2025 Oscars Best Actress Predictions – MASHAHER

ISLAM GAMAL9 July 2024Last Update :
2025 Oscars Best Actress Predictions – MASHAHER


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2025 Oscars Predictions:
Best Actress in a Leading Role

Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas 
Netflix

Weekly Commentary (Updated July 9, 2024): On paper, best actress looks to be the most competitive race ahead of awards season. Awards teams must strategize multiple campaigns during the awards circuit, as many films feature more than one lead helming their stories.

Among those is Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez” by Jacques Audiard, which won a combined best actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña were among the winning quartet. Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz are likely contenders for supporting roles, but seeing where Saldaña ends up competing will be interesting.

Another film from the streamer is Azazel Jacobs’ family drama “His Three Daughters,” featuring Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Coon and Elizabeth Olsen. The placement of the trio for awards consideration remains to be seen.

The leading ladies of “Wicked,” with previous Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, are also ones to watch as they portray Elphaba and Galinda. Broadway originators Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth competed as co-leads at the Tonys, and it will be intriguing if Universal follows the same approach. The last two co-leading nominees were Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon for “Thelma & Louise” (1991).

Other notable co-leads include Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton in Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” from Sony Pictures, with Moore likely in the lead and Swinton in a supporting role. The indie drama “Fancy Dance” features recent Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone and newcomer Isabel DeRoy-Olson. The British comedy “Wicked Little Letters” boasts hilarious performances from Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.

Director John Crowley, who helped Saoirse Ronan secure her first best actress bid for “Brooklyn” (2015), returns with “We Live in Time,” a romantic film led by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. Pugh, who received her first Oscar nomination for “Little Women” (2019), could be poised for awards success following the TIFF premiere of this A24-distributed film.

Speaking of Ronan, she has two high-profile projects in the running this year. “The Outrun,” which she produced through her company Arcade Pictures (she and her partner Jack Lowden stepped down in Feb. 2024), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to glowing reviews. Ronan plays Rona, a woman struggling with alcoholism who enters rehab after losing control of her life. While a formal release date and distributor have yet to be announced, it is expected soon. Ronan also has a prominent role in Steve McQueen’s upcoming World War II drama “Blitz,” which will open the BFI London Film Festival. There are rumors of a possible lead bid for Ronan’s role as Rita, a distraught mother searching for her missing son, but the film is said to be more of an ensemble piece. With four previous nominations but no wins, Ronan enters the race hoping for her first statuette. Is this finally her year?

Six-time nominee Amy Adams is also due for recognition. She’s leading Marielle Heller’s adaptation of “Nightbitch” from Searchlight, which is already receiving an honor via the TIFF Tribute Awards. She also has a role in Taika Waititi’s “Klara and the Son” from Sony, which could be released this year, further bolstering her chances.

Additionally, there are exciting performances from newcomers and established stars alike, including Zendaya (“Challengers”), Mikey Madison (“Anora”), Lady Gaga (“Joker: Folie à Deux”), and Angelina Jolie (“Maria”).

It’s only just beginning.

Read: All Primetime Emmy predictions in every category on Variety’s Awards Circuit.

The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2. The full rankings are below. All movie listings, titles, and distributors are not final and are subject to change.


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