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As the 2025 Oscars approach, speculation surrounding potential nominees is intensifying. Predictions made through Gold Derby’s forecasting platform—active since July 1, 2024—now encompass insights from over 7,200 participants. Recently, Nosferatu has emerged as a strong contender in the Best Cinematography category. Notably, Isabella Rossellini has climbed to the third spot for Best Supporting Actress, thanks to her role as Sister Agnes in the film Conclave, marking her first-ever Oscar nomination likelihood.
The following is a current overview of the predicted odds for the 97th Academy Awards across all 23 categories, updated as of December 23, 2024, shortly after the announcement of this year’s shortlist. Historical predictions can be reviewed via previous snapshots taken throughout various dates over the summer and fall months.
BEST PICTURE
Predicted Nominees
1. Anora — 7/1
2. The Brutalist — 15/2
3. Conclave — 15/2
4. Wicked — 8/1
5. Emilia Pérez — 17/2
6. Dune: Part Two — 10/1
7. Sing Sing — 12/1
8. A Real Pain — 14/1
9. Nickel Boys — 15/1
10. The Substance — 20/1
Predicted Spoilers
A Complete Unknown, September 5, Gladiator II, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, The Wild Robot, The Room Next Door
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BEST DIRECTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) — 18/5
2. Sean Baker (Anora) — 4/1
3. Edward Berger (Conclave) — 11/2
4. Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) — 11/2
5. Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) — 11/1
Predicted Spoilers
RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys), Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two), Jon M. Chu (Wicked), Mohammad Rasoulof (The Seed of the Sacred Fig), Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light), Ridley Scott (Gladiator II)
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BEST ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Mikey Madison (Anora) — 69/20
2. Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) — 9/2
3. Angelina Jolie (Maria) — 11/2
4. Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) — 13/2
5. Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) — 19/2
Predicted Spoilers
Demi Moore (The Substance), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun), June Squibb (Thelma), Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)
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BEST ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) — 7/2
2. Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) — 19/5
3. Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) — 4/1
4. Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) — 9/2
5. Daniel Craig (Queer) — 17/2
Predicted Spoilers
Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice), Nicholas Hoult (Juror #2), Hugh Grant (Heretic), John David Washington (The Piano Lesson)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) — 69/20
2. Ariana Grande (Wicked) — 4/1
3. Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) — 11/2
4. Felicity Jones (The Brutalist) — 6/1
5. Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson) — 10/1
Predicted Spoilers
Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys), Margaret Qualley (The Substance), Saoirse Ronan (Blitz), Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) — 10/3
2. Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) — 4/1
3. Denzel Washington (Gladiator II) — 11/2
4. Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing) — 6/1
5. Yura Borisov (Anora) — 6/1
Predicted Spoilers
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Stanley Tucci (Conclave), Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice), Mark Eydelshteyn (Anora), Jonathan Bailey (Wicked), Pedro Pascal (Gladiator II)
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Predicted Nominees
1. Conclave — 82/25
2. Sing Sing — 9/2
3. Nickel Boys — 9/2
4. Emilia Pérez — 11/2
5. Dune: Part Two — 13/1
Predicted Spoilers
Wicked, I’m Still Here, The Room Next Door, The Wild Robot, The Piano Lesson, A Complete Unknown
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Predicted Nominees
1. Anora — 10/3
2. The Brutalist — 4/1
3. A Real Pain — 4/1
4. The Substance — 5/1
5. Hard Truths — 11/1
Predicted Spoilers
September 5, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Challengers, All We Imagine as Light, Heretic, Saturday Night
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Predicted Nominees
1. The Brutalist — 10/3
2. Dune: Part Two — 4/1
3. Nickel Boys — 5/1
4. Maria — 8/1
5. Nosferatu — 9/1
Predicted Spoilers
Emilia Pérez, Conclave, Wicked, Gladiator II, Challengers, Anora
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Predicted Nominees
1. Wicked — 16/5
2. Dune: Part Two — 4/1
3. Gladiator II — 9/2
4. Maria — 5/1
5. Nosferatu — 17/2
Predicted Spoilers
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Brutalist, Blitz, Conclave, The Substance, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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BEST FILM EDITING
Predicted Nominees
1. Dune: Part Two — 4/1
2. The Brutalist — 9/2
3. Conclave — 9/2
4. Anora — 9/2
5. Emilia Pérez — 7/1
Predicted Spoilers
Challengers, Wicked, September 5, The Substance, Nickel Boys, Gladiator II
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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Predicted Nominees
1. The Substance — 69/20
2. Wicked — 9/2
3. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — 11/2
4. A Different Man — 11/2
5. Dune: Part Two — 7/1
Predicted Spoilers
Nosferatu, Emilia Pérez, Waltzing with Brando, The Apprentice, Maria
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Predicted Nominees
1. Wicked — 17/5
2. Dune: Part Two — 39/10
3. The Brutalist — 9/2
4. Gladiator II — 11/2
5. Conclave — 15/2
Predicted Spoilers
Nosferatu, Blitz, Emilia Pérez, Megalopolis, Joker: Folie à Deux, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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BEST SCORE
Predicted Nominees
1. The Brutalist — 37/10
2. Conclave — 19/5
3. Emilia Pérez — 5/1
4. The Wild Robot — 11/2
5. Challengers — 11/2
Predicted Spoilers
Wicked, The Room Next Door, Blitz, Gladiator II, Blink Twice, Young Woman and the Sea
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BEST SONG
Predicted Nominees
1. The Wild Robot (“Kiss the Sky”) — 19/5
2. Emilia Pérez (“El Mal”) — 39/10
3. Emilia Pérez (“Mi Camino”) — 5/1
4. The Six Triple Eight (“The Journey”) — 6/1
5. Sing Sing (“Like a Bird”) — 21/2
Predicted Spoilers
Will and Harper (“Harper and Will Go West”), Moana 2 (“Beyond”), Piece by Piece (“Piece by Piece”), Challengers (“Compress/Repress”), Elton John: Never Too Late (“Never Too Late”), Kneecap (“Sick in the Head”)
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BEST SOUND
Predicted Nominees
1. Dune: Part Two — 10/3
2. Wicked — 4/1
3. Gladiator II — 5/1
4. Emilia Pérez — 11/2
5. A Complete Unknown — 15/2
Predicted Spoilers
Blitz, Alien: Romulus, Joker: Folie à Deux, The Wild Robot, Deadpool and Wolverine
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Predicted Nominees
1. Dune: Part Two — 82/25
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — 4/1
3. Wicked — 11/2
4. Gladiator II — 11/2
5. Twisters — 9/1
Predicted Spoilers
Alien: Romulus, Better Man, Mufasa: The Lion King, Civil War, Deadpool and Wolverine
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Predicted Nominees
1. The Wild Robot — 82/25
2. Inside Out 2 — 4/1
3. Flow — 9/2
4. Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — 5/1
5. Memoir of a Snail — 5/1
Predicted Spoilers
Moana 2, Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Piece by Piece, Chicken for Linda, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Despicable Me 4
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Predicted Nominees
1. No Other Land — 17/5
2. Sugarcane — 9/2
3. Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat — 6/1
4. Daughters — 13/2
5. Dahomey — 7/1
Predicted Spoilers
Will and Harper, Black Box Diaries, Porcelain War, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, Union, Frida
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Predicted Nominees
1. Emilia Pérez — 82/25
2. The Seed of the Sacred Fig — 4/1
3. I’m Still Here — 4/1
4. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies — 10/1
5. Flow — 11/1
Predicted Spoilers
The Girl with the Needle, Kneecap, Vermiglio, From Ground Zero, Dahomey, Universal Language
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BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Predicted Nominees
1. “Beautiful Men” — 9/2
2. “A Bear Named Wojtek” — 11/2
3. “Wander to Wonder” — 8/1
4. “Yuck!” — 17/2
5. “A Crab in the Pool” — 19/2
Predicted Spoilers
“In the Shadow of the Cypress,” “Au Revoir Mon Monde,” “Bottle George,” “Percebes,” “The Wild-Tempered Clavier,” “Magic Candies”
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Predicted Nominees
1. “I Am Ready, Warden” — 9/2
2. “Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” — 6/1
3. “Once Upon a Time in Ukraine” — 6/1
4. “Death by Numbers” — 7/1
5. “Incident” — 10/1
Predicted Spoilers
“Chasing Roo,” “Planetwalker,” “Until He’s Back,” “The Only Girl in the Orchestra,” “A Swim Lesson,” “The Quilters”
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BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Predicted Nominees
1. “The Masterpiece” — 5/1
2. “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” — 6/1
3. “Anuja” — 13/2
4. “An Orange from Jaffa” — 8/1
5. “Dovecote” — 23/2
Predicted Spoilers
“The Compatriot,” “Clodagh,” “The Last Ranger,” “The Ice Cream Man,” “Room Taken,” “Edge of Space”
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