Here are Daniel Howat’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
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | â–² 5 |
| 2 | SINNERS | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 4 | HAMNET | |
| 5 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | â–¼ 3 |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | â–¼ 1 |
| 7 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT | |
| 8 | JAY KELLY | |
| 9 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | NEW |
| 10 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 2:35 PM
Best Director
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Thomas Anderson (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 3 |
| 2 | Chloé Zhao (HAMNET) | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | Josh Safdie (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 4 | Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT) | â–² 3 |
| 5 | Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 3 |
| 6 | Ryan Coogler (SINNERS) | â–¼ 5 |
| 7 | Park Chan-wook (NO OTHER CHOICE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 8 | Scott Cooper (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 9 | Kathryn Bigelow (A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE) | |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED: FOR GOOD) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 2:35 PM
Best Actress
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Buckley (HAMNET) | â–² 1 |
| 2 | Renate Reinsve (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 3 | Cynthia Erivo (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 4 | Rose Byrne (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU) | â–² 2 |
| 5 | Julia Roberts (AFTER THE HUNT) | |
| 6 | Amanda Seyfried (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) | â–¼ 2 |
| 7 | Emma Stone (BUGONIA) | |
| 8 | Tessa Thompson (HEDDA) | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence (DIE, MY LOVE) | |
| 10 | Sydney Sweeney (CHRISTY) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 2:35 PM
Best Actor
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothée Chalamet (MARTY SUPREME) | |
| 2 | Leonardo DiCaprio (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 1 |
| 3 | Jeremy Allen White (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Joel Edgerton (TRAIN DREAMS) | |
| 5 | Wagner Moura (THE SECRET AGENT) | |
| 6 | Daniel Day Lewis (ANEMONE) | |
| 7 | George Clooney (JAY KELLY) | |
| 8 | Dwayne Johnson (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | |
| 9 | Ethan Hawke (BLUE MOON) | |
| 10 | Michael B. Jordan (SINNERS) |
Last Updated:
9/29/2025 4:50 PM
Best Supporting Actress
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariana Grande (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 2 | Chase Infiniti (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–² 5 |
| 3 | Elle Fanning (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | â–¼ 1 |
| 4 | Gwyneth Paltrow (MARTY SUPREME) | â–¼ 1 |
| 5 | Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 6 | Emily Blunt (THE SMASHING MACHINE) | |
| 7 | Teyana Taylor (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | â–¼ 3 |
| 8 | Kate Hudson (SONG SUNG BLUE) | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lopez (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) | |
| 10 | Amy Madigan (WEAPONS) |
Last Updated:
9/26/2025 3:05 PM
Best Supporting Actor
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellan Skarsgård (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 2 | Sean Penn (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | |
| 3 | Paul Mescal (HAMNET) | |
| 4 | Adam Sandler (JAY KELLY) | |
| 5 | Jeremy Strong (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) | |
| 6 | Delroy Lindo (SINNERS) | |
| 7 | Jonathan Bailey (WICKED: FOR GOOD) | |
| 8 | Benicio Del Toro (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) | NEW |
| 9 | Andrew Garfield (AFTER THE HUNT) | |
| 10 | Jack O'Connell (SINNERS) |
Last Updated:
9/29/2025 4:50 PM
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
| 2 | HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell & Chloe Zhao) | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | BUGONIA (Will Tracy) | |
| 4 | TRAIN DREAMS (Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar) | â–² 5 |
| 5 | WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) | â–¼ 3 |
| 6 | THE SMASHING MACHINE (Benny Safdie) | |
| 7 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman) | |
| 8 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (Scott Cooper) | â–¼ 3 |
| 9 | HEDDA (Nia DaCosta) | NEW |
| 10 | DIE, MY LOVE (Alice Birch, Lynne Ramsay & Enda Walsh) |
Last Updated:
9/8/2025 5:20 PM
Best Original Screenplay
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ryan Coogler) | â–² 2 |
| 2 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt) | |
| 3 | JAY KELLY (Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer) | â–¼ 2 |
| 4 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian) | â–² 2 |
| 5 | SORRY BABY (Eva Victor) | |
| 6 | BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow) | NEW |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie) | |
| 8 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Noah Oppenheim) | |
| 9 | THE SECRET AGENT (Kleber Mendonça Filho) | |
| 10 | THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (James Montague & Andrew Patterson) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 2:35 PM
Best Animated Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPOP DEMON HUNTERS | |
| 2 | ZOOTOPIA 2 | |
| 3 | LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN | ▲ 7 |
| 4 | NE ZHA 2 | |
| 5 | ELIO | |
| 6 | ARCO | |
| 7 | THE BAD GUYS 2 | |
| 8 | IN YOUR DREAMS | |
| 9 | A MAGNIFICENT LIFE | |
| 10 | SCARLET | â–¼ 7 |
Last Updated:
9/18/2025 5:20 PM
Best Documentary Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | |
| 2 | 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | |
| 3 | THE ALABAMA SOLUTION | |
| 4 | THE EYES OF GHANA | |
| 5 | THE LIBRARIANS | |
| 6 | SEEDS | |
| 7 | THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN | |
| 8 | BELOW THE CLOUDS | |
| 9 | CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS | |
| 10 | APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS |
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Best International Feature
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) | |
| 2 | IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (France) | |
| 3 | THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil) | |
| 4 | NO OTHER CHOICE (South Korea) | |
| 5 | SIRÄ€T (Spain) | |
| 6 | THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Tunisia) | |
| 7 | LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Taiwan) | |
| 8 | RESURRECTION (China) | |
| 9 | SOUND OF FALLING (Germany) | |
| 10 | HOMEBOUND (India) | NEW |
Last Updated:
9/28/2025 11:21 AM
Best Casting
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine Maisler (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold (JAY KELLY) | |
| 3 | Nina Gold (HAMNET) | NEW |
| 4 | Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu (WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY) | |
| 5 | Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) | |
| 6 | Jennifer Venditti (BUGONIA) | |
| 7 | Margery Simkin (AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH) | |
| 8 | Robin D. Cook (FRANKENSTEIN) | |
| 9 | Anne McCarthy, Morgan Robbins & Kellie Roy (THE LIFE OF CHUCK) | |
| 10 | Francine Maisler (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 2:35 PM
Best Cinematography
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMNET (Lukasz Zal) | |
| 2 | SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN (Dan Laustsen) | |
| 4 | JAY KELLY (Linus Sandgren) | |
| 5 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (William Rexer) | |
| 6 | MARTY SUPREME (Darius Khondji) | |
| 7 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (Russell Carpenter) | |
| 8 | BUGONIA (Robbie Ryan) | |
| 9 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (Bruno Delbonnel) | |
| 10 | IS THIS THING ON (Matthew Libatique) |
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Best Costume Design
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN | |
| 5 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 6 | THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | |
| 7 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 8 | SINNERS | |
| 9 | HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | |
| 10 | COUTURE |
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Best Film Editing
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE | |
| 2 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 3 | AFTER THE HUNT | |
| 4 | JAY KELLY | |
| 5 | NO OTHER CHOICE | |
| 6 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 7 | BUGONIA | |
| 8 | F1 | |
| 9 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 10 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER |
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | SINNERS | |
| 4 | THE SMASHING MACHINE | |
| 5 | THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN | |
| 6 | 28 YEARS LATER | |
| 7 | HAMNET | |
| 8 | NUREMBERG | |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN |
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Best Production Design
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 2 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 3 | HAMNET | |
| 4 | MARTY SUPREME | |
| 5 | SINNERS | |
| 6 | THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME | |
| 7 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 8 | BUGONIA | |
| 9 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 10 | BLUE MOON |
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Best Original Score
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson) | |
| 2 | JAY KELLY (Nicholas Britell) | |
| 3 | AFTER THE HUNT (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross) | |
| 4 | FRANKENSTEIN (Alexandre Desplat) | |
| 5 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Volker Bertelmann) | |
| 6 | WICKED: FOR GOOD (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz) | |
| 7 | SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Hania Rani) | |
| 8 | ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Jonny Greenwood) | |
| 9 | HEDDA (Hildur Guðnadóttir) | |
| 10 | BUGONIA (Jerskin Fendrix) |
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Best Original Song
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Lied to You" (SINNERS) | |
| 2 | "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (SINNERS) | |
| 3 | "No Place Like Home" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 4 | "The Girl in the Bubble" (WICKED FOR GOOD) | NEW |
| 5 | "Dear Me" (DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS) | |
| 6 | "My Baby (Got Nothing At All)" (MATERIALISTS) | |
| 7 | "Golden" (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) | |
| 8 | "Waiting on a Wish" (SNOW WHITE) | |
| 9 | "Highest 2 Lowest" (HIGHEST 2 LOWEST) | |
| 10 | "Give Your Love" (THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND) |
Last Updated:
9/17/2025 1:20 PM
Best Sound
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINNERS | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 4 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 5 | F1 | |
| 6 | SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE | |
| 7 | A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | |
| 8 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING | |
| 9 | WARFARE | |
| 10 | MARTY SUPREME |
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Best Visual Effects
| Daniel Howat | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH | |
| 2 | WICKED: FOR GOOD | |
| 3 | F1 | |
| 4 | TRON: ARES | |
| 5 | SUPERMAN | |
| 6 | THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS | |
| 7 | FRANKENSTEIN | |
| 8 | WARFARE | |
| 9 | HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | |
| 10 | JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH |
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