Oscar Guide 2025

Mark Eydelshtyn and Mikey Madison in Anora

BEST PICTURE
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Will win: Anora
Could win: Conclave
Should win: The Brutalist
Should have been nominated: Sing Sing

Sean Baker, director of Anora and winner of the Palme d'Or

BEST DIRECTING
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Will win: Sean Baker
Could and should win: Brady Corbet
Should have been nominated: Radu Jude, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown

BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Will win: Timothée Chalamet
Could win: Adrien Brody
Should win: Colman Domingo
Should have been nominated: Hugh Grant, Heretic

Mikey Madison in Anora

BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Will and should win: Mikey Madison
Could win: Demi Moore
Should have been nominated: Juliette Gariépy, Red Rooms

Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Will win: Kieran Culkin
Could and should win: Guy Pearce
Should have been nominated: Clarence Macklin, Sing Sing

Zoe Saldaña in Emilia Pérez

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Will and should win: Zoe Saldaña
Could win: Ariana Grande
Should have been nominated: Carol Kane, Between the Temples

The cast of Anora

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

Will win: Anora
Could win: A Real Pain
Should win: The Brutalist
Should have been nominated: I Saw the TV Glow

Brían F. O'Bryne and Ralph Fiennes in Conclave

BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Will win: Conclave
Could win: Nickel Boys
Should win: Sing Sing
Should have been nominated: Hit Man

The Wild Robot

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Will win: The Wild Robot
Could and should win: Flow
Should have been nominated: N/A

Selena Gomez in Emilia Pérez

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Flow (Latvia)

Will win: Emilia Pérez
Could win: I’m Still Here
Should win: Flow
Should have been nominated: Kneecap (Ireland)

A Ukrainian soldier holds up a tiny sculpture in Porcelain War

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
Sugarcane

Will win: Porcelain War
Could win: Black Box Diaries
Should win: No Other Land
Should have been nominated: N/A

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Will win: Incident
Could win: Death by Numbers
Should win: N/A
Should have been nominated: N/A

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Will win: A Lien
Could win: The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Should win: N/A
Should have been nominated: N/A

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Will win: Wander to Wonder
Could win: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Should win: N/A
Should have been nominated: N/A

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Will and should win: The Brutalist
Could win: Wicked
Should have been nominated: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Will win: Wicked
Could win: Conclave
Should win: Gladiator II
Should have been nominated: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Will win: Wicked
Could win: The Substance
Should win: A Different Man
Should have been nominated: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

Will and should win: The Brutalist
Could win: Maria
Should have been nominated: Challengers

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Will and should win: Dune: Part Two
Could win: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Should have been nominated: Twisters

BEST FILM EDITING
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Will and should win: Anora
Could win: Conclave
Should have been nominated: Challengers

BEST SOUND
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Will win: Wicked
Could win: Dune: Part Two
Should win: A Complete Unknown
Should have been nominated: Alien: Romulus

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Will and should win: The Brutalist
Could win: Conclave
Should have been nominated: Challengers

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Never Too Late” (Elton John: Never Too Late)
“El Mal” (Emilia Pérez)
“Mi Camino” (Emilia Pérez)
“Like a Bird” (Sing Sing)
“The Journey” (The Six Triple Eight)

Will win: “El Mal”
Could win: “The Journey”
Should win: “Like a Bird”
Should have been nominated: “Sick in the Head” (Kneecap)

Winners:
Anora – Picture, Directing, Actress, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
The Brutalist – Production Design, Cinematography, Music (Original Score)
A Complete Unknown – Actor
Conclave – Adapted Screenplay
Dune: Part Two – Visual Effects
Emilia Pérez – Supporting Actress, International Feature, Music (Original Song)
Porcelain War – Documentary Feature
A Real Pain – Supporting Actor
Wicked – Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound
The Wild Robot – Animated Feature

Losers: Alien: Romulus, The Apprentice, Black Box Diaries, Better Man, A Different Man, Elton John: Never Too Late, Flow, The Girl with the Needle, Gladiator II, I’m Still Here, Inside Out 2, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Maria, Memoir of a Snail, Nickel Boys, No Other Land, Nosferatu, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, September 5, Sing Sing, The Six Triple Eight, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, The Substance, Sugarcane, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

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