It’s time! The 2025 Academy Award nominations will be unveiled Thursday, January 23rd and we have our final written predictions. Some of our team got together to discuss on the latest episode of our podcast over the weekend, but our full team’s predictions are now written down for the record here!
Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang will announce the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards. The Oscar nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be revealed live tomorrow on “Good Morning America,” “ABC News Live,” Disney+ and Hulu. It will also be live streamed on Oscars.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms.
Our final predictions in all categories are below!
| BEST PICTURE | TEAM MEMBER |
| ANORA | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| CONCLAVE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| DUNE: PART TWO | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE BRUTALIST | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| WICKED | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE SUBSTANCE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | SARAH, MEREDITH, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| A REAL PAIN | EVA, LEIA, SARAH, JILLIAN, MEREDITH, KENZIE, LEIA, MATT |
| SING SING | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, SARAH, LEXI, LEIA |
| NICKEL BOYS | JESSA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| I’M STILL HERE | JESSA |
| BEST DIRECTOR | TEAM MEMBER |
| BRADY CORBET – THE BRUTALIST | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| JACQUES AUDIARD – EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| EDWARD BERGER – CONCLAVE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| SEAN BAKER – ANORA | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| CORALIE FARGEAT – THE SUBSTANCE | SARAH, JESSA, EVA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| JAMES MANGOLD – A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | MEREDITH, LEIA |
| ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | TEAM MEMBER |
| A REAL PAIN | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| ANORA | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE BRUTALIST | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE SUBSTANCE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| CHALLENGERS | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN |
| SEPTEMBER FIVE | SARAH, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG | MEREDITH |
| ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | TEAM MEMBER |
| CONCLAVE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA,JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| NICKEL BOYS | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA,JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA,JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | SARAH, EVA, LEIA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| SING SING | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, MATT |
| WICKED | JESSA, JILLIAN |
| DUNE: PART TWO | MEREDITH, KENZIE |
| LEAD ACTRESS | TEAM MEMBER |
| MIKEY MADISON – ANORA | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DEMI MOORE – THE SUBSTANCE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN – EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| FERNANDA TORRES – I’M STILL HERE | SARAH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| CYNTHIA ERIVO – WICKED | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE – HARD TRUTHS | SARAH, JILLIAN, MATT |
| PAMELA ANDERSON – THE LAST SHOWGIRL | MEREDITH, LEXI |
| LEAD ACTOR | TEAM MEMBER |
| ADRIEN BRODY – THE BRUTALIST | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET – A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| RALPH FIENNES – CONCLAVE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| COLMAN DOMINGO – SING SING | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| SEBASTIAN STAN – THE APPRENTICE | SARAH, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DANIEL CRAIG – QUEER | MEREDITH, JESSA |
| SUPPORTING ACTRESS | TEAM MEMBER |
| ZOE SALDAÑA – EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| ARIANA GRANDE – WICKED | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| FELICITY JONES – THE BRUTALIST | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| ISABELLA ROSSELLINI – CONCLAVE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| MARGARET QUALLEY – THE SUBSTANCE | JESSA, LEIA, JILLIAN, EVA, MEREDITH, KENZIE |
| JAMIE LEE CURTIS – THE LAST SHOWGIRL | SARAH, LEXI, MATT |
| SUPPORTING ACTOR | TEAM MEMBER |
| KIERAN CULKIN – A REAL PAIN | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| YURA BORISOV – ANORA | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| GUY PEARCE – THE BRUTALIST | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| EDWARD NORTON – A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| JEREMY STRONG – THE APPRENTICE | SARAH, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| STANLEY TUCCI – CONCLAVE | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, LEXI |
| CLARENCE MACLIN – SING SING | EVA |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | TEAM MEMBER |
| NOSFERATU | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE BRUTALIST | MEREDITH, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| CONCLAVE | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DUNE: PART TWO | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| NICKEL BOYS | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN |
| MARIA | LEXI, EVA, MATT |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | LEIA, SARAH |
| THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE | SARAH |
| A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | KENZIE |
| FILM EDITING | TEAM MEMBER |
| ANORA | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| CONCLAVE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DUNE: PART TWO | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH, MEREDITH, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE BRUTALIST | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN |
| SEPTEMBER FIVE | SARAH, MATT |
| THE SUBSTANCE | JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| CHALLENGERS | JESSA |
| VISUAL EFFECTS | TEAM MEMBER |
| DUNE: PART TWO | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| BETTER MAN | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| WICKED | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| ALIEN: ROMULUS | SARAH, JESSA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE | MEREDITH, LEIA |
| GLADIATOR II | EVA, MATT |
| ORIGINAL SCORE | TEAM MEMBER |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE BRUTALIST | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| CONCLAVE | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| WICKED | SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, MEREDITH |
| THE WILD ROBOT | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN |
| CHALLENGERS | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| NOSFERATU | SARAH, KENZIE |
| THE ROOM NEXT DOOR | MATT |
| BEST SOUND | TEAM MEMBER |
| WICKED | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DUNE: PART TWO | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | MEREDITH, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| GLADIATOR II | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEXI, JILLIAN, MATT |
| ALIEN: ROMULUS | MEREDITH, LEIA, SARAH, KENZIE |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| BLITZ | JESSA, SARAH, JILLIAN |
| ORIGINAL SONG | TEAM MEMBER |
| “EL MAL” – EMILIA PÉREZ | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| “MI CAMINO” – EMILIA PÉREZ | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| “THE JOURNEY” – THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| “KISS THE SKY” – THE WILD ROBOT | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, MATT |
| “COMPRESS/REPRESS” – CHALLENGERS | JESSA, LEIA, LEXI, EVA, JILLIAN |
| “LIKE A BIRD” – SING SING | MEREDITH, SARAH, LEXI |
| “NEVER TOO LATE” – ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE | LEXI, KENZIE |
| “WILL AND HARPER GO WEST” – WILL & HARPER | SARAH, MATT |
| “TELL ME IT’S YOU” – MUFASA: THE LION KING | MEREDITH |
| COSTUME DESIGN | TEAM MEMBER |
| WICKED | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| NOSFERATU | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DUNE: PART TWO | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | MEREDITH, LEIA, LEXI, EVA, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| CONCLAVE | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| GLADIATOR II | MEREDITH, EVA, SARAH, LEXI |
| BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE | SARAH, JESSA |
| THE BRUTALIST | MATT |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | TEAM MEMBER |
| WICKED | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| NOSFERATU | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE BRUTALIST | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DUNE: PART TWO | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| CONCLAVE | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH |
| GLADIATOR II | SARAH |
| MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING | TEAM MEMBER |
| THE SUBSTANCE | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| NOSFERATU | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| WICKED | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| A DIFFERENT MAN | SARAH, MEREDITH, JESSA, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| DUNE: PART TWO | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, LEXI |
| EMILIA PÉREZ | SARAH, EVA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE APPRENTICE | LEIA, EVA, JILLIAN |
| BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE | MATT |
| INTERNATIONAL FEATURE | TEAM MEMBER |
| EMILIA PÉREZ (FRANCE) | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| I’M STILL HERE (BRAZIL) | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| KNEECAP (IRELAND) | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (GERMANY) | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| FLOW (LATVIA) | MEREDITH, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, MATT |
| THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (DENMARK) | JESSA, SARAH, KENZIE |
| VERMIGLIO (ITALY) | SARAH |
| DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | TEAM MEMBER |
| SUGARCANE | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, EVA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| NO OTHER LAND | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| DAUGHTERS | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT | MEREDITH, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| BLACK BOX DIARIES | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI |
| PORCELIN WARS | SARAH, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| WILL AND HARPER | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEX |
| THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN | MATT |
| ANIMATED FEATURE | TEAM MEMBER |
| THE WILD ROBOT | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| FLOW | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| INSIDE OUT 2 | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| MEMOIR OF A SNAIL | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| MOANA 2 | SARAH, LEXI |
| LIVE ACTION SHORT | TEAM MEMBER |
| AN ORANGE FROM JAFFA | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| I’M NOT A ROBOT | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, EVA |
| DOVECOTE | JESSA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, EVA, JILLIAN |
| THE COMPATRIOT | MEREDITH, LEIA, JILLIAN |
| THE ICE CREAM MAN | EVA, SARAH, LEXI |
| ANUJA | JILLIAN, MATT, KENZIE |
| THE MASTERPIECE | KENZIE, MATT |
| ROOM TAKEN | MATT, KENZIE |
| EDGE OF SPACE | MEREDITH |
| THE LAST RANGER | JESSA |
| A LIEN | JILLIAN |
| ANIMATED SHORT | TEAM MEMBER |
| IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRUS | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| MAYBE ELEPHANTS | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN |
| A BEAR NAMED WOTJEK | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| A CRAB IN THE POOL | MEREDITH, SARAH, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| ORIGAMI | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, MATT |
| YUCK! | MEREDITH, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| THE 21 | JESSA, EVA, LEIA |
| ME | EVA, SARAH |
| WANDER TO WONDER | JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| AU REVOIR MON MONDE | MATT |
| DOCUMENTARY SHORT | TEAM MEMBER |
| ONCE UPON A TIME IN UKRAINE | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE, MATT |
| I AM READY, WARDEN | MEREDITH, JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA | MEREDITH, JESSA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, MATT |
| MAKAYLA’S VOICE: A LETTER TO THE WORLD | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, JILLIAN, KENZIE |
| DEATH BY NUMBERS | JESSA, EVA, LEIA, SARAH, LEXI, KENZIE, MATT |
| ETERNAL FATHER | MEREDITH, JILLIAN |
| A SWIM LESSON | EVA, JILLIAN |
| KEEPER | MEREDITH, MATT |
| CHASING ROO | KENZIE, MATT |






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