The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced, honoring artistic and technical achievements in filmmaking. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott revealed the nominees for the 2025 Oscars live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Thursday, January 23. Due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the announcement was postponed from its originally scheduled Jan. 17 date
Emilia Pérez led the nominees with 13 Academy Award nominations, making the musical the most-nominated non–English language film in Oscars history. Wicked and The Brutalist followed with 10 nods each, and Conclave and A Complete Unknown each earned eight nominations.
First-time nominees include Ariana Grande (Best Supporting Actress for Wicked), Timothée Chalamet (Best Actor for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown), and Sebastian Stan (Best Actor for The Apprentice). Other notable nominees include Cynthia Erivo (Best Actress for Wicked), Demi Moore (Best Actress for The Substance), and Zoe Saldaña (Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez), and Karla Sofía Gascón, whose nominatation for Best Actress for Emilia Pérez making her the first openly transgender acting nominee.
Among the notable snubs were Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), with other top contenders shutout of the nominations including Angelina Jolie (Maria), Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) and Denzel Washington (Gladiator II).
Conan O’Brien will host the 2025 Oscars ceremony, airing Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu. The official red carpet presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
See the full list of 2025 Oscars nominations – HERE.
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