Welcome to Filmotomy’s predictions hub for the 98th Academy Awards. It’s here you’ll find the latest predictions from Awards Editor Doug Jamieson. Stay tuned for monthly detailed coverage and a full list of contenders for each category.
Be sure to check back regularly for updated predictions as awards season barrels along and the race begins to become clearer.
UPDATED: DECEMBER 22, 2025
BEST PICTURE
1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Hamnet (Focus Features)
4. Sentimental Value (NEON)
5. It Was Just an Accident (NEON)
6. Marty Supreme (A24)
7. Frankenstein (Netflix)
8. Train Dreams (Netflix)
9. The Secret Agent (NEON)
10. Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
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BEST DIRECTOR
1. Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Chloé Zhao – Hamnet (Focus Features)
4. Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident (NEON)
5. Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (NEON)
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BEST ACTRESS
1. Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
2. Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (NEON)
3. Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
4. Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
5. Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
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BEST ACTOR
1. Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)
3. Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (NEON)
4. Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
5. Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Amy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
3. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (NEON)
4. Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
5. Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value (NEON)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (NEON)
2. Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
3. Paul Mescal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
4. Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
5. Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson (Warner Bros.)
2. Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell & Chloé Zhao (Focus Features)
3. Bugonia – Will Tracy (Focus Features)
4. No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi & Lee Ja-hye (NEON)
5. Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (Netflix)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Sinners – Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros.)
2. It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi (NEON)
3. Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt (NEON)
4. Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie (A24)
5. Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor (A24)
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BEST CASTING
1. One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis (Warner Bros.)
2. Sinners – Francine Maisler (Warner Bros.)
3. Hamnet – Nina Gold (Focus Features)
4. Sentimental Value – Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman
5. Wicked: For Good – Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (Universal Pictures)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Warner Bros.)
2. One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman (Warner Bros.)
3. Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen (Netflix)
4. Hamnet – Lukasz Zal (Focus Features)
5. Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso (Netflix)
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. Frankenstein – Kate Hawley (Netflix)
2. Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures)
3. Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska (Focus Features)
4. Sinners – Ruth E. Carter (Warner Bros.)
5. Kiss of the Spider Woman – Colleen Atwood & Christine L. Cantella (Lionsgate)
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BEST FILM EDITING
1. One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen (Warner Bros.)
2. Sinners – Michael P. Shawver (Warner Bros.)
3. Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein (A24)
4. F1 – Stephen Mirrione (Apple Original Films)
5. Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Affonso Gonçalves (Focus Features)
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BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
1. Frankenstein (Netflix)
2. Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
3. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
4. The Smashing Machine (A24)
5. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. Sinners – Ludwig Göransson (Warner Bros.)
2. One Battle After Another – Johnny Greenwood (Warner Bros.)
3. Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat (Netflix)
4. Hamnet – Max Richter (Focus Features)
5. F1 – Hans Zimmer (Apple Original Films)
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
1. “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
2. “I Lied to You” from Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. “The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
4. “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (Greenwich Entertainment)
5. “No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Frankenstein (Netflix)
2. Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
3. Hamnet (Focus Features)
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
5. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
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BEST SOUND
1. F1 (Apple Original Films)
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
4. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
5. Sirāt (NEON)
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
2. F1 (Apple Original Films)
3. Superman (Warner Bros.)
4. Frankenstein (Netflix)
5. Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
1. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
2. Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios)
3. Arco (NEON)
4. Elio (Pixar)
5. Little Amélie or the Character of the Rain (GKIDS)
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
1. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS Distribution)
2. Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix)
3. Cover-Up (Netflix)
4. Seeds (TBD)
5. My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (Argot Pictures)
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
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)
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