A NOTE FROM SCOTT Since our last check-in, just about every current Oscar hopeful descended on Hollywood for the Academy’s Governors Awards on Nov. 16. They ostensibly were there to celebrate honorees Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Wynn Thomas and Debbie Allen, but let’s be honest: Leonardo DiCaprio (Warners’ One Battle After Another), Jennifer Lawrence (Mubi’s Die My Love), Adam Sandler (Netflix’s Jay Kelly) and Ariana Grande (Universal’s Wicked: For Good) don’t show up to the ceremony every year. They — and literally hundreds of others with varying awards prospects — were on the red carpet and in the ballroom because they’re great places to see and be seen by Oscar voters.
So, too, was the American Cinematheque Award ceremony on Nov. 20, where Michael B. Jordan, star of Warners’ Sinners, was honored, and those toasting him included Sinners writer/director Ryan Coogler and actors Miles Caton and Delroy Lindo; Bradley Cooper, writer/director/star of Searchlight’s Is This Thing On?; and Tessa Thompson, star/producer of Amazon/MGM’s Hedda. It was but one of numerous Sinners-related events in recent days. Among others, Coogler received the “key” to Warner Bros. at the Somerville restaurant in the Windsor Hills part of LA — which was transformed into the Juke Joint, the Southern blues hall in the movie — on Nov. 21, with the rest of his principal collaborators in attendance. And on Nov. 22, they all turned up at a brunch at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
Warners’ other major horse in the race, One Battle After Another, may be the frontrunner according to most prognosticators, including yours truly, and indeed it got another nod of approval last week from the retiree demographic with a field-leading eight AARP Award nominations. But Sinners, which cost a lot less ($90 million vs. $140 million, pre-marketing) and has grossed a lot more ($368 million vs. $202 million worldwide), clearly won’t be conceding the pole position without a fight. Another sign of its strength: it landed a field-leading 13 mentions across the Critics Choice Association’s 11 shortlists for below-the-line Critics Choice Award nominations, including at least one in every category. (Full disclosure: I served on the committee that determined those shortlists.)
A24’s Marty Supreme, in addition to having an orange blimp with its name on it flying all around LA, has finally begun to screen more heavily for the industry, and is going over like gangbusters. On Nov. 13, it played at the DGA, after which Bill Simmons moderated a Q&A. The following night, despite pouring rain, it filled the 952-seat David Geffen Theatre at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — attendees included Jennifer Lawrence, Mikey Madison, Cara Delevingne, Shawn Mendes and Chase Sui Wonders — after which I did a Q&A with writer/director/editor Josh Safdie, writer/editor Ronald Bronstein and stars Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion, among others.
On Nov. 21, the Academy announced the longlists — meaning, the lists of all titles that have qualified for consideration — for its best animated feature, best documentary feature and best international feature categories, which numbered 35, 201 and 86, respectively.
Speaking of the doc feature race, that came into clearer focus last week with Netflix’s Apocalypse in the Tropics garnering a field-leading four noms for the International Documentary Association’s IDA Awards (just as one of its subjects, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, was arrested for attempting to escape a prison sentence). Another Netflix doc, The Perfect Neighbor, was shortlisted for the best film editing Critic Choice Award, while no other doc landed a spot on any of the organization’s 11 BTL shortlistsn. And the SCAD Savannah Film Festival released this year’s full Docs to Watch Panel, which was moderated by yours truly and featured the directors of 10 top docs — including the aforementioned two — in conversation about their films. Don’t miss it!
As for the general public? Last weekend, they turned out in mass for the theatrical opening weekend of Wicked: For Good, to the tune of $147 million in the U.S. and $223 million globally, marking the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation and the third-best for any musical. (Critics, it must be noted, were less enthusiastic: it’s now at 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.) In terms of streaming, Frankenstein was again the people’s choice on Netflix, watched more than any other English-language film, while newcomer Train Dreams, on the back of rave reviews (it’s at 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), broke into the top 10.
Finally, the Camerimage festival in Poland, which celebrates cinematography, awarded its top prize, the Golden Frog, to Judith Kaufmann for her work on Music Box’s Late Shift, the Swiss entry for the best international feature competition, and its second-place prize, the Silver Frog, to Fabian Gamper for his work on Mubi’s Sound of Falling, the German entry. Will they be able to challenge, for Oscar nominations, the category’s presumptive frontrunners, including Focus’ Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Frankenstein? Time will tell.
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
PLEASE REMEMBER: Scott’s forecasts do not necessarily reflect his personal preferences. His aim is not to advocate for what he thinks the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should do, but rather to project what they will do. He arrives at his projections by screening many films, analyzing their campaigns, speaking with voters and studying relevant history and stats.
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Best Picture
Image Credit: Netflix
Frontrunners
1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Hamnet (Focus)
3. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
4. Marty Supreme (A24)
5. Sentimental Value (Neon)
6. Frankenstein (Netflix)
7. Jay Kelly (Netflix)
8. Train Dreams (Netflix)
9. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
10. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)Major Threats
11. It Was Just An Accident (Neon)
12. A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
13. Bugonia (Focus)
14. Rental Family (Searchlight)
15. No Other Choice (Neon)Possibilities
16. The Secret Agent (Neon)
17. Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
18. Weapons (Warner Bros.)
19. Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
20. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)Long Shots
21. Roofman (Paramount)
22. Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
23. The Smashing Machine (A24)
24. Song Sung Blue (Focus)
25. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)Still to See/Under Embargo
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Best Director
Image Credit: Neon
Frontrunners
1. Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Ryan Coogler for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Chloé Zhao for Hamnet (Focus)
4. Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value (Neon)
5. Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein (Netflix) — podcast 1 and 2Major Threats
6. Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
7. Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme (A24)
8. Park Chan-wook for No Other Choice (Neon)
9. Kathryn Bigelow for A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
10. Noah Baumbach for Jay Kelly (Netflix)
11. Richard Linklater for Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — podcastPossibilities
12. Yorgos Lanthimos for Bugonia (Focus)
13. Clint Bentley for Train Dreams (Netflix)
14. Jon M. Chu for Wicked: For Good (Universal)
15. Kleber Mendonça Filho for The Secret Agent (Neon)
16. Joseph Kosinski for F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)Long Shots
17. Gus Van Sant for Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
18. Zach Cregger for Weapons (Warner Bros.)
19. Nia DaCosta for Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
20. Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine (A24)
21. Scott Cooper for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)Still to See/Under Embargo
James Cameron for Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) -
Best Actor
Image Credit: Jason McDonald/Searchlight Pictures
Frontrunners
1. Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
2. Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme (A24) — podcast
3. Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent (Neon)
4. Michael B. Jordan for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast
5. George Clooney for Jay Kelly (Netflix) — podcast 1 and 2Major Threats
6. Dwayne Johnson for The Smashing Machine (A24) — podcast
7. Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams (Netflix) — podcast
8. Jesse Plemons for Bugonia (Focus) — podcast
9. Jeremy Allen White for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
10. Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — podcast
11. Brendan Fraser for Rental Family (Searchlight) — podcastPossibilities
12. Oscar Isaac for Frankenstein (Netflix) — podcast
13. Channing Tatum for Roofman (Paramount) — podcast
14. Will Arnett for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
15. Bill Skarsgård for Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
16. Daniel Day-Lewis for Anemone (Focus)Long Shots
17. Brad Pitt for F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)
18. Toni Servillo for La Grazia (Mubi)
19. Lee Byung-hun for No Other Choice (Neon)
20. Russell Crowe for Nuremberg (Sony Classics)
21. Hugh Jackman for Song Sung Blue (Focus) — podcast -
Best Actress
Image Credit: A24
Frontrunners
1. Jessie Buckley for Hamnet (Focus)
2. Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value (Neon)
3. Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
4. Emma Stone for Bugonia (Focus) — podcast
5. Cynthia Erivo for Wicked: For Good (Universal) — podcastMajor Threats
6. Sydney Sweeney for Christy (Black Bear) — podcast
7. Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
8. Jennifer Lawrence for Die My Love (Mubi) — podcast
9. Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue (Focus) — podcast
10. Tessa Thompson for Hedda (Amazon/MGM)Possibilities
11. Amanda Seyfried for The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — podcast 1 and 2
12. Julia Roberts for After the Hunt (Amazon/MGM) — podcast
13. Lucy Liu for Rosemead (Vertical) — podcast
14. Claire Foy for H Is for Hawk (Roadside) — podcastLong Shots
15. Laura Dern for Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
16. June Squibb for Eleanor the Great (Sony Classics)
17. Eva Victor for Sorry, Baby (A24)
18. Jodie Foster for A Private Life (Sony Classics) — podcast -
Best Supporting Actor
Image Credit: Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection
Frontrunners
1. Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast
2. Sean Penn for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast
3. Paul Mescal for Hamnet (Focus)
4. Benicio Del Toro for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — podcast
5. Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein (Netflix) — podcastMajor Threats
6. Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly (Netflix) — podcast
7. Billy Crudup for Jay Kelly (Netflix)
8. Miles Caton for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
9. Delroy Lindo for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast
10. Jack O’Connell for Sinners (Warner Bros.)Possibilities
11. Jeremy Strong for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century) — podcast
12. Mark Hamill for The Life of Chuck (Neon) — podcast
13. William H. Macy for Train Dreams (Netflix)
14. Kevin O’Leary for Marty Supreme (A24)
15. Jacobi Jupe for Hamnet (Focus)Long Shots
16. Jonathan Bailey for Wicked: For Good (Universal)
17. Ben Foster for Christy (Black Bear)
18. David Jonsson for The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
19. Damson Idris for F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.)
20. Andrew Scott for Blue Moon (Sony Classics)Still to See/Under Embargo
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Best Supporting Actress
Image Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
Frontrunners
1. Ariana Grande for Wicked: For Good (Universal) — podcast
2. Amy Madigan for Weapons (Warner Bros.)
3. Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
4. Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value (Neon) — podcast
5. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value (Neon)Major Threats
6. Regina Hall for One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
7. Hailee Steinfeld for Sinners (Warner Bros.) — podcast
8. Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners (Warner Bros.)
9. Mia Goth for Frankenstein (Netflix)
10. Odessa A’zion for Marty Supreme (A24)Possibilities
11. Gwyneth Paltrow for Marty Supreme (A24)
12. Emily Blunt for The Smashing Machine (A24) — podcast
13. Emily Watson for Hamnet (Focus)
14. Zoey Deutch for Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — podcast
15. Jennifer Lopez for Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) — podcastLong Shots
16. Kerry Condon for Train Dreams (Netflix)
17. Felicity Jones for Train Dreams (Netflix)
18. Odessa Young for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
19. Nina Hoss for Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
20. Kirsten Dunst for Roofman (Paramount) — podcastStill to See/Under Embargo
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Best Adapted Screenplay
Image Credit: Agata Grzybowska / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
Frontrunners
1. Hamnet (Focus) — Chloé Zhao
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Paul Thomas Anderson
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Guillermo del Toro — podcast 1 and 2
4. Bugonia (Focus) — Will Tracy
5. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Clint Bentley & Greg KwedarMajor Threats
6. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) — Rian Johnson
7. No Other Choice (Neon) — Park Chan-wook, Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi & Don McKellar
8. Nuremberg (Sony Classics) — James Vanderbilt
9. The Smashing Machine (A24) — Benny Safdie
10. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (20th Century) — Scott CooperPossibilities
11. Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman
12. Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Nia DaCosta
13. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — Holly Gent, Michèle Halberstadt, Laetitia Masson & Vincent Palmo
14. The Life of Chuck (Neon) — Mike FlanaganLong Shots
15. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Focus) — Julian Fellowes — podcast
16. Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — Alan Fox
17. Die My Love (Mubi) — Alice Birch, Lynne Ramsay & Enda Walsh
18. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) — Rowan JofféStill to See/Under Embargo
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Best Original Screenplay
Image Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
Frontrunners
1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ryan Coogler
2. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
3. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
4. It Was Just an Accident (Neon) — Jafar Panahi
5. Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Noah Baumbach & Emily MortimerMajor Threats
6. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Noah Oppenheim
7. Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Zach Cregger
8. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Kleber Mendonça Filho
9. Rental Family (Searchlight) — Stephen Blahut & HikariPossibilities
10. Blue Moon (Sony Classics) — Robert Kaplow
11. Dead Man’s Wire (Row K) — Austin Kolodney
12. Roofman (Paramount) — Derek Cianfrance & Kirt Gunn
13. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight) — Will Arnett, Mark Chappell & Bradley CooperLong Shots
14. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24) — Mary Bronstein
15. Sorry, Baby (A24) — Eva Victor
17. Left-Handed Girl (Netflix) — Sean Baker & Shih-Ching Tsou — podcast (Baker)
16. Materialists (A24) — Celine Song -
Best International Feature
Image Credit: GKIDS
Frontrunners
1. Norway — Sentimental Value (Neon)
2. France — It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
3. South Korea — No Other Choice (Neon)
4. Brazil — The Secret Agent (Neon)
5. Ukraine — 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)Major Threats
6. Spain — Sirāt (Neon)
7. Taiwan — Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)
8. Belgium — Young Mothers (Music Box)
9. Tunisia — The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa)
10. Japan — Kokuho (GKIDS)Possibilities
11. Argentina — Belén (Amazon)
12. Iraq — The President’s Cake (Sony Classics)
13. North Macedonia — The Tale of Silyan (Nat Geo)
14. Germany — Sound of Falling (Mubi)Still to See/Under Embargo
Canada — The Things You Kill (Cineverse)
Chile — The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (still seeking U.S. distribution)
China — Dead to Rights (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Czech Republic — I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Denmark — Mr. Nobody Against Putin (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Hungary — Orphan (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Iceland — The Love That Remains (Janus)
Ireland — Sanatorium (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Israel — The Sea (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Italy — Familia (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Jordan — All That’s Left of You (Watermelon/Visibility)
Mexico — We Shall Not Be Moved (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Palestine — Palestine 36 (Watermelon)
Philippines — Magellan (Janus)
Poland — Franz (Cohen Media Group)
Senegal — Demba (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Switzerland — Late Shift (Music Box)
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Best Documentary Feature
Image Credit: Tribeca
Frontrunners
1. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
2. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)
3. Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
4. Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix)
5. The Alabama Solution (HBO)Major Threats
6. My Mom Jayne (HBO)
7. Cover-Up (Netflix)
8. Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple)
9. Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber)
10. Deaf President Now! (Apple)
11. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Kino Lorber)
12. It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (Magnolia)Possibilities
13. The Tale of Silyan (Nat Geo)
14. Natchez (Oscilloscope)
15. The Man Who Saves the World? (Area 23a)
16. Predators (MTV)
17. Holding Liat (still seeking U.S. distribution)
18. Prime Minister (Magnolia)Long Shots
19. Folktales (Magnolia)
20. Coexistence, My Ass! (still seeking U.S. distribution)
21. Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (Apple)
22. One to One: John & Yoko (Magnolia)
23. Grand Theft Hamlet (Mubi)
24. Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass)Still to See/Under Embargo
The 6 Billion Dollar Man (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Age of Disclosure (Relentless)
Always (still seeking U.S. distribution)
American Sons (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Antidote (PBS)
Architecton (A24)
Art for Everybody (Fourth Art)
Below the Clouds (Mubi)
Blknws: Terms & Conditions (still seeking U.S. distribution)
BTS Army: Forever We Are Young (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media (Jolt)
Champions of the Golden Valley (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Child of Dust (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Cutting Through Rocks (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Dating Game (still seeking U.S. distribution)
El Canto de Las Manos (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Endless Cookie (Obscured)
Facing War (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Heightened Scrutiny (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Last Class (Abramorama)
The Librarians (Independent Lens)
Life After (Multitude)
Love+War (Nat Geo)
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Kino Lorber)
Meanwhile (Abramorama)
Mistress Dispeller (Oscilloscope)
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Night in West Texas (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Norita (still seeking U.S. distribution)
The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue (Forston Consulting)
The Rose: Come Back to Me (CJ 4DPlex)
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant (Magnolia)
Seeds (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Selena y Los Dinos (Netflix)
Shari & Lamb Chop (Kino Lorber)
Songs from the Hole (Netflix)
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter (Obscured)
The Stringer (Netflix)
Third Act (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Timestamp (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Trade Secret (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Trains (EPF Media)
Viktor (still seeking U.S. distribution)
Wisdom of Happiness (Abramorama)
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Best Animated Feature
Image Credit: Crunchyroll
Frontrunners
1. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
2. Arco (Neon)
3. In Your Dreams (Netflix)
4. Elio (Disney/Pixar)Major Threats
5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Sony)Possibilities
Long Shots
6. Fixed (Netflix)Still to See/Under Embargo
The Bad Guys 2 (Universal)
ChaO (GKIDS)
Dog Man (Universal)
Endless Cookie (Obscured)
The Legend of Hei 2 (GKIDS)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
Lost in Starlight (Netflix)
A Magnificent Life (Sony Classics)
Scarlet (Sony Classics)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Paramount)
Stitch Head (Briarcliff)
The Twits (Netflix)
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Best Casting
Image Credit: Courtesy of Searchlight
Frontrunners
1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Francine Maisler
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Cassandra Kulukundis
3. Hamnet (Focus) — Nina Gold
4. Marty Supreme (A24) — Jennifer Venditti
5. Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Douglas Aibel & Nina GoldMajor Threats
6. Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey
7. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Susanne Scheel
8. Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Allison Jones
9. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman
10. Rental Family (Searchlight) — Kei Kawamura & Yumi Takada
11. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — Stéphane Batut
12. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century) — Francine MaislerPossibilities
13. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Robin D. Cook
14. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Gabriel Domingues
15. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) — Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu
16. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight) — Shayna Markowitz
17. The Life of Chuck (Neon) — Anne McCarthy, Morgan Robbins & Kellie Roy
18. Dead Man’s Wire (Row K) — Kathy CampbellLong Shots
19. Bugonia (Focus) — Jennifer Venditti
20. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Lucy Bevan & Emily Brockmann
21. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Nike Imoru & Avy Kaufman
22. Roofman (Paramount) — Bonnie Timmermann
23. The Long Walk (Lionsgate) — Rich Delia
24. Song Sung Blue (Focus) — Lindsay Graham & Mary VernieuStill to See/Under Embargo
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Best Cinematography
Image Credit: Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Frontrunners
1. Hamnet (Focus) — Lukasz Zal
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Michael Bauman
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Dan Laustsen
4. F1 (Apple) — Claudio Miranda
5. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Autumn Durald ArkapawMajor Threats
6. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Adolpho Veloso
7. Marty Supreme (A24) — Darius Khondji
8. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — David Chambille
9. Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Linus Sandgren
10. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Barry Ackroyd
11. Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Alice BrooksPossibilities
12. No Other Choice (Neon) — Kim Woo-hyung
13. Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Larkin Seiple
14. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Kasper Tuxen
15. Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Sean Bobbitt
16. Bugonia (Focus) — Robbie Ryan
17. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24) — Christopher Messina
18. Late Shift (Music Box) — Judith KaufmannLong Shots
19. Sound of Falling (Mubi) — Fabian Gamper
20. 28 Years Later (Sony) — Anthony Dod Mantle
21. The Smashing Machine (A24) — Maceo Bishop
22. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) — James Friend
23. Is This Thing On? (Searchlight) — Matthew Libatique
24. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (20th Century) — Masanobu Takayanagi
25. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Evgenia AlexandrovaStill to See/Under Embargo
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Best Costume Design
Image Credit: 20th Century
Frontrunners
1. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ruth E. Carter (podcast)
2. Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Paul Tazewell
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Kate Hawley
4. Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Lindsay Pugh
5. Hamnet (Focus) — Malgosia TurzanskaMajor Threats
6. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) — Colleen Atwood & Christine Cantella
7. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Colleen Atwood
8. Marty Supreme (A24) — Miyako Bellizzi
9. The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — Małgorzata Karpiuk
10. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) — Alexandra ByrnePossibilities
11. Kokuho (GKIDS) — Kumiko Ogawa
12. Downton Abbey (Focus) — Anna Robbins
13. The Phoenecian Scheme (Focus) — Milena Canonero
14. Song Sung Blue (Focus) — Ernesto Martinez
15. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Rita AzevedoLong Shots
16. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — Pascaline Chavanne
17. Nuremberg (Sony Classics) — Bartholomew Cariss
18. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Malgosia Turzanska
19. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) — Lisy Christl
20. F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Julian DayStill to See/Under Embargo
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Best Film Editing
Image Credit: Netflix
Frontrunners
1. F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Stephen Mirrione
2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Andy Jurgensen
3. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Michael Shawver
4. Marty Supreme (A24) — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
5. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Evan SchiffMajor Threats
6. Hamnet (Focus) — Affonso Gonçalves & Chloé Zhao
7. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Kirk Baxter
8. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Olivier Bugge Coutté
9. Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Myron Kerstein
10. Bugonia (Focus) — Yorgos Mavropsaridis
11. Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Valerio Bonelli & Rachel DurancePossibilities
12. Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Joe Murphy
13. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) — Viridiana Lieberman
14. No Other Choice (Neon) — Kim Sang-bum
15. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Matheus Farias & Eduardo Serrano
16. The Lost Bus (Apple) — Peter M. Dudgeon, William Goldenberg & Paul RubellLong Shots
17. Dead Man’s Wire (Row K) — Saar Klein
18. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — Catherine Schwartz
19. Warfare (A24) — Fin Oates
20. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS) — Michelle Minzer
21. Sirāt (Neon) — Cristóbal FernándezStill to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — David Brenner, James Cameron, John Refoua & Stephen E. Rivkin -
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Image Credit: Black Bear
Frontrunners
1. Frankenstein (Netflix)
2. The Smashing Machine (A24)
3. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
5. Weapons (Warner Bros.)Major Threats
28 Years Later (Sony)
Bugonia (Focus)
Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
Kokuho (GKIDS)Possibilities
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside)
Christy (Black Bear)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Predator: Badlands (20th Century)Long Shots
Superman (Warner Bros.)
The Life of Chuck (Neon)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Blue Moon (Sony Classics) -
Best Original Score
Image Credit: Neon
Frontrunners
Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ludwig Göransson
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Johnny Greenwood
Hamnet (Focus) — Max Richter
Frankenstein (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat
Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Nicholas BritellMajor Threats
F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Hans Zimmer (podcast)
Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Hildur Guðnadóttir
Sirāt (Neon) — Kangding Ray
Marty Supreme (A24) — Daniel Lopatin
A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Volker Bertelmann
Tron: Ares (Disney) — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Wicked: For Good (Universal) — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
Train Dreams (Netflix) — Bryce DessnerPossibilities
After the Hunt (Amazon/MGM) — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Dead Man’s Wire (Row K) — Danny Elfman
The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — Daniel Blumberg
Bugonia (Focus) — Jerskin Fendrix
Rental Family (Searchlight) – Jónsi and Alex Somers
Nuremberg (Sony Classics) — Brian Tyler
Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal) — Alexandre Desplat
Thunderbolts* (Disney) — Son LuxLong Shots
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) — Michael Giacchino
Captain America: Brave New World (Disney) — Laura Karpman
Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) — Volker Bertelmann
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) — Nathan Johnson
Superman (Warner Bros.) — David Fleming & John Murphy
Sentimental Value (Neon) — Hania Rani
No Other Choice (Neon) — Jo Yeong-wook
Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Zach Cregger, Hays Holladay & Ryan HolladayStill to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Simon Franglen -
Best Original Song
Image Credit: A24
Frontrunners
1. “Golden” from KKPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) — EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
2. “I Lied to You” from Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson
3. “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass) — Diane Warren (podcast)
4. “Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — Aiyana-Lee Anderson & Nicole Daciana Anderson
5. “Drive” from F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.) — John Mayer, Ed Sheeran & Blake SlatkinMajor Threats
6. “No Place Like Home” from Wicked (Universal) — Stephen Schwartz
7. “The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked (Universal) — Stephen Schwartz
8. “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson & Alice Smith
9. “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams (Netflix) — Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner
10. “Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — Daniel BlumbergPossibilities
11. “Lose My Mind” from F1: The Movie (Warner Bros.) — Grant Boutin, Amala Dlamini aka Doja Cat, Ryan Tedder, Caleb Toliver aka Toliver & Hans Zimmer (podcast)
12. “Just Keep Watching” from F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Amy Allen, Tate McRae, Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder
13. “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” from Tron: Ares (Disney) — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
14. “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me In the Good Light (Apple) — Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile & Andrea Gibson
15. “My Baby (Got Nothing at All)” from Materialists (A24) — Michelle Zauner aka Japanese BreakfastLong Shots
16. “Trunks” from Highest 2 Lowest (A24) — Rakim Mayers aka A$AP Rocky & Kelvin Krash
17. “Stolen Tale” from Hedda — Nia DaCosta and Hildur Guðnadóttir
18. “He Lei Pāpahi No Lilo a me Stitch” from Lilo & Stitch (Disney) — Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu
19. “My Sweet Beth” from The Naked Gun (Paramount) — Greg Chun & Akiva Schaffer
20. “John’s Running Song” from The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight) — Daniel Blumberg & Mona FastvoldStill to See/Under Embargo
“Baby” from Freakier Friday (Disney) — Sarah Aarons
“DOA” from Death of a Unicorn (A24) — Annie Clark aka St. Vincent
“Dream As One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) — Miley Cyrus, Simon Franglen, Mark Ronson (podcast) and Andrew Wyatt
“Dying to Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Fremantle) — Tommy English, Billy Idol, Joe Janiak, J. Ralph (podcast) & Steve Stevens (podcast)
“Give Your Love” from The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus) — Tom Basden
“Let’s Just Rock Again” from Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Bleecker Street) — Jeffery CJ Vanston
“Open the Door” from The Twits (Netflix) — David Byrne (podcast) & Hayley Williams
“The Song (Love Is All)” from O’Dessa (Hulu) — Jason Binnick & Geremy Jasper
“Through the Long and Lonely Night” from The Legend of Ochi (A24) — David Longstreth
“Took a Walk” from The Long Walk (Lionsgate) — Collins Obinna Chibueze aka Shaboozey & Stephen Wilson Jr.
“Zoo” — Zootopia 2 — Shakira, Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin -
Best Production Design
Image Credit: Paramount
Frontrunners
1. Hamnet (Focus) — Fiona Crombie
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Hannah Beachler
3. Frankenstein (Netflix) — Tamara Deverell
4. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Florencia Martin
5. Marty Supreme (A24) — Jack FiskMajor Threats
6. F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Mark Tildesley
7. Wicked: For Good (Universal) — Nathan Crowley
8. A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Jeremy Hindle
9. Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Mark Tildesley
10. Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Cara Brower
11. Sentimental Value (Neon) — Jørgen Stangebye Larsen
12. Roofman (Paramount) — Inbal WeinbergPossibilities
13. Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) — Katia Wyszkop
14. Train Dreams (Netflix) — Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton
15. No Other Choice (Neon) — Ryu Seong-hie
16. The Secret Agent (Neon) — Thales Junqueira
17. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) — Kasra Farahani
18. Predator: Badlands (20th Century) — Ra Vincent
19. Tron: Ares (Disney) — Darren GilfordLong Shots
20. Weapons (Warner Bros.) — Thomas Hammock
21. Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.) — Fiona Crombie
22. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) — Rick Heinrichs
23. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside) — Scott Chambliss
24. Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) — Jonathan Houlding
25. The Life of Chuck (Neon) — Steve Arnold
26. Dead Man’s Wire (Row K) — Stefan DechantStill to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) -
Best Sound
Image Credit: Universal
Frontrunners
1. F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.)
2. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
3. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
4. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
5. Frankenstein (Netflix)Major Threats
6. Hamnet (Focus)
7. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
8. Marty Supreme (A24)
9. Warfare (A24)
10. Superman (Warner Bros.)Possibilities
11. Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
12. Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal)
13. Tron: Ares (Disney)
14. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
15. Weapons (Warner Bros.)Long Shots
16. A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
17. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
18. The Smashing Machine (A24)
19. Sirāt (Neon)
20. The Lost Bus (Apple)Still to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century) -
Best Visual Effects
Image Credit: Disney
Frontrunners
1. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)
2. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
3. Frankenstein (Netflix)
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
5. Superman (Warner Bros.)Major Threats
6. Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
7. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney)
8. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
9. Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal)
10. Tron: Ares (Disney)Possibilities
11. Thunderbolts* (Disney)
12. How to Train Your Dragon (Universal)
13. 28 Years Later (Sony)
14. Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.)
15. Marty Supreme (A24)Long Shots
16. Weapons (Warner Bros.)
17. Warfare (A24)
18. Lilo & Stitch (Disney)
19. Bugonia (Focus)
20. Sirāt (Neon)Still to See/Under Embargo
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century)
