2017 Academy Award Winner Predictions

[Actual winners in red.]

Picture
Will win: The Shape of Water
Could win: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Should win: Dunkirk
Shoulda been a contender: Good Time

Director
Will win: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Could win: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Should win: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Shoulda been a contender: Darren Aronofsky, Mother!

Actor
Will win: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Could win: Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Should win: Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Shoulda been a contender: Javier Bardem, Mother!

Actress
Will win: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Could win: Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Should win: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Shoulda been a contender: Vicky Krieps, Phantom Thread

Supporting Actor
Will win: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Could win: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Should win: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Shoulda been a contender: Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me by Your Name

Supporting Actress
Will win: Allison Janey, I, Tonya
Could win: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Should win: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Shoulda been a contender: Elisabeth Moss, The Square

Original Screenplay
Will win: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Could win: Lady Bird
Should win: Get Out
Shoulda been a contender: Good Time

Adapted Screenplay
Will win: Call Me by Your Name
Could win: Mudbound
Should win: Call Me by Your Name
Shoulda been a contender: Marjorie Prime

Foreign Language Film
Will win: A Fantastic Woman
Could win: The Insult
Should win: Loveless
Shoulda been a contender: Foxtrot

Documentary Feature
Will win: Faces Places
Could win: Last Men in Aleppo
Should win: Last Men in Aleppo
Shoulda been a contender: LA 92

Animated Feature
Will win: Coco
Could win: Loving Vincent
Should win: The Breadwinner
Shoulda been a contender: Your Name.

Cinematography
Will win: Blade Runner 2049
Could win: Dunkirk
Should win: Blade Runner 2049
Shoulda been a contender: Good Time

Editing
Will win: Dunkirk
Could win: Baby Driver
Should win: Dunkirk
Shoulda been a contender: Atomic Blonde

Score
Will win: The Shape of Water
Could win: Phantom Thread
Should win: Dunkirk
Shoulda been a contender: Good Time

Song
Will win: “Remember Me,” Coco
Could win: “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
Should win: “Mystery of Love,” Call Me by Your Name
Shoulda been a contender: “Visions of Gideon,” Call Me by Your Name

Production Design
Will win: Blade Runner 2049
Could win: The Shape of Water
Should win: Blade Runner 2049
Shoulda been a contender: Mother!

Costume Design
Will win: Phantom Thread
Could win: Beauty and the Beast
Should win: Phantom Thread
Shoulda been a contender: Atomic Blonde

Makeup and Hairstyling
Will win: Darkest Hour
Could win: Wonder
Should win: Darkest Hour
Shoulda been a contender: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Sound Editing
Will win: Dunkirk
Could win: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Should win: Dunkirk
Shoulda been a contender: John Wick: Chapter 2

Sound Mixing
Will win: Dunkirk
Could win: Baby Driver
Should win: Blade Runner 2049
Shoulda been a contender: Atomic Blonde

Visual Effects
Will win: War for the Planet of the Apes
Could win: Blade Runner 2049
Should win: Blade Runner 2049
Shoulda been a contender: The Shape of Water

Animated Short
Will win: Revolting Rhymes
Could win: Dear Basketball
Should win: Garden Party
Shoulda been a contender: In a Heartbeat

Live Action Short
Will win: DeKalb Elementary
Could win: My Nephew Emmett
Should win: The Eleven O’Clock

Documentary Short Subject
Will win: Edith + Eddie
Could win: Heroin(e)
Should win: Edith + Eddie
Shoulda been a contender: Long Term Parking