Oscar Predictions – Will Mavity

Here are Will Mavity’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

Will Mavity
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2SINNERS
3HAMNET
4MARTY SUPREME
5SENTIMENTAL VALUEâ–² 1
6FRANKENSTEINâ–¼ 1
7THE SECRET AGENTâ–² 3
8BUGONIAâ–¼ 1
9TRAIN DREAMS
10F1NEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Director

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1Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Ryan Coogler (SINNERS)â–² 3
3Chloé Zhao (HAMNET)
4Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)â–¼ 2
5Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME)â–² 3

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Actress

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1Jessie Buckley (HAMNET)
2Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU)
3Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
4Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE)â–² 1
5Emma Stone (BUGONIA)â–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

3/11/2026 12:35 AM


 
 

Best Actor

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1Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS)â–² 3
2Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME)▼ 1
3Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT)
4Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)â–¼ 2
5Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON)

 
 

Last Updated:

3/11/2026 12:35 AM


 
 

Best Supporting Actress

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1Amy Madigan (WEAPONS)â–² 1
2Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)â–¼ 1
3Wunmi Mosaku (SINNERS)â–² 1
4Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)â–¼ 1
5Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)

 
 

Last Updated:

3/8/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Supporting Actor

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1Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
2Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
3Delroy Lindo (SINNERS)â–² 1
4Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)â–¼ 1
5Jacob Elordi (FRANKENSTEIN)

 
 

Last Updated:

3/11/2026 12:35 AM


 
 

Best Adapted Screenplay

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1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao)
3TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar)â–² 2
4FRANKENSTEIN (Guillermo Del Toro)
5BUGONIA (Will Tracy)â–¼ 2

 
 

Last Updated:

3/11/2026 12:35 AM


 
 

Best Original Screenplay

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1SINNERS (Ryan Coogler)
2SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt)
3MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie)
4IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian)
5BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow)â–² 3

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Animated Feature

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1KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
2ZOOTOPIA 2
3ARCOâ–² 1
4LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN▼ 1
5ELIO

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Documentary Feature

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1THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
2MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTINâ–² 3
3COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHTâ–¼ 1
4THE ALABAMA SOLUTIONâ–¼ 1
5CUTTING THROUGH ROCKSâ–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

3/8/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best International Feature

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1SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway)â–² 1
2THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil)â–² 1
3IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France)â–¼ 2
4SIRÄ€T (Spain)
5THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia)

 
 

Last Updated:

1/19/2026 3:20 PM


 
 

Best Casting

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1Francine Maisler (SINNERS)
2Cassandra Kulukundis (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
3Nina Gold (HAMNET)â–² 1
4Jennifer Venditti (MARTY SUPREME)â–¼ 1
5Gabriel Domingues (THE SECRET AGENT)

 
 

Last Updated:

3/8/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Cinematography

Will Mavity
1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Michael Bauman)â–² 1
2SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)â–¼ 1
3TRAIN DREAMS (Adolpho Veloso)
4FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen)
5MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji)

 
 

Last Updated:

3/11/2026 12:35 AM


 
 

Best Costume Design

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1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERSâ–² 1
3HAMNETâ–² 1
4MARTY SUPREMEâ–² 3
5AVATAR: FIRE AND ASHNEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Film Editing

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1ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2F1â–² 2
3SINNERS
4MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 2
5SENTIMENTAL VALUE

 
 

Last Updated:

2/25/2026 4:06 PM


 
 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Will Mavity
1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERS
3THE SMASHING MACHINE
4KOKUHOâ–² 2
5THE UGLY STEPSISTERâ–² 3

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Production Design

Will Mavity
1FRANKENSTEIN
2SINNERSâ–² 3
3HAMNETâ–² 1
4MARTY SUPREMEâ–¼ 1
5ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERâ–² 2

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Original Score

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1SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson)
2ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood)
3HAMNET (Max Richter)
4FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat)
5BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix)â–² 4

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Original Song

Will Mavity
1"Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS)
2"I Lied to You" (SINNERS)
3"Train Dreams" (TRAIN DREAMS)â–² 2
4"Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS)â–¼ 1
5"Sweet Dreams of Joy" (VIVA VERDI!)NEW

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Sound

Will Mavity
1F1â–² 1
2SINNERSâ–¼ 1
3SIRATâ–² 1
4ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERâ–¼ 1
5FRANKENSTEIN

 
 

Last Updated:

1/22/2026 10:20 AM


 
 

Best Visual Effects

Will Mavity
1AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
2SINNERSâ–² 1
3F1â–¼ 1
4THE LOST BUS
5JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH

 
 

Last Updated:

3/8/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Animated Short Film

Will Mavity
1RETIREMENT PLAN
2BUTTERFLY
3FOREVERGREENâ–² 2
4THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLSâ–¼ 1
5THE THREE SISTERSâ–¼ 1

 
 

Last Updated:

3/11/2026 12:35 AM


 
 

Best Documentary Short Film

Will Mavity
1ALL THE EMPTY ROOMSâ–² 1
2ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUDâ–¼ 1
3PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS
4THE DEVIL IS BUSY
5CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE"

 
 

Last Updated:

3/8/2026 1:35 PM


 
 

Best Live Action Short Film

Will Mavity
1A FRIEND OF DOROTHYâ–² 4
2TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVAâ–¼ 1
3THE SINGERSâ–² 1
4JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA▼ 2
5BUTCHER’S STAIN▼ 2

 
 

Last Updated:

3/8/2026 1:35 PM