Gold-dusted chocolate Oscar statues are pictured during the Oscars Governors Ball press preview on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE
The Associated Press’ film writers have made their Oscars predictions in every category, ahead of the March 15 ceremony. Now it’s time to make your own picks, and see how they stack up.
See their predictions in all 24 categories and register your own votes below. We’ll be tracking their prognostications and yours against the winners on our Oscars live blog. Polls close just before the show starts at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Lindsey Bahr has been a film writer and critic for the AP since 2014
Jake Coyle has been a film writer and critic for the AP since 2013
Lindsey's Pick: 'One Battle After Another'Jake's Pick: 'One Battle After Another'
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• Rose Byrne, 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'
• Kate Hudson, 'Song Sung Blue'
Lindsey's Pick: Jessie Buckley, 'Hamnet'Jake's Pick: Jessie Buckley, 'Hamnet'
• Leonardo DiCaprio, 'One Battle After Another'
• Wagner Moura, 'The Secret Agent'
Lindsey's Pick: Michael B. Jordan, 'Sinners'Jake's Pick: Michael B. Jordan, 'Sinners'
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, 'Sentimental Value'
• Teyana Taylor, 'One Battle After Another'
Lindsey's Pick: Teyana Taylor, 'One Battle After Another'Jake's Pick: Teyana Taylor, 'One Battle After Another'
• Benicio Del Toro, 'One Battle after Another'
• Sean Penn, 'One Battle After Another'
Lindsey's Pick: Delroy Lindo, 'Sinners'Jake's Pick: Sean Penn, 'One Battle After Another'
• Paul Thomas Anderson, 'One Battle After Another'
Lindsey's Pick: Paul Thomas Anderson, 'One Battle After Another'Jake's Pick: Paul Thomas Anderson, 'One Battle After Another'
• 'Come See Me in the Good Light'
Lindsey's Pick: 'The Perfect Neighbor'Jake's Pick: 'The Perfect Neighbor'
• 'It Was Just an Accident' (France)
• 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' (Tunisia)
Lindsey's Pick: 'The Secret Agent' (Brazil)Jake's Pick: 'Sentimental Value' (Norway)
• 'Little Amélie or the Character of Rain'
Lindsey's Pick: 'KPop Demon Hunters'Jake's Pick: 'KPop Demon Hunters'
• 'It Was Just an Accident'
Lindsey's Pick: 'Sinners'Jake's Pick: 'One Battle After Another'
Lindsey's Pick: 'F1'Jake's Pick: Avatar: 'Fire and Ash'
Lindsey's Pick: 'One Battle After Another'Jake's Pick: 'Sinners'
• 'Dear Me' from 'Diane Warren: Relentless'
• 'Golden' from 'KPop Demon Hunters'
• 'I Lied To You' from 'Sinners'
• 'Sweet Dreams Of Joy' from 'Viva Verdi!'
• 'Train Dreams' from 'Train Dreams'
Lindsey's Pick: 'Golden' from 'KPop Demon Hunters'Jake's Pick: 'Golden' from 'KPop Demon Hunters'
• 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'
