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98th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2025/ Ceremony of 2026
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JUNE PREDICTIONS
OSCAR FINALIST LISTS IN SELECT CATEGORIES: Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
OSCAR NOMINATION VOTING: January 8-12, 2025
OSCAR NOMINATIONS: Friday January 17, 2025
OSCAR FINAL VOTING: February 11-18, 2025
OSCAR NIGHT: Sunday March 2, 2025
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Tier 1 - Predictions stats reflected animated categories only. * indicates additional Oscar attention in non-animated category |
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MAGNIFICENT LIFE Sylvain Chomet |
SCARLET While Oscar skipped his previous feature Belle, it was not without buzz, and with a filmography that includes the Oscar nominated Mirai plus The Girl With Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, nd Summer Wars he has a fanbase to build from. This onw is about a princess trapped in the land of the dead. |
ELIO A wonderfully good hearted story of a young boy who dreams of being abducted by space aliens... hijinx ensue. Audience reception has been fairly quiet for a Pixar film... but perhaps it'll be a slow burn to Oscar love? |
ZOOTOPIA 2 Jared Bush and Byron Howard return with al the popular characters from their 2016 blockbuster but will lightning strike twice. The animated branch is sometimes resistant to sequels -- even when they nominate them they don't hand them Oscars (unless they have Toy Story in the title). |
IN YOUR DREAMS NETFLIX/KUKU STUDIOS With so many animated titles released each year, which will Netflix truly get behind for an Oscar campaign? This one looks like their most "mainstream" option so it's the one we're going with at this writing. |
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ARCO Ugo Bienvenu |
THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) latest played festivals last year. It's been nominated for some awards but is there any passion for it? |
ANIMAL FARM Andy Serkis This could be a surprise success but there's been very little hype or buzz on it yet. Will his take on the classic novella work? |
THE TWITS Roald Dahl adaptations are often attempted but how often do they truly work? Fingers crossed that this one is great. |
DOG MAN As chaotic fun as Captain Underpants but Oscar didn't go for that one either. We shall see. If other titles disappoint it'll have a window!
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FIXED Animators respect him but Oscar rarely goes for raunchy comedies in any category. We'll see. It'll need strong reviews. |
MAYA, GIVE ME A TITLE Winner of the Crystal Bear at Berlinale from the KPlus children's jury. The film is about Gondry's communication wih this young daughter who lives far away, as he animates the stories she tells him. |
OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE |
ChaO It won a Jury prize at Annecy but we haven't yet heard much about this interspecies romance. Is it good? Will Oscar voters ever get interested in anime outside of Studio Ghibli? |
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS it's a lot of silly fun with hummable pop songs. But it also doesn't feel like the type of film Oscar voters would go for in this category.
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It's a long time until the eligibility list is released and you never know (especially with under the US radar international productions) ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS
MORE INTERNATIONAL POSSIBILITIES - WHICH WILL BE ELIGIBLE?
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