Another musical, the Spanish-language French Oscar entry “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix), is poised to dominate the delayed Oscar nominations announcement on January 23 with 12 nods, by my estimation, followed by papal thriller “Conclave” (Focus Features) with 10,

You can count on films like “Emilia Pérez” and big stars like Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande, but this year may hold some surprises, too.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “Anora,” Sean Baker “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold “Hard Truths,” Mike Leigh “A Real Pain,” Jesse Eisenberg “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat

This year’s Oscars class did not begin the season especially heralded, but on the precipice of the nominations, its reputation has turned around.

At least six movies are nearly locks for best picture, per a mathematical formula that factors in awards season data and historical trends.

Partially that’s because it’s been a year seemingly devoid of frontrunners, but also because the wildfires have drastically changed how Oscar season operates. Normally there are an insane number of campaign events during the Oscar voting period,

Academy CEO Bill Kramer has bumped the 2025 Oscar nominations voting deadline twice since the blazes began, first a two-day extension from January 12 to January 14, then again to January 17. “Due to the still-active fires in the Los Angeles area,

Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng make their final 2025 Oscar nominations predictions in all 23 categories.