Now that the 2024 Oscars are over with, it’s time to move on to the 2025 Oscars!
Needless to say, there’s probably nothing more pointless than trying to guess which films are going to be nominated a year from now. I can’t even guarantee that all of the films listed below are even going to be released this year. And, even if they are released this year, I can’t guarantee that they’ll actually be any good or that the Academy will show any interest in them. I mean, someone like Martin Scorsese always seems like a safe bet but we all remember what happened with Silence. For months, everyone said Silence would be the Oscar front runner. Then it was released to respectful but not ecstatic reviews. Audiences stayed away. The film ended up with one technical nomination. And let’s not forget that last year, at this time, the narrative was that it was going to be Ridley Scott’s year.
My point is that no one knows anything. As much as I hate quoting William Goldman (because, seriously, quoting Goldman on a film site is such a cliché at this point), Goldman was right.
(Add to that, 2025 is starting to look like it’s going to be a seriously underwhelming year as far as the movies are concerned.)
Anyway, here are my random guesses for April! A few months from now, we can look back at this list and have a good laugh.
Best Picture
After The Hunt
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Deliver Me From Nowhere
Eddington
F1
Frankenstein
The Lost Bus
One Battle After Another
Wicked For Good
The Young Mothers Home
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Jon M. Chu for Wicked For Good
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for The Young Mother’s Home
Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein
Joseph Kosinksi for FI
Best Actor
Austin Butler in Eddington
Timothee Chalamet in Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another
Matthew McConaughey in The Lost Bus
Jeremy Allen White in Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Actress
Olivia Colman in The Roses
Cynthia Erivo in Wicked For Good
Julia Roberts in After The Hunt
Amanda Seyfried in Ann Lee
June Squibb in Eleanor The Great
Best Supporting Actor
Colman Domingo in Michael
Josh O’Connor in The History of Sound
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
Joaquin Phoenix in Eddington
Christoph Waltz in Frankenstein
Best Supporting Actress
Fran Drescher in Marty Supreme
Ayo Edebri in After The Hunt
Ariana Grande in Wicked For Good
Gabby Hofman in Deliver Me From Nowhere
Nia Long in Michael
Through the Shattered Lens 