Here are the 2025 Oscar Predictions from the NBP staff! Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the year. Accuracy will be calculated after the winners are announced at The 98th Annual Academy Awards.
Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:
Best Picture
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | AFTER THE HUNT |
| 2 | SINNERS |
| 3 | JAY KELLY |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME |
| 6 | BUGONIA |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD |
| 8 | FRANKENSTEIN |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
| 10 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT |
Best Director
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Guadagnino (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 2 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 3 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) |
| 4 | Noah Baumbach (JAY KELLY) |
| 5 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) |
| 6 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 7 | Yorgos Lanthimos (BUGONIA) |
| 8 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 9 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
Best Actress
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Roberts (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 2 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 3 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 4 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) |
| 5 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) |
| 6 | Amanda Seyfried (ANN LEE) |
| 7 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) |
| 8 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) |
| 9 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) |
| 10 | June Squibb (ELEANOR THE GREAT) |
Best Actor
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 6 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 7 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) |
| 8 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 9 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) |
| 10 | Willem Dafoe (LATE FAME) |
Best Supporting Actress
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ayo Edebiri (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 2 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 3 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 4 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 5 | Rebecca Ferguson (A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE) |
| 6 | Laura Dern (JAY KELLY) |
| 7 | Jennifer Lopez (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) |
| 8 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| 9 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 10 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
Best Supporting Actor
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 2 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) |
| 3 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 4 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 5 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) |
| 6 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) |
| 7 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 8 | Stephen Graham (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 9 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 10 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) |
Best Adapted Screenplay
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) |
| 2 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) |
| 3 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 4 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (Scott Cooper) |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman) |
| 8 | DIE, MY LOVE (Alice Birch, Lynne Ramsay & Enda Walsh) |
| 9 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) |
| 10 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) |
Best Original Screenplay
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) |
| 3 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 4 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) |
| 6 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi) |
| 7 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 8 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold) |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
Best Animated Feature
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | ZOOTOPIA 2 |
| 2 | SCARLET |
| 3 | ELIO |
| 4 | ARCO |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
| 9 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS |
| 10 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN |
Best Documentary Feature
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR |
| 2 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA |
| 3 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS |
| 4 | SEEDS |
| 5 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION |
| 6 | ORWELL 2+2=5 |
| 7 | THE LIBRARIANS |
| 8 | TIMESTAMP |
| 9 | ARCHITECTION |
| 10 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS |
Best International Feature
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Luxembourg) |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) |
| 4 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) |
| 6 | SIRĀT (Spain) |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) |
| 9 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (France) |
| 10 | RESURRECTION (China) |
Best Casting
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| Rank | Picture |
|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) |
| 2 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 3 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) |
| 4 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 5 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) |
| 6 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 7 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 8 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 9 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 10 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) |
