2025 Oscar Choices and Predictions, Part I

 

This year had some wonderful films, and here’s my choices for the 2025 Academy Award nomination if
I was a voting member:

 

Best Picture

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Hazel’s Heart

A House of Dynamite

The King of Kings

Last Days

Light of the World

Sketch

Soul on Fire

Train Dreams

Triumph of the Heart

 

Best Actor

Leonardo DeCaprio, One Battle After Another

Michael P. Jordan, Sinners

Josh O’Conner, Wake Up Dead Man

Alfie Williams, 28 Years Later

Sky Yang, Last Days

 

Best Actress

Bianca Belle, Sketch

Natalie Dormer, Audrey’s Children

Rebecca Ferguson, A House of Dynamite

Vanessa Kirby, The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Maisey McLain, Soul on Fire

 

Best Supporting Actress

Radhika Apte, Last Days

Julian Bell, Kinda Pregnant

Kerry Condon, Train Dreams

Marny Kennedy, Last Days

Haliee Steinfeld, Sinners

 

Best Supporting Actor

Kalon Cox, Sketch

Edi Gathegi, Superman

Kue Lawrence, Sketch

Delroy Lindo, Sinners

Al Pacino, The Ritual

 

Best Director

A House of Dynamite

The King of Kings

Last Days

Light of the World

Sketch

 

Best Screenplay

A House of Dynamite

Light of the World

Sinners

Sketch

Triumph of the Heart

 

Best Cinematography

Bau, Artist at War

Light of the World

The Short Game

Sketch

Train Dreams

 

Best Art Direction

The Electric State

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Frankenstein

Train Dreams

Triumph of the Heart

 

Best Costume Design

Audrey’s Children

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Frankenstein

Train Dreams

Sinners

 

Best Visual Effects

The Electric State

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Sinners

Sketch

Superman

 

Best Editing

A House of Dynamite

One Battle After Another

Sketch

Superman

Train Dreams

 

Best Score

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

A House of Dynamite

Sinners

Sketch

Triumph of the Heart

 

Best Sound

Dog Man

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

A House of Dynamite

Sketch

Superman

 

Bright Spot

Sketch – 80s Spielberg Magic

 

Worst Movie

Eric LaRue

 

Yet things don’t always work out the way you want. Here are my actual predictions for this year:

 

Best Picture
Bugonia

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value
Sinners

Wicked for Good

 

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Maura, The Secret Agent

 

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Rose Byrne, If I had Legs I'd Kick You

Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Emma Stone, Bugonia

 

Best Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly

Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value

 

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good

Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

Teyana Taylor, One Battle

 

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice
Will Tracy, Bugonia

Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer, Jay Kelly

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Joaquim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value

 

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