Oscars 2025: Full List of Nominations Revealed
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Oscars 2025: Full List of Nominations Revealed


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After two understandable delays, the nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards have finally been announced by hosts Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. The list features a mix of celebrated indie films, blockbuster hits, and surprising inclusions, sparking discussions about snubs, well-earned nominations, and audience favorites.

Among the heavyweights this year are Anora, Conclave, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez, as well as crowd-pleasers like Inside Out 2, Dune: Part Two, The Wild Robot, and Wicked.

Best Picture nominees are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked. Best Director looks to be a two-horse race between Brady Corbet for The Brutalist and Sean Baker for Anora, while also represented are Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), James Mangold(A Complete Unknown), and Coralie Fargeat (The Substance).

In the acting categories, there were a few surprises, particularly as it came to The Apprentice. For Best Actor, we have Adrian Brody for The Brutalist, Timothee Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, and Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice. Meanwhile, for Best Actress in a Leading Role, there were deserved shouts for Demi Moore (The Substance), Mikey Madison (Anora), Karla Sofia Gascón(Emilia Pérez), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here).

In Best Supporting Actor, there were nods for Yura Barisov for Anora, Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain, Edward Nortonfor A Complete Unknown, Guy Pearce for The Brutalist, and Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice, while in Best Supporting Actress, the nominated five were Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown, Ariana Grande for Wicked, Felicity Jonesfor The Brutalist, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave and Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez.

The Academy’s voters — which is made up of an exclusive group including actors, directors, and other major Hollywood figures — have until February 17 to vote. The 97th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeleson the night of Sunday, March 2 at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, and will be hosted by Conan O'Brien who is sure to keep things exciting and irreverent. The full list of nominees is as follows:

Meet the 97th Academy Award Nominees

Best Picture

  • Anora
  • The Brutalist
  • A Complete Unknown
  • Conclave
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Emilia Pérez
  • I'm Still Here
  • Nickel Boys
  • The Substance
  • Wicked

Best Actress

  • Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
  • Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Pérez)
  • Mikey Madison (Anora)
  • Demi Moore (The Substance)
  • Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)

Best Actor

  • Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
  • Timothee Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
  • Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
  • Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
  • Sebastian Stan (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 Supporting Actor

  • Yura Borisov (Anora)
  • Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
  • Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
  • Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
  • Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Best Director

  • Sean Baker (Anora)
  • Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
  • James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
  • Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
  • Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

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 Cinematography

  • The Brutalist
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Emilia Pérez
  • Maria
  • Nosferatu

Best Original Score

  • The Brutalist
  • Conclave
  • Emilia Pérez
  • Wicked
  • The Wild Robot

Best Original Song

  • Emilia Pérez
  • The Six Triple Eight
  • Sing Sing
  • Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Editing

  • Anora
  • The Brutalist
  • Conclave
  • Emilia Pérez
  • Wicked

Best Production Design

  • The Brutalist
  • Conclave
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Nosferatu
  • Wicked

Best Costume Design

  • A Complete Unknown
  • Conclave
  • Gladiator II
  • 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 International Feature

  • I'm Still Here
  • The Girl With the Needle
  • Emilia Pérez
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
  • Flow

Best Animated Feature

  • Flow
  • Inside Out 2
  • Memoir of a Snail
  • The Wild Robot
  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

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