The votes haven been tabulated (CREDIT: Focus Features/Screenshot)

Okay, now I’m going to guess who and what I think will win at the 97th Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, and you’re in luck, because I’m also going to reveal who I would select if I had a ballot.

Best Picture
Prediction: Conclave
Preference: Conclave

Best Director
Prediction:  Sean Baker
Preference: Coralie Fargeat

Lead Actor
Prediction: Timothée Chalamet
Preference: Ralph Fiennes

Lead Actress
Prediction: Demi Moore
Preference: Demi Moore

Supporting Actor
Prediction: Kieran Culkin
Preference: Edward Norton

Supporting Actress
Prediction: Zoë Saldaña
Preference: Ariana Grande

Adapted Screenplay
Prediction: Conclave
Preference: Conclave

Original Screenplay
Prediction: Anora
Preference: The Substance

Original Score
Prediction: The Wild Robot
Preference: Conclave

Original Song
Prediction: “El Mal”
Preference: “Like a Bird”

Cinematography
Prediction: The Brutalist
Preference: Dune: Part Two

Animated Feature
Prediction: Flow
Preference: Flow

Costume Design
Prediction: Wicked
Preference: Conclave

Film Editing
Prediction: Conclave
Preference: Conclave

Makeup and Hairstyling
Prediction: The Substance
Preference: The Substance

Production Design
Prediction: The Brutalist
Preference: Conclave

Sound
Prediction: Dune: Part Two
Preference: Dune: Part Two

Visual Effects
Prediction: Dune: Part Two
Preference: Better Man

Documentary
Prediction: No Other Land
Preference: N/A

International Feature Film
Prediction: I’m Still Here
Preference: The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Animated Short
Prediction: Yuck!
Preference: Yuck!

Live Action Short
Prediction: A Lien
Preference: I’m Not a Robot

Documentary Short Subject
Prediction: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Preference: The Only Girl in the Orchestra