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The nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards were announced this morning.
And as always, movie fans are in for some surprises.
For starters, Angelina Jolie did No Receive a nomination for your role in Mariaa performance considered by many to be the best performance of his career.
And she wasn’t the only A-lister to receive a disappointing call from her agent today.
Denzel Washington was kicked out for his work gladiator iiAnd Daniel Craig was overlooked for his revelation performance Weird,
But while some of Hollywood’s most respected talents aren’t taking home any hardware this year, several major talents are celebrating their first nominations.
Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin, Mikey Madison, Fernanda Torres, Monica Barbero, Zoe Saldana and Ariana Grande have all been recognized by the Academy for the first time.
Along with co-star Cynthia Erivo (who got a second nod today), Ariana was nominated for her stellar work Wicked,
the movie ended brutalist For the second most nominations this year with 10 each. controversial cartel musical comedy Emilia Perez LAdd a pack with 13 nominations.
Here’s a look at the remaining major candidates. The Oscars will air on March 2, hosted for the first time by Conan O’Brien.
best picture
Anora
brutalist
a complete unknown
conclave
Dune: Part 2
Emilia Perez
i’m still here
nickel boy
Substance
Wicked
actor in lead role
adrien brody
timothy chalamet
colman domingo
Ralph Fiennes
sebastian stan
Actress in lead role
Cynthia Erivo
carla sofia gascon
mickey madison
semi-swamp
fernanda torres
actor in supporting role
Yura Borisov
Kieran Culkin
Edward Norton
guy pierce
jeremy strong
actress in supporting role
Monica Barbaro
Ariana Grande
felicity jones
Isabella Rossellini
zoe saldana
pioneer
Anora
brutalist
a complete unknown
Emilia Perez
Substance
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
a complete unknown
conclave
Emilia Perez
nickel boy
sing Sing
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anora
brutalist
a real pain
5 September
Substance
