Hosted by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott the 97th Oscar nominations have been introduced immediately, in Los Angeles, CA.
Cynthia Erivo made Oscar historical past on Thursday morning along with her nomination for Finest Actress in Depraved. She is now solely the second African American lady to earn a number of nominations on this class, becoming a member of Viola Davis on this uncommon accomplishment.
Erivo stars as Elphaba Thropp, the long-lasting Depraved Witch of the West, in director Jon M. Chu’s lavish adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. This marks Erivo’s second Finest Actress nomination, following her efficiency in Harriet (2019), which additionally earned her a nod for Finest Unique Music for “Stand Up,” cowritten with Joshuah Brian Campbell.
Depraved acquired 10 Oscar nominations this 12 months, together with a Finest Supporting Actress nod for Ariana Grande, who performs Glinda, additional solidifying the movie as a serious contender this awards season. Erivo’s co-nominees on the this 12 months’s Oscars are Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Nonetheless Right here).
Colman Domingo was nominated for Finest Actor in a Main Position for his efficiency in Sing Sing. RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes have been nominated for Finest Tailored Screenplay for Nickel Boys on the 2025 Academy Awards.
Lively members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 23 classes starting Tuesday, February 11, by Tuesday, February 18. The 97th Oscars might be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, on the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and might be televised dwell on ABC, streamed dwell on Hulu and airs dwell in additional than 200 territories worldwide.
Finest Image Race: A Various Lineup: For an entire listing of nominees, go to www.oscars.org.
The nominees for Finest Movement Image of the 12 months showcase a variety of genres, tales, and skills. Main the pack are:
“Anora” (Neon): Produced by Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, all receiving their first-ever Finest Image nomination.
“The Brutalist” (A24): With nominees but to be decided, this extremely anticipated movie provides intrigue to the race.
“A Full Unknown” (Searchlight): Produced by Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman. This marks the second Finest Image nomination for Berger (La La Land, 2016) and Mangold (Ford v Ferrari, 2019), whereas it’s Heineman’s first.
“Conclave” (Focus Options): Producers Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman are all first-time nominees.
“Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.): Producers Mary Mum or dad, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve obtain nominations, with Mum or dad incomes her third nod (“The Revenant,” 2015; “Dune,” 2021) and Villeneuve his second (“Dune,” 2021).
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix): Setting a report with 13 nominations, this French-language musical drama turns into the most-nominated non-English language movie in Oscar historical past.
“I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Footage Classics): One other non-English language standout with nominations to be decided.
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios): Nominees are but to be introduced.
“The Substance” (MUBI): Directed by Coralie Fargeat, this movie continues the development of ladies helming Finest Image nominees.
“Depraved” (Common): Marc Platt earns his fourth nomination, following “Bridge of Spies” (2015), “La La Land” (2016), and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (2020).
This 12 months marks the primary time since 1968 that two musicals (“Emilia Pérez” and “Depraved”) are competing for Finest Image.
File-Breaking Achievements
“Emilia Pérez” units new benchmarks for non-English language cinema, changing into the tenth movie to earn simultaneous nominations for Worldwide Characteristic Movie and Finest Image. Notably, “Parasite” (2019) stays the one movie to win each.
Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) turns into the primary particular person nominated for Directing and Unique Music in the identical 12 months.
Diane Warren earns her sixteenth nomination for Unique Music with “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight,” tying Paul Francis Webster and persevering with her eight-year streak of nominations.
Highlight on Appearing Classes
This 12 months’s appearing nominations have fun each recent faces and seasoned performers:
13 actors, together with Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov, and Zoe Saldaña, are first-time nominees.
Colman Domingo earns a nomination for the second consecutive 12 months, whereas Adrien Brody returns as a earlier appearing winner.
Three performances in non-English language movies are acknowledged: Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”) and Fernanda Torres (“I’m Nonetheless Right here”), persevering with the development of worldwide illustration in appearing classes.
Animation and Documentary Standouts
“Move,” an animated characteristic, joins “Waltz with Bashir” (2008) and “Flee” (2021) as the one animated movies nominated for Worldwide Characteristic Movie.
Chris Sanders ties the report for many nominations in Animated Characteristic Movie with 4, matching Pete Docter and Hayao Miyazaki.
Eric Nyari earns twin nominations within the documentary classes for “Black Field Diaries” and “Devices of a Beating Coronary heart,” a uncommon feat final achieved in 1994.
Notable Dates and Remaining Ideas
Key releases main as much as Oscar season embrace “Dune: Half Two” (February 29), “The Substance” (September 18), and “The Brutalist” (December 20). With its mix of first-time nominees, record-setting milestones, and a continued give attention to variety, the 2025 Oscars are shaping as much as be a landmark 12 months for cinema. The winners might be introduced in the course of the ceremony on March 30, 2025.
Keep tuned for extra protection as Hollywood’s largest evening approaches.
NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY — 97TH AWARDS
Efficiency by an actor in a number one function
Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Timothée Chalamet in “A Full Unknown” (Searchlight)
Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)
Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Options)
Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Leisure/Wealthy Spirit)
Efficiency by an actor in a supporting function
Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon)
Kieran Culkin in “A Actual Ache” (Searchlight)
Edward Norton in “A Full Unknown” (Searchlight)
Man Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Jeremy Robust in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Leisure/Wealthy Spirit)
Efficiency by an actress in a number one function
Cynthia Erivo in “Depraved” (Common)
Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)
Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)
Fernanda Torres in “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Footage Classics)
Efficiency by an actress in a supporting function
Monica Barbaro in “A Full Unknown” (Searchlight)
Ariana Grande in “Depraved” (Common)
Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Options)
Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Finest animated characteristic movie of the 12 months
“Move” (Sideshow/Janus Movies) – Nominees to be decided
“Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney) – Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Movies) – Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix) – Nominees to be decided
“The Wild Robotic” (Common) – Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Finest animated quick movie
“Stunning Males” (Miyu Distribution) – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
“Within the Shadow of the Cypress” – Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
“Magic Candies” (Toei Animation) – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
“Wander to Surprise” (Miyu Distribution) – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
“Yuck!” (Miyu Distribution) – Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Achievement in cinematography
“The Brutalist” (A24) – Lol Crawley
“Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) – Greig Fraser
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Paul Guilhaume
“Maria” (Netflix) – Ed Lachman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Options) – Jarin Blaschke
Achievement in costume design
“A Full Unknown” (Searchlight) – Arianne Phillips
“Conclave” (Focus Options) – Lisy Christl
“Gladiator II” (Paramount) – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Options) – Linda Muir
“Depraved” (Common) – Paul Tazewell
Achievement in directing
“Anora” (Neon) – Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) – Brady Corbet
“A Full Unknown” (Searchlight) – James Mangold
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Jacques Audiard
“The Substance” (MUBI) – Coralie Fargeat
Finest documentary characteristic movie
“Black Field Diaries” (MTV Documentary Movies)
A Hanashi Movies/Cineric Artistic/Star Sands Manufacturing – Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari, and Hanna Aqvilin
“No Different Land”
An Antipode Movies Manufacturing – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham
“Porcelain Warfare” (Picturehouse)
A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Manufacturing – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)
An Onomatopee Movies/Warboys Movies Manufacturing – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grellety
“Sugarcane” (Nationwide Geographic Documentary Movies)
A Hedgehog Movies/Kassie Movies/Impression Companions/Match By way of Vi Manufacturing – Nominees to be decided
Achievement in movie modifying
“Anora” (Neon) – Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) – David Jancso
“Conclave” (Focus Options) – Nick Emerson
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Juliette Welfling
“Depraved” (Common) – Myron Kerstein
Finest worldwide characteristic movie of the 12 months
“I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Brazil) – A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Manufacturing
“The Woman with the Needle” (Denmark) – A Nordisk Movie Artistic Alliance Manufacturing
“Emilia Pérez” (France) – A Pathé Manufacturing
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany) – A Run Approach Footage Manufacturing
“Move” (Latvia) – A Dream Effectively Studio Manufacturing
