OSCARS 2017!!! Best Picture Nominations for Academy Awards 2017

Directed by Mel Gibson
With Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
With Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg

When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors.

Directed by Denzel Washington
With Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Directed by David Mackenzie
With Dale Dickey, Ben Foster, Chris Pine, William Sterchi

A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.

Directed by Theodore Melfi
With Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions.

Directed by Damien Chazelle
With Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons

A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.

Directed by Garth Davis
With Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Directed by Kenneth Lonergan
With Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges

An uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

Directed by Barry Jenkins
With Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Alex R. Hibbert

A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.