Here are Daniel Howat’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
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | â–² 1 |
| 6 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | JAY KELLY | |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT | â–² 1 |
| 10 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:20 PM
Best Director
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–² 4 |
| 3 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | |
| 4 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) | |
| 8 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 9 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 10 | Mona Fastvold (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:20 PM
Best Actress
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | |
| 4 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–² 2 |
| 5 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | |
| 8 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | |
| 10 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 11:35 AM
Best Actor
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 1 |
| 2 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | â–² 3 |
| 6 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Lee Byung-hun (NO OTHER CHOICE) | NEW |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:35 PM
Best Supporting Actress
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | â–² 3 |
| 6 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:35 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 2 |
| 3 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 6 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | NEW |
| 9 | William H. Macy (TRAIN DREAMS) | NEW |
| 10 | Billy Crudup (JAY KELLY) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:35 PM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | |
| 3 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) | |
| 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 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) | |
| 9 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | |
| 10 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:35 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 6 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | |
| 7 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | â–² 1 |
| 9 | IS THIS THING ON? (Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, Bradley Cooper, John Bishop) | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:35 PM
Best Animated Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ARCO | |
| 3 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | IN YOUR DREAMS | â–² 2 |
| 7 | SCARLET | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | NEW |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 1:05 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK | â–² 3 |
| 3 | THE TALE OF SILYAN | NEW |
| 4 | DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! | |
| 5 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | â–¼ 3 |
| 6 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | â–² 4 |
| 7 | MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW | NEW |
| 8 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | â–² 1 |
| 9 | SEEDS | â–¼ 3 |
| 10 | ORWELL 2+2=5 | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 11:50 AM
Best International Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 5 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 8 | BELÉN (Argentina) | NEW |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (Jordan) |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 12:35 PM
Best Casting
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 5 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 8 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 9 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 10 | Aine O'Sullivan, Olivia Scott-Webb (BLUE MOON) |
Last Updated:
12/10/2025 9:35 PM
Best Cinematography
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | NEW |
| 2 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 3 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | NEW |
| 4 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | â–¼ 3 |
| 5 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (William Rexer) | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | â–¼ 4 |
| 8 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) | NEW |
| 9 | JAY KELLY (Linus Sandgren) | â–¼ 5 |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (Russell Carpenter) | â–¼ 3 |
Last Updated:
11/7/2025 5:05 PM
Best Costume Design
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | SINNERS | |
| 5 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | â–² 2 |
| 6 | HEDDA | â–² 3 |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 12:20 PM
Best Film Editing
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 3 | SINNERS | â–² 3 |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | F1 | â–² 4 |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | JAY KELLY | |
| 8 | BUGONIA | |
| 9 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | NEW |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 12:20 PM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 5 | 28 YEARS LATER | |
| 6 | WOLF MAN | |
| 7 | WEAPONS | â–² 2 |
| 8 | SONG SUNG BLUE | |
| 9 | BLUE MOON | NEW |
| 10 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 12:20 PM
Best Production Design
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 1 |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–² 5 |
| 6 | SINNERS | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | BUGONIA | |
| 9 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | |
| 10 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/2/2025 2:35 AM
Best Original Score
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 6 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | NEW |
| 8 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 9 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) |
Last Updated:
12/8/2025 9:06 AM
Best Original Song
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 10 | "Lose My Mind" (F1) |
Last Updated:
11/9/2025 11:35 AM
Best Sound
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE |
Last Updated:
12/12/2025 11:20 PM
Best Visual Effects
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 3 |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING | |
| 6 | SINNERS | NEW |
| 7 | MICKEY 17 | |
| 8 | SUPERMAN | |
| 9 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | |
| 10 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH |
Last Updated:
12/7/2025 12:20 PM