2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions

It’s that time of year again. After a slight delay because of the LA fires, it’s time to finally discover who will be nominated this year. As always, here are my predictions for this year’s Academy Award nominations.

Best Picture:

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

A Real Pain

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Director:

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez

Sean Baker, Anora

Edward Berger, Conclave

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Actor:

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig, Queer

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes, Conclave

Best Actress:

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez

Mikey Madison, Anora

Demi Moore, The Substance

Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor:

Yura Borisov, Anora

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce, The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress:

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl

Ariana Grande, Wicked

Felicity Jones, The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez

Best Original Screenplay:

Anora

The Brutalist

Challengers

A Real Pain

The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay:

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Perez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Best Animated Feature:

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace and Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best International Feature Film:

Emilia Perez

Flow

Kneecap

I’m Still Here

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Documentary Feature Film:

Black Box Diaries

Daughters

No Other Land

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short Film:

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World

Once Upon a Time in Ukraine

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best Live Action Short Film:

Anjua

Dovecote

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

The Masterpiece

An Orange from Jaffa

Best Animated Short Film:

A Bear Named Wojtek

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Original Score:

The Brutalist

Challengers

Conclave

Emilia Perez

The Wild Robot

Best Original Song:

“El Mar,” Emilia Perez

“Harper and Will Go West,” Will & Harper

“The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight

“Kiss the Sky,” The Wild Robot

“Mi Camino,” Emilia Perez

Best Sound:

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

Gladiator II

Wicked

Best Production Design:

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Cinematography:

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

Nosferatu

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

A Different Man

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Best Costume Design:

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Film Editing:

Anora

Challengers

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

Best Visual Effects:

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Gladiator II

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked