The 97th annual Academy Awards (Oscars) are tonight, so I thought I would share my thoughts on who I think will win each of the big categories. I don’t know enough about the documentaries and shorts to put out a qualified opinion. However, based on what I’ve seen and what I have heard these are my picks for who is going to win tonight along with who I hope is going to win or who I would pick if I had a vote. You can also go to my homepage here and see what other goodies I have waiting for you.
Best picture
“Anora”
“The Brutalist” – Winner pick
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave” – My Oscars pick
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best actor
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” – Winner pick
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave” – My Oscars pick
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance” – Both winner pick and my pick
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” – Both winner pick and my pick
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave” – My Oscars pick
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” – Winner pick
Best director
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist” – Winner pick
James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”– My Oscars pick
Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Best original screenplay
“Anora” (Sean Baker)
“The Brutalist” (Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold) – Winner pick
“A Real Pain” (Jesse Eisenberg) – My Oscars pick
“September 5” (Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David)
“The Substance” (Coralie Fargeat)
Best adapted screenplay
“A Complete Unknown” (James Mangold and Jay Cocks)
“Conclave” (Peter Straughan) – Both winner pick and my pick
“Emilia Pérez” (Jacques Audiard)
“Nickel Boys” (RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes)
“Sing Sing” (Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar)
Best cinematography
“The Brutalist” – Winner pick
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu” – My Oscars pick
Best costume design
“A Complete Unknown” – Winner pick
“Conclave”
“Gladiator II”
“Nosferatu” – My Oscars pick
“Wicked”
Best editing
“Anora”
“The Brutalist” – Both winner pick and my pick
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
Best makeup and hairstyling
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance” – Both winner pick and my pick
“Wicked”
Best original score
“The Brutalist” (Daniel Blumberg)
“Conclave” (Volker Bertelmann)
“Emilia Pérez” (Clément Ducol and Camille)
“Wicked” (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz) – My Oscars pick
“The Wild Robot” (Kris Bowers) – Winner pick
Best original song
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Clément Ducol and Camille) – Winner pick
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” (Diane Warren)
“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” (Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada) – My Oscars pick
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Camille and Clément Ducol)
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin)
Best production design
“The Brutalist” – Winner pick
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two” – My Oscars pick
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Best sound
“A Complete Unknown”
“Dune: Part Two” – Both winner pick and my pick
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Best visual effects
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Dune: Part Two” – Winner pick
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” – My Oscars pick
“Wicked”
Best animated film
“Flow” – Winner pick
“Inside Out 2” – My Oscars pick
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
So, that’s it for my picks for the 2025 Oscars tonight. What are your picks for this years Oscars winners?
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I’m looking forward to the Oscar’s. I really think Conclave and A Complete Unknown will clean house!