Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

25 Oscar contenders you can see in Milwaukee now

- CHRIS FORAN MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL TNS

In less than two weeks, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominees for this year’s Oscars. Every year, the news of the nomination­s — this year’s come out Jan. 24 — kicks off a moviegoers’ scramble, to see as many nominees as they can in the way kids used to collect Pokémon. You don’t have to catch ’em all. But you still can catch many of the likely nominees in theaters or at home. Here’s where you can see 25 of this year’s likely contenders for Oscar nomination­s before the Academy makes the cut.

‘La La Land’ Contender for:

best picture, director (Damien Chazelle), actor (Ryan Gosling), actress (Emma Stone), original screenplay, original score, original song

Where you can watch: in theaters ‘Moonlight’ Contender for:

best picture, director (Barry Jenkins), supporting actor (Mahershala Ali, Andre Holland), supporting actress (Naomie Harris), adapted screenplay, original score

Where you can watch: in theaters ‘Fences’ Contender for:

best picture, actor (Denzel Washington), supporting actress (Viola Davis), supporting actor (Mykelti Williamson), director (Washington), adapted screenplay Where you can watch:

in theaters ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Contender for:

best picture, best director (Kenneth Lonergan), actor (Casey Affleck), supporting actor (Lucas Hedges), supporting actress (Michelle Williams), original screenplay

Where you can watch: in theaters ‘Hidden Figures’ Contender for:

best picture, actress (Taraji P. Henson), supporting actress (Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae), adapted screenplay, original song

Where you can watch: in theaters ‘Jackie’ Contender for:

best picture, actress (Natalie Portman), director (Pablo Larrain) Where you can watch: in theaters

‘Silence’

Contender for:

best picture, director (Martin Scorsese), best actor (Andrew Garfield), supporting actor (Issey Ogata) Where you can watch: in theaters (opens Friday)

‘Lion’

Contender for:

best picture, supporting actor (Dev Patel), supporting actress (Nicole Kidman), original score Where you can watch: in theaters

‘Elle’

Contender for: actress (Isabelle Huppert) Where you can watch: in theaters

‘20th Century Women’ Contender for:

actress (Annette Bening), supporting actress (Greta Gerwig) Where you can watch: in theaters starting Jan. 20

‘Loving’

Contender for:

best picture, actress (Ruth Negga), actor (Joel Edgerton) Where you can watch: available on Amazon and iTunes Jan. 24

‘Arrival’ Contender for:

best picture, director (Denis Villeneuve), actress (Amy Adams), adapted screenplay Where you can watch:

in theaters ‘Moana’ Contender for:

animated feature, original song Where you can watch:

in theaters ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Contender for:

best picture, actress (Meryl Streep), supporting actor (Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg) Where you can watch: available on Amazon and iTunes, and out on DVD

‘Sully’ Contender for:

best picture, director (Clint Eastwood), actor (Tom Hanks)

Where you can watch:

available on Amazon and iTunes, and out on DVD

‘Hell or High Water’ Contender for:

best picture, supporting actor (Jeff Bridges), director (David Mackenzie), original screenplay Where you can watch: available on iTunes and Amazon; and out on DVD

‘Captain Fantastic’

Contender for: actor (Viggo Mortensen), original screenplay Where you can watch: available on Amazon and iTunes, and out on DVD

‘Zootopia’

Contender for: animated feature Where you can watch: available on DVD and on Netflix

‘O.J.: Made in America’

Contender for: documentar­y feature Where you can watch: available on DVD

‘13th’

Contender for: documentar­y feature, original song Where you can watch: available on Netflix

‘A Man Called Ove’

Contender for: foreignlan­guage film, makeup Where you can watch: available on Amazon and iTunes, and out on DVD

‘Kubo and the Two Strings’

Contender for: animated feature, original score Where you can watch: available on Amazon and iTunes, and out on DVD

‘The Lobster’

Contender for: original screenplay Where you can watch: available on Amazon and iTunes, and out on DVD

‘Command and Control’

Contender for: documentar­y feature Where you can watch: out on DVD

‘Zero Days’

Contender for: documentar­y feature Where you can watch: available on iTunes, Amazon; out on DVD Jan. 17

 ?? A24 ?? Alex Hibbert (left) and Mahershala Ali share a moment of trust in “Moonlight.”
A24 Alex Hibbert (left) and Mahershala Ali share a moment of trust in “Moonlight.”
 ?? ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae star in “Hidden Figures.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae star in “Hidden Figures.”
 ?? FOX SEARCHLIGH­T ?? Natalie Portman portrays Jackie Kennedy in “Jackie.”
FOX SEARCHLIGH­T Natalie Portman portrays Jackie Kennedy in “Jackie.”
 ?? PARAMOUNT PICTURES ?? Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in “Fences.” Washington also directs this adaptation of August Wilson’s play.
PARAMOUNT PICTURES Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in “Fences.” Washington also directs this adaptation of August Wilson’s play.
 ??  ?? Kyle Chandler (left) and Casey Affleck star in “Manchester by the Sea.”
Kyle Chandler (left) and Casey Affleck star in “Manchester by the Sea.”

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