Here are Joselyn Safadi’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
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS |
| 2 | AFTER THE HUNT |
| 3 | JAY KELLY |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME |
| 5 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD |
| 7 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE |
| 8 | HAMNET |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH |
Best Director
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) |
| 2 | Luca Guadagnino (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 3 | Noah Baumbach (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 5 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 6 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) |
| 7 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 8 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 9 | Lynne Ramsay (DIE, MY LOVE) |
| 10 | Yorgos Lanthimos (BUGONIA) |
Best Actress
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Roberts (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 2 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) |
| 3 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 4 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 5 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) |
| 6 | Amanda Seyfried (ANN LEE) |
| 7 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) |
| 8 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) |
| 9 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) |
| 10 | Sydney Sweeney (UNTITLED CHRISTIE MARTIN BIOPIC) |
Best Actor
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Timothee Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 2 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) |
| 4 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) |
| 6 | Matthew McConaughey (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING) |
| 7 | Oscar Isaac (FRANKENSTEIN) |
| 8 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| 10 | Denzel Washington (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) |
Best Supporting Actress
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ayo Edebiri (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 2 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 3 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 4 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) |
| 5 | Laura Dern (JAY KELLY) |
| 6 | Rebecca Ferguson (A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE) |
| 7 | Greta Lee (LATE FAME) |
| 8 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 9 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 10 | Jennifer Lopez (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) |
Best Supporting Actor
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 2 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
| 3 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) |
| 5 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) |
| 6 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) |
| 7 | Robert Pattinson (DIE, MY LOVE) |
| 8 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) |
| 9 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 10 | Bradley Cooper (IS THIS THING ON?) |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) |
| 3 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell, Chloe Zhao) |
| 4 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (Scott Cooper) |
| 5 | DIE, MY LOVE (Alice Birch, Lynne Ramsay, Enda Walsh) |
| 6 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) |
| 7 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) |
| 8 | THE SMASHING MACHINE (Benny Safdie) |
| 9 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) |
| 10 | THE HISTORY OF SOUND (Ben Shattuck) |
Best Original Screenplay
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) |
| 2 | AFTER THE HUNT (Nora Garrett) |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie) |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt) |
| 5 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague, Andrew Patterson) |
| 6 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer) |
| 7 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) |
| 8 | ANN LEE (Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold) |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) |
| 10 | MATERIALISTS (Celine Song) |
Best Animated Feature
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SCARLET |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 |
| 3 | IN YOUR DREAMS |
| 4 | ELIO |
| 5 | ARCO |
| 6 | NE ZHA 2 |
| 7 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS |
| 8 | THE BAD GUYS 2 |
| 9 | THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE |
| 10 | DEATH DOES NOT EXIST |
Best Documentary Feature
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! |
| 2 | ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT |
| 3 | SEEDS |
| 4 | ARCHITECTION |
| 5 | THE LIBRARIANS |
| 6 | CHOCOBAR |
| 7 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS |
| 8 | ORWELL 2+2=5 |
| 9 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR |
| 10 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA |
Best International Feature
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) |
| 2 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) |
| 3 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) |
| 4 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (France) |
| 5 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) |
| 6 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Luxembourg) |
| 8 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) |
| 9 | FRANZ (Czech Republic) |
| 10 | RESURRECTION (China) |
Best Casting
| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) |
| 2 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) |
| 3 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) |
| 4 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) |
| 5 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
| 6 | Jessica Ronane (AFTER THE HUNT) |
| 7 | Avy Kaufman & Tracy Kilpatrick (THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING) |
| 8 | Emily Brockmann & Lucy Bevan (F1) |
| 9 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) |
| 10 | Jennifer Venditti (BUGONIA) |