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Oscar Nominations 2025: Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Angelina Jolie and More Snubs and Surprises
And here are the nominees…
After the Los Angeles wildfires delayed the initial date set for the 2025 Oscar nominations announcement, Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang and Bottoms star Rachel Sennott revealed who will be honored across 23 categories in a Jan. 23 livestream telecast.
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, which will be hosted by Conan O’Brien, is set to honor the year's most outstanding performances—from Timothée Chalamet to Ariana Grande—as well ten films in the prestigious Best Picture category—including The Brutalist, The Substance, Wicked, Nickel Boys, A Complete Unknown and more.
The 2025 Oscar nominations come amid a difficult time for Hollywood. Earlier this month, the Los Angeles wildfires devastated much of the California city—including the home of Billy Crystal, who hosted the Oscars in 1988 and 1998. At the time, the Academy issued a statement reflecting on those who had been affected by the devastation.
“The Academy’s thoughts and deepest condolences are with those who have been impacted by the Los Angeles-area wildfires,” the Academy said in a Jan. 10 statement. “We stand united with the Motion Picture Television Fund to support our industry.”
The organization concluded their post by offering a list of relief resources, and asking the public to donate what they can to those in need.
Each year, the Oscars honor the best performances across the big screen. In 2024, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy nabbed some of the night’s biggest honors for Actress in a Leading Role and Actor in a Leading Role. Meanwhile, Oppenheimer made it onto the shortlist of the most decorated movies of all time by winning seven awards at the ceremony. (The most awarded films include 2003’s Lord of The Rings: Return of the King, 1997’s Titanic, and 1959’s Ben-Hur, all with 11 awards, respectively.)
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The 2025 Oscars is already posed to be a memorable one. For one, horror movies like The Substance have only been nominated six times in the ceremony’s history, and the Coralie Fargeat film earned a whopping five nominations, including Best Picture. Meanwhile, movie musicals like Emilia Pérez and Wicked, though not quite as rare, are also often shut out of nominations—but each film earned respective nods in nearly every category.
This year’s actor categories also include surprises like Wicked’s Grande and The Substance’s Demi Moore earning their first-ever nominations. And while Chalamet earned a Best Actor nod for his role in A Complete Unknown, he has been up for the Best Actor in a Leading Role only once before for Call Me By Your Name in 2018, and he was bested by The Darkest Hour star Gary Oldman that year.
And while film lovers will have to wait until the March 2 ceremony to see who brings home the night’s biggest honors, as the saying goes, it is certainly an honor just to be nominated. Keep reading for every star who received the accolade…
Best Picture
The Brutalist
Anora
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
The Substance
Nickel Boys
Wicked
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet—A Complete Unknown
Ralph Fiennes—Conclave
Adrien Brody—The Brutalist
Colman Domingo—Sing Sing
Sebastian Stan—The Apprentice
Actress in a Leading Role
Demi Moore—The Substance
Mikey Madison—Anora
Cynthia Erivo—Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón—Emilia Pérez
Fernanda Torres—I’m Still Here
Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana Grande—Wicked
Monica Barbaro—A Complete Unknown
Zoe Saldaña—Emilia Pérez
Isabella Rossellini—Conclave
Felicity Jones—The Brutalist
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kieran Culkin—A Real Pain
Edward Norton —A Complete Unknown
Yura Borisov— Anora
Guy Pearce—The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong—The Apprentice
Best Original Song
“El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon—Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R.—The Six Triple Eight
“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez—Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John,
Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John—Elton John: Never Too Late
Animated Feature Film
The Wild Robot
Inside Out 2
Flow
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Directing
Sean Baker—Anora
James Mangold—A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard—Emilia Pérez
Brady Corbet—The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat—The Substance
Costume Design
Arianne Phillips—A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy—Conclave
Janty Yates—Gladiator II
Linda Muir—Nosferatu
Paul Tazewell—Wicked
Makeup and Hairstyling
Pierre-Olivier Persin—The Substance
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet—Emilia Pérez
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado—A Different Man
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White—Nosferatu
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount—Wicked
Live Action Short Film
A Lien
I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Adapted Screenplay
Peter Straughan—Conclave
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar—Sing Sing
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi—Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross—Nickel Boys
Jay Cocks & James Mangold—A Complete Unknown
Best Original Screenplay
Sean Baker—Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold—The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg—A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder—September 5
Coralie Fargeat—The Substance
Documentary Feature Film
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Sugarcane
Documentary Short Film
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
International Feature Film
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Production Design
Nathan Crawley—Wicked
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico—Conclave
Judy Becker—The Brutalist
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette—Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp—Nosferatu
Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Cinematography
Lol Crawley—The Brutalist
Greig Fraser—Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume—Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman—Maria
Jarin Blaschke—Nosferatu
Best Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Keep reading to see all the stars react to their nominations...
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Zoe Saldaña
“I don’t think I can properly express the deep levels of gratitude and joy I feel for the recognition Emilia Pérez has been given," the actress, who starred in the Jacques Audiard film alongside Karla Sofía Gascón. "Being part of the beautiful family Jacques created was a dream and every single person involved poured their love into telling this powerful story. I’m especially grateful to Karla, whose bravery and talent brought so much depth and authenticity to Emilia. It’s a bittersweet moment as our community in Los Angeles is processing the heartbreaking losses from the ongoing fires - homes, schools, businesses and entire neighborhoods. My heart is with all those affected and I’m sending endless love and appreciation to our fearless first responders and everyone working to help rebuild our city.”
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Karla Sofía Gascón
After making history with her Best Actress nomination, the Emilia Pérez star wrote on Instagram, "Thank you so much @theacademy @emiliaperezfilm."
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Adrien Brody
“Thank you to all my peers and colleagues at the Academy for this extraordinary honor," the Brutalist actor said Jan. 23. "For almost four decades, I’ve experienced the peaks and valleys of being an artist. It’s given me perspective and a tremendous appreciation and respect for this moment."
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Colman Domingo
“To be back again at the Oscar nominations table is truly meaningful to me, especially for the work that Sing Sing represents," the actor shared. "Work which truly hopes to shine bright loving light into dark places by using art. I am so thrilled for our company which also received nominations for adapted screenplay and original song. All of that work is so tender and hopeful just like our film. I couldn’t be prouder as an actor or producer."
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Mikey Madison
"It's incredibly exciting," the Anora actress told Good Morning America. "Very, very surreal. I'm so grateful, humbled and so happy."
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Mindy Kaling
“I have been a producer for almost twenty years, but producing Anuja has been a highlight of my career," she said in a statement to E! News. "I feel so lucky to be part of this joyous story of two girls with big dreams and ambitions, but who are overlooked - my favorite kind of heroines! I’m so grateful to Adam Graves and Suchitra Mattai for inviting me and Kaling International on this journey. I also don’t sleep so it was nice to actually be doing something fun at 5:30 this morning. I should get that checked out!”
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Elton John
“It’s an incredible honor to receive this nomination for 'Never Too Late,' alongside my collaborators Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt," the legendary singer said in a statement. "Thank you to the Academy for this nomination and to everyone who helped bring this beautiful song to the world.”
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Demi Moore
"Being nominated for an Oscar is an incredible honor and these last few months have been beyond my wildest dreams," the Substance actress said. "Truly there are no words to fully express my joy and overwhelming gratitude for this recognition. Not only for me but for what this film represents. I am deeply humbled. This is a time of incredible contrasts and right now, my heart is with my friends, family, neighbors, and community here in LA. The fires have devastated so many lives but to see the way our community has united leaves me in awe of the resilience and compassion that defines us, and this moment is a reminder of how incredible we are when we stand together."
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Ariana Grande
"picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition," the Wicked actress wrote on Instagram. "i cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise."
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