It’s exciting for film enthusiasts as the 2025 Oscars nominations are now out. The Academy has revealed its picks, the most eagerly awaited list of the awards season, setting the stage for fierce competition for the coveted gold.
Much like at the Golden Globes, Emilia Pérez leads the nominations with an impressive 13 nods. Trailing closely are The Brutalist and Wicked, each securing 10 nominations. Whether you’re cheering for these favorites or hoping an underdog shines when the Oscars occur on March 2, the 2025 nominations promise an exhilarating lead-up to the grand event.
Explore your guide to the films and performances honored in the 2025 Oscars nominations.
Best Picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Leading Actress
- Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
- Karla Sofia Gascon in Emilia Perez
- Mikey Madison in Anora
- Demi Moore in The Substance
- Fernanda Torres in I’m Still Here
Supporting Actor
- Yura Borisov in Anora
- Keiran Culkin in A Real Pain
- Edward Norton in A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce in The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice
Supporting Actress
- Monica Barbaro in A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande in Wicked
- Felicity Jones in The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini in Conclave
- Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez
Animated Feature Film
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Cinematography
- The Brutalist — Lol Crawley
- Dune: Part Two — Greig Fraser
- Emilia Perez — Paul Guilhaume
- Maria — Ed Lachman
- Nosferatu — Jarin Blaschke
Costume design
- A Complete Unknown — Arianne Phillips
- Conclave — Lisy Christl
- Gladiator II — Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- Nosferatu — Linda Muir
- Wicked — Paul Tazewell
Documentary feature film
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Documentary short film
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Film editing
- Anora — Sean Baker
- The Brutalist — David Jancso
- Conclave — Nick Emerson
- Emilia Pérez — Juliette Welfling
- Wicked — Myron Kerstein
International feature film
- Brazil: I’m Still Here
- Denmark: The Girl with the Needle
- France: Emilia Pérez
- Germany: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Latvia: Flow
Makeup and hairstyling
- A Different Man — Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
- Emilia Pérez — Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
- Nosferatu — David White, Traci Loader, and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
- The Substance — Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
- Wicked — Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, and Sarah Nuth
Music (original score)
- The Brutalist — Daniel Blumberg
- Conclave — Volker Bertelmann
- Emilia Pérez — Clément Ducol and Camille
- Wicked — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
- The Wild Robot — Kris Bowers
Music (original song)
- El Mal from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
- The Journey from The Six Triple Eight: Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- Like A Bird from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
- Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
- Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
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
Short film (animated)
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candles
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Short film (live-action)
- A Lien
- Anuja
- I’m Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Sound
- A Complete Unknown — Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
- Dune: Part Two — 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
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 Two — Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
- Wicked — Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
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
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
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