The nominations for the 2025 Oscars have been announced. The 97th Academy Awards, set to take place on March 2 hosted by Conan O’Brien, will honor the best in film from 2024. After winning big at the Golden Globes, The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez are expected to receive the most nominations at the Academy Awards, though Conclave, Anora, The Substance, A Real Pain, Wicked, A Complete Unknown, and Dune: Part Two are among the many movies that could also have strong showings in key categories.
Now, at 8:30 a.m. ET on January 23, the nominations for the 2025 Oscars were announced live by Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. Check out the full list of nominees or watch a video of the announcement below:
Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

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

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 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

International Feature Film

I’m Still Here, Brazil

The Girl with The Needle, Denmark

Emilia Pérez, France

The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany

Flow, Latvia

Animated Feature Film

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Cinematography

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Costume Design

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Music (Original Score)

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Music (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

Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Documentary Short Film

Death By Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Breaking Down The 2025 Oscar Nominations

Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist & Wicked Lead

In terms of total nominations, Emilia Pérez leads the way with 13 nominations, including Karla Sofía Gascón for Best Actress, making history as the first openly transgender actor ever nominated for an Academy Award. In second place, The Brutalist and Wicked tied with 10 nominations each. If total nominations are indicative of which film will win Best Picture, which they sometimes are, Netflix’s controversial crime musical is the clear frontrunner to take home the top prize, but The Brutalist should pose a serious threat.

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For Best Actor, Adrien Brody seems like the frontrunner to win his second Academy Award for The Brutalist, but Timothée Chalamet could provide some tough competition for his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) seems to be the favorite in the Supporting Actor race, though he will have to beat out his former Succession co-star Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice. Meanwhile, the Supporting Actress category seems to be shaping up as a showdown between Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) and Ariana Grande (Wicked).
Our Take On The 2025 Oscar Nominations

Was Anyone Snubbed?

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The polarizing Emilia Pérez receiving the most nominations is sure to be controversial, especially if it ends up winning Best Picture. However, The Brutalist – a monumental American epic – and Wicked – harkening back to the golden age of Hollywood musicals – receiving the second most nominations seems well deserved. However, one of the biggest snubs was, once again, director Denis Villeneuve for Dune: Part Two, who helmed a spectacular sci-fi spectacle that otherwise received five nominations, including Best Picture.
While there are plenty more snubs that could be mentioned, as almost everyone has their pet film they’d like to see nominated, the Academy has recognized some outstanding movies this year, including Anora, Nickel Boys, and a full-on body horror film in The Substance. Now, all that’s left to do is wait and see who takes home Oscar gold on March 2.

The 97th Academy Awards will air on March 2 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC.

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The Oscars, also known as The Academy Awards, is an annual awards show celebrating workers in the film industry for their artistic and technical abilities. The Oscars are often considered the most prestigious awards show in the industry and date back to 1929. The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10, 2024, and be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Dates

March 2, 2025