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- Alien: Romulus [2024]
- Anora [2024]
- The Apprentice [2024]
- Better Man
- Black Box Diaries [2024]
- The Brutalist [2024]
- A Complete Unknown [2024]
- Conclave [2024]
- A Different Man [2024]
- Dune: Part Two [2024]
- Elton John: Never Too Late [2024]
- Emilia Perez [2024]
- Flow [2024]
- The Girl with the Needle [2024]
- Gladiator II [2024]
- The Great Dictator [1940]
- I'm Still Here
- Inside Out 2 [2024]
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes [2024]
- Maria [2024]
- Memoir of a Snail [2024]
- Nickel Boys [2024]
- No Other Land [2024]
- Nosferatu [2024]
- Porcelain War [2024]
- A Real Pain [2024]
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig [2024]
- September 5 [2024]
- Sing Sing [2024]
- The Six Triple Eight [2024]
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat [2024]
- The Substance [2024]
- Sugarcane [2024]
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl [2024]
- Wicked [2024]
- The Wild Robot [2024]
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The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced today, January 23, 2025. Actor-writer-comedians Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott presented the nominations live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, which was broadcast live online and on ABC. The nominations were delayed due to the impact of the fires in Southern California.
The Oscars, as they are commonly known, are given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The organization is comprised of more than 10,500 people worldwide recognized as accomplished in the industry through their work and/or leadership. Members from each of the nineteen branches vote for the nominees in their category of expertise (actors vote for actors, directors for directors, etc.). All members are eligible to vote for Best Picture, Animated Feature Film, International Feature Film, and Live Action Short Film nominees. That voting begins February 11 and goes through February 18, 2025.
The Netflix drama Emilia Pérez leads the pack with thirteen nominations, including Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, Direction, and more. Ten movies were nominated for Best Picture, with six of those having appeared in the Box Office Top Ten Reports. Two of the five movies nominated for Best Animated Feature Film achieved that status. That means that eleven of the fifteen movies nominated for best picture have been seen by a relatively large number of American moviegoers.
How to Watch the Oscars Ceremony
The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be shown live on ABC and streamed live on Hulu.
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Academy Award Nominations - By Category
Some of these movies are playing in theaters, while some have already made it to home video. Being nominated usually causes some of them to make a return appearance, so head over to the Academy Award® Winners and Nominees page to see where and when they're playing!
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Anora (Neon)
A Cre Films Production
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers - The Brutalist (A24)
An A24/Brookstreet Pictures/Kaplan Morrison Production
Nominees to be determined - A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)
A Veritas Entertainment Group/White Water/Range/Picture Company/Turnpike Films Production
Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers - Conclave (Focus Features)
A FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers - Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.)
A Legendary Pictures Production
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers - Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
A Netflix/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé/France 2 Cinéma/Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
in association with Library Pictures International Production
Nominees to be determined - I'm Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics)
A VideoFilmes/RT Features/Mact Production
Nominees to be determined - Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
A Plan B Entertainment/Anonymous Content/Louverture Films Production
Nominees to be determined - The Substance (MUBI)
A Match Factory/Working Title/Blacksmith/A Good Story Production
Nominees to be determined - Wicked (Universal)
A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt Production
Marc Platt, Producer
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films) - Nominees to be determined
- Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney) - Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
- Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films) - Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix) - Nominees to be determined
- The Wild Robot (Universal) - Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (A24)
- Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)
- Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (A24)
- Ralph Fiennes in Conclave (Focus Features)
- Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Yura Borisov in Anora (Neon)
- Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain (Searchlight)
- Edward Norton in A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)
- Guy Pearce in The Brutalist (A24)
- Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Cynthia Erivo in Wicked (Universal)
- Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
- Mikey Madison in Anora (Neon)
- Demi Moore in The Substance (MUBI)
- Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics)
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Monica Barbaro in A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)
- Ariana Grande in Wicked (Universal)
- Felicity Jones in The Brutalist (A24)
- Isabella Rossellini in Conclave (Focus Features)
- Zoe Saldana in Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Achievement in Cinematography
- The Brutalist (A24) - Lol Crawley
- Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.) - Greig Fraser
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix) - Paul Guilhaume
- Maria (Netflix) - Ed Lachman
- Nosferatu (Focus Features) - Jarin Blaschke
Adapted Screenplay
- A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)
Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks - Conclave (Focus Features)
Screenplay by Peter Straughan - Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Screenplay by Jacques Audiard
In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi - Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes - Sing Sing (A24)
Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield
Original Screenplay
- Anora (Neon) - Written by Sean Baker
- The Brutalist (A24) - Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain (Searchlight) - Written by Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5 (Paramount) - Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum. Co-Written by Alex David
- The Substance (MUBI) - Written by Coralie Fargeat
Achievement in Directing
- Anora (Neon) - Sean Baker
- The Brutalist (A24) - Brady Corbet
- A Complete Unknown (Searchlight) - James Mangold
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix) - Jacques Audiard
- The Substance (MUBI) - Coralie Fargeat
Best Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries (MTV Documentary Films)
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War (Picturehouse)
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (Kino Lorber)
- Sugarcane (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Best Documentary Short Film
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden (MTV Documentary Films)
- Incident (The New Yorker)
- Instruments of a Beating Heart (The New York Times OpDocs/Cineric Creative)
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix)
Achievement in Film Editing
- Anora (Neon) - Sean Baker
- The Brutalist (A24) - David Jancso
- Conclave (Focus Features) - Nick Emerson
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix) - Juliette Welfling
- Wicked (Universal) - Myron Kerstein
Best International Feature Film
- I'm Still Here - Brazil
- The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
- Emilia Pérez - France
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
- Flow - Latvia
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- A Different Man (A24) - Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix) - Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
- Nosferatu (Focus Features) - David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
- The Substance (MUBI) - Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
- Wicked (Universal) - Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- The Brutalist (A24) - Daniel Blumberg
- Conclave (Focus Features) - Volker Bertelmann
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix) - Clément Ducol and Camille
- Wicked (Universal) - John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
- The Wild Robot (Universal) - Kris Bowers
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- "El Mal" from Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard - "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren - "Like A Bird" from Sing Sing (A24)
Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada - "Mi Camino" from Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol - "Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late (Disney+)
Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin
Achievement in Production Design
- The Brutalist (A24)
Production Design: Judy Becker
Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia - Conclave (Focus Features)
Production Design: Suzie Davies
Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter - Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.)
Production Design: Patrice Vermette
Set Decoration: Shane Vieau - Nosferatu (Focus Features)
Production Design: Craig Lathrop
Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová - Wicked (Universal)
Production Design: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Best Animated Short Film
- Beautiful Men (Miyu Distribution) - Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
- In the Shadow of the Cypress - Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
- Magic Candies (Toei Animation) - Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
- Wander to Wonder (Miyu Distribution) - Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
- Yuck! (Miyu Distribution) - Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Best Live Action Short Film
- A Lien - Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
- Anuja - Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
- I'm Not a Robot (The New Yorker) - Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
- The Last Ranger - Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Manifest) - Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Achievement in Sound
- A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)
Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco - Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.)
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill - Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz, and Niels Barletta - Wicked (Universal)
Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson, and John Marquis - The Wild Robot (Universal)
Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Achievement in Visual Effects
- Alien: Romulus (20th Century)
Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan - Better Man (Paramount)
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs - Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.)
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century)
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke - Wicked (Universal) Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould
Achievement in Costume Design
- A Complete Unknown (Searchlight) - Arianne Phillips
- Conclave (Focus Features) - Lisy Christl
- Gladiator II (Paramount) - Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- Nosferatu (Focus Features) - Linda Muir
- Wicked (Universal) - Paul Tazewell
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- Alien: Romulus [2024]
- Anora [2024]
- The Apprentice [2024]
- Better Man
- Black Box Diaries [2024]
- The Brutalist [2024]
- A Complete Unknown [2024]
- Conclave [2024]
- A Different Man [2024]
- Dune: Part Two [2024]
- Elton John: Never Too Late [2024]
- Emilia Perez [2024]
- Flow [2024]
- The Girl with the Needle [2024]
- Gladiator II [2024]
- The Great Dictator [1940]
- I'm Still Here
- Inside Out 2 [2024]
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes [2024]
- Maria [2024]
- Memoir of a Snail [2024]
- Nickel Boys [2024]
- No Other Land [2024]
- Nosferatu [2024]
- Porcelain War [2024]
- A Real Pain [2024]
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig [2024]
- September 5 [2024]
- Sing Sing [2024]
- The Six Triple Eight [2024]
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat [2024]
- The Substance [2024]
- Sugarcane [2024]
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl [2024]
- Wicked [2024]
- The Wild Robot [2024]
- Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Beverly Hills, CA

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