The ?????? ??? ???? ????????97th Academy Awards are coming this March, and will boast Conan O'Brien as their hilarious host. But the Oscars got off to a thrilling step this morning, with a pair of comic stars, Bowen Yang (Wicked) and Rachel Sennott (Saturday Night), announcing the nominations live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Last year saw Barbieand Oppenheimerface off, with the latter scoring Best Picture. This year, what will the Academy declare very best films of 2024? The Golden Globes bestowed its titular trophy upon Emilia Pérez,The Brutalist, Flow, Conclave, A Different Man, A Real Pain, Wicked, and The Substance.
SEE ALSO: 2025 Oscar snubs: 'Challengers,' Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, and moreBut how will these films, varied, controversial, and compelling play to Oscar's nomination committee? Find out below! Mashable will be updating this article live as the announcements hit, beginning at 8:30 AM ET/ 5:30 AM PT.
Here is the full list of the 2025 Oscar nominations:
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Director
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard,Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat,The Substance
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Best Lead Actor
Adrien Brody,The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Lead Actress
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison,Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres,I'm Still Here
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Live Action Short Film
"Alien"
"Anuja"
"I’m Not a Robot"
"The Last Ranger"
"A Man Who Would Not Remain Silent"
Best Animated Feature Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
"Beautiful Men"
"In the Shadow of the Cypress"
"Magic Candies"
"Wander to Wonder"
"Yuck!"
Best Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Original Song
"El Mal." Emilia Pérez
"The Journey," The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird," Sing Sing
"Mi Camino," Emilia Pérez
"Never Too Late," Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Documentary Feature
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Subject
"Death By Numbers"
"I Am Ready, Warden"
"Incident"
"Instruments of a Beating Heart"
"The Only Girl in the Orchestra"
Best Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best International Feature Film
I'm Still Here
The Girl With the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
How to watch: The 97th Academy Awards will air on ABC and Hulu on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST.
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