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, James Mangold & Jay Cocks
- Conclave, Peter Straughan
- Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
- Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing, Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Anora, Sean Baker
- The Brutalist, Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5, Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum & Alex David
- The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
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 are 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.
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 compeтιтion 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 brother on Succession, 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?
The polarizing Emilia Pérez receiving the most nominations is sure to be controversial, especially if it ends up winning Best Picture, which could result in Green Book-level backlash. 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 certainly many more snubs that could be mentioned, as almost everyone has their pet film they’d like to see nominated in a specific category, 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.
Source: Oscars
