Sundance-Supported ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Earns 6 Oscar Noms

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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

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