See the highlights and winners of the 2017 Academy Awards
The 89th Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) 2017 took place yesterday, February 26, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in Los Angeles.
The highlights include when African-American actress Viola Davis made history as the first black actor to win an Oscar, Tony and an Emmy and Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar award.
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Another unforgettable moment was when La La Land is wrongly named as winner of Best Picture which led to an 'OOPS!' moment as rightful winner, Moonlight was announced and they came on stage to accept their award. However, La La Land was the biggest winner of the night as it bagged six Oscars, followed by Moonlight which got 3.
See the full list of winners below:
Best actor in a supporting role
Mahershala Ali – "Moonlight" -- WINNER
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
Viola Davis — "Fences" -- WINNER
Naomie Harris — "Moonlight"
Nicole Kidman — "Lion"
Octavia Spencer — "Hidden Figures"
Michelle Williams — "Manchester by the Sea"
Best lead actor
Casey Affleck — "Manchester by the Sea" -- WINNER
Andrew Garfield — "Hacksaw Ridge"
Ryan Gosling — "La La Land"
Viggo Mortensen — "Captain Fantastic"
Denzel Washington — "Fences"
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Best lead actress
Isabelle Huppert — "Elle"
Ruth Negga — "Loving"
Natalie Portman — "Jackie"
Emma Stone — "La La Land" -- WINNER
Meryl Streep — "Florence Foster Jenkins"
Best documentary feature
"Fire at Sea"
"I Am Not Your Negro"
"Life Animated"
"13th"
"O.J.: Made in America" -- WINNER
Best sound editing
"Arrival" -- WINNER
"Deepwater Horizon"
"Hacksaw Ridge"
"La La Land"
"Sully"
Best foreign language film
"Land of Mine" (Denmark)
"A Man Called Ove" (Sweden)
"The Salesman" (Iran) -- WINNER
"Tanna" (Australia)
"Toni Erdmann" (Germany)
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Best animated feature film
"Kubo and the Two Strings"
"Moana"
"My Life as a Zucchini"
"The Red Turtle"
"Zootopia" -- WINNER
Best production design
"Arrival"
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
"Hail, Caesar!"
"La La Land" -- WINNER
"Passengers"
Best visual effects
"Deepwater Horizon"
"Doctor Strange"
"The Jungle Book" -- WINNER
"Kubo and the Two Strings"
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
Best documentary short subject
"Extremis"
"4.1 Miles"
"Joe's Violin"
"Watani: My Homeland"
"The White Helmets" -- WINNERS
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Best cinematography
"Arrival"
"La La Land" -- WINNER
"Lion"
"Moonlight"
"Silence"
Best original score
"La La Land" -- WINNER
"Lion"
"Jackie"
"Moonlight"
"Passengers"
Best original song
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" — "La La Land"
"Can't Stop the Feeling" — "Trolls"
"City of Stars" — "La La Land" -- WINNER
"The Empty Chair" — "Jim: The James Foley Story"
"How Far I'll Go" — "Moana"
Best original screenplay
"Hell or High Water"
"La La Land"
"The Lobster"
"Manchester by the Sea" -- WINNER
Best adapted screenplay
"Arrival"
"Fences"
"Hidden Figures"
"Lion"
"Moonlight" -- WINNER
Best directing
Damien Chazelle — "La La Land" -- WINNER
Mel Gibson — "Hacksaw Ridge"
Barry Jenkins — "Moonlight"
Kenneth Lonergan — "Manchester by the Sea"
Denis Villeneuve — "Arrival"
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Best picture
"Arrival"
"Fences"
"Hacksaw Ridge"
"Hell or High Water"
"Hidden Figures"
La La Land
"Lion"
"Manchester by the Sea"
"Moonlight" -- WINNER
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