Oscars 2017: Who will win, should win, and should have been nominated

Clockwise from top left: "La La Land," "Hidden Figures," "Hell or High Water" and "Moonlight." (Photos by Dale Robinette, Lionsgate; Hopper Stone, Twentieth Century Fox; Lorey Sebastian, CBS Films; David Bornfriend, A24)

The Washington Post’s three film critics have picked who will win the major Oscars, who should win and who should have been nominated:

– Picture

“La La Land”

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“Moonlight”

“Manchester by the Sea”

“Arrival”

“Fences”

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“Lion”

“Hidden Figures”

“Hacksaw Ridge”

“Hell or High Water”

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– Will win:

Ann Hornaday: “La La Land”

Michael O’Sullivan: “La La Land”

Stephanie Merry: “La La Land”

– Should win:

A.H.: “La La Land”

M.O.: “Hell or High Water”

S.M.: “Moonlight”

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: “Loving”

M.O.: “20th Century Women”

S.M.: “Jackie”

– Director

Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”

Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”

Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival”

Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”

Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”

– Will win:

A.H.: Barry Jenkins

M.O.: Damien Chazelle

S.M.: Damien Chazelle

– Should win:

A.H.: Barry Jenkins

M.O.: Denis Villeneuve

S.M.: Barry Jenkins

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: David Mackenzie, “Hell or High Water”

M.O.: David Mackenzie, “Hell or High Water”

S.M.: Jeff Nichols, “Loving”

– Actress

Natalie Portman, “Jackie”

Emma Stone, “La La Land”

Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”

Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Ruth Negga, “Loving”

– Will win:

A.H.: Emma Stone

M.O.: Natalie Portman

S.M.: Natalie Portman

– Should win:

A.H.: Natalie Portman

M.O.: Natalie Portman

S.M.: Natalie Portman

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: Amy Adams, “Arrival”

M.O.: Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”

S.M.: Greta Gerwig, “Maggie’s Plan”

– Actor

Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”

Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”

Denzel Washington, “Fences”

Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”

Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”

– Will win:

A.H.: Casey Affleck

M.O.: Casey Affleck

S.M.: Casey Affleck

– Should win:

A.H.: Casey Affleck

M.O.: Casey Affleck

S.M.: Denzel Washington

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: Don Cheadle, “Miles Ahead”

M.O.: Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nocturnal Animals”

S.M.: Joel Edgerton, “Loving”

– Supporting actress

Viola Davis, “Fences”

Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”

Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”

Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”

Nicole Kidman, “Lion”

– Will win:

A.H.: Viola Davis

M.O.: Viola Davis

S.M.: Viola Davis

– Should win:

A.H.: Viola Davis

M.O.: Viola Davis

S.M.: Viola Davis

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: Janelle Monae, “Moonlight” and/or “Hidden Figures”

M.O.: Elle Fanning, “20th Century Women”

S.M.: Molly Shannon, “Other People”

– Supporting actor

Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”

Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”

Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”

Dev Patel, “Lion”

Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals”

– Will win:

A.H.: Mahershala Ali

M.O.: Mahershala Ali

S.M.: Mahershala Ali

– Should win:

A.H.: Mahershala Ali

M.O.: Mahershala Ali

S.M.: Mahershala Ali

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: Ralph Fiennes, “Hail, Caesar!” and/or “A Bigger Splash”

M.O.: Simon Helberg, “Florence Foster Jenkins”

S.M.: Issei Ogata, “Silence”

– Original screenplay

“La La Land”

“Hell or High Water”

“Manchester by the Sea”

“The Lobster”

“20th Century Women”

– Will win:

A.H.: “Manchester by the Sea”

M.O.: “La La Land”

S.M.: “Manchester by the Sea”

– Should win:

A.H.: “Hell or High Water”

M.O.: “Hell or High Water”

S.M.: “Manchester by the Sea”

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: “Paterson”

M.O.: “Paterson”

S.M.: “Sing Street”

– Adapted screenplay

“Moonlight”

“Arrival”

“Lion”

“Fences”

“Hidden Figures”

– Will win:

A.H.: “Moonlight”

M.O.: “Moonlight”

S.M.: “Moonlight”

– Should win:

A.H.: “Moonlight”

M.O.: “Moonlight”

S.M.: “Moonlight”

– Should have been nominated:

A.H.: “Love & Friendship”

M.O.: “Love & Friendship”

S.M.: “Nocturnal Animals”

Other nominees:

– Foreign film

“Toni Erdmann”

“The Salesman”

“Land of Mine”

“A Man Called Ove”

“Tanna”

– Animated feature

“Zootopia”

“Kubo and the Two Strings”

“Moana”

“The Red Turtle”

“My Life as a Zucchini”

– Documentary feature

“O.J.: Made in America”

“13th”

“I Am Not Your Negro”

“Fire at Sea”

“Life, Animated”

– Original song

“How Far I’ll Go,” “Moana”

“City of Stars,” “La La Land”

“Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” “La La Land”

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” “Trolls”

“The Empty Chair,” “Jim: The James Foley Story”

– Original score

“La La Land”

“Moonlight”

“Lion”

“Jackie”

“Passengers”

– Cinematography

“Moonlight”

“La La Land”

“Arrival”

“Silence”

“Lion”

– Production design

“La La Land”

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”

“Arrival”

“Hail, Caesar!”

“Passengers”

– Costume design

“La La Land”

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”

“Florence Foster Jenkins”

“Jackie,”

“Allied”

– Makeup and hair styling

“Star Trek Beyond”

“Suicide Squad”

“A Man Called Ove”

– Visual effects

“The Jungle Book”

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”

“Doctor Strange”

“Deepwater Horizon”

“Kubo and the Two Strings”

– Film editing

“La La Land”

“Moonlight”

“Hacksaw Ridge”

“Arrival”

“Hell or High Water”

– Sound editing

“La La Land”

“Hacksaw Ridge”

“Arrival”

“Sully”

“Deepwater Horizon”

– Sound mixing

“La La Land”

“Hacksaw Ridge”

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”

“Arrival”

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”

– Animated short

“Piper”

“Pearl”

“Borrowed Time”

“Pear Cider and Cigarettes”

“Blind Vaysha”

– Documentary short

“The White Helmets”

“Extremis”

“Watani: My Homeland”

“4.1 Miles”

“Joe’s Violin”

– Live action short

“Timecode”

“Sing (Mindenki)”

“Silent Nights”

“Ennemis Interieurs”

“La Femme et le TGV”

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