Oscar Predictions
for the 97th Academy Awards
2024 FILM YEAR / 2025 OSCAR CEREMONY
CURRENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS RACE

DECEMBER 17th PREDICTIONS
all categories

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BEST PICTURE

ANORA
•
BRUTALIST
•
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
•
CONCLAVE
•
DUNE 2
•
EMILIA PEREZ
•
NICKEL BOYS
•
SEPTEMBER 5
•
SING SING
•
WICKED

BEST DIRECTOR 

 BEST ACTRESS

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
HARD TRUTHS
•
Cynthia Erivo
WICKED
•
Karla Sofia Gascon
EMILIA PEREZ
•
Angelina Jolie
MARIA
•
Mikey Madison
ANORA

BEST ACTOR

Adrien Brody
THE BRUTALIST
•
Timothée Chalamet
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
•
Daniel Craig
QUEER
•
Colman Domingo
SING SING
•
Ralph Fiennes
CONCLAVE

SUPP ACTRESS

Ariana Grande
WICKED
•
Selena Gomez
EMILA PEREZ
•
Felicity Jones
THE BRUTALIST
•
Isabella Rossellini
CONCLAVE
•
Zoe Saldana
EMILIA PEREZ

SUPP' ACTOR 

Kieran Culkin
A REAL PAIN
•
Clarence Martin
SING SING
•
Edward Norton
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
•
Guy Pearce
THE BRUTALIST
•
Denzel Washington
GLADIATOR 2

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

ANORA
•
THE BRUTALIST
•
A REAL PAIN
•
SEPTEMBER 5
•
THE SUBSTANCE

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

CONCLAVE
•
EMILIA PEREZ
•
NICKEL BOYS
•
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
•
SING SING

CINEMATOGRAPHY

DUNE PT 2
Fraser
•
EMILIA PEREZ
Guilhaume
•
MARIA
Lachmann
•
NICKEL BOYS
Fray
•
NOSFERATU
Blaschke

COSTUME DESIGN

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
Atwood
•
CONCLAVE
Christl
•
GLADIATOR II
Yates
•
MARIA
Parrini
•
WICKED
Tazewell

PRODUCTION DESIGN

BRUTALIST
Becker
•
DUNE PART TWO
Vermette
•
GLADIATOR II
Max
•
NOSFERATU
Lathrop
•
WICKED
Crowley

FILM EDITING

BRUTALIST
Jansco
•
CONCLAVE
Emerson
•
EMILIA PEREZ
Welfling
•
GLADIATOR II
Restivo & Simpson
•
SEPTEMBER 5
Weibrich

VISUAL EFFECTS

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
•
DUNE PART TWO
•
GLADIATOR 2
•
KINGDOM OF PLANET OF APES
•
WICKED

MAKEUP & HAIR

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
•
DUNE PART TWO
•
NOSFERATU
•
THE SUBSTANCE
•
WICKED

INTERNATIONAL FILM 

EMILIA PEREZ
France
•
I'M STILL HERE
Brazil
•
SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Germany
•
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Canada
•
VERMIGLIO
Italy

ORIGINAL SCORE

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
Elfman
•
CONCLAVE
Bertelmann
•
EMILIA PEREZ
Camille & Ducol
•
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
Iglesias
•
WILD ROBOT
Bowers

ORIGINAL SONG 

EMILIA PEREZ
"El Mal"
•
EMILIA PEREZ
"Mi Camino"
•
PIECE BY PIECE
"Piece by Piece"
•
THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT
"The Journey"
•
WILD ROBOT
"Kiss the Sky"

SOUND

ANIMATED FILM

FLOW
•
INSIDE OUT 2
•
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
•
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
•
WILD ROBOT

DOCUMENTARY

rewriting now - stay tuned

SHORTS, DOCUMENTARY

rewriting now - stay tuned

SHORTS, LIVE ACTION

rewriting now - stay tuned 

SHORTS, ANIMATED

rewriting now - stay tuned

sound off on the Oscar race

projected nomination tally - in paranthesis is the change since our april fools predictions

13 nominations
EMILIA PEREZ (+4)
this is way too many but can't figure where to drop it. it would break the record set by Roma and Crouching Tiger
for most nominations ever for a non-English language film. 

8 nominations
THE BRUTALIST (=)
CONCLAVE (+4)
WICKED (+2)

6 nominations
DUNE PART TWO (+2)
GLADIATOR II (-1) predicted most noms without best picture

4 nominations
ANORA (=)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (-2)
NICKEL BOYS (+4)
SING SING (+2)

3 nominations
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (+2)
MARIA (=)
NOSFERATU (+2)
SEPTEMBER 5 (=)
WILD ROBOT (+1)

2 nominations
A REAL PAIN (-1)
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR (-3)

1 nomination
HARD TRUTHS (-1)
INSIDE OUT 2 (-1)
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (=)
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (+1)
PIECE BY PIECE (=)
SIX TRIPLE EIGHT (+1)
WALLACE & GROMIT (+1)

snubbed
BLITZ (-7) though it's still possible and close to predicted in a few categories,
LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM (-1)
MOANA 2 (-1),
THE OUTRUN (-1)
THE PIANO LESSON (-2),
SATURDAY NIGHT (-2)
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE (-2)

previously lost any predicted get in october update
THE APPRENTICE, JOKER, MEGALOPOLIS, THE END,
THE FIRE INSIDE, DIDI, FURIOSA, NIGHTBITCH

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