Oscar nominations 2025: See the full list of Academy Award nominees

Oscar telecasts typically feature live performances from the artists nominated for best original song. At last year's ceremony, for example, Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell performed "What Was Made I Made For?" from "Barbie," then won the award.

But this year, the producers behind the Oscars are going in a different direction. "The Best Original Song category presentation will move away from live performances and will be focused on the songwriters," the academy said in a memo to members Wednesday.

"We will celebrate their artistry through personal reflections from the teams who bring these songs to life," the academy added, referring to the songwriters. "All of this, and more, will uncover the stories and inspiration behind this year’s nominees."

Coralie Fargeat, the French filmmaker nominated for directing the body-horror satire "The Substance," joins a short (but growing) list of women who have been recognized in the best director race at the Oscars.

The nine women previously nominated in the category are Justine Triet ("Anatomy of a Fall"), Jane Campion ("The Power of the Dog" and "The Piano"), Emerald Fennell ("Promising Young Woman"), Chloé Zhao ("Nomadland"), Greta Gerwig ("Lady Bird"), Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker"), Sofia Coppola ("Lost in Translation") and Lina Wertmüller ("Seven Beauties").

In the 97-year history of the Oscars, only three of those women have gone on to win the best director statuette: Bigelow, Zhao and Campion. (Campion won in 2021 for "The Power of the Dog" but lost in 1994 to Steven Spielberg.)

Jeremy Strong may be the eldest boy, but he'll need to share the best supporting actor category with his former "Succession" co-star Kieran Culkin.

Strong was recognized for his incarnation of the infamous New York City political fixer Roy Cohn in "The Apprentice," a portrait of President Donald Trump's rise to prominence. Culkin earned an expected nod for his role in "A Real Pain," a dramedy about mismatched cousins who explore their Jewish heritage in present-day Eastern Europe.

Both performances were well-reviewed, though Culkin appears to have momentum to win after triumphing in the equivalent category at the 82nd Golden Globes.

As nomination news spread online, many fans of the film "Challengers" expressed disappointment over its lack of nominations.

The Luca Guadagnino-directed romantic drama, set in the world of professional tennis, was a huge hit last spring. Fans were quick to make memes using clips from the film to showcase their confusion over the snub.

The score, from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, has also received high praise, winning a Golden Globe earlier this year. It is also up for a Grammy next month in the best score soundtrack for visual media category.

Oscar voters clearly adored the musical "Emilia Pérez," handing it a leading 13 nominations. It's an impressive haul, though one nomination short of the number it would have needed to tie with the all-time record of 14 held by "All About Eve," "Titanic" and "La La Land."

“Nickel Boys,” director RaMell Ross’ first narrative feature, is set at the fictional Nickel Academy, based on the notoriously cruel Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys near Tallahassee, Florida, which operated for 111 years before the Justice Department shut it down in 2011.

Ross and producer Joslyn Barnes adapted the film from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel, “The Nickel Boys.” 

The film received two nominations, including best picture.

Read the full story here.

"Flow," an animated film about a cat, received two nominations: best international feature and best animated feature.

Gints Zilbalodis, the film's director, recorded himself watching the early morning announcements on his bed while he chomped on an apple and patted his dog.

“Flow” — an 85-minute independent production with no dialogue — now goes up against blockbusters from major studios, including “Inside Out 2” (Disney) and “The Wild Robot” (Universal).

“Flow” was distributed in the U.S. by a relatively small company — Janus Films, which typically handles small art-house releases such as “Drive My Car” and “EO.” It took home a Golden Globe for best animated feature earlier this year.

Bob Dylan had nothing but praise for Timothée Chalamet, who was nominated in the leading actor category for his portrayal of the famed singer-songwriter in the film “A Complete Unknown” about Dylan’s life.

In December, Dylan took to X to share his excitement for the biopic, calling Chalamet a "brilliant actor."

The film received eight nominations total, including for best picture.

Read the full story here.

The ceremony will take place Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

It's no secret that Hollywood award shows (and a lot of live events in general) haven't been surefire ratings success in the age of cable cord-cutting, streaming and social media. But the inclusion of two bona fide commercial hits in the best picture race could be a draw for casual viewers.

"Dune: Part Two," a sci-fi spectacle with a sprawling cast of Hollywood up-and-comers, and "Wicked," a colorful adaptation of the popular Broadway production, both scored best picture nods. Cynthia Erivo was recognized for her performance as Elphaba in "Wicked," too.

Last year, "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" helped deliver a modest but notable ratings bump to the telecast. An estimated 19.5 million people tuned in to watch the show — the largest number in four years.

Here's a look at how many nods nominated films picked up.

"Emilia Peréz": 13

"The Brutalist": 10

"Wicked": 10

"A Complete Unknown": 8

"Conclave": 8

"Anora": 6

"Dune: Part Two": 5

"The Substance": 5

"Nosferatu": 4

"I’m Still Here": 3

"Sing Sing": 3

"The Wild Robot": 3

"The Apprentice": 2

"Flow": 2

"Nickel Boys": 2

"A Real Pain": 2

"Wicked," which takes place before, during and after “The Wizard of Oz,” became a huge box office hit after its November release.

The film, directed by Jon Chu, is a cinematic retelling of the acclaimed Broadway musical. Cynthia Erivo is nominated in the best actress category for her role as Elphaba, the eventual Wicked Witch of the West. Ariana Grande is nominated in the best supporting actress category for her role as Galinda/Glinda, who is later called “Glinda the Good."

Part 1 of the film also stars Jonathan Bailey as the love interest, Fiyero, and Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University headmaster Madame Morrible. The second part of the feature film adaptation will debut Nov. 21, 2025.

While the blockbuster received a handful of nominations at the Golden Globes as well, it took home just one statue in the cinematic and box office achievement category. Grande and Erivo continue to be lauded by fans and many in Hollywood, but will that buzz be enough to get them the Oscar statuettes? Time will tell.

(NBC News and Universal Pictures, the film's distributor, share Comcast as a parent company.)

"The Apprentice," a scathing portrait of Donald Trump’s rise to power in Manhattan real estate, landed two nominations this year. Sebastian Stan was recognized for his performance as Trump, and Jeremy Strong earned a nod for his portrayal of Roy Cohn, the notorious New York fixer who mentored the future president.

The film stoked immense controversy ahead of its limited release this fall. Trump's presidential campaign blasted it as "pure malicious defamation" and "garbage," and most big-league distributors refused to touch it.

But don't count on big #Resistance speeches during the ceremony. The response in Hollywood to Trump's election victory and inauguration has been far more muted this time around. The Golden Globes telecast earlier this month was light on political speechifying, as many analysts predicted.

However, some nominees might choose to highlight transgender and nonbinary rights. The talent behind "Emilia Perez," a musical about trans identity, could use their acceptance speeches as a vehicle to criticize the new administration's policy on sex and gender.

Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist," a sweeping epic about a brilliant Hungarian architect’s efforts to rebuild his life in the U.S., and "Wicked," the cinematic retelling of the famed Broadway musical, both garnered 10 nominations each.

Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez, a genre-busting song-and-dance spectacle about a Mexican drug cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, garnered a whopping 13 nominations.

The film scored nods in categories including actress in a supporting role, actress in a leading role, original score, director, international feature film and best picture.

Oscar voters recognized an eclectic mix of nominees this morning, but some of last year's most acclaimed movies were overlooked entirely. We didn't see any recognition for Luca Guadagnino's erotic dramedy "Challengers" or Mike Leigh's tragicomic character study "Hard Truths."

The top awards pundits had also penciled in at least one nod for the steamy drama "Babygirl," but Nicole Kidman was left out of the running for best actress. Similarly, Daniel Craig earned largely positive critical notices for his lead role in Guadagnino’s "Queer," but that movie was shut out, too.

Holiday season releases such as "The Brutalist," "A Complete Unknown" and "Nickel Boys" are still only available to see in brick-and-mortar cinemas. But some of the other films in the Oscar race are available to stream or rent at home.

"Challengers" is on Amazon Prime Video, "Conclave" is on Peacock, “Dune: Part Two” is on Max, "Emilia Pérez" is on Netflix, "Inside Out 2" is on Disney+, "A Real Pain" is on Hulu and "The Substance" is on Mubi.

"Anora" and "Wicked" are available to rent via services such as Apple TV, Google Play and Fandango at Home. "Anora" will eventually land on Hulu, which has a licensing deal with distributor Neon; "Wicked" will wind up on Peacock, the service owned by NBC News' parent company, NBCUniversal.

At least one nominated film, the feature-length documentary "No Other Land," still doesn't have an official theatrical distributor. "No Other Land" centers on the displacement of Palestinian people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

“Conclave,” considered one of the powerhouses heading into the Oscar nominations, came up short in one key category: best director.

Edward Berger, who had earlier received a coveted Directors Guild nomination, was left out.

The snub could well undermine “Conclave’s” chances of winning best picture. Only six movies have won the top prize without securing a best director nod. However, three of those have come since 2010: “Argo,” “Green Book” and “CODA.”

The biggest surprise of the day is that "I'm Still Here," a foreign-language film from Brazil, made it into the best picture race. The film didn't appear on most awards predictors' lists and rundowns. But it has been buoyed by strong reviews, including positive appraisals of the lead performance from Fernanda Torres, who was nominated for best actress.

Notably absent: "September 5," "Sing Sing" and "A Real Pain."

It’s been a big couple of days for filmmaker Robert Eggers.

Yesterday, his next period horror project, “Werewulf,” was announced for a Christmas Day release in 2026. Today, his hit Christmas Day 2024 period horror film “Nosferatu,” which has grossed more than $90 million domestically, scored four Oscar nominations — for costumes, makeup (no surprise there if you’ve seen Bill Skarsgard’s Count Orlok), production design and cinematography.

"Anora"

"The Brutalist"

"A Complete Unknown"

"Conclave"

"Dune: Part Two"

"Emilia Perez"

"I'm Still Here"

"Nickel Boys"

"The Substance"

"Wicked"

Cynthia Erivo, "Wicked"

Karla Sofía Gascón, "Emilia Pérez"

Mikey Madison, "Anora"

Demi Moore, "The Substance"

Fernanda Torres, "I’m Still Here"

Sean Baker, "Anora"

Brady Corbet, "The Brutalist

James Mangold, "A Complete Unknown"

Jacques Audiard, "Emilia Perez"

Coralie Fargeat, "The Substance"

Lol Crawley, "The Brutalist"

Greig Fraser, "Dune: Part Two"

Paul Guilhaume, "Emilia Pérez"

Ed Lachman, "Maria"

Jarin Blaschke, "Nosferatu"

Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist"

Timothée Chalamet, "A Complete Unknown"

Colman Domingo, "Sing Sing"

Ralph Fiennes, "Conclave"

Sebastian Stan, "The Apprentice"

Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan, "Alien: Romulus"

Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs, "Better Man"

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer, "Dune: Part Two"

Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke, "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes"

Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould, "Wicked"

Todd A Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco, "A Complete Unknown"

Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill, "Dune: Part Two"

Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta, "Emilia Pérez"

Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis, "Wicked"

Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts, "The Wild Robot"

"Anora"

"The Brutalist"

"Conclave"

"Emilia Perez"

"Wicked"

"Flow"

"Inside Out 2"

"Memoir of a Snail"

"Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"

"The Wild Robot"

"I'm Still Here" (Brazil)

"The Girl With The Needle" (Denmark)

"Emilia Perez" (France)

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" (Germany)

"Death by Numbers"

"I Am Ready, Warden"

"Incident"

"Instruments of a Beating Heart"

"The Only Girl in the Orchestra"

"Black Box Diaries"

"No Other Land"

"Porcelain War"

"Soundtrack To A Coup D'Etat"

"Sugarcane"

"El Mal" from "Emilia Perez"

"The Journey" from "The Six Triple Eight"

"Like a Bird" from "Sing Sing"

"Mi Camino" from "Emilia Perez"

"Never Too Late" from "Elton John: Never Too Late"

"Beautiful Men"

"In the Shadow of the Cypress"

"Magic Candies"

"Wander to Wonder"

"Yuck!"

Monica Barbaro, "A Complete Unknown"

Ariana Grande, "Wicked"

Felicity Jones, "The Brutalist"

Isabella Rossellini, "Conclave"

Zoe Saldana, "Emilia Perez"

Sean Baker for "Anora"

Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold for "The Brutalist"

Jesse Eisenberg for "A Real Pain"

Mortiz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David for "September 5"

Coralie Fargeat for "The Substance"

"A Complete Unknown"

"Conclave"

"Emilia Perez"

"Nickel Boys"

"Sing Sing"

"Alien"

"Anuja"

"I'm Not a Robot"

"The Last Ranger"

"The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent"

"A Complete Unknown"

"Conclave"

"Gladiator 2"

"Nosferatu"

"Wicked"

"A Different Man"

"Emilia Perez"

"Nosferatu"

"The Substance"

"Wicked"

Yura Borisov, "Anora"

Kieran Culkin, "A Real Pain"

Edward Norton, "A Complete Unknown"

Guy Pearce, "The Brutalist"

Jeremy Strong, "The Apprentice"

Yang and Sennott will announce the list of contenders shortly.

Due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the academy announced several scheduling changes, including the cancellation of a popular awards season event.

The annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon, which was scheduled for Feb. 10, will not be held this year. 

The Scientific and Technical Awards, initially scheduled for Feb. 18, “will be rescheduled to a later date yet to be determined.”

"The Substance," a gory and lurid body-horror satire of Hollywood beauty standards and aging, doesn't exactly conform to our traditional understanding of "Oscarbait."

Yet the movie could be a dark-horse best picture nominee this morning, thanks to strong word-of-mouth and an acclaimed lead performance from Demi Moore, who nabbed a surprise Golden Globe for her role and appears to be a shoe-in for best actress at the Oscars.

"The Substance" has followed an unlikely path to awards season. It's an international co-production between France, the United Kingdom and the U.S., and it was written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, a French director with only one previous feature credit to her name.

The film was distributed in U.S. theaters by Mubi, a small art-house label, and quickly ginned up enough cultural buzz to turn it into a sleeper hit. It has grossed nearly $80 million worldwide, a respectable haul for a wild horror yarn that leans heavily into gross-out theatrics.

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig," a political thriller from the Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, appears to be a lock for a nomination in the best international feature category. It's likely to compete against "Emilia Pérez" (Mexico's submission) and "I'm Still Here" (Brazil's submission).

"Sacred Fig" is set in Iran and features a cast of Iranian actors, but it was decidedly not Iran's entry in the international feature race. That's because Iran's theocratic regime has forcefully suppressed the project and persecuted Rasoulof, a vocal critic of the country's repressive government. (Germany, where Rasoulof found safe harbor, submitted the film to the academy.)

In late November, I published a profile of Rasoulof, who made "Sacred Fig" in complete secrecy and then fled Iran to avoid a prison sentence for "propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic of Iran," according to his lawyer. He told me that he refused to be turned into a martyr for creative expression.

Read the full story here.

Days before the Oscar race officially kicked off off, one of the expected front-runners sparked controversy when the film’s editor admitted using artificial intelligence to enhance Hungarian accents in “The Brutalist.”

Director Brady Corbet’s post-World War II epic, which stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, follows an architect who survives the war and escapes Europe to America to rebuild his life.

Controversy began stirring last weekend after editor Dávid Jancsó said in an interview with tech magazine Red Shark News that AI was used to enhance the lead actors’ Hungarian accents.

Four men are safe bets for best actor nominations: Adrien Brody as a Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor in "The Brutalist"; Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown"; Colman Domingo as a prisoner who expresses himself through stage acting in "Sing Sing"; and Ralph Fiennes as a Catholic cardinal digging into long-buried secrets in "Conclave."

The fifth slot could conceivably go to Daniel Craig ("Queer") or Hugh Grant ("Heretic"). But don't count out Sebastian Stan, who played the title roles in "A Different Man," a dark comedy about a struggling actor with a fascial disfigurement," and "The Apprentice," a scathing portrait of the early years of President Donald Trump.

In the best actress race, Demi Moore appears to have momentum for her performance as an aging star in "The Substance," a role that landed her a Golden Globe earlier this month. We'll also likely see recognition for Mikey Madison, who plays a Brooklyn sex worker in "Anora," and Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays a transgender Mexican cartel chief in "Emilia Pérez."

The other possible contenders include Pamela Anderson ("The Last Showgirl"), Cynthia Erivo ("Wicked"), Marianne Jean-Baptiste ("Hard Truths"), Angelina Jolie ("Maria"), Nicole Kidman ("Babygirl"), Fernanda Torres ("I'm Still Here"), Kate Winslet ("Lee") and Zendaya ("Challengers").

The race for best picture is unusually wide-open right now — at least compared to last year, when Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" established a clear and early advantage. But there are a few films that seem to have momentum, including:

— "Emilia Pérez," a genre-smashing musical about a Mexican cartel boss who undergoes gender-transition surgery and reinvents herself as an anti-violence humanitarian. French director Jacques Audiard's defiantly unorthodox project won a leading four awards at the 82nd Golden Globes, including best musical or comedy film.

— "The Brutalist," a sweeping epic from director Brady Corbet about a brilliant Hungarian architect's efforts to rebuild his life in the United States after surviving the horrors of the Holocaust. It won best drama film at the Globes, plus best director for Corbet (who co-wrote the screenplay with his partner, Mona Fastvold) and best drama film actor for Adrien Brody.

— "Conclave," a thriller about a Catholic cardinal (played by Ralph Fiennes) who uncovers secrets and lies behind the scenes of a papal conclave to elect the next pope. It picked up just one award from the Globes, best screenplay, but positive reviews and the pedigreed cast (which also includes Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow) could make it a hit with Oscar voters.

"Conclave" was distributed by Focus Features, a unit of NBC News' parent company, NBCUniversal.

In Hollywood, the show must always go on — even when some people think it may not be appropriate.

As wildfires devastated the Los Angeles area, some on social media began to speculate whether awards shows would be forced to postpone or cancel.

Among the people calling for a pause to the glitz and glam? Golden Globe winner Jean Smart and author Stephen King.

In an Instagram post Jan. 8, the day after the Palisades and Eaton fires first erupted, Smart encouraged networks to not air upcoming Hollywood awards shows and instead donate the revenue they would have made to victims of the fires and the firefighters.

The Oscar nominations voting period was extended because of the wildfires, with film academy members told to cast their ballots by Friday at 5 p.m. PT.

Actor-writer-comedians Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott are tasked with waking everyone in Hollywood up today.

The academy said Tuesday that the duo will be be announcing the nominations. The duo are already ready to go, per a post from the Academy on X.

"It's early, for us ... it's really early for us," Sennott jokes in the video, "but we are morning people, even though it's technically night, is how it feels right now."

The Oscar nominations announcement was delayed twice this month as wildfires ravaged Los Angeles.

The wildfires, fueled by exceptionally dry conditions and strong Santa Ana winds, have killed at least 26 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the L.A. area.

“We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement on Jan. 13. “The Academy has always been a unifying force within the film industry, and we are committed to standing together in the face of hardship.”

Nominees will be announced in the following categories (not in order):

• Actor in a Supporting Role 
• Actress in a Supporting Role 
• Animated Short Film 
• Costume Design 
• Live Action Short Film
• Makeup and Hairstyling 
• Music (Original Score) 
• Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• Writing (Original Screenplay)
• Actor in a Leading Role 

Rise and shine, Los Angeles.

The Oscar nominations announcement will off at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET.

Per usual, it will be split into two parts, with a handful of nominees getting announced at 5:31 a.m. PT/8:31 a.m. ET and the rest at 5:41 a.m. PT/8:41 a.m. ET.

Categories will be announced today at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via global livestream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms.

It will also be broadcast on ABC’s "Good Morning America" and streamed on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.