Frankenstein (c) Netflix
'Twas the time before Christmas, when all through LA
Many pre-Oscar awards were given, as is the way,
So as Film twitter quiets for just a little rest
Here are December’s Oscar nomination predictions, the best of the best.
Enjoy!
The Interested Bystander’s Oscar Predictions December 2025
Marty Supreme (c) A24
Best Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good
Bugonia
Sirât
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Jafar Panahi — It Was Just an Accident
Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao — Hamnet
Clint Bentley — Train Dreams
Guillermo del Toro — Frankenstein
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (c) A24
Best Actress
Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
Jennifer Lawrence — Die, My Love
Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value
Emma Stone — Bugonia
Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another
Eva Victor — Sorry, Baby
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton — Train Dream
Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent
George Clooney — Jay Kelly
Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon
Sentimental Value (c) NEON
Best Supporting Actress
Zoey Deutch — Nouvelle Vague
Elle Fanning — Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande — Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
Amy Madigan — Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein
Paul Mescal — Hamnet
Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value
Adam Sandler — Jay Kelly
Andrew Scott — Blue Moon
Blue Moon (c) Sony Pictures Classics
Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Blue Moon
Jay Kelly
Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein
Hamnet
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Bugonia
Hedda
Sirât (c) NEON
Best International Feature Film
Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Norway, Sentimental Value
South Korea, No Other Choice
Spain, Sirât
Jordan, All That's Left of You
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Rest of the International Film Short List
Argentina, Belén
Germany, Sound of Falling
India, Homebound
Iraq, The President's Cake
Japan, Kokuho
Palestine, Palestine 36
Switzerland, Late Shift
Taiwan, Left-Handed Girl
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