I can't remember a time when so many categories had a black actor/actress or a TV show/movie with a black cast represented. Best Motion Picture — Drama Hacksaw Ridge Hell Or High Water Lion Manchester By The Sea Moonlight Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama Rami Malek, Mr. Robot Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys, The Americans Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath Best Director — Motion Picture Damien Chazelle, La La Land Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins, Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Annette Bening, 20th Century Women Lily Collins, Rules Don’t Apply Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge Of Seventeen Emma Stone, La La Land Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins Best Television Series — Drama The Crown Game Of Thrones Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy 20th Century Women Deadpool La La Land Florence Foster Jenkins Sing Street Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama Amy Adams, Arrival Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane Isabelle, Elle Ruth Negga, Loving Natalie Portman, Jackie Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea Joel Edgerton, Loving Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington, Fences Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart In The Jungle Donald Glover, Atlanta Nick Nolte, Graves Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series — Drama Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Claire Foy, The Crown Keri Russell, The Americans Winona Ryder, Stranger Things Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Viola Davis, Fences Naomie Harris, Moonlight Nicole Kidman, Lion Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Colin Farrell, The Lobster Ryan Gosling, La La Land Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins Jonah Hill, War Dogs Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool Best Original Song — Motion Picture Cant Stop The Feeling, Trolls City Of Stars, La La Land Faith, Sing Gold, Gold How Far I’ll Go, Moana Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Riz Ahmed, The Night Of Bryan Cranston, All The Way Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager John Turturro, The Night Of Courtney B Vance, The People Vs OJ Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy Atlanta Black-ish Mozart In The Jungle Transparent Veep Best Original Score — Motion Picture Moonlight La La Land Arrival Lion Hidden Figures Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Olivia Colman, The Night Manager Lena Heady, Game Of Thrones Chrissy Metz, This Is Us Mandy Moore, This Is Us Thandie Newton, Westworld Best Motion Picture — Animated Kubo and the Two Strings Moana My Life As A Zucchini Sing Zootopia Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Felicity Huffman, American Crime Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Charlotte Rampling, London Spy Kerry Washington, Confirmation Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager John Lithgow, The Crown Christian Slater, Mr. Robot John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language Devine Elle Neruda The Salesman Toni Erdmann Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce Issa Rae, Insecure Gina Rodriguez, Jane The Virgin Tracee Ellis-Ross, Black-ish Best Limited Series American Crime The Dresser The Night Manager The Night Of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Best Original Screenplay La La Land Nocturnal Animals Moonlight Manchester By The Sea Hell Or High Water
Of the 10 movies total that are up for Best Picture, I've only seen Hell or High Water. I'm glad to see that made the list. It was excellent.
Notable Winners: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy: Tracee Ellis-Ross Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy: Atlanta Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Viola Davis Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy: Donald Glover Best Motion Picture — Drama: Moonlight
