# 2025 Oscar (97th Academy Awards) Nominations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 25, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397 "2025-01-25T20:58:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/1 "2025-01-25T20:58:25Z")
[97th Academy Awards - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_Academy_Awards) Oscar nominations have been released, and as usual we won’t see any of these until we watch them all at once in a couple of weeks (all in the theater except Dune 2, which we’ll watch at home). But more importantly, what are you thinking? Any obvious winners? A partial list: Best Picture Anora – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, producers The Brutalist – Nominees to be determined A Complete Unknown – Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman, producers Conclave – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman, producers Dune: Part Two – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve, producers Emilia Pérez – Nominees to be determined I’m Still Here – Nominees to be determined Nickel Boys – Nominees to be determined The Substance – Nominees to be determined Wicked – Marc Platt, producer Best Director Sean Baker – Anora Brady Corbet – The Brutalist James Mangold – A Complete Unknown Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Coralie Fargeat – The Substance Best Actor Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László Tóth Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John “Divine G” Whitfield Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice as Donald Trump Best Actress Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan “Manitas” Del Monte Mikey Madison – Anora as Anora “Ani” Mikheeva Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here as Eunice Paiva Best Supporting Actor Yura Borisov – Anora as Igor Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice as Roy Cohn Best Supporting Actress Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda “Glinda” Upland Felicity Jones – The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth Isabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister Agnes Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro Best Original Screenplay Anora – Sean Baker The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg September 5 – Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David The Substance – Coralie Fargeat Best Adapted Screenplay A Complete Unknown – James Mangold and Jay Cocks; based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald Conclave – Peter Straughan; based on the novel Conclave by Robert Harris Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard; in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi; based on the opera libretto Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Sing Sing – Screenplay by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; story by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clarence Maclin, and John “Divine G” Whitfield; based on the book The Sing Sing Follies by John H. Richardson Best Animated Feature Flow – Nominees to be determined Inside Out 2 – Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen Memoir of a Snail – Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Nominees to be determined The Wild Robot – Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann Best International Feature Film Emilia Pérez (France) in Spanish – directed by Jacques Audiard Flow (Latvia) – directed by Gints Zilbalodis The Girl with the Needle (Denmark) in Danish – directed by Magnus von Horn I’m Still Here (Brazil) in Portuguese – directed by Walter Salles The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) in Persian – directed by Mohammad Rasoulof ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/2 "2025-01-25T21:22:09Z")
I’ve seen every single one of those. Right now I’d say the favorites are: Picture: The Brutalist Director: Brady Corbet Actor: Adrian Brody Actress: Demi Moore Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana Original Screenplay: Anora Adapted Screenplay: Conclave Animated: The Wild Robot International: Emilia Perez I am thrilled that The Substance got a Best Pic nomination! A body-horror film being recognized as one of the best of the year is huge for the genre. I wish Sing Sing was also in there, that was my #1 of the year. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/3 "2025-01-25T21:34:49Z")
Almost exactly what I would’ve picked, with maybe _The Wild Robot_ being the exception. I loved it, but I’m thinking _Wallace & Gromit: VMF_ deserves this one. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/4 "2025-01-27T03:40:07Z")
I’ve not seen them all but do expect _The Brutalist_ to win Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Supporting. I do not expect _Wicked_ to winner any of the major categories. I was unimpressed by _Emilia Perez_ as a movie but Zoe Saldana was very good. Her winning would not surprise. And I’ll bet on _Flow_ for animated. _The Substance_ has been on our list but we understand we need to be in the appropriate frame of mind and haven’t yet. It sounds like it deserves some recognition. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/5 "2025-01-27T03:48:58Z")
I fixed the thread title for you. RickJay Moderator ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/6 "2025-01-27T15:15:15Z")
I have seen precisely zero of the Best Pic noms. (Of course many aren’t available for home viewing yet.) I am planning on seeing _A Complete Unknown_ and perhaps _Anora_. The latter is a hard sell given the premise: stripper hooks up with the son of a Russian oligarch. Doesn’t exactly seem like a feel good movie. Digging thru actor noms I recently saw Kieran Culkin in _A Real Pain._ Not a very good movie and his performance was quite generic for him. I might watch _Sing Sing_ at some point. I feel like those people who perennially complain that the Oscars don’t honor “their type” of movies. I’m a solid fan of more artsy movies. And this list just doesn’t do it for me. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/7 "2025-01-27T15:42:29Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > I feel like those people who perennially complain that the Oscars don’t honor “their type” of movies. I’m a solid fan of more artsy movies. And this list just doesn’t do it for me. Every year we sign up to see all the nominees at one of the chains that runs them all at once (we used to go to AMC, now we go to Regal), and I end up watching a bunch of movies there is zero chance I’d otherwise see. We’ve been doing this since I think 2010, and I’ve had some really great experiences over those years. I’d say a meaningful majority I was glad I had seen, with a small minority that I really did not like. ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/8 "2025-01-27T15:50:03Z")
I’ve seen more of the Best Picture nominees this year than I typically do. Still haven’t gotten around to subjecting myself to three and a half _Brutalist_ hours, though. I imagine Demi Moore will take Best Actress, but if Mikey Madison upsets that prediction I’d have no issue with that. Biggest shock to me from the noms was the complete shutout of _Challengers_. Largely critically acclaimed, solid box office, starring AND produced by one of Hollywood’s biggest "it-girl"s and not a sausage when they announced. Very strange to me. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/9 "2025-01-27T16:35:51Z")
Did you see it? Personally think it was good? Trailers definitely made me think it would be crap. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/10 "2025-01-27T16:38:17Z")
This may be the first year when I have no feelings as to who will win. I also have very little desire to watch any other than Dune. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/11 "2025-01-27T16:44:05Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Did you see it? Personally think it was good? > > Trailers definitely made me think it would be crap. I mean, that’s trailers. We saw the trailer last year nine times over three days, because it ran before every damned nominee, and we mocked it roundly. Then my son saw it as part of a movie club, and said it wasn’t at all what he expected, and that he quite enjoyed it. Add an 82 on Metacritic and 7.1 on IMDb to that, plus four Golden Globe nominations, and there’s definitely something going for it. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/12 "2025-01-27T16:50:48Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I’ve seen every single one of those. On the flip side, I think this is the first year in memory I have not seen a single best picture nominee by the time of announcement. I’m not a super-duper cinephile, but I’ve usually seen a couple-few of the nominees by now. I’d say I need to get out more, but with streaming, I don’t even have that excuse 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/13 "2025-01-27T16:55:47Z")
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’m pretty sure Edward Norton’s going to win. He’s a respected actor, he’s been around forever, he’s been nominated 4 times and he’s never won. It’s just the kind of “lifetime achievement” award Hollywood loves to give. Plus, I hear he’s really good in the role; and it’s an actual historical figure, which the Academy always falls for. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/14 "2025-01-27T17:03:16Z")
Ed Norton was very good as Pete Seeger. I haven’t seen all of the movies but really liked A Complete Unknown. ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/15 "2025-01-27T17:20:47Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’m pretty sure Edward Norton’s going to win. He’s a respected actor, he’s been around forever, he’s been nominated 4 times and he’s never won. It’s just the kind of “lifetime achievement” award Hollywood loves to give. He’s also been known to be a handful on sets: there’s a reason Mark Ruffalo now plays Bruce Banner. Shouldn’t matter, but anyway. If there’s a “most times nominated without a win” person in recent years it’s the amazing Amy Adams, who’s racked up six noms without a win so far. I really hope she gets one someday. > [@DSeid](#): > > Did you see it? Personally think it was good? > > Trailers definitely made me think it would be crap. Yeah, I thought _Challengers_ was fantastic. Really smart and dynamically directed. I couldn’t give a monkey’s about tennis, ubt I was riveted. I also like that for her first producing credit, Zendaya chose a really tough, adult script to work with. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/16 "2025-01-27T17:40:19Z")
I haven’t seen all the best picture nominees (6/10) and may not. I will likely seek out _Emilia Perez_ and _The Substance_ before the ceremony, but the other two are long shots and fit in the category of “life sucks and then you die” movies I tend to avoid. That said, my expectations are: **Picture** : _The Brutalist_ is most likely and not undeserving, but I wouldn’t be surprised if _A Complete Unkown_ wins. If I made the selection, I would give it to _Anora_ (hey, they finally adapted the original script of Pretty Woman!). **Actor** : _Adrian Brody_ gave a compelling performance in one of the year’s best movies, and he’s a veteran actor. He’s the frontrunner. Timothée Chalamet could be a dark horse. The Academy loves a performance in a biopic and Chalamet gives a great rendition of the early Dylan as a uber-talented punk (and he sings!). **Actress** : Demi Moore is another veteran in a notable performance, and in a movie that isn’t going win much else. My personal choice would be Mikey Madison. She is the heart and soul of _Anora_ and it wouldn’t work with any other performance. **Supporting Actor** : Edward Norton is in the poster child category for lifetime achievement awards and in a role that allows showing off acting chops. My choice would be Kieran Culkin in a performance that humanizes an unlikable asshole (and he is basically a co-lead in the movie, which is an advantage). **Supporting Actress** : I don’t know who the front runner is here. Isabella Rossellini is the veteran in this category, so you can’t count her out, but her role is something of a blink and miss it role. IMHO Felicity Jones gives a performance in The Brutalist that stands up to Adrian Brody’s. A good measure is the fact that turning the movie into telling her story would probably be equally compelling. **Screenplay** : Meh, who cares? I’m guessing that if they don’t win Best Picture, _Anora_ and _A Complete Unknown_ might get these. **Animated** : _Flow_ is both the best I’ve seen this year and probably a lock, given that it is an animated feature that made the International Feature nominees. **International** : I’m still pissed that _Santosh_ did not make the cut. Given that it is nominated for Best Picture, I’m guessing _Emilia Perez_ is a virtual lock. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/17 "2025-01-27T20:37:53Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > **Supporting Actress** : I don’t know who the front runner is here. Isabella Rossellini is the veteran in this category, so you can’t count her out, but her role is something of a blink and miss it role. IMHO Felicity Jones gives a performance in The Brutalist that stands up to Adrian Brody’s. A good measure is the fact that turning the movie into telling her story would probably be equally compelling. Zoe Saldana. I think this is the one category that as of now is pretty much a complete lock. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/18 "2025-01-27T20:42:07Z")
With two exceptions, I’ve seen all the Best Picture nominees that I care to see, though I may expand my horizons with a couple more. But _Emilia Perez_ I have ruled out completely. The two that I really want to see that are currently unavailable for home viewing are _The Brutalist_ and _A Complete Unknown_. The latter is somewhat reminiscent of the Coen brothers’ _Inside Llewyn Davis_, although that one was a semi-fictionalized biopic of one of Dylan’s contemporaries, Dave Van Ronk. It’s a truly beautiful film with a great soundtrack and I’d be surprised and delighted if _A Complete Unknown_ is as good. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/19 "2025-01-27T20:42:25Z")
It’s cool that unlike recent years, the Best Picture race _actually_ feels up in the air and not completely set before the noms were even announced. I wouldn’t be totally surprised if either **Conclave** or **A Complete Unknown** ends up winning, because of the ranked voting. **Emilia Perez** is divisive and **The Brutalist** definitely has it’s fans but I haven’t really heard anyone who really hated either **Conclave** or **A Complete Unknown**. If enough voters choose one of those are their #2 or #3 pick, one of those two could end up winning. Or even **Anora** for the same reason. Pretty much everyone likes **Anora** , even though it seems to have fallen off a bit after the Globes. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397/20 "2025-01-27T21:07:44Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I haven’t really heard anyone who really hated either **Conclave** or **A Complete Unknown**. I thought _Conclave_ was very skillfully done in all respects and Ralph Fiennes was magnificent, yet it had a certain prosaic quality to it. Definitely a fine film deserving of acclaim, but I feel that the Best Picture winner needs more than that – it needs some kind of emotional punch beyond technical expertise and acting accomplishment. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397.md?page=2)