2025 Oscar Nominations
Oscar nominations are here! After much speculation and hopeful predicting, the time has come!
Emilia Pérez leads the nominations with 13, a record breaking number for a film not in the English language, and the epic The Brutalist and the sensation that is Wicked came out with 10 nominations each.
As always, the Academy branches have pulled off some interesting snubs:
No Sing Sing in Best Picture
No Challengers in Original Score
No Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing) for Best Supporting Actor
No Edward Berger (Conclave) for Best Directing
No Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) for Best Actress
No Denzel Washington (Gladiator II) for Best Supporting Actor
No Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) for Best Actress
No Angelina Jolie (Maria) for Best Actress
And some lovely surprises:
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) for Best Actress
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) for Best Actor
Brazil’s I’m Still Here for Best Picture
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) for Best Actress
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) for Best Director
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice) for Best Supporting Actor
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) for Best Supporting Actress
Latvia’s Flow for Best International Feature
And more! Take a look below for the full list of who made it in!
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I’m Still Here
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Directing
Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Documentary Feature
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Documentary Short Subject
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Animated Feature Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
International Feature Film
I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Live-action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Original Score
Daniel Blumberg - The Brutalist
Volker Bertelmann - Conclave
Clément Ducol and Camille - Emilia Pérez
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz - Wicked
Kris Bowers - The Wild Robot
Original Song
“El Mal” - Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” - The Six Triple Eight
“Like A Bird” - Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” - Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” - Elton John: Never Too Late
Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
