Nate von Zumwalt
Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced this morning and Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, led all Sundance-supported films with six nominees, including Best Picture and Best Director honors. Casey Affleck earned a Best Actor nomination for his masterful portrayal of Lee, a man whose life of solitude is somehow reignited by tragedy, while newcomer Lucas Hedges received a Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lee’s nephew, Patrick. On the documentary side, three premieres from the 2016 Festival round out the Best Documentary Feature category.
See below for the full list of Sundance-supported projects and artists receving Oscar nods.
Best Picture
Manchester by the Sea, directed by Kenneth Lonergan
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Best Supporting Actress
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actor
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Best Director
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Best Original Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea, written by Kenneth Lonergan
The Lobster, written by Yorgos Lanthimos
Best Documentary Feature
I Am Not Your Negro, directed by Raoul Peck
Life, Animated, directed by Roger Ross Williams
O.J.: Made in America, directed by Ezra Edelman
Best Original Song
“The Empty Chair,” from Jim: The James Foley Story