Oscar Predictions – Cody Dericks

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
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3SENTIMENTAL VALUE
4HAMNET
5MARTY SUPREME
6FRANKENSTEIN
7THE SECRET AGENT
8TRAIN DREAMS
9F1â–² 1
10BUGONIAâ–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

2/25/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Director

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1Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Ryan Coogler (SINNERS)
3Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
4Chloé Zhao (HAMNET)▲ 1
5Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME)â–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

2/3/2026 11:35 PM


 
 

Best Actress

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1Jessie Buckley (HAMNET)
2Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU)
3Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
4Emma Stone (BUGONIA)â–² 1
5Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE)â–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

2/25/2026 9:35 AM


 
 

Best Actor

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1Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)â–² 2
2Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
3Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)▼ 2
4Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)NEW
5Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)

 
 

Last Updated:

3/2/2026 12:05 AM


 
 

Best Supporting Actress

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1Amy Madigan (WEAPONS)â–² 2
2Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS)â–¼ 1
3Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)â–¼ 1
4Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
5Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)

 
 

Last Updated:

3/1/2026 10:05 PM


 
 

Best Supporting Actor

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1Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Delroy Lindo (SINNERS)
3Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
4Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN)â–² 1
5Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)â–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

3/1/2026 9:35 PM


 
 

Best Adapted Screenplay

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1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao)
3TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar)â–² 1
4BUGONIA (Will Tracy)â–¼ 1
5FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro)

 
 

Last Updated:

2/3/2026 11:35 PM


 
 

Best Original Screenplay

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1SINNERS (Ryan Coogler)
2SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt)
3MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie)
4IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian)
5BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow)NEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Animated Feature

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1KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
2ZOOTOPIA 2
3ARCO
4LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN
5ELIO

 
 

Last Updated:

1/19/2026 11:05 PM


 
 

Best Documentary Feature

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1THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
2MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
3THE ALABAMA SOLUTIONâ–² 1
4COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHTâ–¼ 1
5CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS

 
 

Last Updated:

2/26/2026 11:50 AM


 
 

Best International Feature

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1SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway)â–² 1
2THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil)â–¼ 1
3IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France)
4THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia)â–² 1
5SIRÄ€T (Spain)â–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Casting

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1Francine Maisler (SINNERS)â–² 1
2Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)â–¼ 1
3#REF!
4Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME)
5Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/27/2026 7:35 AM


 
 

Best Cinematography

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1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)â–² 2
2TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)
3SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)â–¼ 2
4FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

 
 

Last Updated:

2/23/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Costume Design

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1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERSâ–² 1
3HAMNETâ–² 1
4MARTY SUPREMENEW
5AVATAR: FIRE AND ASHNEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Film Editing

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1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2F1â–² 1
3SINNERSâ–¼ 1
4MARTY SUPREME
5SENTIMENTAL VALUE

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Cody Dericks
1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERSâ–² 2
3THE SMASHING MACHINE
4KOKUHOâ–² 1
5THE UGLY STEPSISTERNEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Production Design

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1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERS
3HAMNETâ–² 1
4MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 1
5ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

 
 

Last Updated:

2/25/2026 9:35 AM


 
 

Best Original Score

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1SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson)
2ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood)
3HAMNET (Max Richter)
4FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat)
5BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix)NEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:50 PM


 
 

Best Original Song

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1"Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS)
2"I Lied to You" (SINNERS)
3"Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS)NEW
4"Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS)â–¼ 1
5"Sweet Dreams of Joy" (VIVA VERDI!)NEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:50 PM


 
 

Best Sound

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1F1â–² 1
2SINNERSâ–¼ 1
3ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
4SIRAT
5FRANKENSTEINNEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Visual Effects

Cody Dericks
1AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
2SINNERSâ–² 1
3F1â–¼ 1
4THE LOST BUS
5JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH

 
 

Last Updated:

2/8/2026 11:20 AM


 
 

Best Animated Short Film

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1BUTTERFLY
2RETIREMENT PLANâ–² 1
3THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLSâ–¼ 1
4THE THREE SISTERS
5FOREVERGREEN

 
 

Last Updated:

2/23/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Documentary Short Film

Cody Dericks
1ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS
2ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUDâ–² 1
3THE DEVIL IS BUSYâ–¼ 1
4CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE"
5PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS

 
 

Last Updated:

2/23/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Live Action Short Film

Cody Dericks
1TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA
2A FRIEND OF DOROTHYâ–² 2
3BUTCHER’S STAIN▼ 1
4THE SINGERSâ–¼ 1
5JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA

 
 

Last Updated:

2/25/2026 9:35 AM