Continuing my look at the movies of 2025, this week I’ll offer up my own nominations in the four Oscar acting categories as well as Best Director.

As a new twist, I’m going to set aside the actual Oscar nominees and offer up five new names in each category. In some cases, my true top five would include one or more of the people recognized by the Academy, and I’ll point those out as I go. But I wanted to shine a light on some less than usual suspects.

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