Gold Derby Oscar predictions 2025: ‘Wicked’ flies into Best Sound Top 5 [Updated November 4]
If the 2025 Oscars nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Since our predictions center opened on July 1, 2024, more than 5,300 people have made their forecasts in 18 top categories. So who’s out front to claim these golden trophies, according to the Gold Derby Oscar predictions 2025?
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Now expected to receive a nomination since the last update: “Wicked” in Best Sound. It’s no doubt being buoyed by the positive reactions from those who saw early screenings of Universal’s film adaptation of the classic Broadway musical.
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BEST PICTURE
Predicted Nominees
1. “Anora” — 15/2
2. “Emilia Perez” — 17/2
3. “The Brutalist” — 17/2
4. “Conclave” — 17/2
5. “Dune: Part Two” — 19/2
6. “Sing Sing” — 21/2
7. “Gladiator II” — 15/1
8. “Blitz” — 18/1
9. “Nickel Boys” — 18/1
10. “A Real Pain” — 22/1
Predicted Spoilers
“September 5,” “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown,” “The Piano Lesson,” “The Substance”
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BEST DIRECTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Sean Baker (“Anora”) — 4/1
2. Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”) — 9/2
3. Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Perez”) — 6/1
4. Edward Berger (“Conclave”) — 15/2
5. Denis Villeneuve (“Dune: Part Two”) — 15/2
Predicted Spoilers
Ridley Scott (“Gladiator II”), RaMell Ross (“Nickel Boys”), Steve McQueen (“Blitz”), Mohammad Rasoulof (“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”), Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”)
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BEST ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Mikey Madison (“Anora”) — 19/5
2. Karla Sofia Gascon (“Emilia Perez”) — 9/2
3. Angelina Jolie (“Maria”) — 5/1
4. Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”) — 17/2
5. Saoirse Ronan (“The Outrun”) — 11/1
Predicted Spoilers
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”), Amy Adams (“Nightbitch”), Demi Moore (“The Substance”), Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”)
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BEST ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”) — 39/10
2. Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) — 4/1
3. Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”) — 9/2
4. Timothee Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”) — 6/1
5. Daniel Craig (“Queer”) — 23/2
Predicted Spoilers
Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”), Paul Mescal (“Gladiator II”), John David Washington (“The Piano Lesson”), Jesse Eisenberg (“A Real Pain”), Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker: Folie à Deux”)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Predicted Nominees
1. Zoe Saldana (“Emilia Perez”) — 37/10
2. Danielle Deadwyler (“The Piano Lesson”) — 5/1
3. Felicity Jones (“The Brutalist”) — 6/1
4. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“Nickel Boys”) — 9/1
5. Saoirse Ronan (“Blitz”) — 19/2
Predicted Spoilers
Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”), Selena Gomez (“Emilia Perez”), Ariana Grande (“Wicked”), Natasha Lyonne (“His Three Daughters”), Margaret Qualley (“The Substance”)
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Predicted Nominees
1. Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”) — 4/1
2. Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”) — 9/2
3. Denzel Washington (“Gladiator II”) — 5/1
4. Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”) — 6/1
5. Stanley Tucci (“Conclave”) — 21/2
Predicted Spoilers
Jeremy Strong (“The Apprentice”), Yura Borisov (“Anora”), Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”), Samuel L. Jackson (“The Piano Lesson”), John Lithgow (“Conclave”)
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Predicted Nominees
1. “Conclave” — 37/10
2. “Sing Sing” — 4/1
3. “Nickel Boys” — 11/2
4. “Emilia Perez” — 7/1
5. “Dune: Part Two” — 9/1
Predicted Spoilers
“The Room Next Door,” “The Piano Lesson,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Gladiator II,” “Nightbitch”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Predicted Nominees
1. “Anora” — 7/2
2. “The Brutalist” — 9/2
3. “A Real Pain” — 11/2
4. “Blitz” — 23/2
5. “Saturday Night” — 12/1
Predicted Spoilers
“September 5,” “Hard Truths,” “The Substance,” “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” “Challengers”
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Predicted Nominees
1. “The Brutalist” — 18/5
2. “Dune: Part Two” — 9/2
3. “Emilia Perez” — 13/2
4. “Nickel Boys” — 8/1
5. “Maria” — 9/1
Predicted Spoilers
“Conclave,” “Gladiator II,” “Nosferatu,” “Blitz,” “Anora”
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Predicted Nominees
1. “Wicked” — 19/5
2. “Dune: Part Two” — 9/2
3. “Gladiator II” — 5/1
4. “Maria” — 11/2
5. “Blitz” — 9/1
Predicted Spoilers
“The Brutalist,” “Nosferatu,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Perez”
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BEST FILM EDITING
Predicted Nominees
1. “The Brutalist” — 39/10
2. “Dune: Part Two” — 9/2
3. “Anora” — 5/1
4. “Conclave” — 6/1
5. “Emilia Perez” — 6/1
Predicted Spoilers
“September 5,” “Gladiator II,” “Challengers,” “Blitz,” “Nickel Boys”
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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Predicted Nominees
1. “Dune: Part Two” — 4/1
2. “The Substance” — 4/1
3. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” — 11/2
4. “Wicked” — 6/1
5. “Nosferatu” — 8/1
Predicted Spoilers
“A Different Man,” “Emilia Perez,” “The Apprentice,” “Gladiator II,” “Sasquatch Sunset”
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Predicted Nominees
1. “Dune: Part Two” — 37/10
2. “Gladiator II” — 9/2
3. “The Brutalist” — 9/2
4. “Wicked” — 5/1
5. “Blitz” — 15/2
Predicted Spoilers
“Conclave,” “Nosferatu,” “Emilia Perez,” “Maria,” “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
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BEST SCORE
Predicted Nominees
1. “Conclave” — 39/10
2. “The Brutalist” — 4/1
3. “Emilia Perez” — 6/1
4. “The Wild Robot” — 13/2
5. “Challengers” — 13/1
Predicted Spoilers
“The Room Next Door,” “Saturday Night,” “Gladiator II,” “Blitz,” “Young Woman and the Sea”
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BEST SONG
Predicted Nominees
1. “Emilia Perez” (“El Mal”) — 4/1
2. “The Wild Robot” (“Kiss the Sky”) — 9/2
3. “The Six Triple Eight” (“The Journey”) — 13/2
4. “Emilia Perez” (“Mi Camino”) — 15/2
5. “Sing Sing” (“Like a Bird”) — 9/1
Predicted Spoilers
“Piece by Piece” (“Piece by Piece”), “Will and Harper” (“Harper and Will Go West”), “Moana 2” (“Beyond”), “Blitz” (“Winter Coat”), “Mufasa: The Lion King” (“I Always Wanted a Brother”)
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BEST SOUND
Predicted Nominees
1. “Dune: Part Two” — 7/2
2. “Gladiator II” — 9/2
3. “Blitz” — 11/2
4. “Emilia Perez” — 13/2
5. “Wicked” — 11/1
Predicted Spoilers
“Twisters,” “Conclave,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “The Brutalist”
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Predicted Nominees
1. “Dune: Part Two” — 17/5
2. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” — 9/2
3. “Gladiator II” — 5/1
4. “Twisters” — 15/2
5. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” — 21/2
Predicted Spoilers
“Wicked,” “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “Here,” “Alien: Romulus,” “Deadpool and Wolverine”
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Predicted Nominees
1. “The Wild Robot” — 17/5
2. “Inside Out 2” — 4/1
3. “Memoir of a Snail” — 5/1
4. “Flow” — 6/1
5. “Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” — 13/2
Predicted Spoilers
“Moana 2,” “Piece by Piece,” “Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,” “Transformers One,” “Despicable Me 4”
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