Best Picture

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

La La Land

Lion

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Could Win: Hidden Figures, Moonlight

Should Win: La La Land or Moonlight

Will Win: La La Land

Best Director

Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Could Win: Barry Jenkins

Should Win: Damien Chazelle

Will Win: Damien Chazelle

Best Actor

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Could Win: Casey Affleck

Should Win: Casey Affleck

Will Win: Denzel Washington

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Ruth Negga (Loving)

Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Emma Stone (La La Land)

Could Win: Isabelle Huppert, Natalie Portman

Should Win: Emma Stone

Will Win: Emma Stone

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Dev Patel (Lion)

Could Win: Jeff Bridges, Dev Patel

Should Win: Mahershala Ali

Will Win: Mahershala Ali

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis (Fences)

Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

Nicole Kidman (Lion)

Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Could Win: Naomie Harris

Will Win: Viola Davis

Should Win: Viola Davis

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Lion

Moonlight

Could Win: Hidden Figures, Lion

Should Win: Moonlight

Will Win: Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay

20th Century Women

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Manchester by the Sea

The Lobster

Could Win: La La Land, Hell or High Water

Should Win: Manchester by the Sea

Will Win: Manchester by the Sea

Best Animated Feature

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life As a Zucchini

The Red Turtle

Zootopia

Could Win: Moana, Zootopia

Should Win: Kubo and the Two Strings

Will Win: Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Documentary Feature

13th

Life, Animated

Fire at Sea

I Am Not Your Negro

O.J: Made in America

Could Win: 13th, I Am Not Your Negro

Should Win: O.J.: Made in America

Will Win: O.J.: Made in America

Best Foreign Language Film

A Man Called Ove

Land of Mine

Paradise

The Salesman

Toni Erdmann

Could Win: Toni Erdmann

Should Win: The Salesman, Toni Erdmann

Will Win: The Salesman

Best Cinematography

Arrival

La La Land

Moonlight

Lion

Silence

Could Win: Lion, Moonlight

Should Win: La La Land or Arrival

Will Win: La La Land

Best Costume Design

Allied

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Florence Foster Jenkins

La La Land

Jackie

Could Win: Jackie, La La Land

Should Win: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Will Win: La La Land

Best Film Editing

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Could Win: Moonlight

Should Win: La La Land

Will Win: La La Land

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Suicide Squad

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek Beyond

Could Win: Star Trek Beyond

Should Win: Suicide Squad

Will Win: Suicide Squad

Best Original Score

Passengers

Jackie

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Could Win: Moonlight, Lion

Should Win: La La Land
Will Win: La La Land

Best Original Song

“Audition” (La La Land)

“City of Stars” (La La Land)

“How Far I’ll Go” (Moana)

“The Empty Chair” (Jim: The James Foley Story)

“Can’t Stop the Feeling” (Trolls)

Could Win: “Audition,” “How Far I’ll Go”

Should Win: “City of Stars”

Will Win: “City of Stars”

Best Production Design

Hail Caesar

La La Land

Arrival

Passengers

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Could Win: Arrival

Should Win: La La Land

Will Win: La La Land

Best Sound Editing

Sully

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Arrival

Could Win: Hacksaw Ridge

Should Win: Hacksaw Ridge

Will Win: La La Land

Best Sound Mixing

Arrival

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Could Win: Hacksaw Ridge

Should Win: La La Land

Will Win: La La Land

Best Visual Effects

Arrival

Doctor Strange

Kubo and the Two Strings

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Jungle Book

Could Win: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Should Win: The Jungle Book

Will Win: The Jungle Book

Best Animated Short

Pearl

Borrowed Time

Blind Vaysha

Piper

Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Could Win: Pearl, Borrowed Time

Should Win: Piper

Will Win: Piper

Best Documentary Short

4.1 Miles

Watani: My Homeland

Extremis

Joe’s Violin

The White Helmets

Could Win: The White Helmets, Extremis

Should Win: Joe’s Violin

Will Win: Joe’s Violin

Best Live Action Short

Sing

Timecode

Silent Nights

Ennemis Interieurs

La Femme et le TGV

Could Win: Sing

Should Win: Sing

Will Win: La Femme et le TGV

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