Awards Season 2025

[domino harvey]

Panahi couldn’t even get best director here!

[cantinflas]

AACTA (Australian) Award nominations for 2026.

BEST FILM
Bring Her Back
Kangaroo
Lesbian Space Princess
The Correspondent
The Surfer
The Travellers

BEST INDIE FILM
Carmen & Bolude
Fwends
It Will Find You
Lesbian Space Princess
Magic Beach
With or Without You

The Awards ceremony is on 6 February

Bring Her Back cleaned up with 10 awards. Best Film, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Casting, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, and Best Lead Actress in Film for Sally Hawkins.

[Never Cursed]

PTA wins DGA

[domino harvey]

BAFTAs were wild: Penn won, Taylor did not, and Chalamet was beat by someone not even up at the Oscars

Best Actor is now a question mark. There’s a non-zero chance SAG goes to Jordan and then we’d really have a dartboard year in the category

[Never Cursed]

Chalamet was beat by someone not even up at the Oscars

Seems like the BAFTA voters hated Marty Supreme, but I think it has done better among American audiences anyway. Wunmi Mosaku's win (for a nothing performance in a quite substandard movie, too) might well have been more national politics (see also: Emily Watson's nom for her 4 minutes of screen time in Hamnet and Carey Mulligan's for a movie that doesn't exist).

Also, the real-life guy who the Best Actor winner played (a Tourette's Syndrome activist) screamed the N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on stage. Not blaming him for this, it just seemed to unfortunately overshadow some of the rest of the ceremony

[swo17]

Carey Mulligan's for a movie that doesn't exist

Actually The Ballad of Wallis Island is far better than a movie named The Ballad of Wallis Island has any right to be

[John Cope]

Best Actor is now a question mark. There’s a non-zero chance SAG goes to Jordan and then we’d really have a dartboard year in the category

I continue to hope it's Moura.

[domino harvey]

If Hawke’s movie had at least made it to Best Picture I’d half be expecting him to Art Carney it

[Never Cursed]

Amy Madigan just won at SAG over Teyana Taylor. What the fuck is going on this season?

[Matt]

I'm happy for her. I'm a lot more surprised by Keri Russell winning Best Actress TV Drama over Rhea Seahorn.

[Never Cursed]

And Michael B Jordan just won Actor, too. Seems like a bunch of the acting categories are just as much toss-ups as the writer/director/picture categories are done deals.

[thirtyframesasecond]

Just checked the betting and Wunmi Mosaku and Teyana Taylor have the same odds more or less for Supporting Actress, with Amy Madigan just behind, so this is going to be the tightest race.

[FrauBlucher]

Peter Jackson to receive honorary Palme d’Or

[thirtyframesasecond]

Peter Jackson to receive honorary Palme d’Or

Wasn't sure about this but then I saw George Lucas, Tom Cruise and Michael Douglas have all got one.

[colinr0380]

I wonder if the award ceremony will end like the one in Meet The Feebles?

[therewillbeblus]

Predictions

Spoiler

BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another

BEST DIRECTOR
PTA

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Teyana Taylor

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sean Penn

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sinners

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
OBAA

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Sentimental Value

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Perfect Neighbor

BEST CASTING
Sinners

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
OBAA

BEST FILM EDITING
OBAA

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Frankenstein

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Frankenstein

BEST SOUND
F1

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar 3 or 4 or whatever

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
KPop Demon Hunters

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Sinners

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Butterfly

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
All the Empty Rooms

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Two People Exchanging Saliva

[mfunk9786]

I'll get in on this.

Spoiler

BEST PICTURE
Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: One Battle After Another

BEST DIRECTOR
Will & Should Win: Paul Thomas Anderson

BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Jessie Buckley
Should Win: Rose Byrne

BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Michael B. Jordan
Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Amy Madigan
Should Win: Teyana Taylor

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will & Should Win: Sean Penn

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: Sentimental Value

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will & Should Win: One Battle After Another

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
WIll Win: Sentimental Value
Should Win: Sirât

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters I guess, who cares

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: The Perfect Neighbor
Should Win: anything but The Perfect Neighbor

BEST CASTING
Will & Should Win: Sinners

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Sinners (this is the worst cinematography I saw in 2025 and it's gonna be a huge bummer. the movie looks like Marvel slop)
Should Win: One Battle After Another (Bugonia should've been nommed and won)

BEST FILM EDITING
Will & Should Win: One Battle After Another

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will & Should Win: Frankenstein

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Will & Should Win: Frankenstein

BEST SOUND
Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: F1

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will & Should Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: Frankenstein
Should Win: Marty Supreme

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
KPop Demon Hunters I guess, who cares

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: One Battle After Another

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
not gonna front

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
not gonna front

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
not EVEN gonna front

[Never Cursed]

Predix

Picture
Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: Would be equally happy with One Battle After Another or Marty Supreme
Worst in show: While other movies (Hamnet) in the category were worse than it, honestly, fuck Sinners the most this time around. Racist piece-of-shit actioner with a pathetic, cloying, manipulative awards season sob story built around exploiting a man with a neurological disorder. An awards-season villain if I have EVER encountered one, and worse than Emilia Perez because that film self-destructed most of its potential to win awards once people saw it/its star's Twitter feed. Fuck everyone associated with this stupid, bigoted movie and its stupid, bigoted campaign.

Director
Will Win: PTA
Should Win: PTA (lifetime achievement/"sorry for shutting you out 4 times"), Josh Safdie (on the merits)
Worst in show: Chloe Zhao

Actor
Will Win: Timothee Chalamet
Should Win: Timothee Chalamet
Worst in show: Michael B. Jordan

Actress
Will Win: Jessie Buckley
Should Win: Emma Stone
Worst in show: Jessie Buckley (not seen: Song Sung Blue)

Sup. Actor
Will Win: Sean Penn
Should Win: Benicio del Toro
Worst in show: Delroy Lindo

Sup. Actress
Will Win: Teyana Taylor
Should Win: Teyana Taylor
Worst in show: Wunmi Mosaku (not seen: Weapons)

Orig. Screenplay
Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: Anything but Sinners (Marty Supreme)
Worst in show: Sinners

Adap. Screenplay
Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: One Battle After Another
Worst in show: Train Dreams

Intl. Feature
Will Win: Sentimental Value
Should Win: Sirat
Worst in show: The Voice of Hind Rajab, but this is the only category where all five nominees are at worst okay

Anim. Feature
Will Win: KPop Demon Hunters
Should Win: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain. I haven't seen it, but, y'know, just out of spite.
Worst in show: KPop Demon Hunters. Watched a quarter of it and DNFed. First movie I've intentionally done that for in years. (Not seen: all other nominees)

Doc. Feature
Will Win: The Perfect Neighbor
Should Win: N/A
Worst in show: N/A (seen: 0/5)

Casting
Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: Marty Supreme or, honestly, The Secret Agent
Worst in show: Hamnet

Cinematography
Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: Marty Supreme
Worst in show: Sinners

Editing
Will Win: One Battle After Another
Should Win: One Battle After Another
Worst in show: Sinners

Costume Design
Will Win: Frankenstein
Should Win: Marty Supreme
Worst in show: I didn't even see it, but Avatar: Fire and Ash. What???

Sound
Will Win: F1
Should Win: Sirat
Worst in show: Sinners

Production Design
Will Win: Frankenstein
Should Win: MARTY SUPREME. HOLY SHIT. HOW THE FUCK DOES JACK FISK NOT HAVE AN OSCAR?
Worst in show: Sinners

VFX
Will Win: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Should Win: no one
Worst in show: Sinners, but really just for existing

Score
Will Win: Sinners
Should Win: One Battle After Another
Worst in show: Sinners

Song
Will Win: "Golden"
Should Win: no one
Worst in show: "Dear Me" (in conception), "I Lied to You" (as it functions in the movie), (not seen: everything save Sinners and Train Dreams)

Shorts: Whatever knives says

[Zot!]

I'm very out of touch, but any read on where Academy voters are re: OBAA's political content? I can't decide if it's a hurt or hinder thing. One one hand, it's very topical and there is some promotional value to being politically engaged (the Clooney approach). On the other hand, I could imagine they rather not make more waves these days and sit this one out, and position Hollywood content as something of a welcome distraction. Not to mention all the mergers and industry upheaval that has a political bent. Curious how it plays out.

[aox]

My preferences. Unfortunately, I don't think I have Best International Film, Best Actress, or Best Supporting Actor this year for what will win. Everything else I picked has a chance. I saw all of the features, but not the Animated or the Shorts

Spoiler

Best Picture - One Battle After Another

Best Director - Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)

Original Screenplay - Sinners

Adapted Screenplay - One Battle After Another

Actor in a Leading Role - Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)

Actress in a Leading Role - Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)

Actress in Supporting Role - Amy Madigan (Weapons)

Actor in Supporting Role - Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)

International Feature Film - It Was Just an Accident (I could have given this to Sirat any other day)

Documentary Feature - The Perfect Neighbor

Cinematography - Train Dreams

Film Editing - One Battle After Another

Production Design - Marty Supreme

Costume Design - Frankenstein

Makeup and Hairstyling - Frankenstein

Visual Effects - Sinners

Sound - F1

I'm going to go against the popular grain here and say that I felt this was a very weak year for American film. OBAA is really the only movie here I will ever revisit.

EDIT: Also, I left off Casting. I don't fully comprehend how that works from an audience perspective. Has there ever been a well-revered and awarded movie where everyone touted it as a masterpiece, sans the casting? For example, The Godfather is incredible, but Pacino is so miscast and has no chemistry with Duvall? Has anyone ever said that?

[Beloved Aunt]

You forgot art direction!!

[Mr Sausage]

Sinners discussion moved here.

[Matt]

The Godfather is incredible, but Pacino is so miscast... Has anyone ever said that?

Maybe you're joking, but the producer and studio head said that even before the film was made.

[soundchaser]

I haven't paid any attention to the precursors this year, which of course means this chalk bracket will be my best-ever set of picks:

Spoiler

Best Picture:
One Battle After Another

Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Actor:
Chalamet

Best Actress:
Jessie Buckley

Best Supporting Actor:
Sean Penn

Best Supporting Actress:
Teyana Taylor

Adapted Screenplay:
OBAA

Original Screenplay:
Sinners

Casting:
Sinners

Cinematography:
Sinners

Costume Design:
Frankenstein

Editing:
OBAA

Makeup & Hairstyling:
Frankenstein

Production Design:
Frankenstein

Score:
Sinners

Song:
"Golden"

Sound:
F1 (never bet against a car movie in this category)

VFX:
Avatar

Animated Feature:
K-Pop Demon Hunters

Doco Feature:
The Perfect Neighbor

International Feature:
Sentimental Value

Animated Short:
Butterfly

Doco Short:
All the Empty Rooms

Live Action Short:
Two People Exchanging Saliva

At least Best Actress seems like a lock for the first time in ages. Supporting Actress may be the lucky victim of my "will never get this category correct" curse this year.

[Toland's Mitchell]

Gotta work tomorrow, missing the show.

Spoiler

BEST PICTURE
Will Win - One Battle After Another
Should Win - Marty Supreme

BEST ACTOR
Will Win and Should Win - Timothee Chalamet

BEST ACTRESS
Will Win - Jessie Buckley
Should Win - Rose Byrne

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Will Win and Should Win - Amy Madigan

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win - Sean Penn
Should Win - Stellan Skarsgard

BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win and Should Win - Paul Thomas Anderson

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win - Sinners
Should Win - Marty Supreme

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win and Should Win - One Battle After Another

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Will Win - Sentimental Value
Should Win - It Was Just an Accident

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win and Should Win - Sinners