Oscars 2025: the full list of nominees

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, scheduled for March 5, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, unveils some spectacular nominations, featuring films and talent from the year’s biggest cinematic successes.

Fierce competition

Among the favorites, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez made history with 13 nominations, a record for a French film. This critically acclaimed melodrama is a serious contender. Sean Baker’s Anora, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, is also in the running, with six nominations. As for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, it is building on the success of the Golden Globes to claim several awards.

Audiences will also be able to discover such captivating works as The Substance, the historical drama Un Parfait Inconnu, and Conclave, already acclaimed by audiences and critics alike.

An emblematic event

Hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, the evening will celebrate cinematic excellence despite recent challenges, such as the fires in Southern California that have left their mark on the industry. The Oscars remain an essential global stage for showcasing innovative work and exceptional talent.

Best Film

Anora
The Brutalist
Un Parfait Inconnu
Conclave
Dune, part 2
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Best director

Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – Un Parfait Inconnu
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – Un Parfait Inconnu
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – Un Parfait Inconnu
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro – Un Parfait Inconnu
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

Un Parfait Inconnu – James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Conclave – Peter Straughan
Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best original screenplay

Anora – Sean Baker
The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
AReal Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 – Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum, co-written by Alex David
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

Best International Film

I’m Still Here – Brazil
La Jeune Femme à l’aiguille – Denmark
Emilia Pérez – France
Les Graines du figuier sauvage – Iran
Flow – Latvia

Best animated film

Flow
Vice-versa 2 – Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoirs of a Snail – Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Wallace and Gromit: The Revenge Story
The Wild Robot – Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Best 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

Best Film Score

The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
Conclave – Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol et Camille
Wicked – John Powell et Stephen Schwartz
Le Robot Sauvage – Kris Bowers

Best costume design

Un Parfait Inconnu – Arianne Phillips
Conclave – Lisy Christl
Gladiator 2 – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu – Linda Muir
Wicked – Paul Tazewell

Best make-up and hairstyles

A Different Man – Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
Emila Pérez – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
Nosferatu – David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes Menton
The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
Wicked – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Best sets

The Brutalist – Judy Becker and Patricia Cuccia
Conclave – Suzie Davies and Cynthia Sleiter
Dune, part two – Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau
Nosferatu – Craig Lathrop and Beatrice Brentnerová
Wicked – Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales

Best editing

Anora – Sean Baker
The Brutalist – David Jancso
Conclave – Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez – Juliette Welfling
Wicked – Myron Kerstein

Best sound mixing

A Perfect Unknown – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
Dune, Part II – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
Emilia Pérez – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
Wicked – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
The Wild Robot – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts

Best visual effects

Alien: Romulus – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
Better Man – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
Dune, Part II – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
Wicked – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

Best photography

The Brutalist – Lol Crawley
Dune, part two – Greig Fraser
Emilia Pérez – Paul Guilhaume
Maria – Ed Lachman
Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke

Best Short Film

Alien : Romulus – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
Anuja – Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
I‘m Not A Robot – Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek

Best animated short

Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
In The Shadow of the Cypress – Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Magic Candies – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
Wanderto Wonder – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
Beurk ! – Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Best documentary film

Black Box – Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
No Other Land – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
Porcelain War – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short

Death by numbers – Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
Iam Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
Incident – Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
Instruments of a beating heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

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