Here are Sara Clements’ 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
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | HAMNET | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 8 | TRAIN DREAMS | NEW |
| 9 | BUGONIA | NEW |
| 10 | THE SECRET AGENT | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Director
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | ▲ 4 |
| 4 | Guillermo Del Toro (FRANKENSTEIN) | ▲ 5 |
| 5 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | ▼ 5 |
| 8 | Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | Clint Bentley (TRAIN DREAMS) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Actress
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | |
| 2 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | ▲ 4 |
| 3 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | |
| 6 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 3 |
| 7 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | |
| 8 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) | |
| 9 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 7 |
| 10 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Actor
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | ▼ 2 |
| 4 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 7 | Jesse Plemons (BUGONIA) | |
| 8 | Lee Byung-hun (NO OTHER CHOICE) | NEW |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | ▼ 7 |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Supporting Actress
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 2 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 3 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 6 | Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | NEW |
| 8 | Odessa Azion (MARTY SUPREME) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Nina Hoss (HEDDA) |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 4 | Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 5 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 6 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 7 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Andrew Scott (BLUE MOON) | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Alexander Skarsgard (PILLION) | |
| 10 | Josh O'Connor (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro) | ▲ 4 |
| 4 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | |
| 5 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | NO OTHER CHOICE (Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar) | |
| 7 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | THE LIFE OF CHUCK (Mike Flanagan) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 4 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 6 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | |
| 7 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | |
| 8 | WEAPONS (Zach Cregger) | |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | |
| 10 | IS THIS THING ON? (Will Arnett, Mark Chappell, Bradley Cooper, John Bishop) |
Last Updated:
1/5/2026 12:06 AM
Best Animated Feature
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | ARCO | |
| 4 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | |
| 5 | IN YOUR DREAMS | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | SCARLET | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | ELIO | |
| 8 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | ENDLESS COOKIE | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | DOG OF GOD | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW | |
| 3 | COVER-UP | ▲ 4 |
| 4 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | ▲ 4 |
| 5 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | SEEDS | NEW |
| 8 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | ▼ 3 |
| 9 | MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN | NEW |
| 10 | YANUNI |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best International Feature
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | SIRĀT (Spain) | |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | KOKUHO (Japan) | NEW |
| 9 | BELÉN (Argentina) | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | ▼ 1 |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Casting
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | |
| 6 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 7 | Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | Allison Jones (WEAPONS) | |
| 9 | Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 10 | Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo (SIRAT) |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Cinematography
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso) | ▲ 3 |
| 2 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman) | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 7 | NOUVELLE VAGUE (David Chambille) | |
| 8 | F1 (Claudio Miranda) | |
| 9 | SIRAT (Mauro Herce) | |
| 10 | SOUND OF FALLING (Fabian Gamper) |
Last Updated:
1/5/2026 12:06 AM
Best Costume Design
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | HAMNET | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 6 | HEDDA | ▲ 3 |
| 7 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 8 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | SONG SUNG BLUE | NEW |
| 10 | DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Film Editing
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | |
| 2 | SINNERS | |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 4 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | HAMNET | |
| 7 | NO OTHER CHOICE | |
| 8 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 9 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 10 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR |
Last Updated:
1/5/2026 12:06 AM
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 5 | KOKUHO | NEW |
| 6 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | NEW |
| 7 | THE UGLY STEPSISTER | NEW |
| 8 | THE ALTO KNIGHTS | NEW |
| 9 | MARTY SUPREME | NEW |
| 10 | NUREMBERG | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 11:50 PM
Best Production Design
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | SINNERS | ▲ 5 |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | HAMNET | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | |
| 9 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Original Score
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 4 | HAMNET (Max Richter) | |
| 5 | MARTY SUPREME (Daniel Lopatin) | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | F1 (Hans Zimmer) | |
| 7 | SIRĀT (Kangding Ray) | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 9 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) | |
| 10 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) |
Last Updated:
12/30/2025 6:05 PM
Best Original Song
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 2 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT) | |
| 4 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 5 | "Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 6 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | "Dream as One" (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | NEW |
| 9 | "Drive" (F1) | NEW |
| 10 | "Dying to Live" (BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD) | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 11:50 PM
Best Sound
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | F1 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | SIRAT | |
| 5 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 6 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 10 | SUPERMAN |
Last Updated:
1/5/2026 12:06 AM
Best Visual Effects
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | SINNERS | NEW |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN | ▲ 4 |
| 4 | F1 | |
| 5 | SUPERMAN | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | ▼ 4 |
| 7 | THE LOST BUS | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | TRON: ARES | NEW |
| 9 | THE ELECTRIC STATE | NEW |
| 10 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH | NEW |
Last Updated:
12/16/2025 11:50 PM
Best Animated Short Film
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNOW BEAR | |
| 2 | THE SHYNESS OF TREES | |
| 3 | BUTTERFLY | |
| 4 | PLAYING GOD | |
| 5 | RETIREMENT PLAN | |
| 6 | HURIKÁN | |
| 7 | AUTOKAR | |
| 8 | FOREVERGREEN | |
| 9 | I DIED IN IRPIN | |
| 10 | THE NIGHT BOOTS |
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Best Documentary Short Film
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS | |
| 2 | THE DEVIL IS BUSY | |
| 3 | ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD | |
| 4 | WE WERE THE SCENERY | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS | |
| 6 | BAD HOSTAGE | |
| 7 | CASHING OUT | |
| 8 | CLASSROOM 4 | |
| 9 | ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH | |
| 10 | CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE" |
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Best Live Action Short Film
| Sara Clements | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS | |
| 2 | THE SINGERS | |
| 3 | TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA | |
| 4 | BEYOND SILENCE | |
| 5 | JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA | |
| 6 | THE PEARL COMB | |
| 7 | AMARELA | |
| 8 | THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN | |
| 9 | ADO | |
| 10 | BUTCHER’S STAIN |
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