The Brutalist (c) A24
We are almost at the finish line for Oscar nominations, which will be announced on January 17, and I will have my final predictions a couple of days before that date. But as of today, we already have hints, with a lot of critic’s groups winners and the nominations for the Golden Globes as well as the best indicator far, the Oscars shortlist in seven categories (although I don’t believe Alien: Romulus, which has been mentioned in two categories, will probably not make it for Best Picture). Below are my penultimate nomination predictions for the Oscars.
But, before I do that, here some potential nominees that in any other year would be in the Oscar race but for some reason have not had the traction this year. I hope one of these make it through to the final Oacar nominations.
Hope everyone is having a Happy Holiday Season and a wonderful 2025.
Saturday Night (c) Sony Pictures
2024-2025 In Another Year’s Oscar Nominees
Picture
Challengers
Didi
His Three Daughters
Juror #2
Saturday Night
A Quiet Place, Day One (c) Paramount Pictures
Actress
Lily Gladstone – Fancy Dance
Regina King - Shirley
Lupita Nyong'o – A Quiet Place: Day One
June Squibb – Thelma
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Femme (c) Utopia
Actor
Nicolas Hoult – The Order
James McAvoy – Speak No Evil
George McKay – Femme
Paul Mescal – Gladiator II
Dev Patel – Monkey Man
S. Actress
Toni Collette – Juror #2
Carrie Coon – His Three Daughters
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Tuesday
Leslie Manville - Queer
Aubrey Plaza – My Old Ass
Conclave (c) Focus Features
S. Actor
Jonathan Bailey - Wicked
Sergio Castellitto - Conclave
Fred Hechinger – Thelma
Karren Karagulian – Anora
Josh O’Connor - Challengers
Juror #2 (c) Warner Bros
Director
Clint Eastwood – Juror #2
Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
Yorgos Lanthimos – Kinds of Kindness
Mike Leigh – Hard Truths
Dev Patel – Monkey Man
Sing Sing (c) A24
The Interested Bystander’s Oscar Predictions December 2024
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune Part 2
Emilia Pérez
September 5
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
Anora (c) NEON
Best Director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora
Edward Berger - Conclave
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Two
Babygirl (c) A24
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Angelina Jolie - Maria
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Nicole Kidman - Babygirl
Best Actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig - Queer
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Sebastian Stan – A Different Man
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rosselini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Joan Chen - Dìdi
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Nosferatu (c) Focus Features
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington - Gladiator 2
Willem Defoe - Nosferatu
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
The Substance (c) MUBI
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
Hard Truths
A Real Pain
September 5
Challengers
The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
The Room Next Door
The Piano Lesson
Inside Out 2
Horizon: An American Saga (c) New Line Cinema
Best Score
The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
Challengers - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Conclave - Volker Bertelmann
The Room Next Door – Alberto Iglesias
The Wild Robot - Kris Bowers
Emilia Pérez - Clément Ducol and Camille
Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter 1 – John Debney
If you want to comment on this article, please do so on my Instagram account. All reviews have their own post. And please follow to know when new reviews are released.
