It’s finally time for the 97th Academy Awards, as the 2024-2025 awards season comes to a close and we hand out some Oscars. Going into this final stretch, it’s almost impossible to predict who will win big this year, as movies like Anora, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, The Substance, and Nickel Boys all have unique opportunities to make a splash on Sunday, March 2nd.
Conan O’Brien hosts this year’s ceremony, which will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California. While there won’t be performances of this year’s five nominated songs, producers have revealed that the night will include nominees Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performing selections from Wicked as well as musical tributes to the fictional James Bond and the real-life Quincy Jones.
It’s set to be a night filled with surprises, including the very real question of how political the show might get, given the current climate in which we live. As long as no one gets slapped on stage, though, the Academy will likely consider it a success. Below, please find the complete list of this year’s Oscar nominees, updated with the winners live over the course of the night. The Oscars begin at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. ET, live on ABC and Hulu.
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrian Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Ervio, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Directing
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Animated Feature Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
International Feature Film
I’m Still Here
The Girl With the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Live Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Music (Original Score)
Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Pérez
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Music (Original Song)
“El Mal,” Emilia Pérez — Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight — Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Like a Bird,” Sing Sing — Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez — Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late — Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
James Mangold and Jay Cocks, A Complete Unknown
Peter Straughan, Conclave
Jacques Audiard (in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi), Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar (story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield), Sing Sing
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum (co-Written by Alex David), September 5
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
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