Here are Nadia Dalimonte’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
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 6 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 7 | THE SECRET AGENT | |
| 8 | BUGONIA | |
| 9 | TRAIN DREAMS | â–² 1 |
| 10 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/17/2026 12:05 PM
Best Director
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–² 2 |
| 3 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 6 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 8 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | |
| 9 | Yorgos Lanthimos (BUGONIA) | |
| 10 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 5:05 PM
Best Actress
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | |
| 3 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | |
| 5 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 8 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | |
| 10 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) |
Last Updated:
1/19/2026 6:20 PM
Best Actor
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 2 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | |
| 6 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) | |
| 7 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 8 | Lee Byung-hun (NO OTHER CHOICE) | |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | |
| 10 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
Last Updated:
1/14/2026 8:05 PM
Best Supporting Actress
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | |
| 3 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 4 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | â–² 2 |
| 5 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | â–² 4 |
| 6 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 3 |
| 8 | Regina Hall (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 9 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) |
Last Updated:
1/8/2026 8:05 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 5 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 6 | Miles Caton (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 8 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | |
| 9 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 10 | William H. Macy (TRAIN DREAMS) |
Last Updated:
1/11/2026 11:35 PM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) | |
| 4 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | |
| 5 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | |
| 7 | NUREMBERG (James Vanderbilt) | â–² 2 |
| 8 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | |
| 9 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:35 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | â–² 2 |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 4 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 6 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | â–² 2 |
| 7 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 10 | SIRAT (Santiago Fillol & Oliver Laxe) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:20 PM
Best Animated Feature
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | NEW |
| 7 | IN YOUR DREAMS | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | SCARLET | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | â–¼ 2 |
| 10 | ENDLESS COOKIE | â–¼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/16/2026 7:50 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | |
| 2 | MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW | |
| 3 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 4 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | â–² 2 |
| 5 | COVER-UP | NEW |
| 6 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | â–² 1 |
| 7 | MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN | â–¼ 3 |
| 8 | COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | |
| 9 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | |
| 10 | YANUNI |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 3:05 PM
Best International Feature
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | â–² 1 |
| 4 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | â–² 3 |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 8 | THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Iraq) | NEW |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | BELÉN (Argentina) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 2:35 PM
Best Casting
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | NEW |
| 5 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 9 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | â–² 1 |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 2:20 PM
Best Cinematography
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | |
| 4 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | â–² 1 |
| 6 | BUGONIA (Robbie Ryan) | â–² 2 |
| 7 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (David Chambille) | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Fabian Gamper) | |
| 10 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 1:50 PM
Best Costume Design
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME | â–² 1 |
| 7 | HEDDA | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | THE SECRET AGENT | |
| 9 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 10 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN |
Last Updated:
1/17/2026 11:20 AM
Best Film Editing
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | BUGONIA | â–² 4 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | HAMNET | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | â–¼ 1 |
| 10 | SIRAT |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 1:20 PM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–² 2 |
| 3 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 4 | SINNERS | â–¼ 2 |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 6 | KOKUHO | |
| 7 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 8 | THE UGLY STEPSISTER | |
| 9 | NUREMBERG | |
| 10 | THE ALTO KNIGHTS |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 1:05 PM
Best Production Design
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–² 1 |
| 5 | HAMNET | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 7 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 8 | BUGONIA | |
| 9 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | |
| 10 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 12:50 PM
Best Original Score
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | â–² 2 |
| 6 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | |
| 7 | SIRÄ€T (Kangding Ray) | â–¼ 2 |
| 8 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) | |
| 9 | TRAIN DREAMS (Bryce Dessner) | |
| 10 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) |
Last Updated:
1/17/2026 11:20 AM
Best Original Song
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 4 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | â–² 1 |
| 5 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | â–¼ 1 |
| 6 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | NEW |
| 8 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 9 | "Dream as One" (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | |
| 10 | "Drive" (F1) |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 12:06 PM
Best Sound
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 4 | SIRAT | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN | â–² 1 |
| 6 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SUPERMAN | |
| 10 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE |
Last Updated:
1/17/2026 11:20 AM
Best Visual Effects
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | F1 | |
| 3 | SUPERMAN | â–² 1 |
| 4 | THE LOST BUS | â–² 1 |
| 5 | SINNERS | â–¼ 2 |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | TRON: ARES | |
| 9 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH | |
| 10 | THE ELECTRIC STATE |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 11:35 AM
Best Animated Short Film
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAYING GOD | â–² 2 |
| 2 | THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS | |
| 3 | ÉIRU | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | BUTTERFLY | â–² 1 |
| 5 | SNOW BEAR | â–¼ 4 |
| 6 | AUTOKAR | |
| 7 | THE SHYNESS OF TREES | |
| 8 | I DIED IN IRPIN | |
| 9 | THE QUINTA'S GHOST | |
| 10 | THE NIGHT BOOTS |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 11:20 AM
Best Documentary Short Film
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD | |
| 2 | ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS | |
| 3 | ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN | â–² 1 |
| 4 | THE DEVIL IS BUSY | â–² 1 |
| 5 | PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS | â–¼ 2 |
| 6 | WE WERE THE SCENERY | |
| 7 | LAST DAYS ON LAKE TRINITY | â–² 1 |
| 8 | HEARTBEAT | â–¼ 1 |
| 9 | ROVINA’S CHOICE | NEW |
| 10 | ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 11:05 AM
Best Live Action Short Film
| Nadia Dalimonte | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA | |
| 2 | ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS | |
| 3 | THE SINGERS | |
| 4 | DAD’S NOT HOME | |
| 5 | EXTREMIST | â–² 2 |
| 6 | BEYOND SILENCE | NEW |
| 7 | ADO | NEW |
| 8 | BUTCHER’S STAIN | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL | â–¼ 5 |
Last Updated:
1/18/2026 10:35 AM