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 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | â–² 1 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 1 |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | TRAIN DREAMS | |
| 9 | BUGONIA | â–² 1 |
| 10 | THE SECRET AGENT | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 5:05 PM
Best Director
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 6 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | |
| 9 | Oliver Laxe (SIRAT) | |
| 10 | Yorgos Lanthimos (BUGONIA) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 4:50 PM
Best Actress
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | |
| 3 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 6 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | |
| 10 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 4:35 PM
Best Actor
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | |
| 6 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) | NEW |
| 8 | Lee Byung-hun (NO OTHER CHOICE) | |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | |
| 10 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | â–¼ 3 |
Last Updated:
1/12/2026 12:20 AM
Best Supporting Actress
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | |
| 3 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 8 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 9 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | |
| 10 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:50 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 6 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | â–² 1 |
| 9 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | Jacobi Jupe (HAMNET) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:35 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) | |
| 4 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | |
| 7 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | |
| 10 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:35 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 6 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | |
| 9 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 10 | IS THIS THING ON? (Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, Bradley Cooper, John Bishop) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:35 PM
Best Animated Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 8 | SCARLET | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA - INFINITY CASTLE | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:05 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW | |
| 3 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | |
| 4 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | â–² 6 |
| 5 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | |
| 6 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN | |
| 8 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | |
| 9 | SEEDS | |
| 10 | COVER-UP | â–¼ 4 |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 2:50 PM
Best International Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | |
| 5 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 7 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 8 | KOKUHO (Japan) | |
| 9 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 10 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 2:35 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) | |
| 6 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | â–² 2 |
| 7 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 8 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 2:05 PM
Best Cinematography
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 2 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | |
| 5 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 7 | BUGONIA (Robbie Ryan) | â–² 3 |
| 8 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) | |
| 9 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (David Chambille) | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | SOUND OF FALLING (Fabian Gamper) | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 1:50 PM
Best Costume Design
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | THE SECRET AGENT | â–² 3 |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | HEDDA | |
| 8 | MARTY SUPREME | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE |
Last Updated:
1/19/2026 11:05 PM
Best Film Editing
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 1 |
| 6 | HAMNET | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | BUGONIA | |
| 8 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 9 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 10 | NO OTHER CHOICE |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 1:20 PM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | â–² 1 |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 5 | KOKUHO | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | â–² 2 |
| 7 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | THE UGLY STEPSISTER | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | THE ALTO KNIGHTS | â–² 1 |
| 10 | NUREMBERG | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/8/2026 2:50 PM
Best Production Design
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | â–² 4 |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | â–² 1 |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | HAMNET | â–¼ 2 |
| 6 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–² 3 |
| 8 | BUGONIA | |
| 9 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/8/2026 2:35 PM
Best Original Score
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | â–² 4 |
| 5 | SIRÄ€T (Kangding Ray) | |
| 6 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | |
| 8 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) | â–² 1 |
| 9 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/8/2026 2:50 PM
Best Original Song
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 4 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | â–² 2 |
| 5 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 6 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | "Drive" (F1) | |
| 10 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 12:20 PM
Best Sound
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 3 |
| 5 | SIRAT | |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 7 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–¼ 3 |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SUPERMAN | |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
Last Updated:
1/20/2026 12:35 PM
Best Visual Effects
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | SUPERMAN | â–² 2 |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 5 | SINNERS | â–¼ 2 |
| 6 | THE LOST BUS | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | TRON: ARES | |
| 9 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH | |
| 10 | THE ELECTRIC STATE |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 11:35 AM
Best Animated Short Film
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTTERFLY | â–² 9 |
| 2 | ÉIRU | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | PLAYING GOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS | |
| 5 | AUTOKAR | â–² 2 |
| 6 | SNOW BEAR | â–¼ 3 |
| 7 | I DIED IN IRPIN | NEW |
| 8 | THE SHYNESS OF TREES | NEW |
| 9 | THE NIGHT BOOTS | â–¼ 3 |
| 10 | THE QUINTA'S GHOST | NEW |
Last Updated:
1/8/2026 2:50 PM
Best Documentary Short Film
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS | |
| 2 | ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD | |
| 3 | PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS | |
| 4 | HEARTBEAT | |
| 5 | ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN | |
| 6 | LAST DAYS ON LAKE TRINITY | NEW |
| 7 | THE DEVIL IS BUSY | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE" | |
| 9 | WE WERE THE SCENERY | â–² 1 |
| 10 | ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 1:35 AM
Best Live Action Short Film
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA | |
| 2 | ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS | |
| 3 | BUTCHER’S STAIN | ▲ 6 |
| 4 | DAD’S NOT HOME | ▲ 6 |
| 5 | THE SINGERS | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | EXTREMIST | â–² 1 |
| 7 | BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | ADO | NEW |
| 9 | PANTYHOSE | â–¼ 3 |
| 10 | JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA | ▼ 7 |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 1:35 AM