Yes, yes, yes. It’s May of 2025 and we’ve moved on from last year. I’ve even shared these nominations on social media, but I would like to start this and work my way backwards as just a fun feature on this blog. I’ve been pretty adamant about catching up with Oscar nominees from years past the last few years and I continue a long journey catching up. Therefore, here, I will post my lineups sporadically. These won’t be given with really any explanation, just rundown of my preferences in each category. Onto the nominees!

BEST PICTURE

• THE BEAST
• BLACK BOX DIARIES
• CHALLENGERS **
• DIDI
• DUNE PART II
• I SAW THE TV GLOW
• MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
• NICKEL BOYS
• NO OTHER LAND
• QUEER

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BEST DIRECTOR

• Brady Corbet – THE BRUTALIST
• Denis Villenueve – DUNE PART II
• Luca Guadagnino – CHALLENGERS/QUEER
• RaMell Ross – NICKEL BOYS **
• Jane Schoenbrun – I SAW THE TV GLOW

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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Adrien Brody – THE BRUTALIST
• Daniel Craig – QUEER
• Keiran Culkin – A REAL PAIN
• Colman Domingo – SING SING
• Jesse Plemons – KINDS OF KINDNESS **

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BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Marianne Jean-Baptiste – HARD TRUTHS **
• Mikey Madison – ANORA
• Demi Moore – THE SUBSTANCE
• Saorise Ronan – THE OUTRUN
• Zendaya – CHALLENGERS

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BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Chris Hemsworth – FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
• George MacKay – FEMME **
• Clarence Maclin – SING SING
• Adam Pearson – A DIFFERENT MAN
• David Webber – HARD TRUTHS

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Michele Austin – HARD TRUTHS
• Joan Chen – DIDI **
• Felicity Jones – THE BRUTALIST
• Elizabeth Olsen – HIS THREE DAUGHTERS
• Tilda Swinton – PROBLEMISTA

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• ANORA
• CHALLENGERS **
• DIDI
• HARD TRUTHS
• I SAW THE TV GLOW

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• DUNE PART II
• FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
• HIT MAN
• NICKEL BOYS **
• QUEER

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

• THE BEAST
• BLACK BOX DIARIES
• KNEECAP
• LA CHIMERA
• NO OTHER LAND **

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• FLOW
• THE IMAGINARY
• MEMOIR OF A SNAIL **
• WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
• THE WILD ROBOT

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• BLACK BOX DIARIES
• DAUGHTERS
• NO OTHER LAND **
• SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT
• WILL & HARPER

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BEST CASTING

• ANORA
• CHALLENGERS
• HARD TRUTHS
• SATURDAY NIGHT **
• SING SING

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BEST EDITING

• THE BEAST
• BETTER MAN
• THE BRUTALIST
• CHALLENGERS **
• NICKEL BOYS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• THE BRUTALIST
• DUNE PART II
• NICKEL BOYS **
• NOSFERATU
• QUEER

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• THE BRUTALIST
• DUNE PART II
• MEGALOPOLIS **
• NOSFERATU
• WICKED

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• DUNE PART II
• MEGALOPOLIS
• NOSFERATU **
• SATURDAY NIGHT
• WICKED

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

• BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
• A DIFFERENT MAN
• NOSFERATU
• QUEER
• THE SUBSTANCE **

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BEST STUNTS/CHOREOGRAPHY

• BETTER MAN
• DUNE PART II
• THE FALL GUY **
• FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
• WICKED

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• ALIEN: ROMULUS
• BETTER MAN
• DUNE PART II
• FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
• KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES **

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BEST SOUND EDITING

• DUNE PART II **
• FLOW
• FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
• THE SUBSTANCE
• TWISTERS

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BEST SOUND MIXING

• BETTER MAN
• A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
• DUNE PART II
• FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
• TWISTERS **

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• CHALLENGERS – “Compress/Repress”
• HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS – “Jean Kayak and His Acme Applejack”
• I SAW THE TV GLOW – “Claw Machine” **
• I SAW THE TV GLOW – “Starburned and Sunkissed”
• WILL & HARPER – “Will and Harper Go West”

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• THE BRUTALIST
• CHALLENGERS **
• DUNE PART II
• NOSFERATU
• THE WILD ROBOT

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Agree or disagree? Share your picks in the comments! Thank you for reading. Hope to share my 2023 list soon.