Final Oscar Predictions 2025

Best Picture

Will win: Anora

Might upset: Conclave

Should have been nominated: A Real Pain

My personal pick: The Brutalist

Best Director

Will win: Sean Baker (Anora)

Might upset: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Should have been nominated: Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two)

My personal pick: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Best Actor

Will win: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Might upset: Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

Should have been nominated: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Femme)

My personal pick: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Best Actress

Will win: Demi Moore (The Substance)

Might upset: Mikey Madison (Anora)

Should have been nominated: Marianne Jean-Baptist (Hard Truths) and Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)

My personal pick: Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)

Best Supporting Actor

Will win: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Might upset: No one.

Should have been nominated: Jesse Plemons (Civil War)

My personal pick: Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Best Supporting Actress

Will win: Zoe Saldana (Emilia Pérez)

Might upset: Highly unlikely, but Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)

Should have been nominated: Jodie Comer (The Bikeriders)

My personal pick: Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)

Best Original Screenplay

Will win: Anora

Might upset: A Real Pain

Should have been nominated: Hard Truths

My personal pick: The Brutalist

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will win: Conclave

Might upset: Sing Sing

Should have been nominated: The Wild Robot

My personal pick: Sing Sing

Best Film Editing:  

Will win: Anora

Might upset: Conclave or The Brutalist

Should have been nominated: Dune: Part Two

My personal pick: The Brutalist

Best Animated Feature Film:

Will win: The Wild Robot

Might upset: Flow

Should have been nominated: n/a

My personal pick: The Wild Robot

Best International Feature:

Will win: I'm Still Here

Might upset:Emilia Pérez

Should have been nominated: Vermiglio

My personal pick: I'm Still Here

Best Documentary – Feature:

Will win: No Other Land

Might upset: Porcelain War

Should have been nominated: n/a

My personal pick: n/a

Best Original Score:

Will win: The Brutalist

Might upset: Conclave

Should have been nominated: Challengers

My personal pick: The Brutalist

Best Original Song:

Will win: “El Mal" (Emilia Pérez)

Might upset: "Like a Bird" (Sing Sing)

Should have been nominated: "Sick in the Head" (Kneecap)

My personal pick: “El Mal" (Emilia Pérez)

Best Cinematography:

Will win: The Brutalist

Might upset: Dune: Part Two

Should have been nominated: Conclave

My personal pick: The Brutalist

Best Production Design: 

Will win: Wicked

Might upset: Conclave

Should have been nominated: Civil War

My personal pick: The Brutalist

Best Costume Design: 

Will win: Wicked

Might upset: Conclave

Should have been nominated: Maria

My personal pick: Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: 

Will win: The Substance

Might upset: Unlikely, but Wicked

Should have been nominated: Dune: Part Two

My personal pick: Wicked

Best Visual Effects: 

Will win: Dune: Part Two

Might upset: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Should have been nominated: Civil War

My personal pick: Dune: Part Two

Best Sound: 

Will win: Dune: Part Two

Might upset: Wicked

Should have been nominated: Civil War

My personal pick: Dune: Part Two

THE BEST OF THE REST

Best Animated Short Film: Magic Candies

Best Documentary – Short Subject: I Am Ready, Warden

Best Live Action Short Film: Anuja