Early 2025 OSCAR Predictions!!!

It's time to share my very EARLY predictions for the 2025 Oscars! If you had to make an early Best Picture prediction, what film would you choose?
0:00 Intro
1:10 Kinds of Kindness
3:00 Blitz
4:32 Dune: Part 2
5:36 Sing Sing
7:36 Joker: Folie à Deux
10:06 Hard Truths
11:42 Nightbitch
13:42 Conclave
14:43 The Apprentice
16:15 The Nickel Boys
17:22 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
18:17 Bird
19:00 A Real Pain
19:33 Queer
20:31 The Room Next Door
21:22 Other Possible Contenders
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[@bookdmb]

7/10 last year- impressive

[@josephinedemarco8749]

Excellent job with your video. I think some other international films at this years Cannes that could be in contention for the so called “international slot” are Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope, Jia Zhang-ke’s Caught By the Tides, and Magnus Von Horn’s The Girl With the Needle

[@tonyg76]

Interesting. Good picks!

[@cloudpride]

Love your videos! Rooting for Joker Folie a Deux this year, excited for another Gaga press tour😂

[@RyanCasselman]

Thanks! I can't wait either!

[@shrikes7]

kinds of kindness is not getting in, every sign is off; why would you out it at #1 if its so unsure even in your opinion? makes no sense? over Dune 2? Sing Sing?

[@rogercalvomedina674]

No Challengers?!!! Not even in the top 20???

[@MrGoat-cd8lt]

Yeah? Challengers is not the type of film that will get nominated. There are at least 20 that are more likely

[@rogercalvomedina674]

@@MrGoat-cd8lt and EEAAO was? Enough with this argument... The Academy is evolving and embracing new genres and types of films. Challengers is incredible and it's a film people are passionate about. I don't see why it can't get nominated.

[@johnheidelraquel7237]

it's not even oscar worthy

[@RyanCasselman]

If voting were next week, Challengers would likely crack the 10. But I'm planning for the end of the year, so I'd rather push my chips on unknown films. I didn't rank Challengers high for the same reason I didn't rank Air incredibly high last year. Just keeping those spots open for the Fall films.

[@nickcopeland6915]

@@MrGoat-cd8lt If I could, I'd suggest an new Oscar: BestScreen Duo for the two actors with the best chemistry. They can be a couple (like Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic), siblings (like Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in Blues Brothers), a parent and their kid (like Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment), friends (like Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption) or even enemies (like Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in The Ten Commandments). If that was an actual award, I think Zendaya could get nominated with one of the guys.

[@CraigZadow-ct7re]

I just don’t have faith in an anthology at the Oscars. Don’t see Kinds of Kindness hitting

[@RyanCasselman]

You might be right. June release date too. That should have probably told me what I needed to know right there.

[@K7CG2004]

What about ‘The Wild Robot’? I think it could win animated feature and possibly get a few nominees including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. I mean, come on, it’s made by Chris Sanders who made Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon.

[@leannebrown02]

I really really want to see The Wild Robot in Best Picture, but the Academy hasn't nominated an animated film in Best Picture since Toy Story 3 almost 15 years ago. All 3 of the animated films to be nominated for Best Picture in the past have been Disney or Pixar films. Not to mention, last year both The Boy and the Heron and Spider-Verse couldn't get any nominations outside of Animated Feature. I'm not saying it's impossible for The Wild Robot to hit, but the odds are not in its favour. Hopefully, I'm wrong though.

[@hecklephalange8640]

I hope Nightbitch is a great movie just so Amy Adams can finally win the Oscar ❤

[@AstatineSulpherRadium]

I also want her to win

[@RyanCasselman]

I'm crossing my fingers hard for this one!

[@johnheidelraquel7237]

Joker 2 lets gooo

[@Scottalexandervanwell]

Okay but where's the best actress I said June Squibb for Thelma

[@rogermaves7862]

how come no Challengrs on your list??

[@michaelwalsh2659]

I understand Wicked kinda looking bad, but I don’t think that fully discounts it? Globe nom is likely, maybe PGA - directors previous film In the Heights was very well received Potential actress nom for Erivo, and craft noms Yes The Color Purple failed to land with the Oscars, but Wicked has way more clout than TCP and West Side Story still landed in 2021 so the academy certainly aren’t anti-musicals

[@dacrimsoncurse]

Stay tune for Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez

[@siobhanebert6965]

Bird is getting in. Period

[@RodneyDollar]

Why do you have the yogos film at number 1 be for real for a minute it’s not happening

[@osofilms1319]

I still can’t believe Widows was completely shut out that year. One of my favorite performances by Viola Davis

[@MrGMovieReviews]

Dogshit movie

[@RyanCasselman]

I know, huh! I actually re-watched it a few months ago. Holds up pretty well.

[@purekinema]

Horizon: An American Saga not on the list? I have it at number 1. The trailer sold me as well crafted Oscar bait, has a populist message, gets at the feels, big production with chances for lots of noms, could make a dent at the box office. I know it's been a while since Dances with Wolves but that did win Best Picture and sweep the Oscars with almost the same pitch. It'll probably be a little controversial and it isn't loaded with talent but it's one of the only contenders with actual footage and I think it's solidly in.

[@RyanCasselman]

Fair enough. I just get vibes that it's a general audience push and not made for awards. And then you have the logistics of having to nominate one part and having a consensus on what part is better. We'll see. I'm actually looking forward to seeing it though. Costner hasn't been in the directing saddle in a very long time and love that he's releasing in two parts in the same year. Cheers! 🙃

[@purekinema]

@@RyanCasselman The release date does suggest it's an audience push but if it turns out to be a crowdpleaser that should help it. And I'm definitely curious how the two part aspect will play out. I think they'll just award the second for both and Joker 2 might have more difficulty as a sequel. We should have a good sense after the Cannes debut.

[@yellowgal06]

I think you might be a little off this year. Not a lot of obvious big contenders that jump out to me.

[@LAMusing]

Even with so many films delayed this year due to the strikes, it still looks like it could be a decent year of good films! I don't understand so many people predicting The Apprentice. Who is the audience for this? People feel VERY strongly about Trump one way or the other. People who love Trump will be really angry if there anything negative about him in the film. People who loathe Trump will be angry unless it leans in to the negatives. And completely non-political people (like those that never vote) are already tired of hearing about him since it's a Presidential election year. Add to that Trump is currently on trial in a criminal case. That only leaves "film" focused apolitical people. Looking forward to Sing Sing - all the reviews are stellar. Really hoping Joker pulls it off - I'm hopeful based on the first film. Big fan of Barry Keoghan so I will see Bird, but not feeling like it will be a contender.

[@Wired4Life2]

*If I Nominated for Best Picture 2024 Today Without Giving an F:* (ordered alphabetically out of 30+ new releases seen) - _Cabrini_ _Challengers_ _Civil War_ _Dune: Part Two_ _Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire_ _Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire_ _Love Lies Bleeding_ _Miller’s Girl_ _Problemista_ _Sasquatch Sunset_

[@Bella24Forever]

No challengers? Challengers movie of the year

[@marrmart7690]

Cate winslet ...lee They release trailer of film The film piopic aboout lee miller... I think will make some thing in next seasion of film

[@RyanCasselman]

I was at TIFF when the film premiered. The buzz was very soft unfortunately. 😢

[@noecarranza]

No Megalopolis huh

[@RyanCasselman]

I got it at the bottom of page 2. Number 28 😅 I'm rooting for it though! I love the balls on Coppola to fund his own very expensive art film.

[@user-xx8er6xn1b]

Here’s my predictions for best animated feature film Inside out 2 Moana 2 Kung fu panda 4 Despicable me 4 Ryans world the movie titan universe adventure

[@teamrainbow7674]

Really Kung Fu Panda 4, Moana 2 and Despicable Me? And no Wild Robot

[@user-xx8er6xn1b]

@@teamrainbow7674 well these are predictions

[@singstreetcar5881]

If emma stone is nominated for best actress, how is she going to present best actress at next year's ceremony?

[@sumiths5071]

She may present best actor then.

[@filipealbertino1234]

Kinds of Kindness :)))

[@nitsugazemag]

No "Challengers"? A Trump movie? I don't know about your 10. The Mad Max predecessor didn't have great CGI, but serviceable for the crazy adrenaline inducing film.

[@theprime6439]

Queer is more likely to get in over Challengers for Guadagnino, more of an Oscar bait

[@nitsugazemag]

@@theprime6439 I don’t know. It could be possible that they’d push Queer for 2025 or Challengers getting in over Queer or vise versa with both having chances at possible acting nods 🤷‍♂️

[@theprime6439]

@@nitsugazemag yeah that’s true tbf either all I think both will deserve some credit when it comes to the awards

[@FrakkinToasterLuvva]

"A Trump movie" You make it sound like Trump directed it. It's an Ali Abbasi movie.

[@nitsugazemag]

@@FrakkinToasterLuvva I feel there are better/more deserving movies to mention over one about a polarizing figure during an election year of all times. The more attention we give him, the more he’s emboldened whether it’s good/bad publicity in his favor. Whether it’s good, that is yet to be determined, but to predict it in a top 10 this early is giving more credence to a movie about Trump. Just my opinion, I guess.