It has not been a nominations announcement with much room for surprise, and finally, and despite the controversies of recent days‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ have swept the nominations. Next March 2, 2025 will be the ceremony of the big Hollywood party, so now, with the list of nominees in hand, we can place bets. For now, you can complete your viewing list with our report on where you can see the nominees, and which we will update as they arrive on streaming platforms. streaming.
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The Brutalist
The fictional biopic of an architect and his journey from post-war Europe to New York is the core of this three and a half hour mastodon with an intermission included and which functions as an operatic composition shot in a format that has not been used in cinema since the sixties. Excessive and acclaimed in all the festivals and awards it has won (Venice, Golden Globes), the controversy surrounding the use of AI to modify the accents of some dialogues has not prevented it from receiving numerous nominations.
Wicked
What a traditional musical likes at the Oscars is beyond any doubt, so the bunch of nominations was (sorry) a foregone conclusion. More of a success in the United States than outside of there, but still, a global blockbuster that is also part of an unbeatable classic of cinema. It has every chance to win a good handful of technical Oscars and perhaps awards for its protagonists.
Anora
One of the favorites of the year on the indie side of the industry is also the Hollywood consecration of Sean Baker, who had already attracted attention with more modest gems like the murky ‘The Florida Project’. In this case it aims higher, with the story of the marriage between the son of a Russian oligarch and a young prostitute, which has already won the Palme d’Or in Cannes.
Conclave
Another film that smells of Oscar from its very conception: a bunch of superb performers led by Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, and all under the mantle of Edward Berger, director of the ultra-Oscar-winning ‘All Quiet on the Front’. A chamber (and confessional) drama that uses the intrigues of papal succession to deliver a recital of impressive performances.
Emilia Perez
After a generally positive clamor at its premiere in Cannes, the last few weeks have been tough for this film, where it has received criticism for its use of AI to improve the voice of Karla Sofía Gascón, but also for the vision it gives of such a subject. thorny like the Mexican cartels or transsexuality. Until the last moment it was not clear if this would affect the Oscars, but once that obstacle has been overcome and with its handful of nominations in its pocket, it remains to be seen how the controversy will impact the final awards.
Dune: Part Two
The second half of the adaptation of the mammoth adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic novel enters flour after the rather introductory first part, with what is the most ambitious and spectacular science fiction production of the year. Its creative quality is so high that it has not only opted, as is usual in these cases, for the technical categories, but has also missed out on a main artistic category, such as Best Film.
The substance
For genre film fans it was no surprise that Coralie Fargeat’s new film was a wonderful spectacle of combative feminism and insane special effects, although it was a little more surprising that it is doing so well in the awards season. At the Oscars, it has not only won the obvious technical awards, but has also won some main nominations, such as the expected and well-deserved one for Best Actress, and even Best Film.
All the nominees for the 2025 Oscars
best movie
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A complete stranger
- Conclave
- Dune: Part 2
- Emilia Perez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The substance
- Wicked
Best lead actor
- Adrian Brody
- Timothée Chalamet
- Colman Domingo
- Ralph Fiennes
- Sebastian Stan
Best Leading Actress
- Cynthia Erivo
- Karla Sofia Gascón
- Mikey Madison
- Demi Moore
- Fernanda Torres
Best supporting actor
- Yura Borisov (Anora)
- Kiera Culkin (A Real Pain)
- Edward Norton (A Complete Stranger)
- Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
- Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
Best supporting actress
- Monica Barbaro (A Complete Stranger)
- Ariana Grande (Wicked)
- Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
- Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
- Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Best animated film
- flow
- Inside out 2
- Memories of a snail
- Wallace & Gromit
- Wild Robot
Best animated short film
- Beautiful Men
- In The Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best photography
- The Brutalist
- Dune. Part 2
- Emilia Perez
- Maria Callas
- Nosferatu
Best costume design
- A complete stranger
- Conclave
- Gladiator II
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best address
- Sean Baker
- Brady Corbet
- James Mangold
- Jacques Audiard
- Coralie Fargeat
Best Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain Ware
- Soundtrack oh a Coup D’Etat
- Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
- Death By Numbers
- I Am Ready Queen
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Best assembly
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Perez
- Wicked
Best international film
- I’m Stil Here
- The Girl With The Needle
- Emilia Perez
- The seed of the sacred fig tree
- flow
Best makeup and hair
- A Different Man
- Emilia Perez
- Nosferatu
- The substance
- Wicked
best music
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Perez
- Wicked
- Wild Robot
best original song
- Evil (Emilia Pérez)
- The Journey
- Like A Bird
- My path (Emilia Pérez)
- Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late)
Best production design
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part 2
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Best live action short film
- A Lien
- Anuja
- I’m not a robot
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Better sound
- A complete stranger
- Dune. Part 2
- Emilia Perez
- Wicked
- Wild Robot
Better visual effects
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Dune Part 2
- kingdom of the planet of the apes
- Wicked
Best adapted screenplay
- A complete stranger
- Conclave
- Emilia Perez
- Nickel Boys
- The Lives of Sing Sing
Best original screenplay
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Real Pain
- September 5
- The substance