97TH OSCARS NOMINATIONS 2025

97TH OSCARS NOMINATIONS 2025

The 97TH OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED today January 23rd, 2025

THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 2, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT,
ON ABC AND HULU

LOS ANGELES, CA – Actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the 97th Oscars® nominations today (January 23), live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, Disney+, Hulu, an international satellite feed and broadcast media. 

Sennott and Yang announced the nominees in two groups starting at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by the remaining categories at 5:41 a.m. PT. For a complete list of nominees, visit www.oscars.org.

Academy members from each of the 19 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film, International Feature Film and Live Action Short Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of members from all branches who opt in to participate. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees. Members submitted ballots from 93 countries. Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and Best Picture have film titles with nominees yet to be determined. Per the awards rules, to qualify as a producer nominee for a nominated picture, the producer must have been determined eligible for a Producers Guild of America award for the picture or have successfully appealed the Producers Guild of America’s refusal of such eligibility. The remaining designated Oscar nominees will be announced by early February.

Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 23 categories beginning Tuesday, February 11, through Tuesday, February 18.

The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 97TH AWARDS

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)

Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)

Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)

Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Features)

Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon)

Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain” (Searchlight)

Edward Norton in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)

Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)

Jeremy Strong in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Universal)

Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)

Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)

Fernanda Torres in “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Monica Barbaro in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)

Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Universal)

Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)

Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Features)

Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

Best animated feature film of the year

“Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films)-  Nominees to be determined

“Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney)  –  Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen

“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)  –  Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney

“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)  – Nominees to be determined

“The Wild Robot”(Universal)  – Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Best animated short film

“Beautiful Men” (Miyu Distribution) – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande

“In the Shadow of the Cypress” – Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi

“Magic Candies” (Toei Animation)  – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio

“Wander to Wonder” (Miyu Distribution)  – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper

“Yuck!” (Miyu Distribution)  –  Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Achievement in cinematography

“The Brutalist” (A24) – Lol Crawley

“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – Greig Fraser

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Paul Guilhaume

“Maria” (Netflix) – Ed Lachman

“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) – Jarin Blaschke

Achievement in costume design

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – Arianne Phillips

“Conclave” (Focus Features) – Lisy Christl

“Gladiator II” (Paramount) – Janty Yates and Dav

“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) – Linda Muir

“Wicked” (Universal) – Paul Tazewell

Achievement in directing

“Anora” (Neon) – Sean Baker

“The Brutalist” (A24) – Brady Corbet

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – James Mangold

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) –  Jacques Audiard

“The Substance” (MUBI) Coralie Fargeat

Best documentary feature film

“Black Box Diaries” (MTV Documentary Films) A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands Production  –  Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin

“No Other Land” An Antipode Films Production –  Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

“Porcelain War” (Picturehouse) A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production  – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen

“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber) An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production  – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

“Sugarcane” (National Geographic Documentary Films) A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production – Nominees to be determined

Best documentary short film

“Death by Numbers” – Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard

“I Am Ready, Warden” (MTV Documentary Films) – Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp

“Incident” (The New Yorker) – Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven

“Instruments of a Beating Heart” (The New York Times Op-Docs/Cineric Creative) – Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari

“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (Netflix) – Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

Achievement in film editing

“Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker

“The Brutalist” (A24) David Jancso

“Conclave” (Focus Features) Nick Emerson

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Juliette Welfling

“Wicked” (Universal) Myron Kerstein

Best international feature film of the year

“I’m Still Here” A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production  – Brazil

“The Girl with the Needle”  A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production – Denmark

“Emilia Pérez” A Pathé Production – France

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”  A Run Way Pictures Production – Germany

“Flow” A Dream Well Studio Production – Latvia

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

“A Different Man” (A24) – Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini

“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) –  David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes- Munton

“The Substance” (MUBI) –  Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli

“Wicked” (Universal)  – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“The Brutalist” (A24) Daniel Blumberg

“Conclave” (Focus Features) Volker Bertelmann

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Clément Ducol and Camille

“Wicked” (Universal) John Powell and Stephen Schwartz

“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Kris Bowers

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) –  Music by Clément Ducol and Camille / Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard

“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)  – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” (A24)  –  Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada

“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol

“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Disney+)  – Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin

Best motion picture of the year

“Anora” (Neon) A Cre Films Production – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers

“The Brutalist” (A24) An A24/Brookstreet Pictures/Kaplan Morrison Production – Nominees to be determined

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – A Veritas Entertainment Group/White Water/Range/Picture Company/Turnpike Films Production – Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers

“Conclave” (Focus Features) – A FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers

“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – A Legendary Pictures Production – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) A Netflix/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé/ France 2 Cinéma/Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello in association with Library Pictures International Production – Nominees to be determined

“I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics) A VideoFilmes/RT Features/Mact Production – Nominees to be determined

“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) A Plan B Entertainment/Anonymous  Content/Louverture Films Production – Nominees to be determined

“The Substance” (MUBI) A Match Factory/Working Title/Blacksmith/A Good Story Production – Nominees to be determined

“Wicked” (Universal) A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt Production – Marc Platt, Producer

Achievement in production design

“The Brutalist” (A24)

Production Design: Judy Becker

Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia

“Conclave” (Focus Features)

Production Design: Suzie Davies

Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter

“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)

Production Design: Patrice Vermette

Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

“Nosferatu” (Focus Features)

Production Design: Craig Lathrop

Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová

“Wicked” (Universal)

Production Design: Nathan Crowley

Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Best live action short film

“A Lien” – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz

“Anuja” – Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai

“I’m Not a Robot” (The New Yorker) – Victoria Warmerdam and Trent

“The Last Ranger” – Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw

“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” (Manifest) – Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek

Achievement in sound

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco

“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta

“Wicked” (Universal) – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John

“The Wild Robot” (Universal) – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts

Achievement in visual effects

“Alien: Romulus” (20th Century) – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan

“Better Man” (Paramount) – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs

“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century) – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke

“Wicked” (Universal) – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

Adapted screenplay

“Anora” (Neon) – Written by Sean Baker

“The Brutalist” (A24) – Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

“A Real Pain” (Searchlight) – Written by Jesse Eisenberg

“September 5” (Paramount) –  Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum Co-Written by Alex David

“The Substance” (MUBI) – Written by Coralie Fargeat

NOMINATIONS BY PICTURE

(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Films.)

"Alien: Romulus," A 20th Century Studios Production (20th Century)

(1 nomination)

Visual effects

"Anora," A Cre Films Production (Neon)

(6 nominations)

Yura Borisov – Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Mikey Madison – Performance by an actress in a leading role

Directing

Film editing

Best picture

Original screenplay

"The Apprentice," A Scythia Films/Profile Pictures/Tailored Films/Film Institute Production

(2 nominations)

(Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Sebastian Stan – Performance by an actor in a leading role

Jeremy Strong – Performance by an actor in a supporting role

"Better Man," A Paramount Pictures Production (Paramount)

(1 nomination)

Visual effects

"Black Box Diaries," A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands Production (MTV Documentary Films)

(1 nomination)

Documentary feature film

"The Brutalist," An A24/Brookstreet Pictures/Kaplan Morrison Production (A24)

(10 nominations)

Adrien Brody – Performance by an actor in a leading role

Guy Pearce – Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Felicity Jones – Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Cinematography

Directing

Film editing

Original score

Best picture

Production design

Original screenplay

"A Complete Unknown," A Veritas Entertainment Group/White Water/Range/Picture Company/Turnpike Films Production (Searchlight) Timothée Chalamet - Performance by an actor in a le

(8 nominations)

Timothée Chalamet – Performance by an actor in a leading role

Edward Norton – Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Monica Barbaro – Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Costume design

Directing

Best picture

Sound

Adapted screenplay

"Conclave," A FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production (Focus Features)

(8 nominations)

Ralph Fiennes – Performance by an actor in a leading role

Isabella Rossellini – Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Costume design

Film editing

Original score

Best picture

Production design

Adapted screenplay

"A Different Man," An A24/Killer Films/Grand Motel Production (A24)

(1 nomination)

Makeup and hairstyling

"Dune: Part Two," A Legendary Pictures Production (Warner Bros.)

(5 nominations)

Cinematography

Best picture

Production design

Sound

Visual effects

"Elton John: Never Too Late," A This Machine Filmworks/Rocket Entertainment Production (Disney+)

(1 nomination)

Original song – “Never Too Late”

"Emilia Pérez," A Netflix/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé/France 2 Cinéma/Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello in association with Library Pictures International Production (Netflix)

(13 nominations)

Karla Sofía Gascón – Performance by an actress in a leading role

Zoe Saldaña – Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Cinematography

Directing

Film editing

Best international feature film (France)

Makeup and hairstyling

Original score

Original song – “El Mal”

Original song – “Mi Camino”

Best picture

Sound

Adapted screenplay

"Flow," A Take Five/Sacrebleu Productions/Dream Well Studio Production (Sideshow/Janus Films)

(2 nominations)

Best animated feature film

Best international feature film (Latvia)

"The Girl with the Needle," A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production (MUBI)

(1 nomination)

Best international feature film (Denmark)

"Gladiator II," A Paramount Pictures Production (Paramount)

(1 nomination)

Costume design

"I'm Still Here," A VideoFilmes/RT Features/Mact Production (Sony Pictures Classics)

(3 nominations)

Fernanda Torres – Performance by an actress in a leading role

Best international feature film (Brazil)

Best picture

"Inside Out 2," A Pixar Animation Studios Production (Walt Disney)

(1 nomination)

Best animated feature film

"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," A 20th Century Studios Production (20th Century)

(1 nomination)

Visual effects

"Maria," A Netflix/The Apartment/Fabula/Komplizen/Fremantle Production (Netflix)

(1 nomination)

Cinematography

"Memoir of a Snail," A Snails Pace Films/Arenamedia Production (IFC Films)

(1 nomination)

Best animated feature film

"Nickel Boys," A Plan B Entertainment/Anonymous Content/Louverture Films Production (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)

(2 nominations)

Best picture

Adapted screenplay

"No Other Land," An Antipode Films Production

(1 nomination)

Documentary feature film

"Nosferatu," A Maiden Voyage Pictures/Studio 8/Birch Hill Road Entertainment Production (Focus Features)

(4 nominations)

Cinematography

Costume design

Makeup and hairstyling

Production design

"Porcelain War," A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production (Picturehouse)

(1 nomination)

Documentary feature film

"A Real Pain," A Topic Studios/Fruit Tree/Rego Park/Extreme Emotions Production (Searchlight)

(2 nominations)

Kieran Culkin – Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Original screenplay

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig," A Run Way Pictures Production (Neon)

(1 nomination)

Best international feature film (Germany)

"September 5," A Paramount Pictures Production (Paramount)

(1 nomination)

Original screenplay

"Sing Sing," A Black Bear/A24 Production (A24)

(3 nominations)

Colman Domingo – Performance by an actor in a leading role

Original song – “Like A Bird”

Adapted screenplay

"The Six Triple Eight," A Netflix/Tyler Perry Studios/Mandalay Pictures/Intuition/Her Excellency Production (Netflix)

(1 nomination)

Original song – “The Journey”

"Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat," An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production (Kino Lorber)

(1 nomination)

Documentary feature film

"The Substance," A Match Factory/Working Title/Blacksmith/A Good Story Production (MUBI)

(5 nominations)

Demi Moore – Performance by an actress in a leading role

Directing

Makeup and hairstyling

Best picture

Original screenplay

"Sugarcane," A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production (National Geographic Documentary Films)

(1 nomination)

Documentary feature film

"Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl," A Netflix/Aardman Production (Netflix)

(1 nomination)

Best animated feature film

"Wicked," A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt Production (Universal)

(10 nominations)

Cynthia Erivo – Performance by an actress in a leading role

Ariana Grande – Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Costume design

Film editing

Makeup and hairstyling

Original score

Best picture

Production design

Sound

Visual effects

"The Wild Robot," A DreamWorks Animation Production (Universal)

(3 nominations)

Best animated feature film

Original score

Sound

FEATURE FILMS WITH TWO OR MORE NOMINATIONS

(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Films.)

Picture  |  Distribution Company |  Nominations

“Emilia Pérez”  |  Netflix  |  13

“The Brutalist”  |  A24  |  10

“Wicked”  | Universal  | 10

“A Complete Unknown”  |  Searchlight  |  8

“Conclave”  |  Focus Features  |  8

“Anora”  |  Neon  |  6

“Dune: Part Two”  |  Warner Bros.  |  5

“The Substance”  |  MUBI  |  5

“Nosferatu”  |  Focus Features  |  4

“I’m Still Here”  |  Sony Pictures Classics  |  3

“Sing Sing”  |  A24  |  3

“The Wild Robot”  |  Universal  |  3

“The Apprentice”  |  Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit   |  2

“Flow”  |  Sideshow/Janus Films  |  2

“Nickel Boys”  |  Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios  |  2

“A Real Pain”  |  Searchlight  |  2

FEATURE FILM NOMINATIONS BY RELEASING COMPANY

(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Films.)

Releasing Company Nominations

Netflix 16

A24 14

Universal 13

Focus Features 12

Searchlight 10

Neon 7

MUBI 6

Warner Bros. 5

Paramount 3

Sony Pictures Classics 3

Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit 2

Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios 2

Sideshow/Janus Films 2

20th Century 2

Disney+ 1

IFC Films 1

Kino Lorber 1

MTV Documentary Films 1

National Geographic Documentary Films 1

Picturehouse 1

Walt Disney 1

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