2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (December)
The American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie nominations (ACE) announced on December 11, with Costume Designers Guild nominations (CDG) on the 13th.
Set Decorators Society of America Awards nominations (SDSA) on January 3, 2025, and both American Society of Cinematographers nominations (ASC) and Art Directors Guild Awards nominations (ADG) nominations on January 9. BAFTA nominations come January 15.
Academy Awards nominations will be announced January 17, 2025 and the 97th Oscars will be held on March 2.
Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design and Production Design for December.
FILM EDITING
| 1. Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros) Joe Walker | ACE |
| 2. Emilia Pérez (Netflix) Juliette Welfling | ACE |
| 3. Conclave (Focus Features) Nick Emerson | ACE, CCA |
| 4. Anora (NEON) Sean Baker | ACE, CCA |
| 5. The Brutalist (A24) Dávid Jancsó | CCA |
| 6. Challengers (Amazon MGM) Marco Costa | ACE, CCA |
| 7. September 5 – Hansjörg Weißbrich (Paramount Pictures) | CCA |
| 8. Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures) Myron Kerstein | ACE |
| 9. Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM/Orion) Nicholas Monsour | |
| 10. Civil War (A24) Jake Roberts | ACE |
Next up (alphabetical):
| A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) Andrew Buckland | |
| Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) Sam Restivo, Claire Simpson | |
| Nosferatu (Focus Features) Louise Ford | |
| A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures) Robert Nassau | ACE |
| The Substance (MUBI) Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Feron | ACE |
Other contenders: Babygirl — Matthew Hannam (A24), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — Jay Prychidny (Warner Bros), Better Man — Martin Connor, Jeff Groth, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser (Paramount Pictures), The Bikeriders — Julie Monroe (Focus Features), Blitz — Peter Sciberras (Apple Original Films), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel (Warner Bros), Here — Jesse Goldsmith (Sony Pictures/Tri-Star), Joker: Folie à Deux — Jeff Groth (Warner Bros), Juror #2 — David S. Cox, Joel Cox (Warner Bros), The Piano Lesson — Leslie Jones (Netflix), Saturday Night — Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid (Sony Pictures), Sing Sing — Parker Laramie (A24), The Wild Robot — Mary Blee (Universal Pictures/Dreamworks Animation)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
| 1. The Brutalist (A24) Lol Crawley | CCA |
| 2. Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM/Orion) Jomo Fray | CCA |
| 3. Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros) Greig Fraser | CCA |
| 4. Maria (Netflix) Edward Lachman | |
| 5. Conclave (Focus Features) Stéphane Fontaine | CCA |
| 6. Nosferatu (Focus Features) Jarin Blaschke | CCA |
| 7. Emilia Pérez (Netflix) Paul Guillaume | |
| 8. Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures) Alice Brooks | CCA |
| 9. Challengers (Amazon MGM) Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | |
| 10. A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) Phedon Papamichael | Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) John Mathieson |
Next up (alphabetically):
| Anora (NEON) Drew Daniels | |
| Blitz (Apple Original Films) Yorick Le Saux | |
| The Girl with the Needle (MUBI) Michael Dymek | |
| Joker: Folie à Deux (Warner Bros) Lawrence Sher | |
| Saturday Night (Sony Pictures) Eric Steelberg |
Other contenders: Better Man — Erik Wilson (Paramount Pictures), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — Simon Duggan (Warner Bros), Here — Don Burgess (Sony Pictures/Tri-Star), Kinds of Kindness — Robbie Ryan (Searchlight Pictures), The Piano Lesson — Mike Gioulakis (Netflix), The Room Next Door — Edu Grau (Sony Pictures Classics), September 5 — Markus Förderer (Paramount Pictures), The Substance — Benjamin Kracun (MUBI)
COSTUME DESIGN
| 1. Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures) Paul Tazewell | CCA, CDG |
| 2. Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros) Jacqueline West | CCA, CDG |
| 3. Maria (Netflix) Massimo Cantini Parrini | CCA, CDG |
| 4. Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) Janty Yates | CCA, CDG |
| 5. Nosferatu (Focus Features) Linda Muir | CCA, CDG |
| 6. Conclave (Focus Features) Lisy Christi | CCA, CDG |
| 7. Blitz (Apple Original Films) Jacqueline Durran | |
| 8. The Brutalist (A24) Kate Forbes | |
| 9. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros) Colleen Atwood | CDG |
| 10. A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) Arianne Phillips |
Next up (alphabetically):
| The Count of Monte-Cristo (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Thierry Delettre | |
| Emilia Pérez (Netflix) Virginie Montel | CDG |
| Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros) Jenny Beavan | CDG |
| Queer (A24) J.W. Anderson | |
| Saturday Night (Sony Pictures) Danny Glicker | CDG |
Other contenders: Challengers — J.W. Anderson (Amazon MGM), Firebrand — Michael O’Connor (Roadside Attractions/Vertical Entertainment), Here — Johanna Johnston (Sony Pictures/Tri-Star), Joker: Folie à Deux — Arianne Phillips (Warner Bros), Lee — Michael O’Connor (Roadside Attractions), Megalopolis — Milena Canonero (Lionsgate), Nickel Boys — Brittany Loar (Amazon MGM/Orion), The Piano Lesson — Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (Netflix), The Room Next Door — Bina Daigeler (Sony Pictures Classics), The Substance — Emmanuelle Youchnovski (MUBI)
PRODUCTION DESIGN
| 1. The Brutalist (A24) Judy Becker |
| 2. Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros Patrice Vermette |
| 3. Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) Arthur Max |
| 4. Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures) Nathan Crowley |
| 5. Conclave (Focus Features) Suzie Davies |
| 6. Blitz (Apple Original Films) Adam Stockhausen |
| 7. Nosferatu (Focus Features) Craig Lathrop |
| 8. A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) François Audouy |
| 9. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros) Mark Scruton |
| 10. Maria (Netflix) Guy Hendrix Dyas |
Next up (alphabetically):
| Alien Romulus (20th Century Studios) Naaman Marshall |
| Emilia Pérez (Netflix) Emmanuelle Duplay |
| Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM/Orion) Nora Mendis |
| Queer (A24) Stefano Baisi |
| Saturday Night (Sony Pictures) Jess Gonchor |
Other contenders: Firebrand — Helen Scott (Roadside Attractions), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — Colin Gibson (Warner Bros), Here — Ashley Lamont (Sony Pictures/Tri-Star), Lee — Gemma Jackson (Roadside Attractions), Megalopolis — Beth Mickle, Bradley Rubin (Lionsgate), The Piano Lesson — David J. Bomba (Netflix), The Room Next Door — Inbal Weinberg (Sony Pictures Classics), September 5 — Julian R. Wagner (Paramount Pictures), The Substance — Stanislas Reydellet (MUBI)
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