Predicting the winners of the top six races at the Oscars is made easier when you know the results of the awards handed out by the guilds (producers, directors, actors) as well as the outcomes of the Critics’s Choice, Golden Globes and BAFTA kudofests. These precursor prizes often point the way in which the Academy Awards will go.
Below, our handy-dandy breakdown of the winners to date. (And see our guide to the below-the-line results from those guilds.)
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BEST PICTURE
“Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Moonlight”
Critics’ Choice: “La La Land”
Golden Globe (Drama): “Moonlight”
Golden Globe (Comedy/Musical): “La La Land”
PGA: “La La Land”
SAG (Ensemble): “Hidden Figures”
BAFTA:”La La Land”
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BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival”; Mel Gibson, “Hacksaw Ridge”; Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”; Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”; Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Critics’ Choice: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Golden Globe: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
DGA: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
BAFTA: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
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BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”; Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”; Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”; Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”; Denzel Washington, “Fences”
Critics’ Choice: Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Golden Globe (Drama): Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Golden Globe (Comedy/Musical): Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
SAG: Denzel Washington, “Fences”
BAFTA: Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
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BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”; Ruth Negga, “Loving”; Natalie Portman, “Jackie”; Emma Stone, “La La Land”; Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Critics’ Choice: Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Golden Globe (Drama): Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Golden Globe (Comedy/Musical): Emma Stone, “La La Land”
SAG: Emma Stone, “La La Land”
BAFTA: Emma Stone, “La La Land”
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”; Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”; Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”; Dev Patel, “Lion”; Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals”
Critics’ Choice: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Golden Globe: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, “Nocturnal Animals” – snubbed at Oscars
SAG: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
BAFTA: Dev Patel, “Lion”
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, “Fences”; Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”; Nicole Kidman, “Lion”; Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”; Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
Critics’ Choice: Viola Davis, “Fences”
Golden Globe: Viola Davis, “Fences”
SAG: Viola Davis, “Fences”
BAFTA: Viola Davis, “Fences”
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