ORIGINAL SONG (last year's winner: "Writing on the Wall", SPECTRE)

Audition – LA LA LAND
Can't Stop the Feeling – TROLLS
City of Stars -LA LA LAND
Empty Chair – JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY
How Fair I'll Go – MOANA

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (last year's winner: THE HATEFUL EIGHT)

JACKIE
LA LA LAND
LION
MOONLIGHT
PASSENGERS

BEST ANIMATED FILM (last year's winner: INSIDE OUT)

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
THE RED TURTLE
MOANA
ZOOTOPIA

BEST SHORT FILM, ANIMATED (last year's winner: BEAR STORY)

BLIND VAYASHA
BORROWED TIME
PEAR CIDER AND CIGARETTES
PEARL
PIPER

BEST SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION (last year's winner: STUTTERER)

Ennemis Intérieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode

BEST DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECT (last year's winner: A GIRL IN THE RIVER)

4.1 Miles
Extremis
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE (last year's winner: AMY)

FIRE AT SEA
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
LIFE, ANIMATED
O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA
THE 13TH

BEST FOREIGN FILM (last year's winner: SON OF SAUL)

LAND OF MINE
A MAN CALLED OVE
THE SALESMAN
TANNA
TONI ERDMANN

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (last year's winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)

ARRIVAL
FANTASTIC BEASTS
HAIL, CAESER
LA LA LAND
PASSENGERS

So what do you think? If this has you hating everything Oscar be sure to cast your vote in our own Golden Schmoes awards. Our exclusive awards are in their 16th year, so almost as long as the Oscars. Hell, do it anyway, even if you love the Oscars! This is an opprotunity for you to have a say in this year's best of the best. Those who vote will be entered for a chance to win a 1992 Volvo 960. We don't have one, but we will give you a hammer so when see one you can smash in and take it.

On that note, let's take a look back at one of last year's best moments: Louis C.K. awards Best Documentary, Short Subject.