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