2025 Oscars Best Supporting Actress Predictions
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2025 Oscars Predictions:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2. The full rankings are below. All movie listings, titles, and distributors are not final and are subject to change.
And the Predicted Nominees Are
Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
1 | Zoe Salda?a — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) ** |
2 | Tilda Swinton — “The Room Next Door” (Sony Pictures Classics) ** |
3 | Danielle Deadwyler — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix) ** |
4 | Isabella Rossellini — “Conclave” (Focus Features) |
5 | Monica Barbaro — “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures) |
Next in Line
Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
6 | Saoirse Ronan — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films) ** |
7 | Lady Gaga — “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.) ** |
8 | Selena Gomez — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) |
9 | Ariana Grande — “Wicked” (Universal Pictures) ** |
10 | Joan Chen — “Dìdi” (Focus Features) |
Other Contenders
Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
11 | Leonie Benesch — “September 5” (No U.S. Distribution) ** |
12 | Carrie Coon — “His Three Daughters” (Netflix) ** |
13 | Michele Austin — “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street) |
14 | Connie Nielsen — “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures) |
15 | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM/Orion) |
16 | Elizabeth Olsen — “His Three Daughters” (Netflix) ** |
17 | Adriana Paz — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) |
18 | Margaret Qualley — “The Substance” (Mubi) |
19 | Rachel Sennott — “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures) |
20 | Carol Kane — “Between the Temples” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
Also In Contention
Rank | Performer & Film |
|---|---|
21 | Maria Bakalova — “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment) |
22 | Jamie Lee Curtis — “The Last Showgirl” (No U.S. Distribution) ** |
23 | Elle Fanning — “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures) ** |
24 | Lashana Lynch — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures) |
25 | Lesley Manville — “Queer” (A24) |
26 | Carla Gugino — “The Friend” (No U.S. Distribution) ** |
27 | Kelly Reilly — “Here” (Sony Pictures) ** |
28 | Erin Kellyman — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films) ** |
29 | Emily Watson — “Small Things Like These” (Lionsgate) |
30 | Jennifer Lopez — “Unstoppable” (Amazon MGM) |
Eligible Titles (Best Supporting Actress)
** This list is incomplete and not yet finalized. Not all films have distribution or release dates. All are subject to change.
Maria Bakalova — “The Apprentice” (Briarcliffe)
Sophie Wilde — “Babygirl” (A24)
Catherine O’Hara — “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros.)
Jenna Ortega — “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros.) **
Winona Ryder — “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros.)
Alison Steadman — “Better Man” (Paramount Pictures)
Carol Kane — “Between the Temples” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jodie Comer — “The Bikeriders” (Focus Features) **
Nykiya Adams — “Bird” (Mubi)
Erin Kellyman — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films)
Saoirse Ronan — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films) **
Hayley Squires — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films)
Lashana Lynch — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Cailee Spaeny — “Civil War” (A24)
Monica Barbaro — “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
Elle Fanning — “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
Isabella Rossellini — “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Dafne Keen — “Deadpool & Wolverine” (Marvel Studios)
Glenn Close — “The Deliverance” (Netflix)
Demi Singleton — “The Deliverance” (Netflix)
Joan Chen — “Dìdi” (Focus Features)
Rebecca Ferguson — “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
Florence Pugh — “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
Zendaya — “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
Ana de Armas — “Eden” (No U.S. Distribution)
Vanessa Kirby — “Eden” (No U.S. Distribution)
Sydney Sweeney — “Eden” (No U.S. Distribution)
Naomi Watts — “Emmanuelle” (Neon)
Karla Sofía Gascón — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) **
Selena Gomez — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Adriana Paz — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Zoe Salda?a — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) **
Moses Ingram — “The End” (Neon) **
Tilda Swinton — “The End” (Neon)
Oluniké Adeliyi — “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM)
Carla Gugino — “The Friend” (No U.S. Distribution) **
Sarah Pidgeon — “The Friend” (No U.S. Distribution)
Connie Nielsen — “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
Michele Austin — “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street)
Michelle Dockery — “Here” (Sony Pictures)
Kelly Reilly — “Here” (Sony Pictures)
Robin Wright — “Here” (Sony Pictures) **
Chloe East — “Heretic” (A24) **
Sophie Thatcher — “Heretic” (A24) **
Carrie Coon — “His Three Daughters” (Netflix) **
Natasha Lyonne — “His Three Daughters” (Netflix) **
Elizabeth Olsen — “His Three Daughters” (Netflix) **
Adria Arjona — “Hit Man” (Netflix) **
Sasha Calle — “In the Summers” (Music Box Films)
Lio Mehiel — “In the Summers” (Music Box Films) **
Julianne Nicholson — “Janet Planet” (A24) **
Zoe Ziegler — “Janet Planet” (A24)
Zazie Beetz — “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.)
Lady Gaga — “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.) **
Catherine Keener — “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.)
Hong Chau — “Kinds of Kindness” (Searchlight Pictures)
Emma Stone — “Kinds of Kindness” (Searchlight Pictures) **
Marion Cotillard — “Lee” (Roadside Attractions)
Valeria Golino — “Maria” (Netflix)
Jessica Chastain — “Mothers’ Instinct” (Neon) **
Anne Hathaway — “Mothers’ Instinct” (Neon) **
Tiffany Boone — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Maddie Ziegler — “My Old Ass” (Amazon MGM)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM/Orion)
Emma Corrin — “Nosferatu” (Focus Features)
Danielle Deadwyler — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix) **
Lesley Manville — “Queer” (A24)
Jennifer Grey — “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
Amber Midthunder — “Rez Ball” (Netflix)
Tilda Swinton — “The Room Next Door” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Ella Hunt — “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures)
Kim Matula — “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures)
Rachel Sennott — “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures)
Oprah Winfrey — “Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Eileen Walsh — “Small Things Like These” (Lionsgate)
Emily Watson — “Small Things Like These” (Lionsgate)
Margaret Qualley — “The Substance” (Mubi)
Jennifer Lopez — “Unstoppable” (Amazon MGM)
Ariana Grande — “Wicked” (Universal Pictures) **
Michelle Yeoh — “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Laura Linney — “Wildcat” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Tilda Cobham-Hervey — “Young Woman and the Sea” (Walt Disney Pictures)
More Information (Oscars: Best Supporting Actress)
2024 category winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
2024-2025 Oscars Calendar and Timeline (all dates are subject to change)
Eligibility period: Jan. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024
General entry, best picture, RAISE submission deadline: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
Governors Awards: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024
Preliminary voting begins Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at 9 a.m. PT.
Preliminary voting ends Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. PT.
Oscar Shortlists Announcement: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024
Eligibility period ends: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Nominations voting begins Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT.
Nominations voting ends Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT.
Oscar Nominations Announcement: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
Final voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT
Final voting ends: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT
Scientific and Technical Awards: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
97th Oscars: Sunday, March 2, 2025
Oscars Prediction Categories
— | — |
|---|---|
Director | |
Actor in a Supporting Role | Actress in a Supporting Role |
Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay |
Animated Feature | Production Design |
Cinematography | Costume Design |
Film Editing | Makeup and Hairstyling |
Sound | Visual Effects |
Original Score | Original Song |
Documentary Feature | International Feature |
Animated Short | Documentary Short |
Live Action Short | Casting (coming in 2026) |
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