October's predictions for 2016 major category Oscar nominations

(Listed alphabetically)

PICTURE
Billy Lynn's Long Halftme Walk
Fences
La La Land
Lion
Loving
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
Other possible nominees: Arrival, Silence

DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Ang Lee, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Martin Scorsese, Silence
Denzel Washington, Fences
Other possible nominees: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight; Jeff Nichols, Loving

ACTRESS
Annette Bening, 20th Century Woman
Viola Davis, Fences
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Other possible nominee: Amy Adams, Arrival

ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Dev Patel, Lion
Denzel Washington, Fences
Other possible nominees: Tom Hanks, Sully; Michael Keaton, The Founder

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Aja Naomie King, The Birth of a Nation
Kristen Stewart, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester By the Sea
Liam Neeson, Silence
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Other possible nominees: Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins; Steve Martin, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk