Anora, Emilia Perez, Gladiator II and Dune 2 with Oscar statues
It's awards season again ahead of the Oscars 2025, and the list of eligible movies that could receive nominations and potentially win an Academy Award shows the scope of greatness across 2024 movies. Prior to the 97th Academy Awards taking place on March 2, 2025, it is up to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to nominate five movies in all 23 categories, with Best Picture the only category to get ten nominations.
These are far from the only titles in the Best Picture race for 2025. Jason Reitman's Saturday Night, Brazil's Best International Feature Film selection I'm Still Here, Netflix's The Piano Lesson, Amazon's Nickel Boys, and Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain all have realistic chances at securing a nomination. Luca Guadagnino's Queer and Challengers could do well with voters, as could Clint Eastwood's Juror No. 2 or Maria after Angelina Jolie's buzzy performance.
21 Best Actress Winner: Angelina Jolie Best Actress is shaping up to be one of the most competitive categories for the Oscars 2025. A field that already had strong performances from Angelina Jolie in Maria, Mikey Madison in Anora, and Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun as major contenders got tougher with the announcement that Tilda Swinton and Julian Moore will both run in the category for The Room Next Door.
At this stage, our predicted Best Actor winner for the 2025 Oscars is Ralph Fiennes for Conclave. He's a two-time Oscar nominee, but it's been nearly 30 years since he was last recognized. The Academy has given the Best Actor Oscar to a first-time winner in each of the last three years, a streak that could continue with Fiennes winning. Since his performance is the standout of Conclave, it would make sense for him to be a chance for the Academy to honor his career and the acclaimed film.
Zoe Saldaña gives a career-best performance in Emilia Pérez, and her acclaimed dramatic turn could gain extra praise after spending so much time with Marvel and Avatar. She looks like a shoo-in for her first Oscar nomination and has a strong narrative case to win, in addition to being attached to a major Best Picture contender. After being one of the biggest Oscars 2022 snubs after her role in Till, Danielle Deadwyler could take the category instead.
17 Best Original Screenplay Winner: Anora Close The Best Original Screenplay category still needs some sorting out from the Academy to fully determine. Saturday Night is currently trying to campaign for the category, although there is a chance it will move to Best Adapted Screenplay, which is an arguably tougher category. Still, Sean Baker's script for Anora has been widely praised and recognized for how it handles its sex worker story and balances romance, comedy, and drama.
15 Best Animated Feature Film Winner: The Wild Robot Close Best Animated Feature Film could be The Wild Robot's Oscar to lose. Pixar was thought to be in a strong position to win with Inside Out 2 and its emotional exploration of puberty, anxiety, and growing up. However, The Wild Robot's reviews marked just the beginning of the praise being showered upon DreamWorks' animated movie about motherhood, family, and technology vs. nature.
If it's not Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, the 2025 Oscars winner for Best Documentary Feature could come down to Daughters and Will & Harper. The former has Netflix's backing and explores the relationships between incarcerated men and their daughters through a beautiful story worthy of its 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, Will & Harper has major star power with Will Ferrell and a timely story about his friend coming out as a trans woman to win over voters too.
9 Best Original Song Winner: Emilia Pérez The Best Original Song category for the Oscars 2025 could go to Emilia Pérez for"Mi Camino." The Wild Robot has a strong contender with"Kiss the Sky," as does Sing Sing with"Like A Bird." Dianne Warren could snag another Oscar nomination with"Relentless," while Lin-Manuel Miranda will likely enter the race with Mufasa: The Lion King.
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