‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ awards submissions: Who’s in lead? Who’s in supporting?

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has revealed to Gold Derby its awards submissions strategy for the 2025 Oscars and other upcoming kudos. Directed by Tim Burton, this highly anticipated sequel to 1988’s “Beetlejuice” opened on Sept. 6, 2024, and was able to cross the $100 million mark in the U.S. within only three days. He truly is the ghost with the most!

The Warner Bros. movie takes place more than three decades after the first installment, with Michael Keaton‘s titular demon once again antagonizing the Deetz family, including Winona Ryder‘s Lydia and Catherine O’Hara‘s Delia. This time around, there are new characters in the form of Jenna Ortega‘s Astrid (the daughter of Lydia), Monica Bellucci‘s Delores LaFerve (the ex-wife of Beetlejuice), Justin Theroux‘s Rory (the boyfriend of Lydia), Arthur Conti‘s Jeremy Frazier (Astrid’s new love interest), and Willem Dafoe‘s Wolf Jackson (an Afterlife detective).

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Keaton and Ryder are being submitted in the lead categories, while the rest of the cast will compete in supporting. Note that at the Golden Globes, the film is a contender in the comedy/musical races for picture, actor, and actress.

Behind the scenes, Burton is listed as a producer (with Tommy Harper) as well as the director. The adapted screenplay is written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (story additionally by Seth Grahame-Smith), based on the original characters created by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson. Below-the-line artisans include Colleen Atwood for costumes, Jay Prychidny for film editing, and Danny Elfman for score.

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“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Oscar submissions:

BEST PICTURE
Tommy Harper
Tim Burton

BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Screenplay by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Seth Grahame-Smith
Based on characters created by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson

BEST ACTOR
Michael Keaton

BEST ACTRESS
Winona Ryder

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Justin Theroux
Arthur Conti
Willem Dafoe

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Catherine O’Hara
Monica Bellucci
Jenna Ortega

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Haris Zambarloukos

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Colleen Atwood

BEST FILM EDITING
Jay Prychidny

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Christine Blundell (Makeup & Hair Designer)
Lesa Warrener (Makeup & Hair Supervisor)
Neal Scanlan (Animatronic & Special Make-up Effects Supervisor)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mark Scruton (Production Designer)
David Morison (Set Decorator)

BEST SCORE
Danny Elfman

BEST SOUND
Stuart Wilson (Production Sound Mixer)
Jimmy Boyle (Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer)
Chris Burdon (Re-Recording Mixer)
Gilbert Lake (Re-Recording Mixer)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Angus Bickerton (Visual Effects Supervisor)
James Brennan-Craddock (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Neal Scanlan (Animatronic & Special Make-up Effects Supervisor)
Stefano Pepin (Special Effects Supervisor)

Other awards show submissions:

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST for SAG AWARDS
Michael Keaton
Winona Ryder
Catherine O’Hara
Justin Theroux
Monica Bellucci
Arthur Conti
Jenna Ortega
Willem Dafoe

BEST CASTING for BAFTA and CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Sophie Holland

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