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Our Oscars 2025 Picks and Predictions! (97th Academy Awards)

The 97th Academy Award nominations have officially been unveiled, and they’re packed with the kind of surprises, record-breaking moments, and inevitable snubs that always get fans buzzing. Whether you're thrilled by certain films dominating the nominations or disheartened by the absence of a few deserving names, this year’s Oscars are nothing short of a cinematic rollercoaster.


With an impressive lineup spanning diverse genres and storytelling styles, this year's Oscars promises to be an unforgettable celebration of filmmaking.


In this article, I’ll share my picks for who should win in each category, alongside my predictions for who’s most likely to take home the gold. Let the Oscar debates begin!


BEST PICTURE

  • Anora

  • The Brutalist

  • A Complete Unknown

  • Conclave

  • Pick: Dune: Part Two

  • Predict: Emilia Pérez

  • I’m Still Here

  • Nickel Boys

  • The Substance

  • Wicked


BEST DIRECTOR

  • Pick: Sean Baker – Anora

  • Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

  • James Mangold – A Complete Unknown

  • Predict: Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

  • Coralie Fargeat – The Substance


BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

  • Predict: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

  • Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

  • Pick: Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

  • Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

  • Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

  • Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

  • Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez

  • Pick: Mikey Madison – Anora

  • Predict: Demi Moore – The Substance

  • Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Pick: Yura Borisov – Anora

  • Predict: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

  • Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

  • Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

  • Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown

  • Ariana Grande – Wicked

  • Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

  • Pick: Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

  • Predict: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • Pick: Anora

  • Predict: The Brutalist

  • A Real Pain

  • September 5

  • The Substance


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  • A Complete Unknown

  • Conclave

  • Predict: Emilia Pérez

  • Nickel Boys

  • Pick: Sing Sing


BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

  • I’m Still Here

  • The Girl With The Needle

  • Predict: Emilia Pérez

  • Pick: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig

  • Flow


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

  • Predict: Flow

  • Inside Out 2

  • Memoir Of A Snail

  • Pick: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

  • The Wild Robot


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  • A Complete Unknown

  • Conclave

  • Gladiator II

  • Pick: Nosferatu

  • Predict: Wicked


BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

  • A Different Man

  • Emilia Pérez

  • Pick and Predict: Nosferatu

  • The Substance

  • Wicked


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

  • Pick: The Brutalist

  • Conclave

  • Predict: Emilia Pérez

  • Wicked

  • The Wild Robot


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • The Brutalist

  • Pick and Predict: Dune: Part Two

  • Emilia Pérez

  • Maria

  • Nosferatu


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

  • The Brutalist

  • Conclave

  • Dune: Part Two

  • Pick: Nosferatu

  • Predict: Wicked


BEST FILM EDITING

  • Anora

  • The Brutalist

  • Pick and Predict: Conclave

  • Emilia Pérez

  • Wicked


BEST SOUND

  • A Complete Unknown

  • Pick: Dune: Part Two

  • Emilia Pérez

  • Predict: Wicked

  • The Wild Robot


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Alien: Romulus

  • Better Man

  • Pick: Dune: Part Two

  • Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes

  • Predict: Wicked


BEST ORIGINAL SONG

  • Predict: El Mal – Emilia Pérez

  • The Journey – The Six Triple Eight

  • Pick: Like A Bird – Sing Sing

  • Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez

  • Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  • Black Box Diaries

  • No Other Land

  • Porcelain War

  • Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat

  • Sugarcane


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

  • Death By Numbers

  • I Am Ready, Warden

  • Incident

  • Instruments Of A Beating Heart

  • The Only Girl In The Orchestra


BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

  • A lien

  • Anuja

  • I’m Not A Robot

  • The Last Ranger

  • The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent


BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

  • Beautiful Men

  • In The Shadow Of The Cypress

  • Magic Candies

  • Wander To Wonder

  • Yuck!

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