Best Fantasy Books of 2016

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2016

1. Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan
2. City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
3. Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson
4. Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson
5. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
6. Night of Knives by Ian C. Esselmont

2017 Oscar Nominations

Picture

Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land

Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight


Director
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)


Actor
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Actress

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Ruth Negga (Loving)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Emma Stone (La La Land)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)


Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Dev Patel (Lion)
Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)


Supporting Actress

Viola Davis (Fences)

Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)

Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)


Original Screenplay

Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20^th Century Women


Adapted Screenplay
Arrival

Fences

Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight


Animated Feature Film

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Courgette
The Red Turtle
Zootopia


Original Score
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight

Passengers


Original Song
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from La La Land
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” from Trolls
“City of Stars” from La La Land
“The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story
“How Far I’ll Go” from Moana


Sound Editing

Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully


Sound Mixing

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Production Design
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers


Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence 


Makeup and Hairstyling
A Man Called One
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad


Costume Design
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land


Film Editing
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Moonlight


Visual Effects
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Beriadah

2016 Movies To Watch - Updated

Arrival

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

La La Land

Hell or High Water

Doctor Strange

Deepwater Horizon



2016 Movie Reviews

Deadpool

70% (3.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 84%

Suicide Squad

50% (2.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 26%



Star Wars: The Last Jedi

322

days to go



Producers Guild Awards Nominations

Theatrical Motion Picture
Arrival
Deadpool
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight


Animated Motion Picture
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Secret Life of Pets
Zootopia

TV Review

Sherlock

Season 4

80% (4 Stars)



SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time - #50 to #41

50.  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

49.  The Bourne Ultimatum

48.  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

47.  The Exorcist

46.  Memento

45.  The Dark Knight Rises

44.  Beauty and the Beast

43.  Rocky

42.  The Last Emperor

41.  Marvel's The Avengers



Games Update

Currently Playing

Le Havre (ios)



SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time - #60 to #51

60.  Good Will Hunting

 

59.  Million Dollar Baby

58.  The Revenant

57.  Star Wars: The Force Awakens

56.  Spotlight

55.  Mad Max: Fury Road

54.  Whiplash

53.  The Godfather

52.  The Martian

51.  The Fugitive



SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time - #70 to #61

70.  Die Hard

69.  Men in Black

68.  The Sound of Music

67.  Star Trek

66.  Big Hero 6

65.  Back to the Future II

64.  The Godfather Part II

63.  Captain America: Civil War

62.  JFK

61.  A Few Good Men