The 2025 Oscars BuzzMeter: Predicting the winners
And the Oscar will go to … Demi Moore in “The Substance”; Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave”; Mikey Madison in “Anora”; Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” … or so says the BuzzMeter panel.
The Oscar nominations are upon us; thus, so is Round 3 of the BuzzMeter! After first supporting their personal picks and then predicting who and what will be nominated, our powerful panel of veteran film journalists is now sharing who and what will grab the gold on March 2. We’ve seen wild fluctuations in their fancies in this rollercoaster of an awards season, but now they have made their winner picks. Final answers!
Think you can do better? Have a look at all their predictions in 10 Oscar categories below and vote in the online polls!
The Eaton fire claimed her home, studio and this ‘powerful’ piece of Oscars history
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform “Shallow” at the 2019 Oscars, with Lady Gaga playing on Susie Chung’s Steinway piano, recently lost in the Eaton fire.
Six years ago, midway through the 91st Academy Awards telecast, a walnut Steinway and Sons Model B grand piano took center stage at the Dolby Theatre. After being smoothly propelled from the wings, it stood for a moment alone, its lid aglow with reflected top lights.
Sharp-eyed movie fans might have recognized it as one of the pianos used in that year’s Oscar-nominated “A Star Is Born” and indeed, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga quickly left their seats to perform the eventual original song winner, “Shallow.”
Review: We watched all 15 short films nominated at the 2025 Oscars. Here’s what should win
If you want to ace your Oscar pool, you musn’t ignore the three short film categories — animation, live-action and documentary. But what cinephile would, anyway? The 15 nominees here have already won something, if you think of them as global ambassadors of all that cinema can do in a pinch of time. They will compete on Hollywood’s biggest night but, of course, we have our favorites.
Column: How Karla Sofía Gascón turned a historic Oscars first into a historic Oscars nightmare
Karla Sofia Gascón in “Emilia Pérez.”
Karla Sofía Gascón has put Oscar voters between a historic first and a hard place.
When she received a nomination for lead actress for her work in Netflix’s film “Emilia Pérez,” Gascón became not only the first out transgender person to be nominated for an acting award, but also the odds-on favorite. With 13 nods, including for picture, international feature and director, “Emilia Pérez” received more nominations than any other film this year.
Boiling Point: Not a great year for climate change at the Oscars
And the Oscar for best climate change film of 2024 goes to …
“The Wild Robot,” a beautiful animated movie that takes place in a world irrevocably altered by rising seas.
What roads will be closed leading up to the Oscars? Here’s the list
It’s almost time for film’s biggest night.
The 97th Academy Awards will be held this Sunday at the Dolby Theatre, where Hollywood’s biggest stars will celebrate this awards season’s best performances and films.
Oscars 2025: Final predictions for all 23 categories
2025 Oscar nominations list
The wait is over — nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced.
As expected, “Emilia Pérez” led the field with 13 nominations on Thursday morning, including best picture, lead actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña) and directing (Jacques Audiard). Gascón, who stars as the eponymous cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, made history as the first out trans woman nominated in an acting category.
How to watch the 2025 Oscars and everything else you need to know
The 2025 awards season is (finally) approaching its end.
The 97th Academy Awards will be held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre, where Hollywood’s biggest stars will assemble to celebrate this awards cycle’s best films and performances one last time.
