2017 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

62 films were recognised at the 2017 Academy Awards, across 24 categories. 15 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was La La Land, with 6 awards, ahead of Moonlight with 3. The categories below run from Best Picture, Short Film (Live Action) and Actor in a Leading Role to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Picture

Moonlight(2016)
Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Winner
Arrival(2016)
Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers
Fences(2016)
Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers
Hacksaw Ridge(2016)
Bill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers
Hell or High Water(2016)
Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers
Hidden Figures(2016)
Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers
La La Land(2016)
Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers
Lion(2016)
Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers
Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers

Short Film (Live Action)

Sing (Mindenki)(2016)
Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy
Winner
Enemies Within (Ennemis Intérieurs)(2016)
Sélim Azzazi
Enemies Within (Ennemis Intérieurs)(2016)
Ennemis Intérieurs
Silent Nights(2016)
The Railroad Lady (La Femme et le TGV)(2016)
Timo von Gunten and Giacun Caduff
The Railroad Lady (La Femme et le TGV)(2016)
La Femme et le TGV
Timecode(2016)
Juanjo Giménez

Actor in a Leading Role

Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Casey Affleck
Winner
Captain Fantastic(2016)
Viggo Mortensen
Fences(2016)
Denzel Washington
Hacksaw Ridge(2016)
Andrew Garfield
La La Land(2016)
Ryan Gosling

Actor in a Supporting Role

Moonlight(2016)
Mahershala Ali
Winner
Hell or High Water(2016)
Jeff Bridges
Lion(2016)
Dev Patel
Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Lucas Hedges
Nocturnal Animals(2016)
Michael Shannon

Actress in a Leading Role

La La Land(2016)
Emma Stone
Winner
Elle(2016)
Isabelle Huppert
Florence Foster Jenkins(2016)
Meryl Streep
Jackie(2016)
Natalie Portman
Loving(2016)
Ruth Negga

Actress in a Supporting Role

Fences(2016)
Viola Davis
Winner
Hidden Figures(2016)
Octavia Spencer
Lion(2016)
Nicole Kidman
Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Michelle Williams
Moonlight(2016)
Naomie Harris

Animated Feature Film

Zootopia(2016)
Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
Winner
Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)
Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
Moana(2016)
John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer
My Life as a Zucchini(2016)
Claude Barras and Max Karli
The Red Turtle(2016)
Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki

Cinematography

La La Land(2016)
Linus Sandgren
Winner
Arrival(2016)
Bradford Young
Lion(2016)
Greig Fraser
Moonlight(2016)
James Laxton
Silence(2016)
Rodrigo Prieto

Costume Design

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)
Colleen Atwood
Winner
Allied(2016)
Joanna Johnston
Florence Foster Jenkins(2016)
Consolata Boyle
Jackie(2016)
Madeline Fontaine
La La Land(2016)
Mary Zophres

Directing

La La Land(2016)
Damien Chazelle
Winner
Arrival(2016)
Denis Villeneuve
Hacksaw Ridge(2016)
Mel Gibson
Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight(2016)
Barry Jenkins

Documentary (Feature)

O.J.: Made in America(2016)
Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
Winner
13th(2016)
Fire at Sea(2016)
Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo
I Am Not Your Negro(2017)
Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck
Life, Animated(2016)
Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman

Documentary (Short Subject)

The White Helmets(2016)
Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Winner
4.1 Miles(2017)
Daphne Matziaraki
Extremis(2016)
Dan Krauss
Joe's Violin(2016)
Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen
Watani: My Homeland(2016)
Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis

Film Editing

Hacksaw Ridge(2016)
John Gilbert
Winner
Arrival(2016)
Joe Walker
Hell or High Water(2016)
Jake Roberts
La La Land(2016)
Tom Cross
Moonlight(2016)
Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon

International Feature Film

The Salesman(2016)
Iran
Winner
A Man Called Ove(2015)
Sweden
Land of Mine(2015)
Denmark
Tanna(2015)
Australia
Toni Erdmann(2016)
Germany

Music (Original Score)

La La Land(2016)
Justin Hurwitz
Winner
Jackie(2016)
Mica Levi
Lion(2016)
Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka
Moonlight(2016)
Nicholas Britell
Passengers(2016)
Thomas Newman

Music (Original Song)

La La Land(2016)
"City of Stars" from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Winner
Jim: The James Foley Story(2016)
"The Empty Chair" from Jim: The James Foley Story; Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting
La La Land(2016)
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Moana(2016)
"How Far I'll Go" from Moana; Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Trolls(2016)
"Can't Stop The Feeling" from Trolls; Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster

Production Design

La La Land(2016)
Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Winner
Arrival(2016)
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Paul Hotte
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Hail, Caesar!(2016)
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Passengers(2016)
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena

Short Film (Animated)

Piper(2016)
Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
Winner
Blind Vaysha(2016)
Theodore Ushev
Borrowed Time(2015)
Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Pear Cider and Cigarettes(2016)
Robert Valley and Cara Speller
Pearl(2016)
Patrick Osborne

Sound Editing

Arrival(2016)
Sylvain Bellemare
Winner
Deepwater Horizon(2016)
Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli
Hacksaw Ridge(2016)
Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright
La La Land(2016)
Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
Sully(2016)
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman

Sound Mixing

Hacksaw Ridge(2016)
Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace
Winner
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi(2016)
Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth
Arrival(2016)
Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye
La La Land(2016)
Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)
David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects

The Jungle Book(2016)
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon
Winner
Deepwater Horizon(2016)
Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton
Doctor Strange(2016)
Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould
Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)
Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)
John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Moonlight(2016)
Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Winner
Arrival(2016)
Screenplay by Eric Heisserer
Fences(2016)
Screenplay by August Wilson
Hidden Figures(2016)
Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
Lion(2016)
Screenplay by Luke Davies

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Written by Kenneth Lonergan
Winner
20th Century Women(2016)
Written by Mike Mills
Hell or High Water(2016)
Written by Taylor Sheridan
La La Land(2016)
Written by Damien Chazelle
The Lobster(2015)
Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou

Makeup and Hairstyling

Suicide Squad(2016)
Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson
Winner
A Man Called Ove(2015)
Eva von Bahr and Love Larson
Star Trek Beyond(2016)
Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo