November 30, 2024
Oscars 2025: My Life as Oscar Guru (1985-Present)
My Oscar Book (11th edition)
I have bolded my favorite actor in each category.
Best Actor
Frontrunners
Adrien Brody (won before, “The Pianist,” 2003)
“The Brutalist” (A24)
Timothée Chalamet (nominated before, Call Me By Your Name, 2017)
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
Daniel Craig
“Queer” (A24)
Colman Domingo (nominated before)
“Sing Sing” (A24)
Ralph Fiennes (nominated twice before, “Schindler’s List” in 1993, and “The English Patient in 1996)
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
New Face: 1 out of 5
Daniel Craig, “Queer” (A24)
Strong Contenders
Jesse Eisenberg (“A Real Pain”)
Hugh Grant (“Heretic”)
Ethan Herisse (“Nickel Boys”)
André Holland (“Exhibiting Forgiveness”)
Paul Mescal (“Gladiator II”)
Sebastian Stan (“A Different Man”)
John David Washington (“The Piano Lesson”)
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo (nominated before)
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Karla Sofía Gascón
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Angelina Jolie (won Supp. Actress in 2000)
“Maria” (Netflix)
Nicole Kidman (won Best Actress in 2003) “Babygirl”
Mikey Madison
“Anora” (Neon)
Tilda Swinton (won Supp. Actress in 2008) “Room Next Door” (Sony Classics)
New Faces: 2
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix); Mikey Madison, “Anora” (Neon)
Strong Contenders:
Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl”
Julianne Moore, “The Room Next Door” (won Oscar in 2015)
Sairose Ronan, (nominated before)
“The Outrun”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov
“Anora” (Neon)
Kieran Culkin
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
Clarence Maclin
“Sing Sing” (A24)
Guy Pearce
“The Brutalist” (A24)
Denzel Washington
“Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
New Faces: 4 out of 5
Yura Borisov, “Anora,” Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain,” Clarence Maclin “Sing Sing,” Guy Pearce “The Brutalist”
Strong Contenders:
Joe Alwyn, “The Brutalist”
Mark Eydelshteyn, “Anora”
Mike Faist, “Challengers”
Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson”
John Magaro. “September 5”
Josh O’Connor, “Challengers”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Stanley Tucci, “Conclave”
Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
Danielle Deadwyler
“The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Ariana Grande
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Isabella Rossellini
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
Zoe Saldaña
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
New Faces: 5 out of 5
Strong Contenders:
Michele Austin,“Hard Truths”
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Leonie Benesch, “September 5”
Toni Collette, “Juror #2”
Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Saoirse Ronan, “Blitz”
