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From Ariana Grande To Sebastian Stan: Here Are All The 2025 Oscar Nominees

Nora Dominick

23 January 2025 at 9:26 am·3-min read

This morning, the 2025 Oscar nominees were announced. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott were on hand to announce this year's nominees, which celebrate the best in film from the past year.

So, here's the complete list of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards:

Best Picture

Person holding a bouquet of flowers in front of a train, wearing a light-colored suit, smiling at a train station — Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Lol Crawley / A24 / Everett Collection

Best Director

A couple happily embraces on a lively city street at night, with fireworks overhead. They are dressed in stylish evening wear, holding roses — Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Neon / Everett Collection

Best Animated Feature

A futuristic, round-eyed robot looks up in a landscape filled with swirling leaves and flowers, evoking a sense of wonder and exploration — Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
DreamWorks / Everett Collection

Best Actor

A musician on stage plays an electric guitar and wears a harmonica holder, dressed in a leather jacket and button-up shirt — Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Searchlight Pictures / Everett Collection

Best Actress

Woman in a dramatic pose staring intensely into a mirror, wearing a sophisticated outfit with statement earrings — Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here
Mubi / Everett Collection

Best Supporting Actor

Man in casual hoodie looking up thoughtfully outside, with modern building in background — Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Searchlight Pictures / Everett Collection

Best Supporting Actress

Person in a vintage-style room holds a witch hat, wearing a pink, ruffled dress. Scene suggests a whimsical setting, likely from a film or show — Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Universal / Everett Collection

Best Original Screenplay

Person with sparkly eye makeup and star earrings, against a bold pink and white background, likely related to entertainment or TVAndMovies content — Anora written by Sean Baker
The Brutalist written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain written by Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, co-written by Alex David
The Substance written by Coralie Fargeat
Mubi / Everett Collection

Best Adapted Screenplay

Person in clerical attire, wearing a red cap and robe, gazes solemnly. The setting suggests a historical or dramatic film or TV scene — A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Focus Features / Everett Collection

Best Original Score

Person in a plaid jacket, looking down with fireworks sparking around them — The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
A24 / Everett Collection

Best Original Song

Person in a suit on a city street at night, looking determined. Surrounding crowd and street lights create a tense atmosphere — "El Mal" from Emilia Pérez
"The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird" from Sing Sing
"Mi Camino" from Emilia Pérez
"Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late
Netflix / Everett Collection

Best Costume Design

Two actors in Victorian-era costumes stand in a snowy graveyard scene from a film set — A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
Focus Features / Everett Collection

Best Cinematography

Two people in desert attire sit closely together on sand dunes, surrounded by vast desert landscape — Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Pérez
Ed Lachman, Maria
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
Warner Bros / Everett Collection

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Two individuals sit across from each other in a dimly lit restaurant booth, engaged in conversation — A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
A24 / Everett Collection

Best Sound

Person playing guitar and harmonica in a recording studio, surrounded by microphones and soft lighting — A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Searchlight Pictures / Everett Collection

Best Production Design

Two clergy members in traditional attire converse while descending a grand staircase in an ornate architectural setting — The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
Focus Features / Everett Collection

Best Film Editing

A shirtless young man and a woman in a fitted blue dress sit on a bed covered with red sheets, in a relaxed, intimate setting — Sean Baker, Anora
David Jancso, The Brutalist
Nick Emerson, Conclave
Juliette Welfling, Emilia Pérez
Myron Kerstein, Wicked
Neon / Everett Collection

Best Visual Effects

Person in a space suit helmet looks upward, lit dramatically. The setting suggests a sci-fi or space-related scene — Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Disney / Everett Collection

Best International Feature Film

Woman in patterned blouse stands in a softly-lit room, looking seriously at the camera. Background features an out-of-focus dining area — I'm Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Sony Pictures Classics / Everett Collection

Best Documentary Feature Film

Two people stand facing each other in an open, rural landscape, engaged in conversation — Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat
Sugarcane
Dogwoof / Everett Collection

Best Documentary Short Film

A person with a shaved head is speaking on a phone, appearing emotional, possibly in a dramatic scene or intense conversation — Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
MTV Documentary Films / Everett Collection

Best Live Action Short Film

Person wearing headphones, looking thoughtful, indoors with large windows. Background suggests a quiet or introspective setting. — A Lien
Anuja
I'm Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
OAK Motion Pictures / Everett Collection

And finally, Best Animated Short Film

Illustrated person with long hair looking out a window at night, with a warm lamp on a nearby table, conveying a contemplative mood — Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Barfak Animation Studios / Everett Collection

What do you think of this year's nominees? Any snubs or surprises? Who are you rooting for? Tell us everything in the comments below!

The 2025 Oscars will be held on March 2 on ABC and Hulu. This year's ceremony will be hosted by Conan O'Brien.

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