The 97th Academy Awards are scheduled to be presented on March 2, 2025, while the Oscar nominations were announced on January 23, 2025. Below, you can find our predictions in all categories.
And since we love movies, in addition to the predicted winners, there are also the ''should win'' shouts for films, performers and filmmakers that we would love to see recognised. Browse through them and perhaps you'll also find some help for your own predictions (or something to add to your watchlist).
Last updated: February 17th, 2025
BEST PICTURE
Nominees
A Complete Unknown
Anora
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Brutalist
The Substance
Wicked
Will Win
Anora
Should Win
Dune: Part Two
BEST DIRECTOR
Nominees
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
Sean Baker (Anora)
Will Win
Sean Baker (Anora)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST ACTRESS
Nominees
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)
Karla SofÃa Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Will Win
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST ACTOR
Nominees
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Will Win
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Nominees
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Will Win
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nominees
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Yura Borisov (Anora)
Will Win
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Nominees
A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg)
Anora (Sean Baker)
September 5 (Â Alex David, Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum)
The Brutalist (Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold)
The Substance (Coralie Fargeat)
Will Win
Anora (Sean Baker)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nominees
A Complete Unknown (James Mangold, Jay Cocks)
Conclave (Peter Straughan)
Emilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard, Léa Mysius, Nicolas Livecchi, Thomas Bidegain)
Nickel Boys (Joslyn Barnes, RaMell Ross)
Sing Sing (Clarence Maclin, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, John "Divine G" Whitfield)
Will Win
Conclave (Peter Straughan)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM*
Nominees
Emilia Pérez (France)
Flow (Latvia)
I'm Still Here (Brazil)
The Girl With The Needle (Denmark)
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (Germany)
Will Win
Emilia Pérez (France)
Should Win
Abstain
*This category needs an overhaul immediately, starting with giving the award to the director(s) and producer(s) instead of the country, and changing the submission system so that films won't be excluded for political reasons.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Nominees
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
The Wild Robot
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Will Win
The Wild Robot
Should Win
Inside Out 2
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Nominees
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack To A Coup d'Etat
Sugarcane
Will Win
No Other Land
Should Win
No Other Land
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nominees
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
The Brutalist
Will Win
The Brutalist
Should Win
Dune: Part Two
BEST FILM EDITING
Nominees
Anora
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
The Brutalist
Wicked
Will Win
Conclave
Should Win
Abstain
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nominees
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
The Brutalist
Wicked
Will Win
Wicked
Should Win
Dune: Part Two
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Nominees
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
Will Win
Wicked
Should Win
Abstain
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Nominees
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Wicked
Will Win
The Brutalist
Should Win
Abstain
BEST SOUND
Nominees
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
The Wild Robot
Wicked
Will Win
Dune: Part Two
Should Win
Dune: Part Two
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Nominees
'El Mal' (Emilia Pérez)
'Like A Bird' (Sing Sing)
'Mi Camino' (Emilia Pérez)
'Never Too Late' (Elton John: Never Too Late)
'The Journey' a.k.a Diane Warren sneezing (The Six Triple Eight)
Will Win
'El Mal' (Emilia Pérez)
Should Win
Abstain
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Nominees
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Will Win
The Substance
Should Win
Abstain
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Nominees
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Wicked
Will Win
Dune: Part Two
Should Win
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Nominees
Beautiful Men
In The Shadow Of The Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander To Wonder
Yuck!
Will Win
In The Shadow Of The Cypress
Should Win
Abstain
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
Nominees
A Lien
Anuja
I'm Not A Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Will Win
A Lien
Should Win
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Nominees
Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments Of A Beating Heart
The Only Girl In The Orchestra
Will Win
Incident
Should Win
Incident
