Oscar Highlights 2017 Personal Watchlist

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.