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Sonny Bunch is the culture editor and film critic for The Bulwark.

Best Picture

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

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BUGONIA movie poster

Bugonia

2

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

3

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

4

Jay Kelly

5

NUREMBERG movie poster

Nuremberg

6

MARTY SUPREME poster

Marty Supreme

7

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

8

WICKED FOR GOOD movie poster

Wicked: For Good

9

Sentimental Value movie poster

Sentimental Value

10

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Frankenstein

Best Actress

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

Rose Byrne

Rose

Byrne

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

2

Jessie Buckley

Jessie

Buckley

Hamnet

3

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia

Erivo

Wicked: For Good

4

Emma Mackey

Emma

Mackey

Ella McCay

5

Emma Stone

Emma

Stone

Bugonia

Best Actor

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée

Chalamet

Marty Supreme

2

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne

Johnson

The Smashing Machine

3

George Clooney

George

Clooney

Jay Kelly

4

Michael B. Jordan

Michael B.

Jordan

Sinners

5

Jesse Plemons

Jesse

Plemons

Bugonia

Best Supporting Actress

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

Emily Blunt

Emily

Blunt

The Smashing Machine

2

Kerry Condon

Kerry

Condon

Train Dreams

3

Ariana Grande

Ariana

Grande

Wicked: For Good

4

Amy Madigan

Amy

Madigan

Weapons

5

Teyana Taylor

Teyana

Taylor

One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actor

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

Russell Crowe

Russell

Crowe

Nuremberg

2

Adam Sandler

Adam

Sandler

Jay Kelly

3

Delroy Lindo

Delroy

Lindo

Sinners

4

Jack O'Connell

Jack

O'Connell

Sinners

5

Paul Mescal

Paul

Mescal

Hamnet

Best Director

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

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BUGONIA movie poster

Yorgos Lanthimos

Bugonia

2

Noah Baumbach

Jay Kelly

3

SINNERS movie poster

Ryan Coogler

Sinners

4

HAMNET movie poster

Chloé Zhao

Hamnet

5

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Guillermo del Toro

Frankenstein

Best Original Screenplay

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

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Eddington

Written by Ari Aster

2

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Written by Mary Bronstein

3

MARTY SUPREME poster

Marty Supreme

Written by Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein

4

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

Written by Ryan Coogler

5

WEAPONS movie poster

Weapons

Written by Zach Cregger

Best Adapted Screenplay

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

BUGONIA movie poster

Bugonia

Written by Will Tracy

2

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

Written by Maggie O’Farrell, Chloé Zhao

3

NUREMBERG movie poster

Nuremberg

Written by James Vanderbilt

4

TRAIN DREAMS movie poster

Train Dreams

Written by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

5

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER movie poster

One Battle After Another

Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Animated Feature

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

KPop Demon Hunters

2

Elio

3

ZOOTOPIA 2 movie poster

Zootopia 2

4

ARCO movie poster

Arco

5

IN YOUR DREAMS movie poster

In Your Dreams

Best Documentary Feature

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

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Seymour Hersh on the telephone

Cover-Up

2

Architecton movie poster

Architecton

3

IT'S NEVER OVER JEFF BUCKLEY movie poster

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

4

ORWELL 2+2=5 movie poster

Orwell 2+2=5

5

LOVE+WAR movie poster

Love+War

Best International Feature

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

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Nouvelle Vague movie poster

Nouvelle Vague

2

THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB

The Voice of Hind Rajab

3

Sentimental Value movie poster

Sentimental Value

4

PALESTINE 36 movie poster

Palestine 36

5

I'M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE movie poster

I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

Best Cinematography

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

2

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER movie poster

One Battle After Another

3

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

4

F1: The Movie

5

TRAIN DREAMS movie poster

Train Dreams

Best Film Editing

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

F1: The Movie

2

Jay Kelly

3

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Frankenstein

4

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

5

MARTY SUPREME poster

Marty Supreme

Best Visual Effects

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

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AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH movie poster

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Frankenstein

3

TRON: ARES movie poster

Tron: Ares

4

Superman

5

28 Years Later

Best Costume Design

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

BUGONIA movie poster

Bugonia

2

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Frankenstein

3

MARTY SUPREME poster

Marty Supreme

4

WICKED FOR GOOD movie poster

Wicked: For Good

5

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

WICKED FOR GOOD movie poster

Wicked: For Good

2

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

3

28 Years Later

4

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

5

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Frankenstein

Best Production Design

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

2

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Frankenstein

3

WICKED FOR GOOD movie poster

Wicked: For Good

4

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

4

MARTY SUPREME poster

Marty Supreme

Best Sound

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

2

WICKED FOR GOOD movie poster

Wicked: For Good

3

F1: The Movie

4

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH movie poster

Avatar: Fire and Ash

5

THE SMASHING MACHINE movie poster

The Smashing Machine

Best Original Score

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

28 Years Later

2

HAMNET movie poster

Hamnet

3

F1: The Movie

4

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

5

TRON: ARES movie poster

Tron: Ares

Best Casting

Updated September 8, 2025 9:47am

1

SINNERS movie poster

Sinners

2

BUGONIA movie poster

Bugonia

3

WICKED FOR GOOD movie poster

Wicked: For Good

4

FRANKENSTEIN movie poster

Frankenstein

5

MARTY SUPREME poster

Marty Supreme