After seeing 'Manchester by the Sea' back in December I walked out confident that I had just seen the best movie of the year. I even made a bet with one of the employees at the theater that it would win the Oscar, but that was before I'd seen 'La La Land' which was also before seeing 'Lion' - now I'm not so sure. I'll be very surprised if one of those three films DON'T win (and I'm still convinced 'Manchester' is the strongest simply because the story is so tragic and compelling - though 'Lion' is also a very powerful personal tale and it could be argued just as tragic). Anyhow, looking forward to seeing how things play out today!