2017 Oscar Winners: Moonlight, La La Land, and More

Award Winner Description
Best Picture Moonlight Story of a young black man's struggle to find himself while growing up in Miami.
Best Director Damien Chazelle Directed La La Land, a musical about a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who fall in love in Los Angeles.
Best Actor Casey Affleck Portrayed a man who becomes the legal guardian of his nephew after his brother's death in Manchester by the Sea.
Best Actress Emma Stone Played an aspiring actress who falls in love with a jazz pianist in La La Land.
Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali Played a drug dealer who becomes a father figure to a young boy in Moonlight.
Best Supporting Actress Viola Davis Portrayed the wife of a garbage collector who aspires to be a professional baseball player in Fences.
Best Original Screenplay Manchester by the Sea Written by Kenneth Lonergan, the film tells the story of a man who becomes the legal guardian of his nephew after his brother's death.
Best Adapted Screenplay Moonlight Based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney, the film tells the story of a young black man's struggle to find himself while growing up in Miami.
Best Animated Feature Zootopia A comedy-adventure about a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox who must work together to uncover a conspiracy in a city of anthropomorphic animals.
Best Foreign Language Film The Salesman A drama about a couple whose relationship is tested after they move into a new apartment in Tehran.