2025 OSCAR PREDICTIONS!!!

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I have never felt more unprepared for Oscar season than I do this year. I haven't seen nearly as many of the nominated films as I'd like, but I've seen a lot of them. 2024 was an awesome year for movies, and I'm curious as ever to see who will take home the gold! Also, I'm super stoked that Conan is hosting! Let's see how well I do this year!



BEST PICTURE



ANORA
THE BRUTALIST
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
CONCLAVE
DUNE: PART TWO
EMILIA PEREZ
I'M STILL HERE
NICKLE BOYS
THE SUBSTANCE
WICKED
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: ANORA





BEST DIRECTOR


ANORA, Sean Baker
THE BRUTALIST, Brady Corbet
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, James Mangold
EMILIA PEREZ, Jacques Audiard
THE SUBSTANCE, Coralie Fargeat
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: ANORA, Sean Baker






BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE


ADRIEN BRODY, The Brutalist
TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, A Complete Unknown
COLMAN DOMINGO, Sing Sing
RALPH FIENNES, Conclave
SABASTIAN STAN, The Apprentice
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: ADRIEN BRODY, The Brutalist







BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE


CYNTHIA ERIVO, Wicked
KARLA SOFIA GASCON, Emilia Perez
MIKEY MADISON, Anora
DEMI MOORE, The Substance
FERNANDA TORRES, I'm Still Here
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: DEMI MOORE, The Substance







BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


YURA BORISOV, Anora
KIERAN CULKIN, A Real Pain
EDWARD NORTON, A Complete Unknown
GUY PEARCE, The Brutalist
JEREMY STRONG, The Apprentice
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: KIERAN CULKIN, A Real Pain







BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


MONICA BARBARO, A Complete Unknown
ARIANA GRANDE, Wicked
FELICITY JONES, The Brutalist
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, Conclave
ZOE SALDANA, Emilia Perez
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: ZOE SALDANA, Emilia Perez






BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM


FLOW, Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
INSIDE OUT 2, Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL, Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Richard Beek
THE WILD ROBOT, Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE WILD ROBOT, Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann




BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


THE BRUTALIST, Lol Crawley
DUNE: PART TWO, Greig Fraser
EMILIA PEREZ, Paul Guilhuame
MARIA, Ed Lachman
NOSFERATU, Jarin Blaschke
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE BRUTALIST, Lol Crawley







BEST COSTUME DESIGN


A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, Arianne Phillips
CONCLAVE, Lisy Christl
GLADIATOR II, Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
NOSFERATU, Linda Muir
WICKED, Paul Tazewell
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: WICKED, Paul Tazewell






BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM


BLACK BOX DIARIES, Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
NO OTHER LAND, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
PORCELAIN WAR, Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre' Pesmen
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT, Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
SUGARCANE, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: NO OTHER LAND, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham





BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM


DEATH BY NUMBERS, Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
I AM READY, WARDEN, Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
INCIDENT, Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART, Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA, Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: I AM READY, WARDEN, Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp







BEST FILM EDITING


ANORA, Sean Baker
THE BRUTALIST, David Jancso
CONCLAVE, Nick Emerson
EMILIA PEREZ, Juliette Welfling
WICKED, Myron Kerstein
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: CONCLAVE, Nick Emerson






BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM


I'M STILL HERE, Brazil
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE, Denmark
EMILIA PEREZ, France
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, Germany
FLOW, Latvia
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: EMILIA PEREZ, France






BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING


A DIFFERENT MAN, Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
EMILIA PEREZ, Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
NOSFERATU, David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
THE SUBSTANCE, Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
WICKED, Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE SUBSTANCE, Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli






BEST ORIGINAL SCORE


THE BRUTALIST, Daniel Blumberg
CONCLAVE, Volker Bertelmann
EMILIA PEREZ, Clement Ducol and Camille
WICKED, John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
THE WILD ROBOT, Kris Bowers
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: THE BRUTALIST, Daniel Blumberg






BEST ORIGINAL SONG


EL MAL, from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
THE JOURNEY, from The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
LIKE A BIRD, from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
MI CAMINO, from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
NEVER TOO LATE, from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: EL MAL, from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric




BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN


THE BRUTALIST, Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
CONCLAVE, Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
DUNE: PART TWO, Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
NOSFERATU, Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
WICKED, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: WICKED, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales




BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM


BEAUTIFUL MEN, Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS, Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
MAGIC CANDIES, Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
WANDER TO WONDER, Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
YUCK!, Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: WANDER TO WONDER, Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper




BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM


A LIEN, Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
ANUJA, Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
I'M NOT A ROBOT, Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
THE LAST RANGER, Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT, Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: A LIEN, Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz





BEST SOUND


A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
DUNE: PART TWO, Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
EMILIA PEREZ, Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
WICKED, Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
THE WILD ROBOT, Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: DUNE: PART TWO, Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill



BEST VISUAL EFFECTS


ALIEN: ROMULUS, Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
BETTER MAN, Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
DUNE: PART TWO, Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
WICKED, Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: DUNE: PART TWO, Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer



BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
CONCLAVE, Screenplay by Peter Straughan
EMILIA PEREZ, Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
NICKEL BOYS, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
SING SING, Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: CONCLAVE, Screenplay by Peter Straughan





BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY



ANORA, Written by Sean Baker
THE BRUTALIST, Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
A REAL PAIN, Written by Jesse Eisenberg
SEPTEMBER 5, Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
THE SUBSTANCE, Written by Coralie Fargeat
THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: ANORA, Written by Sean Baker

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