Donald Trump’s inauguration is still a week away, but opposing the president-elect is good politics for any ambitious Democrat with eyes on a White House bid, NBC News reported. That could be why some of the most outspoken opposition to Trump’s cabinet appointees during this week’s confirmation hearings has come from Democrats widely seen as potential presidential contenders four years from now. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was the most brazen in using the confirmation hearings to raise his personal profile, breaking precedent to become the first senator in history testify against a fellow member of the chamber. He was swarmed by reporters as he left the hearing room where he spoke out against Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for Attorney General. But other up-and-coming senators often mentioned in Democrats’ 2020 fantasy draft picks leveraged the spotlight on their committees’ hearings to press their issues and demonstrate their rhetorical chops.
The complete list of Academy Award Nominations:
Best Motion Picture: "Arrival," ''Fences," ''Hacksaw Ridge," ''Hell or High Water," ''Hidden Figures," ''La La Land," ''Lion," ''Manchester by the Sea," ''Moonlight."
Best Director: Denis Villeneuve "Arrival," Mel Gibson "Hacksaw Ridge," Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester by the Sea," Barry Jenkins "Moonlight," and Damien Chazelle "La La Land."
Best Actor: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"; Andrew Garfield, "Hacksaw Ridge"; Ryan Gosling, "La La Land;" Viggo Mortensen, "Captain Fantastic"; Denzel Washington, "Fences."
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert, "Elle"; Ruth Negga, "Loving"; Natalie Portman, "Jackie"; Emma Stone, "La La Land"; Meryl Streep, "Florence Foster Jenkins."
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight"; Jeff Bridges, "Hell or High Water"; Lucas Hedges, "Manchester by the Sea"; Dev Patel, "Lion"; Michael Shannon, "Nocturnal Animals."
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, "Fences"; Naomie Harris, "Moonlight"; Nicole Kidman, "Lion"; Octavia Spencer, "Hidden Figures"; Michelle Williams, "Manchester by the Sea."
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Best 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."
Best Documentary Feature: "Fire at Sea," ''I Am Not Your Negro," ''Life, Animated," ''O.J.: Made in America," ''13th."
Best Animated Feature: "Kubo and the Two Strings," ''Moana," ''My Life as a Zucchini," ''The Red Turtle," ''Zootopia."
Best Foreign Language Film: "Land of Mine," Denmark; "A Man Called Ove," Sweden; "The Salesman," Iran; "Tanna," Australia; "Toni Erdmann," Germany.
Adapted screenplay: “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hidden Figures,” “Lion,” “Moonlight.”
Original screenplay: “Hell or High Water,” “La La Land,” “The Lobster,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “20th Century Women.”
Cinematography: “Arrival,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Moonlight,” “Silence.”
Film editing: “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “La La Land,” “Moonlight.”
Sound editing: “Arrival,” “Deep Water Horizon,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “La La Land, ” “Sully.”
Sound mixing: “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge, ” “La La Land,” “Rogue One,” “13 Hours.”
Production design: “Arrival,” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Hail Caesar!,” “La La Land,” “Passengers.”
Original score: “Jackie,” “La La Land, ” “Lion,” “Moonlight,” “Passengers,”
Original song: Audition, Can’t Stop the Feeling, City of Stars, Empty Chair, How Far I’ll Go.
Makeup and hair: “A Man Called Ove” “Star Trek Beyond” “Suicide Squad.”
Costume design: “Allied, ” “Fantastic Beasts,” “Florence Foster Jenkins, ” “Jackie,” “La La Land.”
Visual effects: “Deepwater Horizon,” “Doctor Strange,” “Jungle Book,” “Kubo,” “Rogue One.”
