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The nominees for the 2025 Oscars have been announced.
This year’s hopefuls were revealed during a live broadcast by The bottom an actor Rachel Sennott and SNL star Bowen Yang from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The recent fires in Los Angeles have had a significant impact on this awards season, leading the Academy to extend the nomination voting period and postpone the announcement, which was previously scheduled for January 17.
Leading the pack was the divisive Netflix musical Emilia Perez on 13 nominations doc Brutalist, Conclave and Wicked appeared with 10 nominations each.
meanwhile, Demi Moore (Substance), Timothee Chalamet (Completely unknown), Kieran Culkin (A real pain) and Ariana Grande (Wicked) were among the stars recognized in the acting categories.
Follow live updates below.
97 Oscar will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and will take place on March 2.
What happened to all the ‘nominations to be determined’?
If you watched the show, you may have noticed that Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang had to read a lot of “nominees to be determined” in the Best Picture category.
“Paperwork guys, come on, come on, come on,” Senot joked about this bizarre situation. Best Picture is generally awarded to the film’s producers, provided they are found eligible by the Academy’s Chapter Executive Committee. Perhaps as a result of the devastating fires in Los Angeles, this process is still ongoing in some cases.
Tom Murray23 January 2025 15:51
Six biggest complaints and surprises
While they are leading Emilia Pérez, Conclave and Brutalist were mostly expected, there were some significant criticisms and surprises for this year’s nominees.
Sebastian Stan’s Best Actor nomination was, in fact, part devious, part surprise. The actor was indeed tipped to pick up his first award at this year’s awards, but for Aaron Schimberg’s surreal drama-comedy A different man – not for Apprenticeas it turned out.
Meanwhile, Denzel Washington’s villainous turn Gladiator II skipped the Academy.
Tom Murray23 January 2025 15:08
Stay tuned as we analyze this year’s nominees
The broadcast is over, but we’re not done yet. The IndependentTeam ‘s Culture compiles a list of the biggest complaints and surprises in this year’s nominations, from Challengers be ruled out for Felicity Jones to get a surprise nomination.
Also, what happened to all the “candidates for determination”?
Tom Murray23 January 2025 14:14
They are fully nominated for the 2025 Oscars
That’s all folks! The stage is set for the 97th Academy Awards. The full list of nominees can be found here:
Tom Murray23 January 2025 14:00
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominations for Best Actress are:
Demi Moore, Substance
Karla Sofia Gascón, Emilia Perez
Fernanda Torres, I’m still here
See the full list of nominees here:
Tom Murray23 January 2025 13:54
Nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role Announced
The nominees for the major acting categories have now been announced. Those for Best Actor in a Leading Role are:
Adrien Brody, Brutalist
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Timothee Chalamet’s, Completely unknown
Sebastian Stan, Apprentice
Tom Murray23 January 2025 13:50
Felicity Jones is now a double Oscar nominee
The English actor was nominated for the first time for the role of Jane Wilde Hawking The theory of everything (actress in the lead role) and is now recognized for the role of Erzsébet Tóth in Brutalist.
Tom Murray23 January 2025 13:45
Ariana Grande was nominated for an Oscar for the first time
Grande fans are going wild as the singer received her first Oscar nomination for her role as Glinda Wicked.
She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress alongside:
Monica Barbaro, Completely unknown
Felicity Jones, Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
Tom Murray23 January 2025 13:41