Oscar nominations 2025: The full list of movies, actors and directors

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24 Jan 2025 • 12:43 PM MYT
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The Oscars 2025 nominations have been announced in Hollywood.

After being delayed for a week due to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, the nominations have revealed which movies, actors and directors are going to duke it out at this year’s awards ceremony, set to take place on 2 March.

The biggest contenders this year include Netflix’s divisive Emilia Pérez, Brady Corbet’s sweeping epic The Brutalist and pope drama Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes.

Meanwhile, actors were named ranged from Demi Moore (The Substance) and Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) to Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Ariana Grande (Wicked).

Find all the nominations below:

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

I’m Still Here

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Best Director

Sean Baker – Anora

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

James Mangold – A Complete Unknown

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia ErivoWicked

Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore - The Substance

Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

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Best Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien BrodyThe Brutalist

Timothée ChalametA Complete Unknown

Colman DomingoSing Sing

Ralph Fiennes Conclave

Sebastian StanThe Apprentice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown

Ariana GrandeWicked

Felicity Jones - The Brutalist

Zoe SaldañaEmilia Pérez

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora

Kieran CulkinA Real Pain

Edward NortonA Complete Unknown

Guy PearceThe Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

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Best International Feature Film

I’m Still Here

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Flow

Best Animated Feature Film

Flow

Memoir of a Snail

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Best Documentary Feature

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist

Dune: Part 2

Emilia Pérez

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Best Music (Original Score)

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Music (Original Song)

“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” – The Six Triple Eight

“Like a Bird” – Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez

“Never Too Late” – Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part 2

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

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Best Visual Effects

Dune: Part 2

Wicked

Best Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part 2

Nosferatu

Wicked

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Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent

Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

The Oscars will air in the US on ABC. In the UK, viewers will be able to follow the 96th Academy Awards live on ITV, from around 11pm, on Sunday 2 March.