Oscar Nominations 2025 Reaction

How I did: 83/105, which is on par for me.

The sheer number of categories that I missed but one nomination on is kind of impressive. Two films "over-performed" today, being Wicked and A Complete Unknown, the latter of which I think is now in position to win the Oscar for Best Picture. But the season is still in full swing, and we haven't seen the BAFTA or guild winners yet, so let's not get ahead of ourselves. Emilia Pérez got her 13 nominations, leading the pack somehow, and The Brutalist is in second--along with the aforementioned Wicked.

Surprises? They include I'm Still Here for Picture; Edward Berger missing director; Wicked getting in places I didn't expect, like Editing; the fact that I mostly predicted Documentary Feature correctly.

Best Picture
Yup, Sing Sing missed, but so did September 5, leaving room for... I'm Still Here! I did not see that coming, and on the looks of it, no one else did, either.

1. Anora
2. The Brutalist
3. Conclave
4. Emilia Pérez
5. Wicked
6. A Complete Unknown
7. Dune: Part Two
8. The Substance
11. Nickel Boys
-. I'm Still Here

8/10

Director
The surprise here is Berger missing out for Conclave, which spells major trouble for the film's Best Picture chances. Mangold made it in, and we may have a front-runner on our hands with that film's many nominations this morning, where is over-performed.

1. Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
2. Sean Baker, Anora
3. Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
5. Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
7. James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

4/5

Actress
Both Golden Globe-winning performances made it in, as many expected. I still thought that Hard Truths would have got it, but I'm Still Here was obviously very well liked by the Academy!

1. Demi Moore, The Substance
2. Mikey Madison, Anora
3. Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Pérez
4. Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
6. Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here

4/5

Actor
As predicted, it was a battle for the fifth position, with Stan making it in over Craig.

1. Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
2. Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
3. Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
4. Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
6. Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

4/5

Supporting Actress
A Complete Unknown really made a name for itself this morning, didn't it?

1. Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
2. Ariana Grande, Wicked
3. Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
4. Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
9. Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown

4/5

Supporting Actor
Strong made it in, and it seems like the Academy really didn't care for Sing Sing.

1. Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
2. Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
3. Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
4. Yura Borisov, Anora
6. Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

4/5

Adapted Screenplay
And no surprises here; I correctly predicted this one, including the Dune miss.

1. Conclave
2. Emilia Pérez
3. Sing Sing
4. Nickel Boys
5. A Complete Unknown

5/5

Original Screenplay
Should've went with September 5 over Challengers, which got shut out entirely.

1. Anora
2. The Brutalist
3. The Substance
4. A Real Pain
6. September 5

4/5

Cinematography

1. The Brutalist
2. Nosferatu
3. Dune: Part Two
7. Maria
8. Emilia Pérez

3/5

Editing
Hmm! With A Complete Unknown missing here (as expected), is it really as strong as they say it is? I didn't expect Wicked, to be honest!

1. Conclave
2. Anora
3. Emilia Pérez
5. The Brutalist
8. Wicked

4/5

Costume Design

1. Nosferatu
2. Wicked
3. Gladiator II
5. Conclave
10. A Complete Unknown

4/5

Production Design
 
1. The Brutalist
2. Nosferatu
3. Dune: Part Two
4. Wicked
5. Conclave

5/5

Makeup & Hairstyling

1. The Substance
3. Wicked
4. Nosferatu
6. A Different Man
7. Emilia Pérez

3/5

Sound
I'm surprised that The Wild Robot made it in over some stiff competition.

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Wicked
3. A Complete Unknown
5. Emilia Pérez
10. The Wild Robot

4/5

Original Score
And indeed Wicked made it in, over Challengers.

1. Emilia Pérez
2. The Brutalist
3. Conclave
4. The Wild Robot
6. Wicked

4/5

Original Song
Yup. My worst category, as expected. I really didn't know how to make sense of that one. Yes, that means Diane Warren is nominated again... but so is Elton John!

1. "El Mal", Emilia Pérez
2. "Mi Camino", Emilia Pérez
6. "The Journey", The Six Triple Eight
7. "Never Too Late", Elton John: Never Too Late
8. "Like a Bird", Sing Sing

2/5

Visual Effects

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
3. Better Man
5. Wicked
9. Alien: Romulus

4/5

International Feature

1. Emilia Pérez (France)
2. The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
3. I'm Still Here (Brazil)
5. The Girl With the Needle (Denmark)
6. Flow (Latvia)

4/5

Animated Feature
Will it be Memoir of a Snail, or Moana 2? I think the quirky feature will take precedence over the blockbuster.

1. The Wild Robot
2. Flow
3. Inside Out 2
4. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
5. Memoir of a Snail

5/5

Documentary Feature
I got four of them right? Really??

1. No Other Land
3. Porcelain War
4. Sugarcane
5. Black Box Diaries
10. Soundtrack of a Coup d'Etat

4/5

TALLIES

Thirteen: Emilia Pérez
Ten: The Brutalist, Wicked
Eight: A Complete Unknown, Conclave
Six: Anora
Five: Dune: Part Two, The Substance
Four: Nosferatu
Three: I'm Still Here, The Wild Robot, Sing Sing
Two: A Real Pain, Flow The Apprentice, Nickel Boys