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98th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2025. CEREMONY: 2026
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BEST DIRECTOR - predictions as of September 14th TIER 1- Predictions Stats reflect Directing category only! |
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Chloé Zhao (China)
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P.T. Anderson 55 yrs old | 10th film | 3 noms*
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Ryan Coogler He's in a Chris Nolan situation pre-Dunkirk (huge hits and Best Picture nominees) but still no Director nod. Will this be the one? |
Joachim Trier I worry this is wishful thinking as a fan for his whole career. On the other hand reviews have been marvelous and it nearly took the Palme. |
Kathryn Bigelow
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TIER 2 - Also potentially in the running |
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Josh Safdie
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Benny Safdie (US)
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Guillermo Del Toro
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Clint Bentley (US)
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Jafar Panahi (Iran)
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| TIER 3 - TEN LONGER SHOTS - BUT DON'T COUNT THEM OUT JUST YET. WE STILL HAVE FOUR MONTHS TO GO... | ||||
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Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece) The directing branch likes him. But you can't be nominated every time. |
Edward Berger (Switzerland/Austria) If he scores a third Best Picture nomination the lack of a Director nod will start to sting. |
Jon M Chu
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Kleber Mendoca Filho (Brazil)
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Noah Baumbach (US)
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Gus Van Sant (US)
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Richard Linklater
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Scott Cooper
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Park Chan Wook
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Joseph Kosinski (US)
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TIER 4 - OTHER DIRECTORS OF 2025 FILMS. ALPHA ORDER |
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(PREVIOUS NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY)
(NEVER NOMINATED FOR DIRECTING... YET)
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With eleven nominations to his name (multiple categories) when will it be "his year"
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BEST CASTING Predictions as of Sept 14th Exciting as we have no precedent, so no idea of what their patterns will be like. But it's probably safe to safe they'll lean towards Best Pictures as most categories do. TIER 1- Predictions |
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Francine Maisler As the year's biggest original non-franchise hit, with underrewarded actors it seems like a slam dunk |
Nina Gold
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Cassandra Kulukundis ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER If they appreciate the deep bench diversity of undervalued players, discoveries, and major stars. |
Mary Vernieu WAKE UP DEAD MAN
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Nina Gold & Douglas Aibel
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| Tier 2 - Also seem likely - we have no history of this category to predict from! | ||||
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Jennifer Venditti MARTY SUPREME We don't know what they'll looking for (no precedent for this category) so we're guessing Best Picture players |
Susanne Scheel
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Jennifer Venditti THE SMASHING MACHINE
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Robin D Cook FRANKENSTEIN
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Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey WICKED FOR GOOD
Will definitely place if they include the first film in their thinking as they vote. |
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Avy Kaufman & Yngvill Kolset Haga SENTIMENTAL VALUE
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Kathy Campbell
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Francine Maisler DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
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Nina Gold & Martin Ware BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER If it has more Best Picture heat than we're anticipating. |
Francine Maisler Francine Maisler sure stays busy. But she can't win all the nominations in the category. |
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Again, since the category has never existed we're not sure what to expect. Will it be treated as a "Best Ensemble" award or will the casting directors really think through their ballots?
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