89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARD PICKS

BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land – Will win
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight – Should win
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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Casey AffleckManchester by the Sea – Will win but doesn’t deserve to, see why.
Andrew GarfieldHacksaw Ridge
Ryan GoslingLa La Land – Will challenge (and who knows, may win).
Viggo MortensenCaptain Fantastic
Denzel WashingtonFences

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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Isabelle HuppertElle – Could challenge
Ruth NeggaLoving 
Natalie PortmanJackie 
Emma StoneLa La Land – Will win
Meryl StreepFlorence Foster Jenkins
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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala AliMoonlight  – Will win
Jeff BridgesHell or High Water
Lucas HedgesManchester by the Sea
Dev PatelLion 
Michael ShannonNocturnal Animals – Could challenge
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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Viola DavisFences  – Will win
Naomie HarrisMoonlight
Nicole KidmanLion
Octavia SpencerHidden Figures  – Should win
Michelle WilliamsManchester by the Sea
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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana 
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia – Will win
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival  – Should win
La La Land  – Will win
Lion 
Moonlight – Would be an amazing upset
Silence
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COSTUME DESIGN
Allied 
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them  – Will win
Florence Foster Jenkins 
Jackie 
La La Land
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DIRECTING
Arrival 
Hacksaw Ridge 
La La Land  – Will win
Manchester by the Sea 
Moonlight  – Should win
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DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Fire at Sea 
I Am Not Your Negro 
Life, Animated 
O.J.: Made in America  – Will win
13th – Could upset
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DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Extremis 
4.1 Miles 
Joe’s Violin 
Watani: My Homeland 
The White Helmets  – Will win
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FILM EDITING
Arrival 
Hacksaw Ridge 
Hell or High Water 
La La Land  – Will win
Moonlight – Should win
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Land of Mine 
A Man Called Ove 
The Salesman 
Tanna 
Toni Erdmann  – Will win
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MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
A Man Called Ove 
Star Trek Beyond  – Will win
Suicide Squad
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Jackie 
La La Land  – Will win
Lion 
Moonlight 
Passengers
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from La La Land 
Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
“Can’t Stop The Feeling” from Trolls
Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster
“City Of Stars” from La La Land – Will win
Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
“The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story
Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting
“How Far I’ll Go” from Moana
Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
Arrival 
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
Hail, Caesar! 
La La Land  – Will win
Passengers
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SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Blind Vaysha 
Borrowed Time 
Pear Cider and Cigarettes 
Pearl 
Piper – Will win
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SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ennemis Intérieurs 
La Femme et le TGV 
Silent Nights  – Will win
Sing 
Timecode
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SOUND EDITING
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon 
Hacksaw Ridge 
La La Land  – Will win
Sully
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SOUND MIXING
Arrival 
Hacksaw Ridge 
La La Land  – Will win
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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VISUAL EFFECTS
Deepwater Horizon 
Doctor Strange 
The Jungle Book  – Will win
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Arrival 
Fences 
Hidden Figures 
Lion 
Moonlight – Will win
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WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Hell or High Water 
La La Land 
The Lobster – Should win
Manchester by the Sea  – Will win
20th Century Women