The Oscars 2017

This year, a diverse set of films and movie stars were nominated for Academy Awards. Several DBHS students provided their opinions of the nominees.

February 23, 2017

Best picture

Amelie’s Pick: Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan’s Pick: Moonlight

Josephine’s Pick: La La Land

Paula’s Pick: La La Land

“Probably ‘La La Land’ [will win] because it’s a movie commemorating Los Angeles, so a lot of people really like that, and the music was pretty good. It was a really big hit.”

Paula Williams, Sophomore

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Best Actor

Amelie’s Pick: Denzel Washington

Ryan’s Pick: Casey Affleck

“Denzel [Washington] might win, but Denzel’s Been such a huge name in Hollywood so he might not win…I think I would pick Casey Affleck, I find [his] natural acting, the little things that [he] does better, that takes more effort than yelling and emotional scenes.”

Ryan Chae, Junior

Joesphine’s Pick: Ryan Gosling

Paula’s Pick: Ryan Gosling

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Best Animated picture

Amelie’s Pick: Zootopia

“I think ‘Zootopia’ will win best animated feature because even though ‘Moana’ and ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ both received really high ratings, ‘Zootopia’ is basically an allegory for racism, and in today’s environment I think people really value that over a cutesy animated film.”

Amelie Lee, Sophomore

Ryan’s Pick: Zootopia

Josephine’s Pick: Zootopia

“‘Zootopia’…was pretty overhyped, but I think it was a particularly good movie because…usually kids movies don’t have that aspect of prejudice and segregation, and things like that, so I think it’s something different, it’s not just an animated movie.”

Josephine Kim, Junior

Paula’s Pick: Moana