Oscar nominations have been announced so we here at CinemaBabel have compiled our top picks for 2025’s best in film performances both in front of and behind the camera. See how our picks stack up against the Academy’s and yours.
Best Actor
Jonathan Majors (Magazine Dreams)
2. Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
3. Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
4. Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
5. Brendan Fraser (Rental Family)
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
2. Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
3. Nina Ye (Left-Handed Girl)
4. Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
5. Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good)
Best Supporting Actor
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
2. Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
3. Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet)
4. Miles Caton (Sinners)
5. Cary Christopher (Weapons)
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan (Weapons)
2. Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
3. Oona Chaplin (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
4. Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
5. Ma Shih-yuan (Left-Handed Girl)
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
2. Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
3. Park Chan-wook (No Other Choice)
4. Jafar Panahi (It Was Just An Accident)
5. Hikari (Rental Family)
Best Original Screenplay
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
2. Jafar Panahi (It Was Just An Accident)
3. Zach Cregger (Weapons)
4. Hikari, Stephen Blahut (Rental Family)
5. Kleber Mendonça Filho (The Secret Agent)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Lee Ja-hye (No Other Choice)
2. Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
3. Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
4. JT Mollner (The Long Walk)
5. Will Tracy (Bugonia)
