Oscars 2025: nominees announced

The nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards have been revealed. “Emilia Perez” received the most nominations at the 2025 awards with 13, one short of the record shared by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.” The films “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” each received 10 nominations and look set to be “Emilia Perez’s” most serious competitors. However, despite the large number of nominations, these films have other competitors – “Anora,” “Perfect Stranger” and “The Substance.”

These films have a lot of nominations.

The main Oscar nomination is for best picture. The 10 films nominated are Anora, The Brutalist, Perfect Stranger, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, I’m Still Here, The Nickelodeon Boys, Substance and Wicked: Tale of the Witch of the West.

Look below for detailed information on the major Oscar-nominated films and all of their nominations, as well as brief information about them.

The Oscars in 2025 are scheduled for the night of March 2 to 3, 2025 from 03:00 to 06:00 Moscow time.

The Oscars are scheduled to take place on the night of March 2 to 3, 2025 from 03:00 to 06:00 Moscow time.

Anora

Writer/director Sean Baker’s story centers on Anya Mikheeva (Mikey Madison), a Brighton Beach stripper who marries the son of a Russian oligarch (Mark Eidelstein).

Anya Mikheeva (Mikey Madison) is a stripper from Brighton Beach who marries the son of a Russian oligarch (Mark Eidelstein).

“Anora” received six Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director (Baker), Best Actress (Madison), Best Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov) and Best Original Screenplay (Baker) and Best Editing.

Anora received six Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Baker), Best Actress (Madison), Best Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov) and Best Editing.

Yura Borisov has become the first Russian actor to be nominated for an Oscar.

Yura Borisov has become the first Russian actor to be nominated for an Oscar.

The movie “Anora” can already be seen on Kinopoisk, Wink, Okko and IvI.

The movie “Anora” is already available on Kinopoisk, Wink, Okko and IvI.

Brutalist

“The Brutalist” is Brady Corbett’s epic drama about Laszlo Toth (Adrien Brody), a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States in the late 1940s. Laszlo, an architect, settles in Pennsylvania, where a wealthy client (Guy Pearce) changes his life.

His life is changed.

The Brutalist received 10 Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Corbett), Best Actor (Brody), Best Supporting Actor (Pierce), Best Supporting Actor (Pierce), Best Supporting Actress (Felicity Jones), Best Original Screenplay (Corbett and Mona Fastveld), Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Design.

Best Original Score

The Perfect Stranger

Timothée Chalamet played Bob Dylan in “Perfect Stranger.” Based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 novel “Dylan Goes Electric!”, the movie chronicles Dylan’s emergence as a folk singer in the 1960s, culminating in his polarizing decision to play electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

The movie is based on Dylan’s 2015 novel, “Dylan Goes Electric!

The Perfect Stranger received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Film, Best Director (James Mangold), Best Actor (Chalamet), Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Best Supporting Actor (Monica Barbaro), Best Adapted Screenplay (Mangold and Jay Cox), Best Sound, and Best Costume Design.

The film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (James Mangold), Best Actor (Chalamet), Best Actor (Edward Norton), Best Supporting Actress (Monica Barbaro), Best Adapted Screenplay (Mangold and Jay Cox), Best Sound, and Best Costume Design.

Conclave

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Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes), in charge of the conclave, struggles with a nefarious secret and intrigue that, if revealed, could change the Catholic Church forever.

Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes), in charge of the conclave, struggles with a nefarious secret and intrigue that, if revealed, could change the Catholic Church forever.

The Conclave received eight Academy Award nominations: Best Film, Best Actor (Fiennes), Best Supporting Actress (Isabella Rossellini), Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Straughan), Best Original Score, Best Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design.

The Conclave was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Fiennes), Best Supporting Actress (Isabella Rossellini), Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Straughan), Best Original Score, Best Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design.

Dune: Part Two

The second installment of Denis Villeneuve’s new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s famous novel. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is now living with the Fremen after the destruction of his home. To get revenge on the Harkonnen house, Paul will have to accept the fate he initially tried to deny.

Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is a man who has been living with the Fremen since the destruction of his home.

“Dune: Part Two” received five Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.

“Dune: Part Two” received five Academy Award nominations.

Emilia Perez

French director Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Perez” — the most nominated film at the Oscars in 2025. Lawyer Rita Mora Castro (Zoe Saldana) is tasked with helping a cartel leader (Carla Sofia Gascon) leave the underworld and undergo gender reassignment surgery.

Figure it out.

“Emilia Perez” received 13 Oscar nominations: Best Film, Best International Feature Film, Best Director (Audiard), Best Actress (Gascon), Best Supporting Actress (Saldaña), Best Adapted Screenplay (Audiard), Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song (twice).

Best Film

I’m Still Here

A surprise inclusion in the Best Picture category was Walter Salles’ biographical drama “I’m Still Here.” Golden Globe winner Fernanda Torres stars as Eunice Pavia, a Brazilian mother searching for the truth about the disappearance of her politician husband Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) during a military dictatorship.

An unexpected Best Picture nominee was Walter Salles.

“I’m Still Here” was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Film, Best International Feature Film and Best Actor.

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead’s novel, due out in 2019, served as the source material for Ramell Ross’s The Nickel Boys. The story centers on Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), two young African-American men sent to a reform school in 1960s Florida.

The story is about Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), two young African-American men sent to a reform school in 1960s Florida.

Despite constant bullying by those in authority, the boys forge a friendship in their quest to survive. The film received two Oscar nominations: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ross and Jocelyn Barnes).

The film received two Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ross and Jocelyn Barnes).

Substance

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Coralee Fargeat’s “Substance” is a body horror film that tackles sexism, ageism and society’s pressures on women. On her 50th birthday, veteran celebrity Elizabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is fired from an aerobics show. In an effort to look younger, Elizabeth takes a black-market drug called Substance, which transforms her into a younger, more beautiful version of herself (Margaret Qually).

So she’s forced to take a black-market drug called Substance, which transforms her into a younger, more beautiful version of herself (Margaret Qually).

The movie received five Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director (Fargate), Best Actress (Moore), Best Original Screenplay (Fargate), Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

The film received five Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director (Fargate), Best Actress (Moore), Best Original Screenplay (Fargate), and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Wicked: Tale of the Witch of the West

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“Wicked: Tale of the Witch of the West” — the first installment of the feature-length adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical. The movie follows the origins of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande), two young witches who meet at Shiz University. Their encounter with the Wizard of Oz sets them on different paths in life.

The movie is about the two young witches who meet the Wizard of Oz.

The film received 10 Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (Erivo), Best Supporting Actress (Grande), Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.

The film received 10 Oscar nominations.

Other Oscar nominations:

Best Animated Feature

• “The Current”
• “Puzzle 2”
• “Memoirs of a Snail”
• “Wallis and Gromit: The Wildest Revenge”
• “Wild Robot”

Best Short Film

• “Bail”
• “Anuja”
• “I am not a robot.”
• “The Last Ranger”
• “The Man Who Couldn’t Be Silent”

Best Documentary

• “The Black Box Diaries”
• “No Other Land”
• “Porcelain War”
• “Coup d’état soundtrack”
• “Sugar Cane”

Best Short Cartoon

• “Beautiful Men”
• “In the Shade of Cypress”
• “Magic Candy”
• “Journey to Miracle”
• “Ew!”