#OscarBros (CREDIT: Warner Bros./Screenshot)

Here is my annual presentation of my best guesses for who shall emerge victorious at the 98th Oscars and whom I would select on my ballot if I were a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We shall find out the truth together when Monsieur Conan O’Brien hosts the ceremony on Sunday, March 15, 2025.

Best Picture
Prediction: Sinners
Preference: Sinners

Best Director
Prediction: Paul Thomas Anderson
Preference: Ryan Coogler

Lead Actor
Prediction: Michael B. Jordan
Preference: Michael B. Jordan

Lead Actress
Prediction: Jessie Buckley
Preference: Rose Byrne

Supporting Actor
Prediction: Sean Penn
Preference: Sean Penn

Supporting Actress
Prediction: Amy Madigan
Preference: Amy Madigan

Adapted Screenplay
Prediction: One Battle After Another
Preference: One Battle After Another

Original Screenplay
Prediction: Sinners
Preference: Sinners

Casting
Prediction: Sinners
Preference: Sinners

Original Score
Prediction: Sinners
Preference: Sinners

Original Song
Prediction: “Golden”
Preference: “Golden”

Cinematography
Prediction: Train Dreams
Preference: Sinners

Animated Feature
Prediction: KPop Demon Hunters
Preference: Arco

Costume Design
Prediction: Frankenstein
Preference: Marty Supreme

Film Editing
Prediction: One Battle After Another
Preference: Sinners

Makeup and Hairstyling
Prediction: Frankenstein
Preference: Sinners

Production Design
Prediction: Frankenstein
Preference: Sinners

Sound
Prediction: F1
Preference: Sinners

Visual Effects
Prediction: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Preference: Sinners

Documentary
Prediction: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Preference: (I haven’t seen any of them!)

International Feature Film
Prediction: Sentimental Value
Preference: Sentimental Value

Animated Short
Prediction: Butterfly
Preference: Retirement Plan

Live Action Short
Prediction: Jane Austen’s Period Drama
Preference: Jane Austen’s Period Drama

Documentary Short Subject
Prediction: The Devil Is Busy
Preference: Perfectly a Strangeness