2025 Oscar nominations list
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The wait is over — nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced.
As expected, “Emilia Pérez” led the field with 13 nominations on Thursday morning, including for picture, lead actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña) and directing (Jacques Audiard). Gascón, who stars as the eponymous cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, made history as the first out trans woman nominated in an acting category.
The French-produced, Netflix-distributed crime musical also broke the record for most nominations earned by an international film, previously held by “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000) and “Roma” (2018) with 10 nominations each. In addition to “Emilia Pérez,” Brazil’s “I’m Still Here” was also nominated in both the international feature and picture categories.
“Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Nickel Boys,” “The Substance” and “Wicked” round out the nominees for best picture.
Columnist Glenn Whipp sounds off on the biggest snubs and surprises of the 2025 Oscar nominations, announced Thursday in Los Angeles.
“Wicked” actor Bowen Yang and “Bottoms” star Rachel Sennott were tapped to reveal the nominees for all 23 categories in a presentation that was streamed live from the academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The nominations for the 2025 Oscars were originally scheduled to be announced Jan. 17 but were postponed amid the multiple wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles. While the delay extended the voting period for the nominations, the 97th Oscars ceremony will still be held March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with a live telecast on ABC and Hulu. At the start of Thursday’s announcement, film academy President Janet Yang and Chief Executive Bill Kramer expressed sympathies for those affected by the fires and promised that this year’s awards will “honor the talented filmmakers nominated today, pay tribute to our brave first responders and celebrate the enduring spirit of Los Angeles and the film industry.”
Read the full list of nominees below:
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)
James Mangold and Jay Cocks, “A Complete Unknown”
Peter Straughan, “Conclave”
Jacques Audiard (in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi), “Emilia Pérez”
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, “Nickel Boys”
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield), “Sing Sing”
Writing (Original screenplay)
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, “The Brutalist”
Jesse Eisenberg, “A Real Pain”
Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum (co-written by Alex David), “September 5”
Coralie Fargeat, “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”
Music (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”
Music (original song)
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing”
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
“Never Too Late” from “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”
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