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

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Adapt/Orig
Screenplay
/		 Sound Edit/Mix
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
NBR		          
CC		      
GG
Bugonia
CC GG-Comedy		       A    
CC		            
F1: The Movie
NBR		  
CC
CC		  
CC
CC		    
CC GG
CC
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
CC		                  
Frankenstein
NBR CC GG-Drama
CC
CC		   A    
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC GG		  
Hamnet
CC GG-Drama
CC
CC		   A    
CC GG		    
CC		  
CC GG		  
Hedda            
CC		      
A House of Dynamite    
CC		              
It Was Just an Accident
NBR-international GG-Drama		           O
GG		            
Jay Kelly
NBR CC		           O
CC		            
KPop Demon Hunters                  
CC GG
Kiss of the Spider Woman            
CC		      
Marty Supreme
NBR CC GG-Comedy
CC		  
CC		     O
CC GG		        
CC		  
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning          
CC		        
No Other Choice
GG-Comedy		       A    
CC		            
One Battle After Another
NBR CC GG-Comedy		  
CC
CC		 A    
CC GG
CC		      
CC GG		  
The Perfect Neighbor    
CC		              
Sentimental Value
NBR-international CC GG-Drama		           O
CC GG		            
Sinners
NBR CC GG-Drama
CC
NBR CC
CC		     O
NBR CC GG
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC GG
CC GG
Sirat        
CC		      
GG		  
The Smashing Machine              
CC		    
Sorry, Baby           O
CC		            
Superman          
CC		        
The Testament of Ann Lee                  
CC
Train Dreams
NBR CC		  
CC		   A    
NBR CC		          
CC GG
28 Years Later              
CC		    
Warfare        
CC		          
Weapons           O
CC		      
CC		    
Wicked: For Good
NBR CC
CC		          
CC
CC		  
CC GG GG
Picture Production Design Adapt/Orig
Screenplay		 Sound Edit/Mix Visual Effects Costume Hair & Makeup Music (Score) Song
X = movies we've seen
O = need to see
P = saw post-Oscars
Precursors: Nomination Win
◼ = Oscar Nominee
NBR NBR = National Board of Review
GG GG = Golden Globe 
CC CC = Critics' Choice
BAFTA BAFTA = British Academy of Film and Television Arts
A* = "Adapted" screenplay for Oscars only

Academy Awards Jan 22/Mar15
CDGA CDGA = Costume Designers Guild Awards Dec12/Feb12
MUAHS MUAHS = Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Dec29/Feb14
ADG ADG = Art Directors Guild Jan7/Feb28
SAG SAG = Screen Actors Guild Jan7/Mar1
ASC ASC = American Society of Cinematographers Jan8/Mar8
DGA DGA = Directors Guild Jan8/Feb7
PGA PGA = Producers Guild Jan9/Feb28
WGA WGA = Writers Guild TBA/Mar8
MPSE MPSE = Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award Jan12/Mar8
VES VES= Visual Effects SocietyJan13/Feb25
CAS CAS = Cinema Audio Society Jan20/Mar7
ACE ACE = American Cinema Editors (The Eddies) Jan27/Feb27

Other Categories

International Feature

  • Belén CC
  • It Was Just an Accident NBR CC GG
  • Left-Handed Girl NBR CC
  • The Love That Remains NBR
  • No Other Choice CC GG
  • The Secret Agent NBR CC GG
  • Sentimental Value NBR GG
  • Sirāt NBR CC GG
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab GG

Animated Feature

  • Arco (Neon) NBR CC GG
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle GG
  • Elio (Pixar Animation Studios) CC GG
  • In Your Dreams (Netflix) CC
  • KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) CC GG
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS) CC GG
  • Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios) CC GG

Documentary Feature

  • 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Frontline Features / The Associated Press) NBR CC
  • The Alabama Solution (HBO Documentary Films) CC PGA
  • Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix) CC
  • Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple TV) NBR
  • Cover-Up (Netflix) NBR CC PGA
  • Deaf President Now! (Apple TV) CC
  • Henry Fonda for President (Alexander Horwath) [fascinating rethinking to bio doc genre]
  • Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Made in Copenhagen) PGA
  • My Mom Jayne (HBO Documentary Films) NBR PGA
  • Natchez (Oscilloscope Laboratories) NBR
  • Ocean With David Attenborough (National Geographic) PGA
  • Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon) NBR CC
  • Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Max) CC
  • The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) CC PGA
  • Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber) CC
  • The Tale of Silyan (National Geographic) CC PGA

National Board of Review: Top 10 Independent Films

The Baltimorons NBR
Bring Her Back NBR
Father Mother Sister Brother NBR
Friendship NBR
Good Boy NBR
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You NBR
The Mastermind NBR
Rebuilding NBR
Sorry, Baby NBR
Urchin NBR