Here are Josh Parham’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
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | HAMNET | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 6 | JAY KELLY | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 9 | FRANKENSTEIN | NEW |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH |
Last Updated:
10/21/2025 11:36 AM
Best Director
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 3 |
| 2 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | â–² 2 |
| 6 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–¼ 5 |
| 7 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) | â–² 2 |
| 8 | Noah Baumbach (JAY KELLY) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 4:36 PM
Best Actress
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | |
| 5 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 6 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | NEW |
| 7 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Sydney Sweeney (CHRISTY) | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) |
Last Updated:
10/18/2025 1:06 AM
Best Actor
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 2 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 4 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 6 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | â–² 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) | |
| 8 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) |
Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:20 AM
Best Supporting Actress
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 3 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | NEW |
| 7 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | â–² 2 |
| 9 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | Jennifer Lopez (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:20 AM
Best Supporting Actor
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 2 |
| 7 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | NEW |
| 9 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 10 | Stephen Graham (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | â–¼ 3 |
Last Updated:
10/9/2025 12:35 AM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | |
| 3 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | |
| 4 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (Scott Cooper) | |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | â–² 3 |
| 6 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) | NEW |
| 9 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman) | |
| 10 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 4:51 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | â–² 2 |
| 2 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 6 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 7 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | |
| 9 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) | |
| 10 | FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (Jim Jarmusch) |
Last Updated:
10/18/2025 1:06 AM
Best Animated Feature
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | â–² 2 |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | â–² 3 |
| 4 | IN YOUR DREAMS | â–² 1 |
| 5 | ELIO | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | SCARLET | â–¼ 5 |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 9 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 10 | DEATH DOES NOT EXIST |
Last Updated:
9/7/2025 2:21 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | COVER-UP | |
| 3 | THE EYES OF GHANA | |
| 4 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | |
| 5 | REMAKE | NEW |
| 6 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | BELOW THE CLOUDS | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | ORWELL 2+2=5 | |
| 9 | LANDMARKS | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
9/7/2025 2:21 PM
Best International Feature
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | â–² 1 |
| 7 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | â–² 1 |
| 8 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | â–¼ 3 |
| 9 | PALESTINE 36 (Palestine) | NEW |
| 10 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 4:51 PM
Best Casting
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 7 |
| 3 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 3 |
| 5 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 6 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | â–¼ 3 |
| 7 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | â–¼ 4 |
| 9 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | NEW |
| 10 | Susanne Scheel (A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 4:51 PM
Best Cinematography
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | NEW |
| 3 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | |
| 6 | JAY KELLY (Linus Sandgren) | |
| 7 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 8 | ANEMONE (Ben Fordesman) | |
| 9 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (Alice Brooks) | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Barry Ackroyd) |
Last Updated:
9/27/2025 11:50 AM
Best Costume Design
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | HAMNET | â–² 3 |
| 4 | SINNERS | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | â–² 4 |
| 7 | HEDDA | NEW |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | â–¼ 3 |
| 9 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | SNOW WHITE | NEW |
Last Updated:
9/18/2025 4:21 PM
Best Film Editing
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 6 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 7 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 8 | F1 | NEW |
| 9 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 10 | JAY KELLY |
Last Updated:
10/22/2025 10:06 AM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 4 | SINNERS | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 6 | CHRISTY | NEW |
| 7 | 28 YEARS LATER | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | WEAPONS | |
| 9 | WOLF MAN | â–¼ 4 |
| 10 | THE UGLY STEPSISTER |
Last Updated:
9/28/2025 11:51 AM
Best Production Design
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | HAMNET | â–² 3 |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | â–² 1 |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | SINNERS | â–¼ 3 |
| 7 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | â–² 2 |
| 8 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | NUREMBERG | NEW |
| 10 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | NEW |
Last Updated:
9/18/2025 4:21 PM
Best Original Score
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | â–² 6 |
| 5 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (Daniel Blumberg) | NEW |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 10 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | â–¼ 5 |
Last Updated:
10/21/2025 11:36 PM
Best Original Song
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | â–² 2 |
| 2 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | â–² 5 |
| 3 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | â–² 3 |
| 6 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 5 |
| 7 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | â–¼ 2 |
| 9 | "Clothed By The Sun" (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
10/21/2025 11:36 PM
Best Sound
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–² 2 |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 7 | WARFARE | |
| 8 | SUPERMAN | NEW |
| 9 | THE LOST BUS | NEW |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | â–¼ 2 |
Last Updated:
9/18/2025 4:21 PM
Best Visual Effects
| Josh Parham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | TRON: ARES | â–² 1 |
| 5 | MICKEY17 | NEW |
| 6 | SUPERMAN | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | SINNERS | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
9/21/2025 6:05 PM
