Here are Ema Sasic’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.
Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:
Best Picture
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | TRAIN DREAMS | NEW |
| 9 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 10 | THE SECRET AGENT | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 6:51 PM
Best Director
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | |
| 6 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | â–² 2 |
| 7 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Clint Bentley (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 10 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) |
Last Updated:
12/20/2025 7:35 PM
Best Actress
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | â–² 2 |
| 4 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 5 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 2 |
| 6 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 3 |
| 7 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | |
| 10 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 6:51 PM
Best Actor
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 1 |
| 2 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | |
| 6 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | |
| 8 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) | NEW |
| 9 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 6:51 PM
Best Supporting Actress
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | â–² 2 |
| 4 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 5 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 3 |
| 6 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | â–² 3 |
| 7 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 8 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 6:51 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | NEW |
| 3 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 6 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | |
| 9 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 10 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 7:06 PM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | |
| 3 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) | â–² 2 |
| 5 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | â–² 3 |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) | |
| 10 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) |
Last Updated:
12/20/2025 7:50 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) | |
| 9 | IS THIS THING ON? (Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, Bradley Cooper, John Bishop) | |
| 10 | RENTAL FAMILY (Stephen Blahut & Hikari) |
Last Updated:
12/20/2025 7:35 PM
Best Animated Feature
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 4 | ARCO | |
| 5 | SCARLET | |
| 6 | ENDLESS COOKIE | NEW |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | BOYS GO TO JUPITER | NEW |
| 10 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE |
Last Updated:
11/22/2025 11:06 AM
Best Documentary Feature
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | |
| 3 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | |
| 4 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | |
| 5 | COVER-UP | NEW |
| 6 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | â–² 4 |
| 7 | MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW | NEW |
| 8 | HOLDING LIAT | NEW |
| 9 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | NEW |
| 10 | SEEDS | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
12/18/2025 10:21 AM
Best International Feature
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | â–² 2 |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 9 | BELÉN (Argentina) | NEW |
| 10 | PALESTINE 36 (Palestine) |
Last Updated:
12/18/2025 10:21 AM
Best Casting
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 1 |
| 2 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 5 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 8 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
12/20/2025 7:50 PM
Best Cinematography
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 5 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | NEW |
| 7 | BUGONIA (Robbie Ryan) | |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Fabian Gamper) | NEW |
| 9 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) | |
| 10 | SIRAT (Mauro Herce) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 5:50 PM
Best Costume Design
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | SINNERS | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 7 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | |
| 8 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 9 | HEDDA | NEW |
| 10 | SNOW WHITE | NEW |
Last Updated:
11/7/2025 11:35 AM
Best Film Editing
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | F1 | â–² 2 |
| 6 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 7 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–² 1 |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | â–¼ 3 |
| 9 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 10 | JAY KELLY |
Last Updated:
11/7/2025 11:35 AM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 4 | SINNERS | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | NEW |
| 7 | THE UGLY STEPSISTER | NEW |
| 8 | THE ALTO KNIGHTS | NEW |
| 9 | KOKUHO | NEW |
| 10 | NUREMBERG | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 5:50 PM
Best Production Design
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 1 |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | HAMNET | |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 7 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | â–² 1 |
| 8 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | NEW |
| 9 | BUGONIA | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
11/7/2025 11:35 AM
Best Original Score
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 6 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | NEW |
| 7 | TRAIN DREAMS (Bryce Dessner) | NEW |
| 8 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 9 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 5:50 PM
Best Original Song
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | NEW |
| 9 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | NEW |
| 10 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 5:50 PM
Best Sound
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | â–² 1 |
| 2 | F1 | â–² 1 |
| 3 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–² 1 |
| 4 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–² 1 |
| 5 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 4 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | â–² 1 |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | NEW |
| 9 | SIRAT | NEW |
| 10 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 5:50 PM
Best Visual Effects
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | SUPERMAN | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | TRON: ARES | â–² 1 |
| 6 | SINNERS | NEW |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH | NEW |
| 9 | THE ELECTRIC STATE | NEW |
| 10 | THE LOST BUS | â–¼ 2 |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 5:50 PM
Best Animated Short Film
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNOW BEAR | |
| 2 | ÉIRU | |
| 3 | THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS | |
| 4 | RETIREMENT PLAN | |
| 5 | THE SHYNESS OF TREES | |
| 6 | THE QUINTA'S GHOST | |
| 7 | AUTOKAR | |
| 8 | SNOW BEAR | |
| 9 | THE THREE SISTERS | |
| 10 | FOREVERGREEN |
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Best Documentary Short Film
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD | |
| 2 | ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN | |
| 3 | ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS | |
| 4 | HEARTBEAT | |
| 5 | CHASING TIME | |
| 6 | CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE" | |
| 7 | THE DEVIL IS BUSY | |
| 8 | ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH | |
| 9 | ROVINA’S CHOICE | |
| 10 | LAST DAYS ON LAKE TRINITY |
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Best Live Action Short Film
| Ema Sasic | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS | |
| 2 | TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA | |
| 3 | JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA | |
| 4 | EXTREMIST | |
| 5 | ADO | |
| 6 | A FRIEND OF DOROTHY | |
| 7 | THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN | |
| 8 | PANTYHOSE | |
| 9 | DAD’S NOT HOME | |
| 10 | THE SINGERS |
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