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Who will win, should win and who should have been nominated

Nominated movies clockwise from top left: “La La Land,” “Hidden Figures,” “Hell or High Water” and “Moonlight.”

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”

“Moonlight”

“Manchester by the Sea”

“Arrival”

“Fences”

“Lion”

“Hidden Figures”

“Hacksaw Ridge”

“Hell or High Water”

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”

Feb 25, 2017
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