Oscars 2025

Who’s winning an Oscar in 2025? Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB’s predictions for the TOP categories

The ceremony for the 97th edition of the Academy Awards will take place at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles next Sunday.

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Update: Feb 28th, 2025 17:55 EST

Conan O’Brien has been entrusted to present the 97th edition o the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday as we discover the winners of the famous statuettes.

“Emilia Pérez” leads the nominations with 13 nods with other major contenders include “The Brutalist” and “Wicked,” each with 10 nominations. Expect some of Hollywood’s biggest stars to grace the stage, with nominees like Karla Sofía Gascón, Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore and many more.

Nominations and predictions

Best Picture

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Rotten Tomatoes has Conclave down as the winner with IMDB opting for Anora.

Best Actor

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Adrien Brody, (The Brutalist) gets the nod from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here

IMDB see Mikey Madison winning this one with Rotten Tomatoes backing veteran actress Demi Moore.

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice

Both outlets are unanimous that this one will be one for Kieran Culkin for his role in A Real Pain.

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez

Zoe Saldaña for her role in Emilia Pérez is tipped by both outlets.

Best Original Screenplay

Anora (Sean Baker)
The Brutalist (Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold)
A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg)
September 5 (Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum)
The Substance (Coralie Fargeat)

Anora gets the vote from Rotten Tomatoes as IMDB picks A Real Pain.

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown (James Mangold, Jay Cocks)
Conclave (Peter Straughan)
Emilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Lèa Mysius, Nicolas Livecchi)
Nickel Boys (Ramell Ross, Joslyn Barnes)
Sing Sing (Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar)

Agreement again from both sources for this one with Conclave getting the vote.

Best Animated Feature

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot is the winner in this category for both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Magic Candies gets the nod from IMDB with no vote on this particular category from Rotten Tomatoes.