The 2025 Oscar nominations have been announced, with Jacques Audiard’s unique musical, Emilia Pérez, leading the pack with an impressive 11 nods.
Several other films secured multiple nominations, including The Brutalist and Wicked, both earning 10 nominations each, while Conclave and A Complete Unknown followed closely with eight nods each.
Other noteworthy contenders include Anora, Dune: Part Two, and The Substance.
However, there were some surprises. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain was surprisingly excluded from the Best Picture category, and notable actresses such as Angelina Jolie (Maria) and Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) missed out on nominations.
The announcement was presented by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott, with a brief introduction by Academy president Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer.
They acknowledged the devastating impact of the recent LA fires and promised the upcoming ceremony would honor first responders and celebrate the resilience of Los Angeles and the film industry.
Unlike last year’s ceremony, where Oppenheimer dominated as the clear favorite, this year’s race for Best Picture appears much closer.
The Academy Awards ceremony is set for Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2025 Oscars:
Best Picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Director
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
- James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
- Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Actress
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison – Anora
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Best Supporting Actor
- Yura Borisov – Anora
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
- Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Original Screenplay
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Real Pain
- September 5
- The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing
Best Animated Feature
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best International Film
- Emilia Pérez
- Flow
- I’m Still Here
- The Girl with the Needle
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Original Score
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best Original Song
- El Mal from Emilia Pérez
- Like A Bird from Sing Sing
- The Journey from The Six Triple Eight
- Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez
- Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Costume Design
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Gladiator II
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best Cinematography
- The Brutalist
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
Best Documentary Feature
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Best Editing
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
Best Production Design
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- A Different Man
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Sound
- A Complete Unknown
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best Visual Effects
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Dune: Part Two
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked
Best Short Documentary
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Best Short Film (Animation)
- Beautiful Men
- In The Shadow of the Cypres
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best Short Film (Live Action)
- A Lien
- Anuja
- I’m Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
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