Here are Alyssa Christian’s 2025 Oscar Predictions. 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 97th Annual Academy Awards.
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Best Picture
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 8 | BUGONIA | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | TRAIN DREAMS | |
| 10 | THE SECRET AGENT | ▼ 2 |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:05 AM
Best Director
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 8 | Clint Bentley (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 9 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | NEW |
| 10 | Yorgos Lanthimos (BUGONIA) | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:05 AM
Best Actress
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | |
| 3 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | |
| 5 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | |
| 6 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | |
| 9 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) | |
| 10 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:05 AM
Best Actor
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 2 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) | |
| 8 | Lee Byung-hun (NO OTHER CHOICE) | |
| 9 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
Last Updated:
1/12/2026 2:35 AM
Best Supporting Actress
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | |
| 3 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 6 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 8 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
| 10 | Nina Hoss (HEDDA) |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 12:50 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 8 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | Alexander Skarsgard (PILLION) | |
| 10 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 1:05 PM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) | |
| 4 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | |
| 5 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | |
| 7 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | |
| 8 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) | |
| 9 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:20 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 6 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU (Mary Bronstein) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 10 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 1:05 PM
Best Animated Feature
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | ENDLESS COOKIE | |
| 9 | SCARLET | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:20 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW | |
| 3 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | |
| 5 | COVER-UP | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | |
| 7 | SEEDS | |
| 8 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | |
| 9 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | |
| 10 | FOLKTALES |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:20 PM
Best International Feature
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 6 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 7 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 8 | ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (Jordan) | |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | BELÉN (Argentina) |
Last Updated:
1/12/2026 2:35 AM
Best Casting
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 6 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:35 PM
Best Cinematography
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | |
| 3 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | |
| 5 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 6 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) | |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 8 | SIRAT (Mauro Herce) | |
| 9 | BUGONIA (Robbie Ryan) | NEW |
| 10 | SIRAT (Mauro Herce) | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:35 PM
Best Costume Design
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | HEDDA | |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 8 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:35 PM
Best Film Editing
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 3 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | F1 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | HAMNET | |
| 6 | BUGONIA | NEW |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 8 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 9 | NO OTHER CHOICE | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | FRANKENSTEIN | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:35 PM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 4 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 7 | THE UGLY STEPSISTER | |
| 8 | NUREMBERG | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | KOKUHO | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | THE ALTO KNIGHTS |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:35 PM
Best Production Design
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | |
| 7 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | |
| 8 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 9 | BUGONIA | |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:51 PM
Best Original Score
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | SIRĀT (Kangding Ray) | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | TRAIN DREAMS (Bryce Dessner) | |
| 9 | TRON: ARES (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross) | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:51 PM
Best Original Song
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 4 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "Drive" (F1) | |
| 7 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:51 PM
Best Sound
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | SIRAT | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SUPERMAN | |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:51 PM
Best Visual Effects
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | SUPERMAN | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 7 | TRON: ARES | |
| 8 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH | |
| 9 | THE LOST BUS | |
| 10 | THE ELECTRIC STATE |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:51 PM
Best Animated Short Film
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUTOKAR | |
| 2 | CARDBOARD | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS | |
| 4 | CARDBOARD | NEW |
| 5 | SNOW BEAR | |
| 6 | HURIKÁN | |
| 7 | PLAYING GOD | |
| 8 | I DIED IN IRPIN | |
| 9 | FOREVERGREEN | |
| 10 | THE NIGHT BOOTS |
Last Updated:
1/9/2026 11:51 PM
Best Documentary Short Film
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS | |
| 2 | PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD | |
| 4 | WE WERE THE SCENERY | |
| 5 | CLASSROOM 4 | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | THE DEVIL IS BUSY | ▼ 4 |
| 7 | CHASING TIME | NEW |
| 8 | BAD HOSTAGE | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH | |
| 10 | CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE" |
Last Updated:
1/6/2026 1:35 PM
Best Live Action Short Film
| Alyssa Christian | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS | ▲ 7 |
| 2 | TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | THE SINGERS | ▲ 4 |
| 4 | JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA | NEW |
| 5 | BEYOND SILENCE | NEW |
| 6 | THE PEARL COMB | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | AMARELA | ▼ 4 |
| 9 | ADO | ▼ 7 |
| 10 | BUTCHER’S STAIN |
Last Updated:
12/18/2025 1:21 PM