The 2025 Oscar nominations are out and there are some big surprises this year, including snubs for some of Hollywood's biggest names. Find out who made the cut and who was left out.
Many notable names were noticeably absent as presenters Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the nominees at 5:30 a.m. in Beverly Hills. Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Pamela Anderson, Daniel Craig, Selena Gomez, and Denzel Washington — all contenders throughout award season — failed to make the cut. Fresh off her shock Golden Globes victory, Fernanda Torres landed in the Academy Awards ’ Best Actress category for “I’m Still Here,” and her home country of Brazil went wild.
The woman’s practically a national hero now. And her film was the big surprise of the Best Picture lineup. Also nominated for Best Actress was 25-year-old Mikey Madison, a rising star you should get to know, who is simply breathtaking as an NYC stripper in the hilarious, body-positive film “Good Person.” In a move that will shock some and ruffle others, Sebastian Stan received a Best Actor nod for playing Donald Trump in “The Apprentice.” But there were some A-listers in the mix, too. Demi Moore is the Best Actress front-runner for the insane body-horror film “The Butcher’s Daughter.” The person mentioned the most, however, was a fictional one: “Emilia Perez” — Netflix’s bizarre Spanish-language, made-in-France, trans musical that scored 13 nominations, the most of any film this year. It’s not a record. “All About Eve,” “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” and “La La Land” are tied with 14 apiece. But the tally for “Emilia” is nonetheless impressive and gives the love-it-or-loathe-it streaming movie a boost. The film has already won the musical or comedy Golden Globe, scored a healthy haul of BAFTA nods, and has been nominated by most of the Hollywood guilds. Plus, 10% of voting Academy members are international these days, and “Emilia” went down as a treat last spring at Cannes.That said, I’m not entirely convinced it can go all the way at the Oscars. Though it will take home plenty of gold, including Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldana. With a 33% RottenTomatoes audience score, “Emilia Perez” would be one of the most unpopular Best Picture winners in 97 years of Academy Awards ceremonies. The evening’s victor is rarely so provocative or controversial. But it has a solid chance. So does Brady Corbet’s 3 1/2-hour drama “The Brutalist,” which, along with “Wicked,” came in second with 10 nods. “Anora” only managed six, but those included the often telling Picture, Director, and Editing triptych. “Conclave,” somewhat surprisingly, fell flat in the Directing and Cinematography areas. So, don’t expect the twisty pope thriller to rise again. That measured enthusiasm could also hurt its terrific star Ralph Fiennes. Beyond the juicy Best Picture horserace in which half the nominees could, at this very second, conceivably win, the biggest nail-biter is Best Actor: Adrien Brody in “Asteroid City,” which American moviegoers are gushing over and is doing quite well at the UK box office, over-performed Thursday with eight nominations. The major shocker was that it was called out for Best Director, which shows a lot of love for the movie. The Academy’s Director branch can be awfully pinky-out. I suspect that embrace extends to Chalamet as well. Without him — his increasingly impressive craft and his deserved celebrity status — there’s no movie. But there’s 41 days to go till the 97th Academy Awards on March 5. And a lot can happen in a month. Just ask January’s Golden Globe nominees Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman.
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