2025 DGA-SAG-ASC-WGA-PGA Nomination Predictions
In what will be the busiest guild nominations week of the season, the next three days will give us Directors Guild, Screen Actors Guild, American Society of Cinematographers, Writers Guild and Producers Guild nominees in a flurry so fast our heads will be spinning come January 10, all right as Oscar nomination voting begins tomorrow, January 8 with those nominations coming January 17.
Here are my predictions (and spoilers) for DGA, SAG, ASC, WGA and PGA.
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA (DGA) – January 8
Theatrical Feature Film
- Sean Baker – Anora (NEON)
- Brady Corbet – The Brutalist (A24)
- Edward Berger – Conclave (Focus Features)
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros)
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Spoilers: James Mangold – A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures), RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM), Coralie Fargeat – The Substance (MUBI), Jon M. Chu – Wicked Part 1 (Universal Pictures)
Michael Apted Award for First-Time Theatrical Feature Film
- Zoë Kravitz – Blink Twice (Amazon MGM)
- Sean Wang – Dìdi (Focus Features)
- Annie Baker – Janet Planet (A24)
- RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM)
- Malcolm Washington – The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Spoilers: Rachel Morrison – The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM), Josh Margolin – Thelma (Magnolia Pictures)
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (SAG) – January 8
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Anora (NEON)
- Conclave (Focus Features)
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
- Wicked Part 1 (Universal Pictures)
- Sing Sing (A24)
Spoilers: A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures), Saturday Night (Sony Pictures), September 5 (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked Part 1 (Universal Pictures)
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
- Angelina Jolie – Maria (Netflix)
- Mikey Madison – Anora (NEON)
- Demi Moore – The Substance (MUBI)
Spoilers: Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths (Bleecker Street), Nicole Kidman – Babygirl (A24)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist (A24)
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing (A24)
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave (Focus Features)
- Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice (Briarcliff Entertainment)
Spoilers: Kingsley Ben-Adir – Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures), Daniel Craig – Queer (A24), Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures), Hugh Grant – Heretic (A24)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
- Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures)
- Margaret Qualley – The Substance (MUBI)
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave (Focus Features)
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Spoilers: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM), Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez (Netflix), Felicity Jones – The Brutalist (A24), Natasha Lyonne – His Three Daughters (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Yura Borisov – Anora (NEON)
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist (A24)
- Denzel Washington – Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)
Spoilers: Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing (A24), Stanley Tucci – Conclave (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
- Deadpool & Wolverine (Walt Disney/Marvel)
- Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros)
- The Fall Guy (Universal Pictures)
- Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)
- Twisters (Universal Pictures)
Spoilers: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony Pictures), Red One (Amazon MGM), Road House (Amazon MGM)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS (ASC) – January 9
Theatrical Feature Film
- The Brutalist (A24) – Lol Crawley
- Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros) – Greig Fraser
- Maria (Netflix) – Edward Lachman
- Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM/Orion) – Jomo Fray
- Nosferatu (Focus Features) – Jarin Blaschke
Spoilers: Challengers (Amazon MGM) – Sayombhu Mukdeeprom,, Conclave (Focus Features) – Stéphane Fontaine, Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – Paul Guillaume
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA) – January 9
Screenplays must have been written under a WGA collective bargaining agreement or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of one of the Writers Guild-affiliated groups around the world. Some productions use non-WGA writers or choose not to affiliate with the guilds. Below is a list of ineligible screenplays.
Adapted: Conclave, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Inside Out 2, The Outrun, The Room Next Door, Sing Sing, The Wild Robot.
Original: All We Imagine As Light, The Brutalist, A Different Man, Dìdi, Hard Truths, His Three Daughters, I Saw the TV Glow, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, September 5, The Substance.
Adapted Screenplay
- A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) – Jay Cocks, James Mangold (based on “Dylan Goes Electric!” by Elijah Wald
- Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros) – Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts (based on the series by Frank Herbert)
- Hit Man (Netflix) – Richard Linklater, Glen Powell (based on “Hit Man” by Skip Hollandsworth)
- Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM/Orion) – RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes (based on “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead)
- Wicked Part 1 — Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox (based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Winnie Holzman) (Universal Pictures)
Spoiler: The Piano Lesson (Netflix) – Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington (based on the play by August Wilson)
Original Screenplay
- Anora (NEON) – Sean Baker
- Civil War (A24) – Alex Garland
- Challengers (Amazon MGM) – Justin Kuritzkes
- A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures) – Jesse Eisenberg
- Saturday Night (Sony Pictures) – Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman
Spoilers: Babygirl (A24) – Halina Reijn, His Three Daughters (Netflix) – Azazel Jacobs
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA) – January 10
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Anora (NEON)
- The Brutalist (A24)
- A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
- Conclave (Focus Features)
- Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros)
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
- Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM)
- Sing Sing (A24)
- The Substance (MUBI)
- Wicked Part 1 (Universal Pictures)
Spoiler: A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Despicable Me 4 (Illumination/Universal Pictures)
- Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films)
- Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney/Pixar)
- Moana 2 (Walt Disney)
- The Wild Robot (Dreamworks/Universal Pictures)
Spoiler: Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
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