Oscar nominations 2025 – the complete list
All the movies and actors in contention for trophies
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The Oscars 2025 nominations have been announced in Hollywood.
After being delayed for a week due to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, the nominations have revealed which movies, actors and directors are going to duke it out at this year’s awards ceremony, set to take place on 2 March.
The biggest contenders this year include Netflix’s divisive Emilia Pérez, Brady Corbet’s sweeping epic The Brutalist and pope drama Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes.
Meanwhile, actors were named ranged from Demi Moore (The Substance) and Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) to Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Ariana Grande (Wicked).
Find all the nominations below:
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
‘The Brutalist’
Best Director
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best 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
Demi Moore in ‘The Substance’ (Mubi)
Best 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
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Zoe Saldaña in ‘Emilia Pérez' (Netflix)
Best 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
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
‘Sing Sing’ star Colman Domingo has received his second Oscar nomination
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
‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ received an Oscar nomination ( Aardman)
Best Documentary Feature
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
’Nosferatu’ received three Oscar nominations in the technical categories (© 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. )
Best Music (Original Score)
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Music (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 Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
‘Wicked’ received 10 Oscar nominations (© Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.)
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part 2
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part 2
Nosferatu
Wicked
‘Conclave’ has received eight Oscar nominations (Philippe Antonello/Focus Features)
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 Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Live Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent
Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Oscars will air in the US on ABC. In the UK, viewers will be able to follow the 96th Academy Awards live on ITV, from around 11pm, on Sunday 2 March.