Oscars 2025: Final Predictions - Awards Outlook
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Awards analysis is provided by Sean from @MathTeacherMovies.
It’s FINALLY time for my FINAL Oscars predictions! There are plenty that were made with great pains and stress…and this will be one of the more surprising years so here it goes. Good Luck to everyone submitting a pool!
Best Picture
Will Win: Anora
Should Win: The Substance
Got Robbed: Challengers
Shouldn’t Be There: Emilia Pérez
Best Director
Will Win: Sean Baker — Anora
Should Win: Coralie Fargeat — The Substance
Got Robbed: Denis Villeneuve— Dune: Part Two
Shouldn’t Be There: James Mangold — A Complete Unknown
Best Actress
Will Win: Demi Moore — The Substance
Should Win: Mikey Madison — Anora
Got Robbed: Zendaya — Challengers
Shouldn’t Be There: Karla Sofía Gascón — Emilia Pérez
Best Actor
Will Win: Adrien Brody — The Brutalist
Should Win: Sebastian Stan — The Apprentice
Got Robbed: Jesse Eisenberg — A Real Pain
Shouldn’t Be There: N/A (All Deserving)
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez
Should Win: Ariana Grande — Wicked
Got Robbed: Margaret Qualley — The Substance
Shouldn’t Be There: Felicity Jones — The Brutalist
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Kieran Culkin — A Real Pain
Should Win: Yura Borisov — Anora
Got Robbed: Adam Pearson — A Different Man
Shouldn’t Be There: N/A (All Deserving)
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Anora
Should Win: A Real Pain
Got Robbed: Challengers
Shouldn’t Be There: The Brutalist
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: Conclave
Should Win: Nickel Boys
Got Robbed: Nosferatu
Shouldn’t Be There: Emilia Pérez
Best International Feature Film
Will Win: I’m Still Here
Should Win: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Got Robbed: Knee-Cap
Shouldn’t Be There: Emilia Pérez
Best Animated Feature Film
Will Win: The Wild Robot
Should Win: Flow
Got Robbed: That Christmas
Shouldn’t Be There: N/A (All Deserving)
Best Documentary Feature Film
Will Win: Sugarcane
Should Win: Black Box Diaries
Got Robbed: Will and Harper
Shouldn’t Be There: N/A (All Deserving)
Best Original Score
Will Win: The Brutalist
Should Win: The Brutalist
Got Robbed: Challengers
Shouldn’t Be There: Wicked
Best Original Song
Will Win: “El Mal” — Emilia Pérez
Should Win: “El Mal” — Emilia Pérez
Got Robbed:“Harper and Will Go West” — Will and Harper
Shouldn’t Be There: “The Journey” — Six Triple Eight
Best Cinematography
Will Win: The Brutalist
Should Win: Nosferatu
Got Robbed: Conclave
Shouldn’t Be There: Emilia Pérez
Best Production Design
Will Win: Wicked
Should Win: Nosferatu
Got Robbed: Gladiator II
Shouldn’t Be There: N/A (All Deserving)
Best Costume Design
Will Win: Wicked
Should Win: Wicked
Got Robbed: The Substance
Shouldn’t Be There: Conclave
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Will Win: The Substance
Should Win: The Substance
Got Robbed: The Apprentice
Shouldn’t Be There: Emilia Pérez
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Dune: Part Two
Should Win: Dune: Part Two
Got Robbed: Twisters
Shouldn’t Be There: Wicked
Best Sound
Will Win: Dune: Part Two
Should Win: A Complete Unknown
Got Robbed: Civil War
Shouldn’t Be There: Emilia Pérez
Best Film Editing
Will Win: Conclave
Should Win: The Brutalist
Got Robbed: Challengers
Shouldn’t Be There: Emilia Pérez
Best Live Action Short Film
Will Win: A Lien
Should Win: A Lien
Best Animated Short Film
Will Win: Yuck!
Best Documentary Short Film
Will Win: Instruments of a Beating Heart
Should Win: Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Oscars air on ABC and Hulu March 2nd, 2025.