Who is favored to win Best Film Editing at the 2025 Oscars? Current odds list Conclave as the betting favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at -200.
The Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It will get started at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and hosted by Conan O'Brien.
Here's everything you need to know about the Best Film Editing race at the 2025 Academy Awards.
Best Film Editing Odds
| Nominee | Odds | Implied Prob. |
|---|---|---|
| Conclave | -200 | 66.67% |
| Anora | +200 | 33.33% |
| The Brutalist | +800 | 11.11% |
| Wicked | +1400 | 6.67% |
| Emilia Perez | +3500 | 2.78% |
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Conclave is the betting favorite to win Best Film Editing at the 2025 Oscars at -200 odds.
Next up on the odds board is Anora at +200 odds to win Best Film Editing.
Other nominees include The Brutalist, Wicked, and Emilia Perez.
The Brutalist is +800, Wicked is +1400, and Emilia Perez is +3500 to win Best Film Editing at the 2025 Oscars.
Best Film Editing Predictions
Chris Raybon: This seems like another category where the voting could be influenced by where votes lie elsewhere. Sean Baker is nominated, but if he wins Best Director, as I predict, voters might want to honor a different film and editor in this category.
Anora failed to win here at the Critics Choice Awards, as did the favored Conclave, but the latter did win the BAFTA, which has correctly predicted four of the past five winners and 12 of the past 17.
Conclave is also at 67% of experts and 90% of editors at Gold Derby, and both of those have predicted six of the past seven winners.
It's not a sure thing, but there's still value on the favorite here.
Pick: Conclave
Collin Whitchurch: A year ago, the prolonged strike of the Writer’s Guild delayed the WGA Awards until after the Academy Awards. That made predicting the two screenplay categories tougher than any year prior.
This year, the same thing happened to the editing categories, as the Los Angeles wildfires delayed the ACE Eddie awards until March 14.
Further complicating matters is the fact that the film many saw as the deserving favorite in this category, Challengers, didn’t even receive a nomination. Challengers won this award at several precursor shows, including the CCA and the HCA Astras.
There’s one more unique twist here and it’s that Sean Baker, who is favored to win both Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for Anora, is nominated here as well. It’s not uncommon for a director to also write his film, but to edit – and be nominated for that work – is uncommon.
If Baker were to win this award, which will presumably be given out relatively early in the night, I think it would be safe to presume it’s going to be Anora’s night and potentially set up for a sweep of all the major awards for which it is nominated.
That would require Anora topping Conclave, which is a modest favorite, but has shown enough strength in the precursors to warrant a wager.
Bet: Conclave -150 at FanDuel
Predicted Winner: Conclave
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2025 Oscars FAQ
When are the 2025 Oscars?
The 2025 Oscars (97th Academy Awards) are scheduled for this Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Where are the 2025 Oscars held?
The 2025 Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Where to watch the 2025 Oscars?
The 2025 Oscars will be broadcast on ABC.
Who is hosting the 2025 Oscars?
The 2025 Oscars will be hosted by Conan O'Brien.
Who is nominated for Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars?
The films nominated for Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars are Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, Emilia Perez, Wicked, The Substance, The Nickel Boys, Dune: Part Two, and I'm Still Here.
Who is favored to win at the 2025 Oscars?
Anora is the favorite for Best Picture, Sean Baker (Anora) is the favorite for Best Director, Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) is favored to win Best Actor, Demi Moore (The Substance) is favored to win Best Actress, Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) is favored to win Best Supporting Actor, and Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez) is favored to win Best Supporting Actress.
Who won at the 2024 Oscars?
Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" was the big winner at the 2024 Oscars. The film won Best Picture and had the most nominations (13) and overall wins (7). It also won Best Director (Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Best Original Score, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. Emma Stone won Best Actress for her role in "Poor Things," while Da'Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "The Holdovers."
Is Wicked nominated for an Oscar?
"Wicked" is nominated for Best Picture and has +5000 odds to win. Additionally, Cynthia Erivo has been nominated for Best Actress and Ariana Grande has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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