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Oscar Predictions
for the 98th Academy Awards
2025 FILM YEAR / 2026 OSCAR CEREMONY
CURRENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS RACE
FIRST PREDICTIONS FOR THE 98TH ACADEMY AWARDS
July 11, 2025 - complete!
PRELIMINARY VOTING FOR CATEGORIES THAT USE SHORTLISTS: Mon Dec 8, 2025
SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
NOMINATION VOTING: January 12-16, 2026
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED: Thursday January 22, 2025
FINAL VOTING: February 26, 2025
OSCAR NIGHT: Sunday March 15, 2026
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PICTURE
AFTER THE HUNT
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BLUE MOON
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DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
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HAMNET
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JAY KELLY
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MARTY SUPREME
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
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SENTIMENTAL VALUE
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SINNERS
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WICKED FOR GOOD
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ACTRESS
BUCKLEY
Hamnet
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MACKEY
Ella McCay
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REINSVE
Sentimental Value
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ROBERTS
After the Hunt
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SEYFRIED
Ann Lee
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ACTOR
CHALAMET
Marty Supreme
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DICAPRIO
One Battle After Another
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HAWKE
Blue Moon
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JOHNSON
The Smashing Machine
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WHITE
Deliver Me From Nowhere
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DIRECTOR
ANDERSON
One Battle After Another
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CHU
Wicked For Good
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COOGLER
Sinners
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TRIER
Sentimental Value
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SAFDIE
Marty Supreme
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CASTING
MARTY SUPREME
Venditti
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Kulukundis
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SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Yngvill & Haga
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SINNERS
Maisler
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WICKED FOR GOOD
Canfield & Telsey
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SUPP ACTRESS
BLUNT
Smashing Machine
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EDEBIRI
After the Hunt
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LILLEAAS
Sentimental Value
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PALTROW
Marty Supreme
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SWINTON
Ballad of a Small Player
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SUPP' ACTOR
BROOKS
Ella McKay
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DEL TORO
One Battle After Another
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SANDLER
Jay Kelly
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SCOTT
Blue Moon
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SKARSGÅRD
Sentimental Value
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Garrett
AFTER THE HUNT
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Kapow
BLUE MOON
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Baumbach & Mortimer
JAY KELLY
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Bronstein & Safdie
MARTY SUPREME
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Trier
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Joffe
BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER
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Tracy
BUGONIA
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Cooper
DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
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O'Farrell & Zhao
HAMNET
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Anderson
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Friend
BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER
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Zal
HAMNET
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Laustsen
FRANKENSTEIN
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Khondji
MARTY SUPREME
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Tuxen
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
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COSTUME DESIGN
Hawley
FRANKENSTEIN
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Turzanska
HAMNET
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Atwood
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
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Carter
SINNERS
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Tazewell
WICKED FOR GOOD
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
Cole & Procter
AVATAR FIRE AND ASH
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Deverell
FRANKENSTEIN
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Crombie
HAMNET
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Fisk
MARTY SUPREME
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Crowley
WICKED FOR GOOD
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FILM EDITING
Martin
DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
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Mirrione
F1: THE MOVIE
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Bronstein
MARTY SUPREME
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Jurgensen
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
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Shawyer
SINNERS
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MAKEUP & HAIR
Hill, Samuel, Newburn
FRANKEN-
STEIN
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Johnson & Turi
KISS OF THE SPIDER-WOMAN
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Hiro
THE SMASHING MACHINE
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Diaz
SINNERS
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Coulier
WICKED FOR GOOD
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VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR FIRE AND ASH
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FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
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JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH
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TRON ARES
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ORIGINAL SCORE
Reznor & Ross
AFTER THE HUNT
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Bertellman
BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER
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Desplat
FRANKEN-
STEIN
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Richter
HAMNET
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Goransson
SINNERS
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ORIGINAL SONG
ANN LEE
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DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS
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SINNERS
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WICKED FOR GOOD
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WICKED FOR GOOD
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SOUND
AVATAR FIRE AND ASH
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DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
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F1: THE MOVIE
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SINNERS
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WICKED FOR GOOD
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INTERNATIONAL FILM
North Macedonia
DJ AHMET
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Japan
KOKUHO
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Iraq
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
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Brazil
THE SECRET AGENT
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Norway
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
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ANIMATED FILM
Disney/Pixar
ELIO
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Netflix
IN YOUR DREAMS
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Sony Pictures Classics
MAGNIFICENT LIFE
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Studio Chizu
SCARLET
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Disney
ZOOTOPIA 2
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