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Oscars 2017 Predictions: Who Should Win, Who Will Win

This feature initially ran in late January. We’re reposting because there’s a little awards show this Sunday where they give out golden statues.Another year, another boring round of Oscars, right? Not quite.After being hilariously trolled by last year’s #OscarsSoWhite campaign — not to mention, you know, 2016 host Chris Rock — the Academy made an effort to shake things up bydiversifying its membership, adding683 new members, a pool that breaks down to 46% female and 41% people of color. Judging from this year’sofferings, it worked.Then again, it helps that Hollywood also took note. Although the year started out rough, with miserable blockbusters and reboots piling on top of one another like oozing summer garbage on New York City streets, 2016 came to a close with some wildly diverse stories, from Moonlight to Hidden Figures to Fences to Lion to Loving. That’s only a handful!The Oscars reflect that this year. Sure, some might argue the 14 nominations for Damien Chazelle’s La La Landare...

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