As per tradition, here are my predictions for the Oscars 2025!
WW: Will Win
DH: Dark Horse
Prediction Results: 15/23 (19/23 if including dark horses)
Best Picture

- Anora WW [Winner!]
- Brutalist, The
- Complete Unknown, A
- Conclave DH
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Perez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- Substance, The
- Wicked
Best International Feature

- Emilia Perez (France) DH
- Flow (Latvia)
- Girl with the Needle, The (Denmark)
- I’m Still Here (Brazil) WW [Winner!]
- Seed of the Sacred Fig, The (Germany)
Best Animated Feature

- Flow DH [Winner!]
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Wild Robot, The WW
Best Documentary Feature

- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land DH [Winner!]
- Porcelain War WW
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Best Director

- Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) WW
- Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
- Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez)
- James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
- Sean Baker (Anora) DH [Winner!]
Best Leading Actor

- Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) WW [Winner!]
- Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
- Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
- Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
- Timothee Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) DH
Best Leading Actress

- Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
- Demi Moore (The Substance) WW
- Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) DH
- Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez)
- Mikey Madison (Anora) [Winner!]
Best Supporting Actor

- Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
- Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) DH
- Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
- Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) WW [Winner!]
- Yura Borisov (Anora)
Best Supporting Actress

- Ariana Grande (Wicked) DH
- Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
- Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
- Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
- Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez) WW [Winner!]
Best Original Screenplay

- Anora WW [Winner!]
- Brutalist, The
- Real Pain, A
- September 5
- Substance, The DH
Best Adapted Screenplay

- Complete Unknown, A
- Conclave WW [Winner!]
- Emilia Perez
- Nickel Boys DH
- Sing Sing
Best Film Editing

- Anora DH [Winner!]
- Brutalist, The
- Conclave WW
- Emilia Perez
- Wicked
Best Production Design

- Brutalist, The DH
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu
- Wicked WW [Winner!]
Best Makeup & Hairstyling

- Different Man, A DH
- Emilia Perez
- Nosferatu
- Substance, The WW [Winner!]
- Wicked
Best Original Score

- Brutalist, The WW [Winner!]
- Conclave DH
- Emilia Perez
- Wicked
- Wild Robot, The
Best Original Song

- “El Mal” (Emilia Perez) WW [Winner!]
- “Like a Bird” (Sing Sing)
- “Mi Camino” (Emilia Perez)
- “Never Too Late” (Elton John: Never Too Late)
- “The Journey” (The Six Triple Eight) DH
Best Sound

- Complete Unknown, A DH
- Dune: Part Two WW [Winner!]
- Emilia Perez
- Wicked
- Wild Robot, The
Best Visual Effects

- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Dune: Part Two WW [Winner!]
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes DH
- Wicked
Best Live Action Short

- Anuja DH
- I’m Not a Robot [Winner!]
- Last Ranger, The
- Lien, A
- Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, The WW
Best Animated Short

- Beautiful Men
- Beurk! DH
- In the Shadow of the Cypress [Winner!]
- Magic Candles
- Wander to Wonder WW
Best Documentary Short

- Death by Numbers
- I am Ready, Warden WW
- Incident DH
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- Only Girl in the Orchestra, The [Winner!]











