Poll Position: LIVE! Oscars Chat and Updates

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Welcome, everybody, to the final Poll Position of the 2024-2025 Oscars season.

I’ll be updating this thread all night with all the Oscars awards and I hope you’ll follow along in the live chat for discussion of the night’s biggest surprises.

The Oscars ceremony will stream live beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and Hulu. Conan O’Brien is set to host and red carpet coverage kicks off on ABC News at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Thanks for following along this season and feel free to jump in the chat for the pre-game!

OSCAR TALLY

  • Anora: 5
  • The Brutalist: 3
  • Emilia Pérez: 2
  • Wicked: 2
  • Dune: Part Two: 2
  • I’m Still Here: 1
  • Conclave: 1
  • The Substance: 1
  • A Real Pain: 1
  • Flow: 1

(This tally does not include short film or documentary categories)

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

I PREDICTED: Kieran Culkin 

Best Animated Feature

WINNER: Flow

I PREDICTED: The Wild Robot

Best Animated Short Film

WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress

(No prediction made by Poll Position)

Best Costume Design

WINNER: Wicked (Paul Tazwell)

(No prediction made by Poll Position)

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Sean Baker (Anora)

I PREDICTED: Sean Baker 

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER: Conclave (adapted by Peter Straughan)

I PREDICTED: Conclave

Best Hair and Makeup

WINNER: The Substance

*I PREDICTED: The Substance

*I didn’t bother to make this prediction officially, but this one has been locked for a while

Best Editing

WINNER: Anora

(No Poll Position prediction)

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

I PREDICTED: Zoe Saldaña 

Best Production Design

WINNER: Wicked

(No Poll Position Prediction)

Best Original Song

WINNER: El Mal (Emilia Pérez)

(No Poll Position prediction)

Best Documentary Short Film

WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

(No Poll Position prediction)

Best Documentary Film

WINNER: No Other Land

(No Poll Position prediction)

Best Sound

WINNER: Dune: Part Two

(No Poll Position prediction)

Best Visual Effects

WINNER: Dune: Part Two

(No Poll Position prediction)

Best Live Action Short Film

WINNER: I’m Not a Robot

(No Poll Position prediction)

Best Cinematography

WINNER: Lol Crawley (The Brutalist)

I PREDICTED: Jarin Blaschke (Nosferatu)

Best International Film

WINNER: I’m Still Here

(No Poll Position Prediction)

Best Original Score

WINNER: The Brutalist

I PREDICTED: The Brutalist

Best Lead Actor

WINNER: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

I PREDICTED: Adrien Brody 

Best Director

WINNER: Sean Baker (Anora)

I PREDICTED: Sean Baker 

Best Lead Actress

WINNER: Mikey Madison (Anora)

I PREDICTED: Demi Moore (The Substance)

Best Picture

WINNER: Anora

I PREDICTED: Anora

Author: Jacob Holmes

Publisher at The Prattville Post, reporter at Alabama Political Reporter, husband to Madi, movie nerd