The Academy Awards will air this Sunday on television and in honor of the occasion, I have decided to list my predictions and picks below. I have seen half of the 2025 films nominated for Oscars.

BEST PICTURE

• Bugonia
• F1
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

My Prediction: One Battle After Another
My Pick: One Battle After Another
Winner: One Battle After Another

BEST DIRECTOR

• Chloe Zhao — Hamnet
• Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme
• Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
• Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
• Ryan Coogler — Sinners

My Prediction: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
My Pick: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Unfairly Overlooked: Guillermo del Toro — Frankenstein
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another

BEST ACTOR

• Timothee Chalamet — Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon
• Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
• Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent

My Prediction: Timothee Chalamet — Marty Supreme or Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
My Pick: Timothee Chalamet — Marty Supreme or Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
Winner: Michael B. Jordan — Sinners

BEST ACTRESS

• Jesse Buckley — Hamnet
• Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Kate Hudson — Song Sung Blue
• Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone — Bugonia

My Prediction: Jessie Buckley — Hamnet or Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
My Pick: Jessie Buckley — Hamnet or Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Unfairly Overlooked: Chase Infinity — One Battle After Another and Jennifer Lawrence — Die My Love
Winner: Jesse Buckley — Hamnet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo — Sinners
• Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgard — Sentimental Value

My Prediction: Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another or Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
My Pick: Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another or Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
Winner: Sean Penn — One Battle After Another

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Elle Fanning — Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
• Amy Madigan — Weapons
• Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
• Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another

My Prediction: Amy Madigan — Weapons
My Pick: Amy Madigan — Weapons
Winner: Amy Madigan — Weapons

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Blue Moon — Robert Kaplow
• It Was Just an Accident — Jafar Panahi, Nader Saivar, Shadmehr Rastin and Mehdi Mahmoudian
• Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
• Sinners — Ryan Coogler

My Prediction: Sinners — Ryan Coogler
My Pick: It Was Just an Accident — Jafar Panahi, Nader Saivar, Shadmehr Rastin and Mehdi Mahmoudian or Sinners — Ryan Coogler
Winner: Sinners — Ryan Coogler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Bugonia — Will Tracy
• Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro
• Hamnet — Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
• One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
• Train Dreams — Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

My Prediction: One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
My Pick: One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
Winner: One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

My Prediction: Any of the five.
My Pick: N/A
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

• It Was Just an Accident (France)
• The Secret Agent (Brazil)
• Sentimental Value (Norway)
• Sirat (Spain)
• The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

My Prediction: Sentimental Value (Norway)
My Pick: It Was Just an Accident (France)
Winner: Sentimental Value (Norway)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting Through Rocks
• Mr Nobody Against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor

My Prediction: Any of the five.
My Pick: N/A
Winner: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

• All the Empty Rooms
• Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
• Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
• The Devil Is Busy
• Perfectly a Strangeness

My Prediction: Any of the five.
My Pick: N/A
Winner: All the Empty Rooms

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

• Butcher’s Stain
• A Friend of Dorothy
• Jane Austen’s Period Drama
• The Singers
• Two People Exchanging Saliva

My Prediction: Any of the five.
My Pick: N/A
Winner: Two People Exchanging Saliva

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

My Prediction: Any of the five.
My Pick: N/A
Winner: The Girl Who Cries Pearls

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Bugonia — Jerskin Fendrix
• Frankenstein — Alexandre Desplat
• Hamnet — Max Richter
• One Battle After Another — Jonny Greenwood
• Sinners — Ludwig Goransson

My Prediction: Sinners — Ludwig Goransson
My Pick: One Battle After Another — Jonny Greenwood or Sinners — Ludwig Goransson
Winner: Sinners — Ludwig Goransson

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• Diane Warren: Relentless — Song: Dear Me. Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
• KPop Demon Hunters — Song: Golden. Music and lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido and Teddy Park
• Sinners — Song: I Lied to You. Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
• Viva Verdi! — Song: Sweet Dreams of Joy. Music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike
• Train Dreams — Song: Train Dreams. Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner. Lyrics by Nick Cave.

My Prediction: Sinners — Song: I Lied to You. Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Gorannson
My Pick: Sinners — Song: I Lied to You. Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Gorannson
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters — Song: Golden. Music and lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido and Teddy Park

BEST SOUND

• F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Sirat

My Prediction: F1 or Sinners
My Pick: Any of the five.
Winner: F1

BEST CASTING

• Hamnet — Nina Gold
• Marty Supreme — Jennifer Venditti
• One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis
• The Secret Agent — Gabriel Domingues
• Sinners — Francine Maisler

My Prediction: One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis or Sinners — Francine Maisler
My Pick: One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis or Sinners — Francine Maisler
Winner: One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

My Prediction: Frankenstein or Sinners
My Pick: Frankenstein or Sinners
Winner: Frankenstein

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Frankenstein — Dan Lausten
• Marty Supreme — Darius Khondiji
• One Battle After Another — Michael Bauman
• Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw
• Train Dreams — Adolpho Veloso

My Prediction: One Battle After Another — Michael Bauman, Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw or Train Dreams — Adolpho Veloso
My Pick: Any of the five.
Winner: Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw

BEST MAKEUP

• Frankenstein
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

My Prediction: Frankenstein or Sinners
My Pick: Frankenstein or Sinners
Winner: Frankenstein

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

My Prediction: Any of the five.
My Pick: Sinners
Winner: Frankenstein

BEST FILM EDITING

• F1 — Stephen Mirrione
• Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen
• Sentimental Value — Olivier Bugge Coutte
• Sinners — Michael P. Shawver

My Prediction: One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen
My Pick: One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen
Winner: One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• The Lost Bus
• Sinners

My Prediction: Avatar: Fire and Ash
My Pick: Any of the five.
Winner: Avatar: Fire and Ash

I hope all of you dear readers enjoyed my predictions and picks 🙂