37: Manchester by the Lion

On this last episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault talks about Manchester By the Sea and Lion. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hell or High Water, Fences and Moonlight. 

These are the nominations for Manchester By the Sea

  • Best Picture 
  • Best Actor- Casey Affleck
  • Best Supporting Actor- Lucas Hedges
  • Best Supporting Actress- Michelle Williams
  • Best Director- Kenneth Lonergan
  • Best Original Screenplay- Kenneth Lonergan

These are the nominations for Lion

  • Best Picture 
  • Best Supporting Actor- Dev Patel
  • Best Supporting Actress- Nicole Kidman
  • Best Adapted Screenplay- Luke Davies
  • Best Cinematography- Greig Fraser
  • Best Original Score- Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann

Make sure you check out this week’s Oscar Primer where Dakota goes over Jackie, Loving, Doctor Strange and Zootopia. These Primers will be posted once a week on Tuesdays. 

About the author

Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.

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