1 of 6 | Ariana Grande is nominated at the Academy Awards for her role as Glinda in “Wicked.” File Photo by Derek French/UPI | License Photo
Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the 2025 nominees for the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday morning.
The annual awards, also known as the Oscars, honor artistic and technical achievements in filmmaking. Advertisement
First-time nominees include Ariana Grande, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Glinda in Wicked, and Timothée Chalamet, up for Best Actor for his portrayal of music icon Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
The contenders in the top categories are:
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune Part II
Emilia Perez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actor
Adrien Brody The Brutalist
Timothee Chalamet A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes Conclave
Sebastian Stan The Apprentice
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo Wicked
Karla Sofia Gascon Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison Anora
Demi Moore The Substance
Fernanda Torres I’m Still Here
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov Anora
Kieran Culkin A Real Pain Advertisement
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 Saldana Emilia Perez
Best Director
Anora Sean Baker
The Brutalist Brady Corbet
A Complete Unknown James Mangold
Emilia Perez Jacques Audiard
The Substance Coralie Fargeat
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best International Feature
I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Perez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Documentary
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup D’eta
Sugarcane
Winners are to be announced at a gala hosted by Conan O’Brien on March 2.
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande attend ‘Wicked’ premiere in LA
Cast members Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the premiere of “Wicked” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on November 9, 2024. Photo by John McCoy/UPI | License Photo
