The 97th Academy Awards | 2025
Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Honoring movies released in 2024
Welcome to our (Second) annual Academy Award predictions post at 101 Movies A Year, where we delve into the cinematic masterpieces that have dazzled us over the past year and speculate on who will take home the coveted Oscars in 2025. Our journey through the world of film has been nothing short of exhilarating, as we've reviewed the majority of this year's nominated movies, providing you with in-depth insights and critiques to enhance your viewing experience. As the glitz and glamour of the award season approaches, we're excited to share our thoughts and forecasts on the potential winners, drawing from our comprehensive coverage of these cinematic gems. So, grab your popcorn, revisit our linked reviews to catch up on any films you might have missed, and join us in the thrilling anticipation of celebrating the best in film. Enjoy!
Best Picture - Our Choice - Emilia Perez
Nominees
Anora - Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
The Brutalist - Nominees to be determined
A Complete Unknown - Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
Conclave - Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
Dune: Part Two - Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
Emilia Pérez - Nominees to be determined
I'm Still Here - Nominees to be determined
Nickel Boys - Nominees to be determined
The Substance - Nominees to be determined
Wicked - Marc Platt, Producer
Directing - Our Choice - The Brutalist - Brady Corbet
Nominees
Anora - Sean Baker
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet
A Complete Unknown - James Mangold
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Actor in a Leading Role - Our Choice - Ralph Fiennes - Conclave Nominees
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 - Our Choice - Kieran Culkin
Nominees
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 - Our Choice - Mikey Madison - Anora
Nominees
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 - Our Choice - Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Nominees
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña -Emilia Pérez
Animated Feature Film - Our Choice - Inside Out 2
Nominees
Flow - Nominees to be determined
Inside Out 2 - Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoir of a Snail - Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Nominees to be determined
The Wild Robot - Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Animated Short Film - Our Choice - Yuck!
Nominees
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 - Our Choice - Dune: Part Two
Nominees
The Brutalist - Lol Crawley
Dune: Part Two - Greig Fraser
Emilia Pérez - Paul Guilhaume
Maria - Ed Lachman
Nosferatu - Jarin Blaschke
Costume Design - Our Choice - Gladiator II
Nominees
A Complete Unknown -Arianne Phillips
Conclave - Lisy Christl
Gladiator II - Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu - Linda Muir
Wicked - Paul Tazewell
Documentary Feature Film - Our Choice - No Other Land
Nominees
Black Box Diaries - Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
No Other Land - Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
Porcelain War - Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre' Pesmen
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
Sugarcane - Nominees to be determined
Documentary Short Film - Our Choice - The only Girl in the Orchestra
Nominees
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 - Our Choice - Wicked
Nominees
Anora - Sean Baker
The Brutalist - David Jancso
Conclave - Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez - Juliette Welfling
Wicked - Myron Kerstein
International Feature Film - Our Choice - I'm Still Here
Nominees
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 - Our Choice - The Substance
Nominees
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) - Our Choice - Wicked
Nominees
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) - Our Choice - Never Too Late
Nominees
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
Production Design - Our Choice - Conclave
Nominees
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 - Our Choice -
Nominees
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 - Our Choice - A Complete Unknown
Nominees
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 - Our Choice -Alien: Romulus
Nominees
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) - Our Choice - Nickel Boys
Nominees
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) - Our Choice -
Nominees
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
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