Alternative Oscars: The Nominees & Winners For Every Category

8. Best Actor

WINNER: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Casey Affleck has been rightly dominating the awards circuit with his jaw-dropping yet restrained performance as a man returning to his hometown to pick up the pieces following his brother's untimely death.

It's soul-stirring work that's an incredibly difficult ask of any actor, and Affleck's rendition of a shattered man being faced with unbearable responsibility sticks with viewers long after the credits roll.

Personal controversies aside, he's got this sewn up both here and at the actual Oscars.

RUNNERS-UP:

2. Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake)

3. Denzel Washington (Fences)

4. Chris Pine (Hell or High Water)

5. Ryan Gosling (La La Land)