Entertainment Weekly - February 24 - March 3, 2017

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Damien

Chazelle

La La Land

MOST LIKELY TO WIN LEAST LIKELY TO WIN

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KENNETH LONERGAN

Manchester by the Sea

DENIS VILLENEUVE

Arrival

MEL GIBSON

Hacksaw Ridge

DAMIEN CHAZELLE

La La Land

BARRY JENKINS

Moonlight

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OSCARS 2017★WHO WILL WIN

HIS VISUAL STORYTELLING PROWESS, AUTHENTIC PERFORMANCES, AND ABILITY TO

cut between soaring musical numbers and grounded emotional moments make

Damien Chazelle’s work onLa La Land worthy of Best Director. Though there’s

strong work from each nominee, they are unlikely to top the 32-year-old wunder-

kind. The only real threat is Barry Jenkins for his rich, restrainedMoonlight.

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◆Golden Globes |◆Screen Actors Guild |◆Directors Guild |◆Producers Guild
LA LA LAND

: DALE ROBINETTE/LIONSGATE (2); CHAZELLE: DAVE J HOGAN/GETTY IMAGES; JENKINS: ARAYA DIAZ/WIREIMAGE; VILLENEUVE:

BARRY KING/GETTY IMAGES; LONERGAN: ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/GETTY IMAGES; GIBSON: STEVE GRANITZ/WIREIMAGE