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OSCARS 2017: Who Should Win, Who Will Win? We Predict This Year's Academy Awards Big Winners

'La La Land' may not have it all its own way.
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

It’s Oscars time again, the culmination of many a tireless campaign by this year’s nominees to convince the Academy’s voters that they would be worthy of winning. 

Come Sunday night, however, and there will only be one name in each golden envelope. Who do you think will emerge with tears and trophies, and who will have to get on their best losers’ faces? Here’s our take... 

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Ryan Gosling and our own Naomie Harris will be hoping for Oscar glory on Sunday
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BEST FILM

Who Will Win: The safe money is on ‘La La Land’, following wins at BAFTA, Golden Globes and AFIs already this season. 

Who Should Win: ‘Moonlight’ - something the Writers’ Guild sought to flag up this week, awarding the tale of a young gay black man’s young life with its top gong.

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Who Will Win: Damien Chazelle for ‘La La Land’

Who Should Win: Damien Chazelle or, in another universe, Mel Gibson for ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

 

BEST LEADING ACTOR

Who Will Win: Casey Affleck, for ‘Manchester By The Sea’ - after cleaning up all Awards Season. 

Who Should Win: Denzel Washington worked hard to bring his play ‘Fences’ to the screen, but it remained essentially theatrical. Ryan Gosling was this year’s crowd-pleaser, and learned the piano for the role. But things haven’t gone his way since the Golden Globes. 

 

BEST LEADING ACTRESS

Who Will Win: Emma Stone, in a role that Meg Ryan could have phoned in during the 1990s, but she’s loved by fans and critics alike. At a push, Natalie Portman

Who Should Win: The stunning Ruth Negga for ‘Loving’, or tour de force Isabelle Huppert for ‘Elle’ (who stole the Golden Globe from Natalie)

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Who Will Win: Mahershala Ali, for ‘Moonlight’

Who Should Win: Mahershala Ali, for ‘Moonlight’

 

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Dev Patel has been nominated in his role in 'Lion'
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Who Will Win: Viola Davis, for ‘Fences’

Who Should Win: Naomie Harris for ‘Moonlight’

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Who Will Win: ‘La La Land’

Who Should Win: ‘Manchester by the Sea’ or even ‘Hell or High Water’ for its compassion and surprises

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Who Will Win: ‘Moonlight’ or ‘Lion’

Who Should Win: ‘Moonlight’ or ‘Hidden Figures’

This year’s Oscars will take place overnight on Sunday 26 February. Click back here for live updates and see how many we got right. Stay tuned!

The Oscars: Photos Of Hollywood's Biggest Night Through The Years
1929 - The Academy Awards(01 of69)
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1932 - Helen Hayes & Frank Borzage(02 of69)
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1934 - Charles Laughton(03 of69)
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1939 - Spencer Tracy & Bette Davis(04 of69)
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1941 - Carmen Miranda(05 of69)
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1940 - The Academy Awards(06 of69)
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1943 - "Mrs. Miniver"(07 of69)
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1943 - Teresa Wright(08 of69)
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1944 - Faye Emerson(09 of69)
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1944 - Shirley Temple(10 of69)
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1947 - Jane Wyman & Ronald Reagan(11 of69)
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1946 - Maureen O'Hara(12 of69)
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1947 - Shirley Temple(13 of69)
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1948 - Loretta Young(14 of69)
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1951 - Judy Holliday(15 of69)
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1956 - Jerry Lewis(16 of69)
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1954 - Audrey Hepburn(17 of69)
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1955 - Grace Kelly(18 of69)
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1958 - Red Buttons(19 of69)
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1960 - Simone Signoret(20 of69)
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1959 - Janet Leigh(21 of69)
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1960 - Elizabeth Taylor(22 of69)
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1960 - Doris Day(23 of69)
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1962 - George Chakiris & Rita Moreno(24 of69)
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1962 - Shirley Knight(25 of69)
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1965 - Natalie Wood(26 of69)
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1967 - Vanessa Redgrave(27 of69)
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1972 - Raquel Welch(28 of69)
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1969 - Barbra Streisand (29 of69)
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1975 - Jack Nicholson & Anjelica Huston(30 of69)
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1976 - Jack Nicholson & Anjelica Huston(31 of69)
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1977 - Jodie Foster(32 of69)
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1977 - Edy Williams(33 of69)
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1979 - Kim Novak(34 of69)
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1980 - Edy Williams(35 of69)
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1981 - Michael Jackson & Diana Ross(36 of69)
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1983 - Jane Fonda(37 of69)
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1984 - Meryl Streep(38 of69)
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1986 - Anjelica Huston & Jack Nicholson(39 of69)
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1987 - Oprah Winfrey(40 of69)
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1987 - Molly Ringwald(41 of69)
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1988 - Daryl Hannah & Kevin Costner(42 of69)
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1989 - Melanie Griffith & Don Johnson(43 of69)
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1990 - Michelle Pfeiffer(44 of69)
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1992 - Jodie Foster(45 of69)
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1993 - Marisa Tomei(46 of69)
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1994 - Holly Hunter(47 of69)
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1995 - Kate Winslet(48 of69)
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1996 - Gwyneth Paltrow & Brad Pitt(49 of69)
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1997 - Celine Dion(50 of69)
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1998 - Halle Berry(51 of69)
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1999 - Gwyneth Paltrow(52 of69)
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2000 - Mena Suvari(53 of69)
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2001 - Bjork(54 of69)
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2002 - Renee Zellwegger (55 of69)
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2003 - Halle Berry(56 of69)
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2004 - Angelina Jolie(57 of69)
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2005 - Leonardo DiCaprio (58 of69)
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2006 - Jessica Alba(59 of69)
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2007 - Beyonce(60 of69)
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2008 - Anne Hathaway(61 of69)
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2009 - Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie(62 of69)
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2010 - Cameron Diaz(63 of69)
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2010 - Jennifer Lopez (64 of69)
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2011 - Mila Kunis(65 of69)
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2012 – Michelle Williams(66 of69)
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2013 – Jennifer Lawrence(67 of69)
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2014 – Felicity Jones, Jane Wild, Stephen Hawking, Eddie Redmayne(68 of69)
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2015 - Justin Theroux & Jennifer Aniston(69 of69)
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