Who Will Win and Who Should Win

The Academy Awards are just one week away. The internet went crazy with the recent release of anonymous voters announcing their choices. The really controversial part about this is the identity of the voters and what exactly they prefer regarding the reward. Apart from this, 2025 was also considered by many as a year when cinema would break new ground. The films have already proven themselves at BAFTA and the Golden Globes this year. Whether it’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s polarizing political satire, Ryan Coogler’s Vampire Blues Musical Drama, or Chloe Zhao’s medieval Shakespearean tragedy that shakes audiences to their core. 2025 has truly been a crazy year for cinema.

Warner Bros. It is at the forefront of this race among all film studios; His two big-budget films lead with more than 30 nominations. Neon and A24 follow (18) and (11) respectively, which is a tremendous achievement because both are Independent production companies. Streaming Giant Netflix also received 16 nominations for its Auteur Driven films Frankenstein and Train Dreams.

This year, more than one film has a better chance of winning in some categories, while the winners of others have already been announced. So, let’s examine our Oscar predictions, where we will tell you who will win in all categories and who actually deserves to win; From the battle between One Battle After Another and Sinners to the tight Best Actor race between Timothee Chalamet and Michael B. Jordan.

Actor in the Leading Role

Candidates:

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio – One battle after another

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Wagner Moura – Secret Agent

Who Will Win: Timothée Chalamet

Who Should Win: Michael B Jordan

Actress in the Leading Role

Candidates:

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

Renate Reinsve – Emotional Value

Emma Stone – Bugonia

Who Will Win: Jessie Buckley

Who Should Win: Renate Reinsve

Actor in a Supporting Role

Candidates:

Benicio Del Toro – One battle after another

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Delroy Lindo – Sinners

Sean Penn – One battle after another

Stellan Skarsgård – Emotional Value

Who Will Win: Sean Penn

Who Should Win: Stellan Skarsgard

Actress in a Supporting Role

Candidates:

Elle Fanning – Emotional Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Emotional Value

Amy Madigan – Guns

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Teyana Taylor – One battle after another

Who Will Win: Teyana Taylor

Who Should Win: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Candidates:

Blue Moon – Written by Robert Kaplow

It Was Just an Accident – written by Jafar Panahi; Script partners – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian

Marty Supreme – Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

Emotional Value – Written by: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Sinners – Written by Ryan Coogler

Who Will Win: sinners

Who Should Win: Marty Supreme

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Candidates:

Bugonia – Screenplay: Will Tracy

Frankenstein – Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro

Hamnet – Screenplay: Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell

One war after another – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Train Dreams – Screenplay: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Who Will Win: Paul Thomas Anderson

Who Should Win: Frankenstein

Sound

Candidates:

F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta

Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern

One Battle After Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor

Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker

Sirāt – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Who Will Win: F1

Who Should Win: One war after another

Production Design

Candidates:

Frankenstein – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane View

Hamnet – Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

Marty Supreme – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

One Battle After Another – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino

Sinners – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Who Will Win: Frankenstein

Who Should Win: Marty Supreme

Music (Original Song)

Candidates:

Dear Me – by Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyrics: Diane Warren

Gold – From KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyrics: EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park

I Lied to You – From Sinners; Music and Lyrics: Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson

Sweet Dreams of Joy – From Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyrics: Nicholas Pike

Train Dreams – From Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyrics by Nick Cave

Who Will Win: I lied to you

Who Should Win: Train Dreams

Music (Original Score)

Candidates:

Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix

Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet – Max Richter

One battle after another – Jonny Greenwood

Sinners – Ludwig Goransson

Who Will Win: Ludwig Goransson

Who Should Win: Jonny Greenwood

Makeup and Hair Styling

Candidates:

Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey

Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu

Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry

Shredding Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein

The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Who Will Win: Frankenstein

Who Should Win: Frankenstein

International Feature Film

Candidates:

Brazil – Secret Agent

France – It Was Just an Accident

Norway – Spiritual Value

Spain – Sirat

Tunisia – Voice of Hind Rajab

Who Will Win: Emotional Value

Who Should Win: Secret agent

Film Editing

Candidates:

F1 – Stephen Mirrione

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

One battle after another – Andy Jurgensen

Emotional Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté

Sinners – Michael P. Shawver

Who Will Win: One war after another

Who Should Win: F1

Documentary Short Film

Candidates:

All the Empty Rooms – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud – Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo

No More Children: “We’re Gone and We’re Gone” – Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins