Chris Luckett

With just a few hours until the winners begin being announced, we’re fast approaching the deadline for people’s Oscar bets. Need some last-minute help? Here are my predictions of the movies that’ll be bringing home the gold tonight, ranked in order of their wins’ likelihood.

---

BEST PICTURE

1 – LA LA LAND
2 – Moonlight
3 – Manchester by the Sea
4 – Hidden Figures
5 – Arrival
6 – Lion
7 – Hacksaw Ridge
8 – Hell or High Water
9 – Fences

---

BEST DIRECTOR

1 – DAMIEN CHAZELLE (LA LA LAND)
2 – Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
3 – Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
4 – Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
5 – Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)

---

BEST ACTOR

1 – DENZEL WASHINGTON (FENCES)
2 – Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
3 – Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
4 – Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
5 – Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

---

BEST ACTRESS

1 – EMMA STONE (LA LA LAND)
2 – Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
3 – Natalie Portman (Jackie)
4 – Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
5 – Ruth Negga (Loving)

---

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1 – MAHERSHALA ALI (MOONLIGHT)
2 – Dev Patel (Lion)
3 – Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)
4 – Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
5 – Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

---

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1 – VIOLA DAVIS (FENCES)
2 – Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
3 – Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
4 – Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
5 – Nicole Kidman (Lion)

---

BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL)

1 – LA LA LAND
2 – Manchester by the Sea
3 – Hell or High Water
4 – 20th Century Women
5 – The Lobster

---

BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED)

1 – MOONLIGHT
2 – Arrival
3 – Hidden Figures
4 – Lion
5 – Fences

---

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1 – MOANA
2 – Kubo and the Two Strings
3 – Zootopia
4 – My Life as a Zucchini
5 – The Red Turtle

---

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FEATURE

1 – THE SALESMAN (IRAN)
2 – Toni Erdmann (Germany)
3 – A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
4 – Land of Mine (Denmark)
5 – Tanna (Australia)

---

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1 – LA LA LAND
2 – Arrival
3 – Lion
4 – Moonlight
5 – Silence

---

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1 – JACKIE
2 – La La Land
3 – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
4 – Florence Foster Jenkins
5 – Allied

---

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

1 – O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA
2 – I am Not Your Negro
3 – 13th
4 – Fire at Sea
5 – Life, Animated

---

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

1 – THE WHITE HELMETS
2 – Joe’s Violin
3 – Extremis
4 – 4.1 Miles
5 – Watani: My Homeland

---

BEST EDITING

1 – LA LA LAND
2 – Hacksaw Ridge
3 – Arrival
4 – Moonlight
5 – Hell or High Water

---

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

1 – STAR TREK BEYOND
2 – Suicide Squad
3 – A Man Called Ove

---

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1 – LA LA LAND
2 – Moonlight
3 – Lion
4 – Jackie
5 – Passengers

---

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

1 – “HOW FAR I’LL GO” (MOANA)
2 – “City of Stars” (La La Land)
3 – “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” (La La Land)
4 – “Can’t Stop the Feeling” (Trolls)
5 – “The Empty Chair” (Jim: The James Foley Story)

---

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1 – LA LA LAND
2 – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
3 – Arrival
4 – Passengers
5 – Hail, Caesar!

---

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

1 – PIPER
2 – Borrowed Time
3 – Blind Vaysha
4 – Pearl
5 – Pear Cider and Cigarettes

---

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE-ACTION)

1 – ENNEMIS INTÉRIEURS
2 – Timecode
3 – La Femme et le TGV
4 – Sing (Mindecki)
5 – Silent Nights

---

BEST SOUND EDITING

1 – HACKSAW RIDGE
2 – Arrival
3 – La La Land
4 – Deepwater Horizon
5 – Sully

---

BEST SOUND MIXING

1 – LA LA LAND
2 – Arrival
3 – Hacksaw Ridge
4 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
5 – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

---

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1 – THE JUNGLE BOOK
2 – Kubo and the Two Strings
3 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
4 – Doctor Strange
5 – Deepwater Horizon

---

The 89th Academy Awards ceremony will be held tonight at 8:30 EST.