Oscars 2025: Full List of Nominations Revealed

After two understandable delays, the nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards have finally been announced by hosts Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. The list features a mix of celebrated indie films, blockbuster hits, and surprising inclusions, sparking discussions about snubs, well-earned nominations, and audience favorites.

Among the heavyweights this year are Anora, Conclave, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez, as well as crowd-pleasers like Inside Out 2, Dune: Part Two, The Wild Robot, and Wicked.

Best Picture nominees are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked. Best Director looks to be a two-horse race between Brady Corbet for The Brutalist and Sean Baker for Anora, while also represented are Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), James Mangold(A Complete Unknown), and Coralie Fargeat (The Substance).

In the acting categories, there were a few surprises, particularly as it came to The Apprentice. For Best Actor, we have Adrian Brody for The Brutalist, Timothee Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, and Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice. Meanwhile, for Best Actress in a Leading Role, there were deserved shouts for Demi Moore (The Substance), Mikey Madison (Anora), Karla Sofia Gascón(Emilia Pérez), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here).

In Best Supporting Actor, there were nods for Yura Barisov for Anora, Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain, Edward Nortonfor A Complete Unknown, Guy Pearce for The Brutalist, and Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice, while in Best Supporting Actress, the nominated five were Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown, Ariana Grande for Wicked, Felicity Jonesfor The Brutalist, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave and Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez.

The Academy’s voters — which is made up of an exclusive group including actors, directors, and other major Hollywood figures — have until February 17 to vote. The 97th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeleson the night of Sunday, March 2 at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, and will be hosted by Conan O'Brien who is sure to keep things exciting and irreverent. The full list of nominees is as follows:

Meet the 97th Academy Award Nominees