The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has released the full list of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscar 2025. This is a pivotal moment for the films “Emilia Perez,” “The Brutalist,” and “Wicked.”
After Academy leaders realized the impact of the Los Angeles wildfires, Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the list of nominees for cinema’s most prestigious awards.
This marks the beginning of the competition that will take place over the next few weeks, culminating in March. The movie “Emilia Perez” leads the way with 13 nominations, while “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” earned 10 nominations each.
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Oscar 2025 Nominees
1. Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
2. Best Director
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corber – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Perez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
3. Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothee Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
4. Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofia Gascon – Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
5. Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
6. Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclava
Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
7. Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
8. Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
9. Best Animated Feature Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
10. Best International Feature Film
I’m Still Here – Brasil
The Girl with the Needle – Denmark
Emilia Perez – Prancis
The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Jerman
Flow – Latvia
11. Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to A Coup D’Etat
Sugarcane
12. Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Man
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
13. Best Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I AM Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
14. Best Live Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
15. Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
16. Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Maria
Nosferatu
17. Best Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
18. Best Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Wicked
19. Best Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
20. Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
21. Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
22. Best Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
23. Best Original Song
El Mal – Emilia Perez
The Journey – Six Triple Eight
Like a Bird – Sing Sing
Mi Camino – Emilia Perez
Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late
