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97th Oscars. Predictions for the Films of 2025 / 2026
For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only discuss on the blog

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FIRST PREDICTIONS OF YEAR

FILM EDITING Somewhat randomly selecting half of the Best Picture nominees for this category's April Foolish guesswork.

Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

Myron Kerstein (1 nom) WICKED FOR GOOD	Evan Schiff FRANKENSTEIN	Olivier Bugge Coutté (never nominated) SENTIMENTAL VALUE	Marco Costa (never nominated) AFTER THE HUNT	Eddie Hamilton (1 nom) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FINAL RECKONING
Tier 3 - Other Possibilities
Previous nominees for editing *Ballad of a Small Player* -Nick Emerson (1 nom) *The Lost Bus* - William Goldenberg (5 noms / 1 win) & Paul Rubell (2 noms) *Running Man- Paul Machliss (1 nom) Never nominated. When will it be their time? Ann Lee -* Sofia Subercaseaux *Avatar Fire and Ash* - various editors *Kiss of the Spider Woman* - Brian A Kates *Roofman* Ron Patane *The Roses* - Jon Poll *Secret Agent* - Matheus Farias & Eduardo Serrano *Smashing Machine* - Benny Safdie *Song Sung Blue* - Billy Fox *Train Dreams* - Parker Laramie UNKNOWN EDITORS AT THIS WRITING *Bugonia* *Hamnet*

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Tier 1 - Predictions

WICKED FOR GOOD Mark Coulier (5 noms / 3 wins)	FRANKENSTEIN Michael Hill, Jordan Samuel, Steve Newburn (never nominated)	THE SMASHING MACHINE Kazu Hiro (5 noms / 2 wins)	SINNERS Ken Diaz (2 noms)	KISS OF THE SPIDER-WOMAN Michelle Johnson, Josh Turi (never nominated)
Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

HAMNET Nicole Stafford (never nominated)	MARTY SUPREME Michael Fontaine (1 nom)	MOTHER MARY Heike Merker (1 nom)	DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE Jackie Risotto (never nominated)	THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Mark Coulier (5 noms / 3 wins) , Heike Merker (1 nom)
Other Possibilities - Which films will make the bake-offs?
Previous Nominees *Ballad of a Small Player* - Heike Merker (1 nom) *Caught Stealing* - Judy Chin (1 nom / 1 win) *Fantastic Four: The First Steps* - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (1 nom) *How To Train Your Dragon* - Alessandro Bertolazzi (1 nom \| 1 win) *Snow White-Nadia Stacey (2 noms / 1 win), Mark Coulier (5 noms / 3 wins) Tron Ares* - Camille Friend (1 nom) Never Nominated. *Ann Lee* - Stephanie Pasicov *Blue Moon* - Liz Byrne & Linda Gannon Bugonia - Torsten Witte *Dead Man's Wire* - Debbie Zoller & Vito Trotta *Downton Abbey Grand Finale* - Julia Plant *Mickey 17* - Anita Burger & Uxue Laguardia *One Battle After Another* - Heba Thorisdottir & Ahou Mofid *Roofman* - Stephanie Pasicov

VISUAL EFFECTS Tier 1 - Predictions

AVATAR FIRE AND ASH	TRON ARES	JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH	HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON	FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
Tier 2 - Or Maybe It'll Be...

MICKEY 17	WICKED FOR GOOD	MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FINAL RECKONING	SUPERMAN	F1 THE MOVIE
Other Possibilities
What will make the finalist and semi-finalist lists? 28 Years Later Animal Friends Bugonia Captain America: Brave New World *Frankenstein* *Lilo & Stitch* *Mercy* *Minecraft Movie* *The Running Man* Snow White *Thunderbolts**