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97th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2024 / March 2, 2025
 For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only discuss on the blog

  

OCTOBER 20TH 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 NIGHT: Sunday March 2, 2025 

 

 

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COSTUME DESIGN

Tier 1 - Predictions

Paul Tazewell
(1 nom)
WICKED

Massimo Cantini Parrini
(2 noms)
MARIA
 Jacqueline Durran
(9 noms | 2 wins)
BLITZ

 Colleen Atwood
(12 noms | 4 wins)
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

 

 Arianne Philips
(3 noms)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

 

Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

Janty Yates
(2 noms | 1 win)
GLADIATOR 2

Jacqueline West
(5 noms)
DUNE PART TWO
 Arianne Philips
(3 noms)
JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX
Lisy Christl
(1 nomination)
CONCLAVE
 Danny Glicker
(1 nomination)
SATURDAY NIGHT

 

Tier 3 Longer Shots

Previous Nominees

  • Furiosa -Jenny Beavan
  • Here - Joanna Johnston
  • Megalopolis - Milena Canonero

Never nominated. When will it be their time?

  • The Apprentice - Laura Montgomery
  • Nickel Boys - Brittany Loar
  • Nosferatu - Linda Muir
  • The Piano Lesson - Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
  • Queer - J.W. Anderson
 

 

 

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Tier 1 - Predictions

Yorick Le Saux
(never nom'ed)
BLITZ
Greig Fraser
(2 noms, 1 win)
DUNE PART TWO
Edward Lachmann
(3 noms)
MARIA
Jarin Blaschke
(1 nom)
NOSFERATU

John Mathieson
(2 noms)
GLADIATOR 2

 

Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

 Paul Guilhaume
(never nom'ed)
EMILIA PEREZ

 Lol Crawley
(never nom'ed)
THE BRUTALIST

 

 Eduard Grau
(never nom'ed)
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

 

 Eric Steelberg
(never nom'ed)
SATURDAY NIGHT

Alice Brooks
(never nom'ed)
WICKED

Longer Shots

Previous nominees for costume design

  • Hard Truths - Pope
  • Joker Folie A Deux - Sher

Never nominated. When will it be their time?

  • Anora - Drew Daniels
  • The Apprentice - Kasper Tuxen
  • Conclave - Stephane Fontaine
  • The End - Mikhail Krichman
  • Furiosa - Kasper Tuxen
  • Juror #2 - Yves Belanger
  • Megalopolis - Mihai Malamaire Jr
  • Nickel Boys - Fray
  • September 5 - Markus Forderer
 

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Tier 1 - Predictions

Patrice Vermette
(3 noms | 1 win)
DUNE PART TWO
Adam Stockhausen
(4 noms | 1 win)
BLITZ
Nathan Crowley
(6 noms)
WICKED
 Judy Becker
(1 nom)
THE BRUTALIST
Arthur Max
(4 noms)
GLADIATOR 2

 

Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

 Emmanuelle Duplay
(never nominated)
EMILIA PEREZ

 

 Francois Audouy
(never nominated)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Guy Hendrix Dyas
(2 noms)
MARIA
 Jess Gonchor
(2 noms)
SATURDAY NIGHT
Craig Lathrop
(never nom'ed)
NOSFERATU
Other Possibilities

Previous nominees for production design

  • Conclave - Suzie Davies
  • Furiosa - Gibson

Never nominated. When will it be their time?

  • Anora - Stephen Phelps
  • The Apprentice - Aleksandra Marinkovich
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Scruton
  • The End -Jette Lehman
  • Joker - Mark Friedberg
  • Megalopolis - Beth Mickle & Bradley Rubin
  • Nickel Boys - Nora Mendis
  • Piano Lesson - David J Bomba
  • September 5 - Julian R Wagner
  • The Shrouds -Carol Spier
 

 

FILM EDITING

Somewhat randomly selecting half of the Best Picture nominees for this category's April Foolish guesswork. 

 

 

 THE BRUTALIST

David Jancso (never nom'ed)

 ANORA
Sean Baker
(never nominated)

 

 EMILIA PEREZ

Juliette Welfling (1 nom)
GLADIATOR 2
Sam Restivo (never nom'ed) and Claire Simpson (2 noms | 1 win) 
 SEPTEMBER 5

Hansjörg Weibrich (never nom'ed)

 

Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

 A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Andrew Buckland (1 nom | 1 win)

 

DUNE PART TWO
Joe Walker (3 noms | 1 win)

BLITZ
Peter Sciberras
(1 nom)

WICKED
Myron Kerstein (1 nom)
 SATURDAY NIGHT

Nathan Orloff & Shane Reid
(never nom'ed)

 

Tier 3 - Other Possibilities

Previous nominees for editing

  • Furiosa - Knapman & Sixel
  • Joker Folie A Deux - Jeff Groth

Never nominated. When will it be their time?

  • Conclave - Nick Emerson
  • Hard Truths - Reddin
  • Megalopolis - Cam McLaughlin & Glen Scantlebury
  • Nightbich - Anne McCabe
  • The Nickel Boys - Nicholas Monsour
  • Nosferatu - Ford
  • The Room Next Door - Teresa Font
  • The Shrouds -Christopher Donaldson
 

 

 

 

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Tier 1 - Predictions

...
DUNE PART TWO
...
WICKED
...
NOSFERATU
 ...
THE BRUTALIST
 SATURDAY NIGHT

 

Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

...
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
 THE SUBSTANCE
 JOKER FOLIE A DEUX
 ...
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
 ...
THE APPRENTICE
Other Possibilities

What will make the bakeoffs?

  • Alien Romulus
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • The End
  • Gladiator 2
  • Joker Folie A Deux
  • Kraven the Hunter
  • Maria
  • Megalopolis
  • Nightbitch
  • The Shrouds
 

 

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

Tier 1 - Predictions

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

 

Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

HERE

 FURIOSA

 

THE FALL GUY GODZILLA X KONG
 BLITZ

 

Other Possibilities

What will make the finalist and semi-finalist lists?

  • Alien Romulus
  • Atlas
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • Borderlands
  • IF -Imaginary Friends
  • Ghostbuster Frozen Empire
  • Joker Folie A Deux
  • Kraven the Hunter
  • Megalopolis