2025 Likely Nominees 98th Ceremony: Sunday, March 15, 2026

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Oa After the Hunt   Julia Roberts
GG-Drama
       
O Avatar: Fire and Ash
NBR
           
O Blue Moon
GG-Comedy
Ethan Hawke
CC GG-Comedy
         
O Bugonia
CC GG-Comedy
Jesse Plemons
GG-Comedy
Emma Stone
CC GG-Comedy
      DVD
Dec 23
O Die My Love   Jennifer Lawrence
GG-Drama
       
O F1: The Movie
NBR
           
XN Frankenstein
NBR CC GG-Drama
Oscar Isaac
GG-Drama
  Jacob Elordi
CC GG
  Guillermo del Toro
CC GG
 
O$ Hamnet
CC GG-Drama
  Jessie Buckley
CC GG-Drama
Paul Mescal
CC GG
  Chloé Zhao
CC GG
Dec 12
Oa Hedda   Tessa Thompson
GG-Drama
       
O$ If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
NBR-indie
  Rose Byrne
NBR CC GG-Comedy
       
O It Was Just an Accident
NBR-international GG-Drama
        Jafar Panahi
GG
 
ON Jay Kelly
NBR CC
George Clooney
GG-Comedy
  Adam Sandler
CC GG
   

 

O Marty Supreme
NBR CC GG-Comedy
Timothée Chalamet
CC GG-Comedy
      Josh Safdie
CC
Dec 25
O$ One Battle After Another
NBR CC GG-Comedy
Leonardo DiCaprio
NBR CC GG-Comedy
Chase Infiniti
CC GG-Comedy
Sean Penn
CC GG
Benicio Del Toro
NBR CC GG
Teyana Taylor
CC GG
Paul Thomas Anderson
NBR CC GG
 
O The Secret Agent
GG-Drama
Wagner Moura
CC GG-Drama
         
O Sentimental Value
NBR-international CC GG-Drama
  Renate Reinsve
CC GG-Drama
Stellan Skarsgård
CC GG
Elle Fanning
CC GG
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
NBR CC GG
Joachim Trier
CC GG
 
X Sinners
NBR CC GG-Drama
Michael B. Jordan
CC GG-Drama
    Wunmi Mosaku
CC
Ryan Coogler
CC GG
 
O Sorry, Baby   Eva Victor
GG-Drama
       
O Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Jeremy Allen White
GG-Drama
         
O The Testament of Ann Lee   Amanda Seyfried
CC GG-Comedy
       
XN Train Dreams
NBR CC
Joel Edgerton
CC GG-Drama
       

 

O Weapons       Amy Madigan
CC GG
   
O? Wicked: For Good
NBR CC
  Cynthia Erivo
GG-Comedy
  Ariana Grande
CC GG
Jon M. Chu  
OTHER CONTENDERS
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ON One of Them Days            
O No Other Choice
GG-Comedy
Lee Byung-Hun
GG-Comedy
         
O Nouvelle Vague
GG-Comedy
           
O Rental Family
NBR
           
Oa The Smashing Machine Dwayne Johnson
GG-Drama
    Emily Blunt
GG
   
O Song Sung Blue   Kate Hudson
GG-Comedy
       
XN 28 Years Later            
ON Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
NBR
          Dec 15
See  Picture Actor Actress Sup Actor Sup Actress Director Released

X = movies we've seen
O = need to see
P = saw post-Oscars
Nomination Win
* want to see
NBR NBR = National Board of Review
GG GG = Golden Globe 
CC CC = Critics' Choice
BAFTA BAFTA = British Academy of Film and Television Arts
SAG SAG = Screen Actors Guild
DGA DGA = Directors Guild
PGA PGA = Producers Guild
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The 2025 Oscars Schedule

  • Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT Monday, December 8, 2025
  • Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT Friday, December 12, 2025
  • Oscars Shortlists Announcement Tuesday, December 16, 2025
  • Oscars Nominations Announcement Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • Finals voting begins 9 a.m. PT Thursday, February 26, 2026
  • Finals voting ends 5 p.m. PT Thursday, March 5, 2026
  • 98th Oscars Sunday, March 15, 2026
  • Scientific and Technical Awards Tuesday, April 28, 2026
  • Oscar Ceremony (ABC)
  • Oscar News
  • Academy Rules 2025

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