Only 3 years away from being a century-long celebration of cinema, this year, Oscar 2025 marks the 97th year of honoring excellence in world cinema. This year, the 97th Academy Awards are being held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. This year’s Oscars will be honoring movies released in the year 2024.
The year 2024 was filled with some incredible films. From romantic movies to thriller movies, adventure movies to comedy movies, there was something for everyone. Wondering which films and artists made the cut for this year’s Oscars? Here’s a complete list of the 2025 Oscar nominees:
List of Oscars 2025 Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
- Adrien Brody for The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo for Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes for Conclave
- Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Yura Borisov for Anora
- Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain
- Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce for The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice
Actress in a Leading Role
- Cynthia Erivo for Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison for Anora
- Demi Moore for The Substance
- Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande for Wicked
- Felicity Jones for The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini for Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez
Animated Feature Film
- Flow by Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman
- Inside Out 2 by Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
- Memoir of a Snail by Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl by Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, and Richard Beek
- The Wild Robot by Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Animated Short Film
- Beautiful Men by Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
- In the Shadow of the Cypress by Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
- Magic Candies by Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
- Wander to Wonder by Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
- Yuck! by Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Cinematography
- Lol Crawley for The Brutalist
- Greig Fraser for Dune: Part Two
- Paul Guilhaume for Emilia Pérez
- Ed Lachman for Maria
- Jarin Blaschke for Nosferatu
Costume Design
- Arianne Phillips for A Complete Unknown
- Lisy Christl for Conclave
- Janty Yates and Dave Crossman for Gladiator II
- Linda Muir for Nosferatu
- Paul Tazewell for Wicked
Directing
- Sean Baker for Anora
- Brady Corbet for The Brutalist
- James Mangold for A Complete Unknown
- Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
- Coralie Fargeat for The Substance
Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries by Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari, and Hanna Aqvilin
- No Other Land by Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
- Porcelain War by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat by Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grellety
- Sugarcane by Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassi,e and Kellen Quinn
Documentary Short Film
- Death by Numbers by Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
- I Am Ready, Warden by Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
- Incident by Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
- Instruments of a Beating Heart by Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra by Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
Film Editing
- Sean Baker for Anora
- David Jancso for The Brutalist
- Nick Emerson for Conclave
- Juliette Welfling for Emilia Pérez
- Myron Kerstein for Wicked
International Feature Film
- I’m Still Here from Brazil
- The Girl with the Needle from Denmark
- Emilia Pérez from France
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig from Germany
- Flow from Latvia
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Mike Marino, David Presto, and Crystal Jurado for A Different Man
- Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini for Emilia Pérez
- David White, Traci Loader, and Suzanne Stokes-Munton for Nosferatu
- Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli for The Substance
- Frances Hannon, Laura Bloun, and Sarah Nuth for Wicked
Music(Original Score)
- Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist
- Volker Bertelmann for Conclave
- Clément Ducol and Camille for Emilia Pérez
- John Powell and Stephen Schwartz for Wicked
- Kris Bowers for The Wild Robot
Music(Original Song)
- El Mal from Emilia Pérez: Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
- The Journey from The Six Triple Eight: Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
- Like A Bird from Sing Sing: Music and Lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
- Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez: Music and Lyrics by Camille and Clément Ducol
- Never Too Late from Elton John: Music and Lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin
Best Picture
- Anora by Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, Producers
- The Brutalist by Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim, and Brady Corbet, Producers
- A Complete Unknown by Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman, Producers
- Conclave by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
- Dune: Part Two by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
- Emilia Pérez by Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers
- I’m Still Here by Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers
- Nickel Boys by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers
- The Substance by Coralie Fargeat and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Producers
- Wicked by Marc Platt, Producer
Production Design
- The Brutalist: Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
- Conclave: Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
- Dune: Part Two: Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- Nosferatu: Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
- Wicked: Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Live Action Short Film
- A Lien by Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
- Anuja by Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
- I’m Not a Robot by Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
- The Last Ranger by Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent by Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Sound
- Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey, and David Giammarco for A Complete Unknown
- Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill for Dune: Part Two
- Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz, and Niels Barletta for Emilia Pérez
- Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson, and John Marquis for Wicked
- Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo, and Leff Lefferts for The Wild Robot
Visual Effects
- Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan for Alien: Romulus
- Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs for Better Man
- Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer for Dune: Part Two
- Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould for Wicked
Writing(Adapted Screenplay)
- A Complete Unknown: Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
- Conclave: Screenplay by Peter Straughan
- Emilia Pérez: Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
- Nickel Boys: Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing: Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Writing(Original Screenplay)
- Anora: Written by Sean Baker
- The Brutalist: Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain: Written by Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5: Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
- The Substance: Written by Coralie Fargeat
With so many incredible movies and artists, it is difficult to choose a favorite. May the best one win!