Gold-dusted chocolate Oscar statues are pictured during the Oscars Governors Ball press preview on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE
The Associated Press’ film writers have made their Oscars predictions in every category, ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. Now it’s time to make your own picks, and see how they stack up.
See their predictions in all 23 categories and register your own votes below. We’ll be tracking their prognostications and yours against the winners on our Oscars live blog. Polls close just before the show stars at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Lindsey Bahr is a film writer and critic for the AP since 2014
Jake Coyle is a film writer and critic for the AP since 2013
• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part 2
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Wicked
Lindsey’s Pick: Conclave
Jake’s Pick: Anora
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• Demi Moore, The Substance
• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
• Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Lindsey’s Pick: Demi Moore, The Substance
Jake’s Pick: Demi Moore, The Substance
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• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
• Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Lindsey’s Pick: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Jake’s Pick: Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
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• Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
• Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Lindsey’s Pick: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Jake’s Pick: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
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• Yura Borisov, Anora
• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Lindsey’s Pick: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Jake’s Pick: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
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• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
• Sean Baker, Anora
• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
• James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Lindsey’s Pick: Sean Baker, Anora
Jake’s Pick: Sean Baker, Anora
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• Black Box Diaries
• No Other Land
• Porcelain War
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
• Sugarcane
Lindsey’s Pick: No Other Land
Jake’s Pick: Porcelain War
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• I’m Still Here (Brazil)
• The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
• Emilia Pérez (France)
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
• Flow (Latvia)
Lindsey’s Pick: Emilia Pérez (France)
Jake’s Pick: I’m Still Here (Brazil)
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• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot
Lindsey’s Pick: Flow
Jake’s Pick: The Wild Robot
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• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Real Pain
• September 5
• The Substance
Lindsey’s Pick: A Real Pain
Jake’s Pick: Anora
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• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Nickel Boys
• Sing Sing
Lindsey’s Pick: Conclave
Jake’s Pick: Conclave
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• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Wicked
Lindsey’s Pick: The Brutalist
Jake’s Pick: The Brutalist
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• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu
Lindsey’s Pick: The Brutalist
Jake’s Pick: The Brutalist
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• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Gladiator II
• Nosferatu
• Wicked
Lindsey’s Pick: Wicked
Jake’s Pick: Wicked
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• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
Lindsey’s Pick: Conclave
Jake’s Pick: Conclave
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• A Different Man
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked
Lindsey’s Pick: Wicked
Jake’s Pick: The Substance
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• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot
Lindsey’s Pick: Dune: Part Two
Jake’s Pick: Dune: Part Two
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• Alien: Romulus
• Better Man
• Dune: Part Two
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked
Lindsey’s Pick: Wicked
Jake’s Pick: Dune: Part Two
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• The Brutalist
• Emilia Pérez
• Conclave
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot
Lindsey’s Pick: The Wild Robot
Jake’s Pick: The Brutalist
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• El Mal from Emilia Pérez
• The Journey from The Six Triple Eight
• Like a Bird from Sing Sing
• Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez
• Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late
Lindsey’s Pick: El Mal from Emilia Pérez
Jake’s Pick: El Mal from Emilia Pérez
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• Beautiful Men
• In the Shadow of the Cypress
• Magic Candies
• Wander to Wonder
• Yuck!
Lindsey’s Pick: Yuck!
Jake’s Pick: Wander to Wonder
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• Death by Numbers
• I Am Ready, Warden
• Incident
• Instruments of a Beating Heart
• The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Lindsey’s Pick: Incident
Jake’s Pick: I Am Ready, Warden
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• A Lien
• Anuja
• I’m Not a Robot
• The Last Ranger
• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Lindsey’s Pick: A Lien
Jake’s Pick: A Lien
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