It is that time of year again as Hollywood holds its breath to see who will share fake smiles when they attend this year’sAcademy Awardsevent and do not win. The list of nominees for the 2025 ceremony was delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, with voting being extended to accommodate for the devastating events that were going on around the time the announcement was originally set to be made on January 17.
Now, the time has come to cast your eyes over the list of stars and movies that will be getting the attention at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, and decide which of them has robbed someone else of a place in the running.
Among the big names included across the categories areWickedstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who earned nods as Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively; Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong land Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations for their roles inThe Apprentice;Emilia Pérez, Anora,andThe Substanceall make it into the Best Picture Category to battle alongside Denis Villeneuve’sDune: Part TwoandWicked.
The Nominees for the 97th Academy Awards Are…
Best Picture
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody,The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet,A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo,Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes,Conclave
Sebastian Stan,The Apprentice
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo,Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón,Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison,Anora
Demi Moore,The Substance
Fernanda Torres,I’m Still Here
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker,Anora
Brady Corbet,The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat,The Substance
James Mangold,A Complete Unknown
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov,Anora
Kieran Culkin,A Real Pain
Edward Norton,A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce,The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong,The Apprentice
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro,A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande,Wicked
Felicity Jones,The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini,Conclave
Zoe Saldaña,Emilia Pérez
Costume Design
Gladiator II
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Music (Original Score)
The Wild Robot
Music (Original Song)
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
“Like A Bird” from Sing Sing
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
Live-Action Short Film
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
A Real Pain
September 5
Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
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
Animated Feature Film
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Production Design
Film Editing
Cinematography
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
