Here are Cody Dericks’ 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.
Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:
Best Picture
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 5 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | â–² 3 |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 9 | #REF! | NEW |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Director
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 3 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 2 |
| 4 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | |
| 5 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–¼ 2 |
| 6 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 2 |
| 7 | Noah Baumbach (JAY KELLY) | NEW |
| 8 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | NEW |
| 9 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) | â–¼ 4 |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Actress
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 3 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | NEW |
| 5 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | |
| 6 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | Julia Roberts (AFTER THE HUNT) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | June Squibb (ELEANOR THE GREAT) |
Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:05 AM
Best Actor
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 3 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 8 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | |
| 9 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | |
| 10 | Lee Byung-hun (NO OTHER CHOICE) |
Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:05 AM
Best Supporting Actress
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 2 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 5 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | |
| 6 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 7 | Jennifer Lopez (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) | |
| 8 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 9 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
10/9/2025 1:21 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 4 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 5 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 2 |
| 6 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 10 | Stephen Graham (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:20 AM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | â–² 1 |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | |
| 4 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman) | |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (Scott Cooper) | |
| 9 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | |
| 10 | IS THIS THING ON? (Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, Bradley Cooper & John Bishop) |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Original Screenplay
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | |
| 7 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | |
| 8 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 9 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Animated Feature
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | SCARLET | |
| 4 | ELIO | |
| 5 | ARCO | |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 7 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | â–² 1 |
| 9 | IN YOUR DREAMS | â–² 1 |
| 10 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | â–¼ 2 |
Last Updated:
9/18/2025 5:51 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | |
| 2 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | â–² 1 |
| 3 | COVER-UP | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | |
| 5 | THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN | |
| 6 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | |
| 7 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | |
| 8 | PREDATORS | |
| 9 | THE LIBRARIANS | |
| 10 | SEEDS |
Last Updated:
9/25/2025 12:50 PM
Best International Feature
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 6 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 7 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | |
| 8 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | â–² 2 |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | PALESTINE 36 (Palestine) | NEW |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Casting
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 3 |
| 5 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 6 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 7 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | â–¼ 3 |
| 8 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 9 | Susanne Scheel (A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE) | |
| 10 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Cinematography
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | NEW |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 5 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Kim Woo-Hyung) | |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (William Rexer) | |
| 8 | JAY KELLY (Linus Sandgren) | |
| 9 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (David Chambille) | |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (Russell Carpenter) |
Last Updated:
9/27/2025 11:50 AM
Best Costume Design
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | HAMNET | â–² 2 |
| 5 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–² 2 |
| 7 | HEDDA | |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | â–¼ 4 |
| 9 | SNOW WHITE | |
| 10 | COUTURE |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Film Editing
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | MARTY SUPREME | â–² 1 |
| 3 | SINNERS | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE | |
| 6 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 7 | F1 | |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 9 | HAMNET | |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 12:05 PM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 5 | 28 YEARS LATER | |
| 6 | WOLF MAN | |
| 7 | NUREMBERG | |
| 8 | WEAPONS | â–² 1 |
| 9 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | CHRISTY |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Production Design
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–² 2 |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 7 | SINNERS | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | |
| 9 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
Last Updated:
9/25/2025 3:07 AM
Best Original Score
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | â–² 5 |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 10 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) |
Last Updated:
10/7/2025 11:51 AM
Best Original Song
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 2 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 4 |
| 7 | "Pale, Pale Moon" (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 9 | "Untitled Diane Warren Song" (MASERATI: THE BROTHERS) | |
| 10 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 1:51 PM
Best Sound
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | â–² 3 |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–¼ 2 |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 8 | WARFARE | |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE |
Last Updated:
9/27/2025 3:05 PM
Best Visual Effects
| Cody Dericks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | THE LOST BUS | â–² 1 |
| 4 | F1 | NEW |
| 5 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING | |
| 6 | TRON: ARES | â–¼ 3 |
| 7 | MICKEY17 | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | SUPERMAN | â–² 1 |
| 9 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | WARFARE | NEW |
Last Updated:
9/9/2025 1:06 PM
