Entertainment Weekly - February 24 - March 3, 2017

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Alex R.

Hibbert

and

Mahershala

Ali

Moonlight

LUCAS HEDGES FELT FRESH INMANCHESTER BY THE SEA. JEFF BRIDGES PLAYED A

racist old cowboy with aplomb inHell or High Water. Michael Shannon stole every

scene he could inNocturnal Animals, and Dev Patel was riveting inLion.But the

statue is going to Mahershala Ali. Not only did he infuseMoonlight’s Juan with

warmth and humanity but his presence is felt long after he’s left the screen.



Viola Davis

Fe n c e s

VIOLA. VIOLA. VIOLA. SHE MIGHT HAVE WON IN THE BEST ACTRESS CATEGORY HAD

she gone for it, but running in this field may ensure her the win. The three-time

nominee never makes a false move as the heart ofFences. Her biggest competition

comes from Michelle Williams’ equally heartbreaking performance inManchester

by the Sea, whose brief moments on screen ache with long-lived loss.

MOST LIKELY TO WIN LEAST LIKELY TO WIN

AWARDS WON◆ AWARDS WON AWARDS WON AWARDS WON AWARDS WON

DEV PATEL

Lion

MICHAEL SHANNON

Nocturnal Animals

LUCAS HEDGES

Manchester by the Sea

MAHERSHALA ALI

Moonlight

JEFF BRIDGES

Hell or High Water

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MOST LIKELY TO WIN LEAST LIKELY TO WIN

AWARDS WON◆ ◆ AWARDS WON AWARDS WON AWARDS WON AWARDS WON

MICHELLE WILLIAMS

Manchester by the Sea

NICOLE KIDMAN

Lion

OCTAVIA SPENCER

Hidden Figures

VIOLA DAVIS

Fences

NAOMIE HARRIS

Moonlight

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PRE-OSCAR AWARDS ◆Golden Globes |◆Screen Actors Guild |◆Directors Guild |◆Producers Guild
ALI: JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC; PATEL: VALERIE MACON/AFP/GETTY IMAGES; BRIDGES: TODD WILLIAMSON/GETTY IMAGES; HEDGES: BEN GABBE/G

ETTY IMAGES; SHANNON: JEFF KRAVITZ/FILMMAGIC;

MOONLIGHT

: DAVID BORNFRIEND/A24; DAVIS, WILLIAMS: STEVE GRANITZ/WIREIMAGE (2); HARRIS, KIDMAN: KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY IMAGES FOR TNT (2); SPE

NCER: VENTURELLI/WIREIMAGE;

FENCES

: DAVID LEE/PARAMOUNT