Los Angeles Times portraits of the nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times portraits of the nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards

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Full coverage of the 2017 Oscar nominations

(Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

Jan. 24, 2017 7:45 AM PT

Los Angeles Times photographs and portraits of Oscar nominees

Denzel Washington, 'Fences'

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Andrew Garfield, 'Hacksaw Ridge'

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Mel Gibson, 'Hacksaw Ridge'

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Andrew Garfield and Mel Gibson, 'Hacksaw Ridge'

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Meryl Streep, 'Florence Foster Jenkins'

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Ruth Negga, 'Loving'

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Naomie Harris, 'Moonlight'

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Mahershala Ali, 'Moonlight'

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Barry Jenkins, 'Moonlight'

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Michelle Williams, 'Manchester by the Sea'

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Casey Affleck, 'Manchester by the Sea'

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Lucas Hedges, 'Manchester by the Sea'

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Kenneth Lonergan, 'Manchester by the Sea'

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Emma Stone, 'La La Land'

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Damien Chazelle, 'La La Land'

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Ryan Gosling, 'La La Land'

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Justin Hurwitz, 'La La Land'

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Octavia Spencer, 'Hidden Figures'

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Isabelle Huppert, 'Elle'

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Viggo Mortensen, 'Captain Fantastic'

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Michael Shannon, 'Nocturnal Animals'

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Nicole Kidman, 'Lion'

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Dev Patel, 'Lion'

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Jeff Bridges, 'Hell or High Water'

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Natalie Portman, 'Jackie'

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, 'Moana'

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Travis Knight, 'Kubo and the Two Strings'

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Denis Villeneuve, 'Arrival'

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