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98th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2025/ Ceremony of 2026
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AUGUST 30 PREDICTIONS
OSCAR FINALIST LISTS IN SELECT CATEGORIES: Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
OSCAR NOMINATION VOTING: January 8-12, 2025
OSCAR NOMINATIONS: Friday January 17, 2025
OSCAR FINAL VOTING: February 11-18, 2025
OSCAR NIGHT: Sunday March 2, 2025
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Tier 1 - Predictions
stats reflected animated categories only. * indicates additional Oscar attention in non-animated category
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IN YOUR DREAMS
Alexander Woo & Erik Benson (never nominated)
NETFLIX/KUKU STUDIOS
With so many animated titles released each year, which will Netflix truly get behind for an Oscar campaign? This one looks like their most "mainstream" option so it's the one we're going with at this writing.
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SCARLET
Mamoru Hosoda
(1 nomination)
SONY / STUDIO CHIZU
Dec 12
While Oscar skipped his previous feature Belle, it was not without buzz, and with a filmography that includes the Oscar nominated Mirai plus The Girl With Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, nd Summer Wars he has a fanbase to build from. This onw is about a princess trapped in the land of the dead.
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MAGNIFICENT LIFE
Sylvain Chomet
(3 noms*)
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Date TBA
Director Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville & The Illusionist) returns with a biographical fantasy (set in 1955) about the famous writer Pagnol
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ZOOTOPIA 2
Jared Bush (1 nom/1 win) Byron Howard (3 noms | 1 win)
DISNEY
Nov 26
Jared Bush and Byron Howard return with al the popular characters from their 2016 blockbuster but will lightning strike twice. The animated branch is sometimes resistant to sequels -- even when they nominate them they don't hand them Oscars (unless they have Toy Story in the title).
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KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
NETFLIX
June
it's a lot of silly fun with hummable pop songs. But it also doesn't feel like the type of film Oscar voters would go for in this category.
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ARCO
Ugo Bienvenu
(never nominated)
NEON
Date TBA
Bienvenu's fantasy won the top prize at Annecy this summer. It's about a boy from the future who travels through time on a rainbow. Oscar winner Natalie Portman produced.
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ELIO
Adrian Molina (never nominated), Madeline Sharafian (1 nom), Domee Shi (2 noms \ 1 win)
DISNEY/PIXAR
June 20
 A wonderfully good hearted story of a young boy who dreams of being abducted by space aliens... hijinx ensue. Audience reception has been fairly quiet for a Pixar film... but perhaps it'll be a slow burn to Oscar love?
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ANIMAL FARM
Andy Serkis
IMAGINARIUM/DIST, TBA?
(UK)
Date TBA
This could be a surprise success but there's been very little hype or buzz on it yet. Will his take on the classic novella work?
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THE TWITS
Phil Johnson (1 nom), Katie Shanahan, Todd Kunjan Demong (never nominated)
NETFLIX/JELLYFISH
Roald Dahl adaptations are often attempted but how often do they truly work? Fingers crossed that this one is great.
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THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES
(France)
Date TBA
Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) latest played festivals last year. It's been nominated for some awards but is there any passion for it?
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FIXED
Genndy Tartovski
NETFLIX
Date TBA
Animators respect him but Oscar rarely goes for raunchy comedies in any category. We'll see. It'll need strong reviews.
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MAYA, GIVE ME A TITLE
(Michel Gondry)
Date TBA
Winner of the Crystal Bear at Berlinale from the KPlus children's jury. The film is about Gondry's communication wih this young daughter who lives far away, as he animates the stories she tells him.
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OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE
This is also a finalist to become Dominican Republic's Oscar submission
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ChaO
Yasuhiro Aoki
(Japan)
DATE TBA
It won a Jury prize at Annecy but we haven't yet heard much about this interspecies romance. Is it good? Will Oscar voters ever get interested in anime outside of Studio Ghibli?
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DOG MAN
Peter Hastings (never nominated)
UNIVERSAL / DREAMWORKS
January 31
As chaotic fun as Captain Underpants but Oscar didn't go for that one either. We shall see. If other titles disappoint it'll have a window!
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It's a long time until the eligibility list is released and you never know (especially with under the US radar international productions)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS
- Bad Guys 2 (Universal/Dreamworks) US. Aug 1
- Lesbian Space Princess (Australia) - It won the Teddy Award (for LBTQ+ films) at Berlinale
- Papercuts: My Life as an Indie Animator (Eric Power) Date TBA
- Sneaks (Briarcliff / Lengi) The adventures of a sneaker in NYC and his search for his sister
- Spongebob Movie: Search for Square Pants (Paramount/Nickeloden) US Dec 19
MORE INTERNATIONAL POSSIBILITIES - WHICH WILL BE ELIGIBLE?
- 100 Meters (Japan) GKids used to factor into Oscar races. Can they make a comeback with this racing drama?
- Black Butterflies (Spain/Panama)
- A Boat in the Garden (France)
- ChaO (Japan) an interspecies romance from Yasuhiro Aoki. It won the Jury award (i.e. second place) at Annecy
- Decorado (SPain)
- Fox and Hare Save the Forest (Netherlands/Belgium)
- Giants of La Mancha (Spain)
- Grand Prix of Europe (Germany)
- Gill (South Korea)
- Hola Frida (Du Coup) France/Canada. Date TBA
- Into the Wonderwoods (France)
- Journey of Shadows (Switzerland)
- Jujutsu Kaisen (Japan) GKids
- The Little Prince of Shangri-La (Italy)
- Lesbian Space Princess (Australia) -Teddy Award at Berlinale
- Lost in Starlight (South Korea) - netflix
- Lucy
- My Oni Girl
- Ne Zha 2 (Huaxia) China, Jan 29
- Night of the Zoopacolypse () Ricardo Curtis & Rodrigo Perez-Castro
- Olivia and the Clouds (Dominican Republic)
- Our Crazy Love (Brazil)
- Pelikan Blue (Hungary)
- The Polar Bear Prince (Norway)
- Rock Bottom (Spain/Poland)
- Sauvages (Switzerland/Belgium) EFA nominee last year
- Scarlet (Japan) - from the director of Mirai and Belle
- Spermageddon (Qvisten Animation) Norway. Date TBA
- The Storm (China)
- Sunburnt Unicorn (Canada)
- Trapezium (Japan)
- Totto-Chan: Little Girl at the Window (Japan)
- The Worlds Divide (Canada) Denver Jackson
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