98th Oscars Projections: Outset Of The Fall Festivals Edition
A Look At The Best Picture Race For The 98th Academy Awards During The Outset Of The Fall Festivals
INTRODUCTION
Good day to you. My name is Luis A. Mendez. I’m a film critic based in Central Florida, and these are my current PERSONAL Oscars’ Best Picture Projections for the 2025 awards season.
If you want more detailed thoughts on my thinking on why I believe a certain film may be a contender, and why I have them ranked where I do, look out for my much more in-depth piece on the matter that might be over at Ordinary Times by the time this is published.
TIER 1: THE PREDICTED TEN
1. One Battle For Another
2. Sinners
3. Jay Kelly
4. Sentimental Value
5. Hamnet
6. Rental Family
7. Marty Supreme
8. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
9. Wicked: For Good
10. Avatar: Fire And Ash
TIER 2: THE “ON THE BUBBLE” CONTENDERS
11. Frankenstein
12. Bugonia
13. After The Hunt
14. It Was Just An Accident
15. The Secret Agent
16. The Smashing Machine
17. Ballad Of A Small Player
18. The Testament Of Ann Lee
19. No Other Choice
20. Train Dreams
TIER 3: THE LONG SHOTS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON…
21. F1 The Movie
22. A House Of Dynamite
23. Nouvelle Vague
24. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
25. Kiss Of The Spider Woman
26. Highest 2 Lowest
27. Is This Thing On?
28. Hedda
29. Sorry, Baby
30. Weapons
OFF THE BOARD SINCE THE PREVIOUS UPDATE
Black Bag; Die My Love; Ella McKay; Eleanor The Great; The Sound Of Falling; Sirat