2025 Oscar Nominations: Full List of Key Categories

The 97th Academy Awards are just around the corner, and the nominations have been revealed! This year celebrates a fantastic lineup of films and talents. Here’s a detailed look at the top categories:

Best Picture

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Pérez

• I’m Still Here

• Nickel Boys

• The Substance

• Wicked

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

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

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

Directing

• Sean Baker, Anora

• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

• James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez

• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Costume Design

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Gladiator II

• Nosferatu

• Wicked

Sound

• A Complete Unknown

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Pérez

• Wicked

• The Wild Robot

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Emilia Pérez

• Nickel Boys

• Sing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• A Real Pain

• September 5

• The Substance

Live-Action Short Film

• A Lien

• Anuja

• I’m Not a Robot

• The Last Ranger

• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Animated Short Film

• Beautiful Men

• In the Shadow of Cypress

• Magic Candies

• Wander to Wonder

• Yuck!

Music (Original Score)

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

• Emilia Pérez

• Wicked

• The Wild Robot

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

Documentary Feature Film

• Black Box Diaries

• No Other Land

• Porcelain War

• Soundtrack to a Coup d’État

• Sugarcane

Documentary Short Film

• Death by Numbers

• I Am Ready, Warden

• Incident

• Instruments of a Beating Heart

• The Only Girl in the Orchestra

International Feature Film

• I’m Still Here

• The Girl with the Needle

• Emilia Pérez

• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

• Flow

Animated Feature Film

• Flow

• Inside Out 2

• Memoir of a Snail

• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

• The Wild Robot

Makeup and Hairstyling

• A Different Man

• Emilia Pérez

• Nosferatu

• The Substance

• Wicked

Production Design

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

• Dune: Part Two

• Nosferatu

• Wicked

Film Editing

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

• Emilia Pérez

• Wicked

Cinematography

• The Brutalist

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Pérez

• Maria

• Nosferatu

Visual Effects

• Alien: Romulus

• Better Man

• Dune: Part Two

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• Wicked

Mark your calendars for March 2, 2025, to catch the Oscars live! Tune in to ABC or stream on Hulu to see who takes home the gold.