Next year’s Oscars could see some of the biggest names in music up for Best Supporting Actress.
The 97th Academy Awards will be held on March 2, 2025, and predictions are already afoot as to which Hollywood It-girl will take home the coveted award.
Interestingly, it could be a battle of pop divas, as Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande are said to be vying for the same spot.
According to ranking Variety Awards circuit predictions: All three have a chance of scoring a Best Supporting Actress nomination, meaning they’ll likely be campaigning ahead of awards season.
First up is Gomez, for her role as wife and mother Jessi Del Monte in the Netflix musical drama Emilia Perez.
Next year’s Oscars could see some of the biggest names in music in the Best Supporting Actress category: Selena Gomez pictured above
Poker Face hitmaker Lady Gaga, 38, previously won an Oscar for her 2023 hit Hold My Hand
The 32-year-old actor’s co-stars include Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Edgar Ramirez and Adriana Paz.
The film follows “an underrated lawyer (Saldaña) who works for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization,” according to a Netflix Press release.
“You have a musical that’s not a musical, an action movie that’s not an action movie, a drama that’s not a drama, a comedy that’s not a comedy. It’s such a great gift and I’m so proud to be a part of it,” Karla Sofia Gascon told the platform’s site.
Emilia Perez will premiere on Netflix on November 13 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Poker Face hitmaker Lady Gaga, 38, who previously won an Oscar for her 2023 hit Hold My Hand, could be in the running for the award for her role as Lee, a version of Harley Quinn, in Warner Brothers’ upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux.
He stars alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who will play the Joker, Zazzie Beetz, Harry Lawtey, Jacob Lofland and Brendan Gleeson.
Joker: Folie à Deux hits theaters on October 4.
And Ariana Grande is tipped to be up for the coveted nomination for her role as Glinda in Universal Pictures’ upcoming musical film Wicked.
The 31-year-old Dangerous Woman singer switched from her pop star singing style to a Broadway operatic style for this highly anticipated project.
In the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, she stars alongside her boyfriend Ethan Slater, Cynthia Erivio, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage.
The fantasy musical is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu and is a prequel to 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. It explores the Wicked Witch of the West’s (Erivo) close relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch (Grande), before Dorothy came along.
Ariana Grande is expected to be in the running for the coveted nomination for her role as Glinda in Universal Pictures’ upcoming musical film Wicked.
In the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, she stars alongside boyfriend Ethan Slater, Cynthia Erivio, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage; Cynthia and Ariana are seen in the trailer for the film.
Lady Gaga is set to star alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who will play Joker, Zazzie Beetz, Harry Lawtey, Jacob Lofland and Brendan Gleeson; Gaga seen with Joaquin in a trailer for the film
Emilia Perez will premiere on the Netflix library on November 13 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom; Selena seen in the Emilia Perez teaser
Wicked will be released in two parts: the first will hit theaters on November 22 and the second on November 21, 2025.
Other leading contenders for Best Supporting Actress nominations include Selena’s co-star Emilia Perez, Zoe Saldana, for her role as attorney Rita Moro Castro.
Other predictions include Tilda Swinton for The Room Next Door, Danielle Deadwyler for The Piano Lesson, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave and Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown.
Nominations will be voted on from January 8-12, 2025. The official nominations for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar will be announced on January 17, 2025, two months before the awards ceremony.