2025 Oscar nominations revealed
<p>The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced after being postponed twice due to the devastating wildfires in LA. </p>
<p>Aussie actor Guy Pearce has picked up a best supporting actor nomination for his role in The Brutalist. </p>
<p>A few other Aussies who were nominated include Adam Elliot, an Oscar-winning animator, who is up for best animated feature for <em>Memoir of a Snail,</em> and Greig Fraser for his cinematography in<em> Dune: Part Two</em>. </p>
<p>This year's early star is Spanish-language Netflix film<em> Emilia Pérez</em>, with 13 nominations, followed by <em>The Brutalist </em>and <em>Wicked</em> on 10 each.</p>
<p><em>Emilia Pérez </em>dominated the nominations picking up best picture, as well as best actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar.</p>
<p>The film also landed nominations for directing, original screenplay, two of its songs, and for supporting actress Zoe Saldaña.</p>
<p>The Broadway adaptation of <em>Wicked</em> picked up 10 nominations including best picture and acting nods for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.</p>
<p><em>The Brutalist </em>also scored 10 nominations including best picture, best director, and nominations for actor Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones. </p>
<p>The 97th Academy Awards will take place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, which will be around 10am AEDT on March 3. </p>
<h3><strong>Here is the full list of nominees</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Best Picture</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Anora</li>
<li>The Brutalist</li>
<li>A Complete Unknown</li>
<li>Conclave</li>
<li>Dune: Part Two</li>
<li>Emilia Pérez</li>
<li>I'm Still Here</li>
<li>Nickel Boys</li>
<li>The Substance</li>
<li>Wicked</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Director</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Anora — Sean Baker</li>
<li>The Brutalist — Brady Corbet</li>
<li>A Complete Unknown — James Mangold</li>
<li>Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard</li>
<li>The Substance — Coralie Fargeat</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Leading Actor</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Adrien Brody in The Brutalist</li>
<li>Timothee Chalamet in A Complete Unknown</li>
<li>Colman Domingo in Sing Sing</li>
<li>Ralph Fiennes in Conclave</li>
<li>Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Leading Actress</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cynthia Erivo in Wicked</li>
<li>Karla Sofia Gascon in Emilia Perez</li>
<li>Mikey Madison in Anora</li>
<li>Demi Moore in The Substance</li>
<li>Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><br /></span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Supporting Actor</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Yura Borisov in Anora</li>
<li>Keiran Culkin in A Real Pain</li>
<li>Edward Norton in A Complete Unknown</li>
<li>Guy Pearce in The Brutalist</li>
<li>Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Supporting Actress</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Monica Barbaro in A Complete Unknown</li>
<li>Ariana Grande in Wicked</li>
<li>Felicity Jones in The Brutalist</li>
<li>Isabella Rossellini in Conclave</li>
<li>Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Animated Feature Film</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Flow</li>
<li>Inside Out 2</li>
<li>Memoir of a Snail</li>
<li>Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl</li>
<li>The Wild Robot</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cinematography</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The Brutalist — Lol Crawley</li>
<li>Dune: Part Two — Greig Fraser</li>
<li>Emilia Perez — Paul Guilhaume</li>
<li>Maria — Ed Lachman</li>
<li>Nosferatu — Jarin Blaschke</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Costume design</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A Complete Unknown — Arianne Phillips</li>
<li>Conclave — Lisy Christl</li>
<li>Gladiator II — Janty Yates and Dave Crossman</li>
<li>Nosferatu — Linda Muir</li>
<li>Wicked — Paul Tazewell</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Documentary feature film</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Black Box Diaries</li>
<li>No Other Land</li>
<li>Porcelain War</li>
<li>Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat</li>
<li>Sugarcane</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Documentary short film</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Death by Numbers</li>
<li>I Am Ready, Warden</li>
<li>Incident</li>
<li>Instruments of a Beating Heart</li>
<li>The Only Girl in the Orchestra</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Film editing</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Anora — Sean Baker</li>
<li>The Brutalist — David Jancso</li>
<li>Conclave — Nick Emerson</li>
<li>Emilia Pérez — Juliette Welfling</li>
<li>Wicked — Myron Kerstein</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>International feature film</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Brazil: I'm Still Here</li>
<li>Denmark: The Girl with the Needle</li>
<li>France: Emilia Pérez</li>
<li>Germany: The Seed of the Sacred Fig</li>
<li>Latvia: Flow</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Makeup and hairstyling</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A Different Man — Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado</li>
<li>Emilia Pérez — Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini</li>
<li>Nosferatu — David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton</li>
<li>The Substance — Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli</li>
<li>Wicked — Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Music (original score)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The Brutalist — Daniel Blumberg</li>
<li>Conclave — Volker Bertelmann</li>
<li>Emilia Pérez — Clément Ducol and Camille</li>
<li>Wicked — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz</li>
<li>The Wild Robot — Kris Bowers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Music (original song)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>El Mal from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard</li>
<li>The Journey from The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren</li>
<li>Like A Bird from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada</li>
<li>Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol</li>
<li>Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Production design</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The Brutalist — Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia</li>
<li>Conclave — Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter</li>
<li>Dune: Part Two — Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau</li>
<li>Nosferatu — Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová</li>
<li>Wicked — Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Short film (animated)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Beautiful Men</li>
<li>In the Shadow of the Cypress</li>
<li>Magic Candles</li>
<li>Wander to Wonder</li>
<li>Yuck!</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Short film (live action)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A Lien</li>
<li>Anuja</li>
<li>I'm Not a Robot</li>
<li>The Last Ranger</li>
<li>The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sound</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A Complete Unknown — Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco</li>
<li>Dune: Part Two — Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill</li>
<li>Emilia Pérez — Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta</li>
<li>Wicked — Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis</li>
<li>The Wild Robot — Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Visual effects</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Alien: Romulus — Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan</li>
<li>Better Man — Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs</li>
<li>Dune: Part Two — Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer</li>
<li>Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke</li>
<li>Wicked — Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Adapted screenplay</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A Complete Unknown — Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks</li>
<li>Conclave — Screenplay by Peter Straughan</li>
<li>Emilia Pérez — Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi</li>
<li>Nickel Boys — Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes</li>
<li>Sing Sing — Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Original screenplay</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Anora — Written by Sean Baker</li>
<li>The Brutalist — Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold</li>
<li>A Real Pain — Written by Jesse Eisenberg</li>
<li>September 5 — Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David</li>
<li>The Substance — Written by Coralie Fargeat</li>
</ul>
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