The Oscars 2025 are getting closer! There are several nominated movies vying for the top honor that celebrates the best in cinema, and surely, you already have your favorites this year. But what do the predictions say?
Film experts have already released their predictions on who will be the winners in the main categories. Here, we’ll tell you the forecasts so you can also make your own bets.
Who will be the Oscar winners, according to predictions?
In this edition, Emilia Pérez leads the nominations with 13. Following closely are The Brutalist and Wicked, with 10 nominations each, and A Complete Unknown and Cónclave, which tie with 8 nominations; however, these numbers are not decisive.
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A few days ago, the SAG Awards and the Bafta Awards ceremonies took place, considered as the prelude to the Oscars and the main indicators of the possible winners of the highest recognition in cinema. Based on that, here are the predictions for the Oscars 2025 winners:
- Best Picture: Cónclave
- Best Director: Brady Corbert, The Brutalist
- Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Best Actress: Demi Moore, La Sustancia
- Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
- Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
- Best International Film: Emilia Pérez (France)
When will the Oscars 2025 take place?
The 97th edition of the Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood.
Where will the Oscars 2025 be broadcast?
The Oscars 2025 will be televised live on ABC and will also be streamed on Hulu.
Complete list of the Oscar 2025 nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
- Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Yura Borisov – Anora
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Actress in a Leading Role
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison – Anora
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Animated Feature Film
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Animated Short Film
- Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
- In the Shadow of the Cypress – Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
- Magic Candies – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
- Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
- Yuck! – Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Cinematography
- The Brutalist – Lol Crawley
- Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser
- Emilia Pérez – Paul Guilhaume
- Maria – Ed Lachman
- Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke
Costume Design
- A Complete Unknown – Arianne Phillips
- Conclave – Lisy Christl
- Gladiator II – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- Nosferatu – Linda Muir
- Wicked – Paul Tazewell
Directing
- Anora – Sean Baker
- The Brutalist – Brady Corbet
- A Complete Unknown – James Mangold
- Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
- The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Documentary Short Film
- Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
- I Am Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
- Incident – Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
- Instruments of a Beating Heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
Film Editing
- Anora – Sean Baker
- The Brutalist – David Jancso
- Conclave – Nick Emerson
- Emilia Pérez – Juliette Welfling
- Wicked – Myron Kerstein
International Feature Film
- Brazil – I’m Still Here
- Denmark – The Girl with the Needle
- France – Emilia Pérez
- Germany – The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Latvia – Flow
Makeup and Hairstyling
- A Different Man – Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
- Emilia Pérez – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
- Nosferatu – David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
- The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
- Wicked – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Music (Original Score)
- The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
- Conclave – Volker Bertelmann
- Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol and Camille
- Wicked – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
- The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers
Music (Original Song)
- El Mal – from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
- The Journey – from The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- Like A Bird – from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
- Mi Camino – from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
- Never Too Late – from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Best Picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Production Design
- The Brutalist – Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
- Conclave – Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
- Dune: Part Two – Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- Nosferatu – Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
- Wicked – Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Live Action Short Film
- A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
- Anuja – Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
- I’m Not a Robot – Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
- The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Sound
- A Complete Unknown – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
- Dune: Part Two – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
- Emilia Pérez – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
- Wicked – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
- The Wild Robot – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Visual Effects
- Alien: Romulus – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
- Better Man – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
- Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
- Wicked – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- A Complete Unknown – Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
- Conclave – Screenplay by Peter Straughan
- Emilia Pérez – Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
- Nickel Boys – Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing – Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Anora – Written by Sean Baker
- The Brutalist – Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain – Written by Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5 – Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
- The Substance – Written by Coralie Fargeat
