36: Hell or High Fences in Moonlight

On this second episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault and Rachel Gordon talks about Moonlight, Fences and Hell or High Water. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hidden Figures and La La Land.

These are the nominations for Moonlight

Best Picture 
Best Supporting Actor- Mahershala Ali 
Best Supporting Actress- Naomie Harris 
Best Directing- Barry Jenkins 
Best Cinematography- James Laxton 
Best Film Editing- Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders 
Best Original Score- Nicholas Britell 
Best Adapted Screenplay- Barry Jenkins (screenplay) and Tarell Alvin McCraney (story)

These are the nominations for Fences

Best Picture 
Best Actor- Denzel Washington 
Best Supporting Actress- Viola Davis 
Best Adapted Screenplay- August Wilson

These are the nominations for Hell or High Water

Best Picture 
Best Supporting Actor- Jeff Bridges 
Best Original Screenplay- Taylor Sheridan 
Best Film Editing- Jake Roberts

Make sure you check out this week’s Oscar Primer where Dakota goes over Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Captain Fantastic, Hail, Caesar! and Suicide Squad. These Primers will be posted once a week on Tuesdays. 

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Episode was originally posted on February 9, 2017