2025 Oscar Predictions: Gold Derby Predicts the 97th Academy Awards
In 2024, Gold Derby predicted that “Oppenheimer” would sweep the Oscars because it had done so well with the various guilds. We track all of those precursor prizes as well as the winners of the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and leading critics kudos. And we consider the box office success (or failure) of each contender and listen to industry chatter to keep pace with the ever-changing race.
What will come out on top at the 2025 Oscars? Will there be another upset, a la “CODA”? As we update our 2025 Oscar predictions for each category often, be sure to bookmark this page and keep checking back as the race heats up.
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A new Oscar race begins even before the Academy Awards for the previous year are handed out in March when Hollywood heads to the hills for the Sundance Film Festival every January. In mid May, the Cannes Film Festival is the launching pad for a few more films. Awards season kicks into high gear in the late summer, when a trifecta of film festivals — Telluride, Toronto and Venice — take place. Those are followed a few weeks later by the New York and AFI fests. And then there are those contenders that skip the festival circuit and are released around the year-end holidays.
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Production Design
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
Best Best Animated Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best International Feature
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