Oscar Nominations 2025

The complete list of nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and televised live on ABC starting at 7 p.m. ET

“Emilia Pérez,” a musical exploration of trans identity, secured the most nominations at 13, with “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” each nominated for ten — “Wicked” for best picture, actress, supporting actress, and score, but not directing and screenplay. (More on Wicked and its connection to theater)

Another theater-related movie, “Sing Sing,” a feature film about an actual theater program in a penitentially, received three nominations — Colman Domingo for best actor, as well as adapted screenplay and original score. (More on Sing Sing and its connection to theater)

Watch the nominations announcement below by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott.

BEST PICTURE
Anora
The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

BEST DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady CorbetThe Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi MooreThe Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

BEST ACTOR
Adrien BrodyThe Brutalist
Timothée 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-Butera — 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 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 International Feature Film
I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow

Best Animated Feature Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best Documentary Feature Film 
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
Sugarcane

Best Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Original Song
“El Mal” — Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” — Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird” — Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” — Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” — Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Cinematography 

The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

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 Visual Effects 
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Wild Robot

Best Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Best Live Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Best Documentary Short Film 
Death By Numbers
I Am Ready Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Author: New York Theater

Jonathan Mandell is a 3rd generation NYC journalist, who sees shows, reads plays, writes reviews and sometimes talks with people.

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