On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom prepare for one of the biggest nights in film, the 89th Academy Awards. The dudes make their picks for the top categories including Best Picture, Actor/Actress Leading and Supporting, Best Director, and Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, just to name a few. We’ll be live-tweeting the big event this Sunday, February 26th. Don’t forget to follow us @FPWPATpodcast on Twitter to see what we got right, what we got wrong, and how mad Phil can get at his television.
89TH ACADEMY AWARD FLICK PICKS
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Phil’s Pick: Hell or High Water (Written by Taylor Sheridan)
Tom’s Pick: Manchester by the Sea (Written by Kenneth Lonergan)
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Phil’s Pick: Moonlight (Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney)
Tom’s Pick: Lion (Screenplay by Luke Davies)
VISUAL EFFECTS
Phil’s Pick: The Jungle Book
Tom’s Pick: The Jungle Book
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Phil’s Pick: "How Far I’ll Go" from Moana (Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Tom’s Pick: "How Far I’ll Go" from Moana (Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Phil’s Pick: Moonlight (Nicholas Britell)
Tom’s Pick: La La Land (Justin Hurwitz)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Phil’s Pick: La La Land
Tom’s Pick: La La Land
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Phil’s Pick: Moana
Tom’s Pick: Zootopia
DIRECTING
Phil’s Pick: Moonlight (Barry Jenkins)
Tom’s Pick: La La Land (Damien Chazelle)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Phil’s Pick: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Tom’s Pick: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Phil’s Pick: Viola Davis, Fences
Tom’s Pick: Viola Davis, Fences
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Phil’s Pick: Emma Stone, La La Land
Tom’s Pick: Emma Stone, La La Land
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Phil’s Pick: Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Tom’s Pick: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
BEST PICTURE
Phil’s Pick: Moonlight
Tom’s Pick: La La Land
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