It’s like Christmas for cinephiles: The Oscars air this Sunday.
So we decided to celebrate with a list of who we think will win and who we think should win among the nominees — as well as our own personal picks, nominated or not.
How do our picks stack up with your own?
Best Picture
Will Win: Moonlight
Should Win: Moonlight
Personal Pick: Moonlight
Directing
Will Win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Should Win: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Personal Pick: Pablo Larrain, Jackie
Actor in a Leading Role
Will Win: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Should Win: Denzel Washington, Fences
Personal Pick: Denzel Washington, Fences
Actress in a Leading Role
Will Win: Emma Stone, La La Land
Should Win: Emma Stone, La La Land
Personal Pick: Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Actor in a Supporting Role
Will Win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Should Win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Personal Pick: Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight
Actress in a Supporting Role
Will Win: Viola Davis, Fences
Should Win: Viola Davis, Fences
Personal Pick: Sarah Paulson, Blue Jay
—Michael Errigo
Best Picture
Who will win: Moonlight
Who should win: Moonlight
Personal pick: Lion
Directing
Who will win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Who should win: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Personal pick: Theodore Melfi, Hidden Figures
Actor in a Leading Role
Who will win: Denzel Washington, Fences
Who should win: Denzel Washington, Fences
Personal pick: Andrew Garfield, Silence
Actress in a Leading Role
Who will win: Emma Stone, La La Land
Who should win: Ruth Negga, Loving
Personal pick: Ruth Negga, Loving
Actor in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Who should win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Personal pick: Dev Patel, Lion
Actress in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Viola Davis, Fences
Who should win: Viola Davis, Fences
Personal pick: Janelle Monae. Hidden Figures
—Maeve Dunigan
Best Picture
Who will win: La La Land
Who should win: Moonlight
Personal pick: Moonlight
Directing
Who will win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Who should win: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Personal pick: David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water
Actor in a Leading Role
Who will win: Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Who should win: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Personal pick: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Actress in a Leading Role
Who will win: Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Who should win: Natalie Portman, Jackie
Personal pick: Natalie Portman, Jackie
Actor in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Who should win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Personal pick: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Actress in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Viola Davis, Fences
Who should win: Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Personal pick: Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
—David Sexton
Best Picture
Who will win: Moonlight
Who should win: La La Land
Personal pick: La La Land
Directing
Who will win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Who should win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Personal pick: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Actor in a Leading Role
Who will win: Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Who should win: Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Personal pick: Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Actress in a Leading Role
Who will win: Emma Stone, La La Land
Who should win: Ruth Negga, Loving
Personal pick: Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
Actor in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Who should win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Personal pick: Woody Harrelson, The Edge of Seventeen
Actress in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Who should win: Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Personal pick: Lupita Nyong’o, Queen of Katwe
—Taylor Stokes
Best Picture
Who will win: La La Land
Who should win: Moonlight
Actor in a Leading Role
Who will win: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Who should win: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Actress in a Leading Role
Who will win: Natalie Portman, Jackie
Who should win: Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Actor in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Who should win: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Actress in a Supporting Role
Who will win: Viola Davis, Fences
Who should win: Viola Davis, Fences
Directing
Who will win: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Who should win: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
—John Powers
(Editors note: Staff writer John Powers didn’t “really know of any special picks that interest [him].”)
