A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A Complete Unknown, which still isn’t finished and hasn’t started screening for anyone as of this writing), the top tier contenders are feeling pretty solid.
With all actors in September 5 going supporting, I’ve swapped out John Magaro for Peter Sarsgaard, who I had a possible lead contender before the announcement, and Paramount itself appears to be prioritizing Sarsgaard over Magaro. Another film with an abundance of supporting actors that could fill out this entire category is Anora. Even though Mark Eydelshteyn’s Ivan is outrageous and hilarious, he largely disappears for the film’s midsection, making way for the equally funny Karren Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan but I think it’s Yura Borisov’s quiet and tender goon Igor that will connect with voters, especially since he features so heavily in the film’s second half and spends all of his screen time with major Best Actress contender Mikey Madison.
Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Supporting Actor for October.
Next up: Austin Butler – Dune Part II (Warner Bros), Harris Dickinson – Babygirl (A24), Mark Eydelshteyn – Anora (NEON), Mike Faist – Challengers (Amazon MGM), Ray Fisher – The Piano Lesson (Netflix), Fred Hechinger – Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures), Brian Tyree Henry – The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM), Cooper Hoffman – Saturday Night (Sony Pictures), John Magaro – September 5 (Paramount Pictures), Josh O’Connor – Challengers (Amazon MGM), Adam Pearson – A Different Man (A24), Drew Starkey – Queer (A24), Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice (Briarcliff Entertainment), John Turturro – The Room Next Door (Sony Pictures Classics), Brandon Wilson – Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM)
Other contenders: Jonathan Bailey – Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures), Antonio Banderas – Babygirl (A24), Willem Dafoe – Kinds of Kindness (Searchlight Pictures), Tom Hardy – The Bikeriders (Focus Features), Chris Hemsworth – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros), George MacKay – The End (NEON), Scoot McNairy – Nightbitch (Searchlight Pictures), Dylan O’Brien – Saturday Night (Sony Pictures), Jesse Plemons – Civil War (A24), Joseph Quinn – Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures), Paul Raci – Sing Sing (A24), Cory Michael Smith – Saturday Night (Sony Pictures)
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