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WATCH Oscars 2017: Peter Travers offers his picks on who will and who should winIn a special edition of “Popcorn with Peter Travers,” film critic Peter Travers looks at the major categories at the upcoming Oscars and offers his take on who will win. Travers has screened some 400 movies this year and he's narrowed down his top picks. Be sure to take notes!Best Supporting ActressViola Davis, “Fences”…PREDICTED WINNERNaomi Harris, “Moonlight”Nicole Kidman, “Lion”Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”Actress Viola Davis poses for photographers upon arrival at a BAFTA Life in Pictures photo call, at BAFTA headquarters in London, Jan. 15, 2017.more +“If Viola Davis manages to lose this, then something is rumbling wrong in the earth," said Travers. "You can see when you listen to Viola Davis, the passion for this project. It was a major deal to bring August Wilson to the screen. This was the first time any of his great plays have become a movie. And Viola represents and she does it really well."Best Supporting Actor“Moonlight”…PREDICTED WINNERDev Patel, “Lion”...POSSIBLE UPSET WINNERJeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals”Actor Mahershala Ali attends the 42nd annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards at InterContinental Los Angeles Century City, Jan. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.more +“Here we’re seeing something a little unique. As we went into awards season, Mahershala Ali was way up front. He was the guy that had to win the Oscar. As far as I’m concerned, he should be the guy that wins the Oscar," said Travers.Dev Patel attends the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) at Royal Albert Hall, Feb. 12, 2017, in London, England.more +He added, “I think that if Mahershala Ali has any competition, it would come from Dev Patel in 'Lion' because what’s happening as we move toward the actual Oscar night, and the voting, people are seeing 'Lion' way more than anyone expected they would see it. And they’re falling in love with it. They have like an emotional connection to it. And Dev Patel is a person of color. Mahershala is a person of color. I am still saying those two performances are terrific. But what Mahershala Ali does in 'Moonlight' is extraordinary. My money is going with Mahershala Ali."Best ActressEmma Stone, “La La Land”…PREDICTED WINNERIsabelle Huppert, “Elle”…POSSIBLE UPSET WINNERActress Emma Stone poses for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film "La La Land" in London, Jan. 12, 2017.more +“We have only a race between two people. The favorite is Emma Stone in 'La La Land.' Emma Stone hasn’t won an Oscar, though she was nominated for 'Birdman,'" Travers said. "And 'La La Land' is that movie that everybody has embraced."Isabelle Huppert attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Feb. 6, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.more +He went on, "But out of nowhere comes a French actress, Isabelle Huppert. And in 'Elle' she plays a woman who has been raped who decides to have her own agenda in taking vengeance over what happens to her in that movie. This is one of those categories that can really result in an Oscar surprise. I say that if Emma Stone has a problem, it’s going to be with Isabelle Huppert."Best ActorCasey Affleck poses in the press room at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Jan. 8, 2017.more +Travers said, "In the weeks leading up to Oscars, this was Casey Affleck's to lose. Casey Affleck has more than just his subtlety and his brilliance in playing this tragic character to conjure with. He’s now got to conjure with Denzel Washington, who has two Oscars already. Casey has none."Denzel Washington arrives at the AFI Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel, Jan. 6, 2017, in Los Angeles.more +Travers continued, "When you listen to Denzel's passion and you see what he does on screen in 'Fences,' you’re seeing a performance that’s really big. It’s the opposite of what Casey Afflec

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