Oscars 2025: Full list of nominees revealed, Emilia Perez leads pack with 13

The 2025 Oscars nominations are out, with Emilia Perez leading the pack. Photo / Composite / Getty Images

Awards season is officially here – and after the Golden Globes kicked things off earlier this month, all eyes are now on the Oscars race.

After being postponed twice due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the full list of nominees was finally announced on Thursday, US time, in a live presentation hosted by actors and Saturday Night Live stars Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang and broadcast from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.

The 2025 Oscars ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien and held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, will be broadcast locally on Monday, March 3.

Heading into the unveiling of nominations, one thing seemed clear: there were no obvious frontrunners.

The list of nominees was therefore absolutely primed to throw up some surprises – and it sure has delivered.

Controversial musical thriller Emilia Pérez leads the pack with a whopping 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldana.

From left, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez, Selena Gomez, Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Zoe Saldana, winners of the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy award for Emilia Pérez, pose in the press room during the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Photo / Getty Images

With 10 nods apiece is architectural epic The Brutalist and smash-hit musical adaptation Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu.

Vatican drama Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown with Timothée Chalamet tied in third spot with eight apiece, while Anora collected six nominations.

Timothee Chalamet is seen on the movie set of the A Complete Unknown on June 11, 2024 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Photo / Getty Images

Australian animated film Memoir of a Snail, which features Succession’s Sarah Snook, is up for a gong.

Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman has suffered a snub after she failed to get a nomination for her role in racy movie Babygirl. It was thought the Australian actress was a shoo-in for an awards nod.

Nicole Kidman accepts the International Star Award from Jamie Lee Curtis on stage during the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards. Photo / Getty Images

But it’s looking increasingly like Demi Moore’s comeback could be on with a nomination for Best Actress after her Golden Globes win for the visual shock-fest The Substance. Wicked’s Ariana Grande also scored a first-time nomination in the Actress in a Supporting Role category for her role as Glinda.

Demi Moore wins Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 5, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo / Getty Images

Apart from Kidman, other notable omissions included rumoured Best Actor candidate Daniel Craig for his work in Queer, Angelina Jolie for her role in Maria, as well as Conclave filmmaker Edward Berger from the Best Director category.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

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.

Actor in a Leading Role

• Adrien 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 Erivo, 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, Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
• Zoe Saldana, Emilia Pérez.

Animated Feature Film

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot.

Cinematography

• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu.

Animated Short Film

• Beautiful Men
• In the Shadow of Cypress
• Magic Candies
• Wander to Wonder
• Yuck!
• Memoir of a Snail.

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.

Costume Design

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Gladiator II
• Nosferatu
• Wicked.

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.

Original Score

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot.

Original Song

• El Mal from Emilia Pérez
• The Journey from The Six Triple Eight
• Like a Bird from Sing Sing
• Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez
• Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late.

Adapted Screenplay

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Nickel Boys
• Sing Sing.

Original Screenplay

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Real Pain
• September 5
• The Substance.

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.

The Oscars will air in New Zealand on Monday, March 3.

- Additional reporting by NZ Herald.