Crossfader’s 2017 Oscars Ballot

For our Oscars predictions, we listed who will take home the Oscar, who should take home the Oscar, and who shouldn’t have even shown up in the list of nominees in the first place.

Best Picture

• ARRIVAL
• FENCES
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• HELL OR HIGH WATER
• HIDDEN FIGURES
• LA LA LAND
• LION
• MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
• MOONLIGHT

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: MOONLIGHT

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: LION

Actor in a Leading Role

• Casey Affleck, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
• Andrew Garfield, HACKSAW RIDGE
• Ryan Gosling, LA LA LAND
• Viggo Mortensen, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
• Denzel Washington, FENCES

Who Will Win: Denzel Washington

Who Should Win: Casey Affleck

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Andrew Garfield

Actress in a Leading Role

• Isabelle Huppert, ELLE
• Ruth Negga, LOVING
• Natalie Portman, JACKIE
• Emma Stone, LA LA LAND
• Meryl Streep, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

Who Will Win: Emma Stone

Who Should Win: Isabelle Huppert

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Meryl Streep

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Mahershala Ali, MOONLIGHT
• Jeff Bridges, HELL OR HIGH WATER
• Lucas Hedges, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
• Dev Patel, LION
• Michael Shannon, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

Who Will Win: Mahershala Ali

Who Should Win: Mahershala Ali

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Dev Patel

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Viola Davis, FENCES
• Naomie Harris, MOONLIGHT
• Nicole Kidman, LION
• Octavia Spencer, HIDDEN FIGURES
• Michelle Williams, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Who Will Win: Viola Davis

Who Should Win: Michelle Williams

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: Nicole Kidman

Animated Feature Film

• KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
• MOANA
• MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
• THE RED TURTLE
• ZOOTOPIA

Who Will Win: ZOOTOPIA

Who Should Win: ZOOTOPIA

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: MOANA

Cinematography

• ARRIVAL
• LA LA LAND
• LION
• MOONLIGHT
• SILENCE

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: SILENCE

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: LION

Costume Design

• ALLIED
• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
• FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
• JACKIE
• LA LA LAND

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: LA LA LAND

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: ALLIED and FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

Directing

• ARRIVAL
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• LA LA LAND
• LION
• MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
• MOONLIGHT

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: LION

Documentary (Feature)

• FIRE AT SEA
• I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
• LIFE, ANIMATED
• OJ.: MADE IN AMERICA
• 13TH

Who Will Win: O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA

Who Should Win: O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: LIFE, ANIMATED

Documentary (Short Subject)

• EXTREMIS
• 1 MILES
• JOE’S VIOLIN
• WATANI: MY HOMELAND
• THE WHITE HELMETS

Who Will Win: THE WHITE HELMETS

Who Should Win: 4.1 MILES

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: JOE’S VIOLIN

Film Editing

• ARRIVAL
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• HELL OR HIGH WATER
• LA LA LAND
• MOONLIGHT

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: HACKSAW RIDGE

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: HELL OR HIGH WATER

Foreign Language Film

• LAND OF MINE
• A MAN CALLED OVE
• TANNA
• THE SALESMAN
• TONI ERDMANN

Who Will Win: THE SALESMAN

Who Should Win: TONI ERDMANN

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: A MAN CALLED OVE

Makeup and Hairstyling

• A MAN CALLED OVE
• STAR TREK BEYOND
• SUICIDE SQUAD

Who Will Win: STAR TREK BEYOND

Who Should Win: STAR TREK BEYOND

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: A MAN CALLED OVE

Music (Original Score)

• JACKIE
• LA LA LAND
• LION
• MOONLIGHT
• PASSENGERS

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: MOONLIGHT

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: PASSENGERS

Music (Original Song)

• “Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” LA LA LAND
• “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” TROLLS
• “City of Stars,” LA LA LAND
• “The Empty Chair,” JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY
• “How Far I’ll Go,” MOANA

Who Will Win: “City of Stars”

Who Should Win: “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: “Can’t Stop the Feeling”

Production Design

• ARRIVAL
• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
• HAIL, CAESAR!
• LA LA LAND
• PASSENGERS

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: HAIL, CAESAR!

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: PASSENGERS

Short Film (Animated)

• BLIND VAYSHA
• BORROWED TIME
• PEAR CIDER & CIGARETTES
• PEARL
• PIPER

Who Will Win: BORROWED TIME

Who Should Win: BORROWED TIME

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: PEARL

Short Film (Live Action)

• ENNEMIS INTERIEURS
• LA FEMME ET LE TGV
• SILENT NIGHTS
• SING
• TIMECODE

Who Will Win: SING

Who Should Win: TIMECODE

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: SILENT NIGHTS

Sound Editing

• ARRIVAL
• DEEPWATER HORIZON
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• LA LA LAND
• SULLY

Who Will Win: ARRIVAL

Who Should Win: DEEPWATER HORIZON

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: LA LA LAND

Sound Mixing

• ARRIVAL
• HACKSAW RIDGE
• LA LA LAND
• ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
• 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: LA LA LAND

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: ARRIVAL

Visual Effects

• DEEPWATER HORIZON
• DOCTOR STRANGE
• THE JUNGLE BOOK
• KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
• ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

Who Will Win: THE JUNGLE BOOK

Who Should Win: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: No Complaints Here!

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• ARRIVAL
• FENCES
• HIDDEN FIGURES
• LION
• MOONLIGHT

Who Will Win: ARRIVAL

Who Should Win: MOONLIGHT

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: LION

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• HELL OR HIGH WATER
• LA LA LAND
• THE LOBSTER
• MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
• 20TH CENTURY WOMEN

Who Will Win: LA LA LAND

Who Should Win: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Who Shouldn’t Be Nominated: HELL OR HIGH WATER