2025 Oscar Nominations Reveal Tight Race for ‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘The Brutal’ and ‘The Villain’

This is an acting category that can be unequivocally called long before the Oscars: Kieran Culkin has been unstoppable in supporting actor competitions this year, winning at the Globes, National Board of Review Awards and multiple critics associations. His reputation for charming, impromptu speeches only makes the idea of ​​giving him an Oscar more appealing. It is interesting to note that among his competitors is Culkin. Inheritance co-star Jeremy Strong, will play dark arts master Roy Cohn. Culkin and Strong also competed in the same category at the 2023 Emmy Awards; that time, Culkin won.

Monica Barbaro, A complete unknown
Ariana Grande, sinister
Felicity Jones, Felon
Isabella Rossellini, conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Perez

The impetus here seemed to come from Saldaña, another Globe winner who gave a moving speech—and, like Moore, an industry vet who had to fight her way the past was only considered a blockbuster star. (Or a “popcorn actress,” as Moore memorably put it.) But just as the Academy seems to love Emilia PerezThey have a lot of love for them sinister And A complete unknown. And sinisterespecially, overactivity in SAG nomination earlier this month, implying that the Academy’s actors branch — the voting body’s largest bloc — might support Glinda the Good Witch.

THE MOST SUITABLE SCREEN

Jay Cocks and James Mangold, A complete unknown
Peter Straughan, conclave
Jacques Auditorium, Emilia Perez
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, nickel guy
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT

Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, Felon
Jesse Eisenberg, A real pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David, September 5
Coralie Fargeat, Matter

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

A complete unknown
conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
sinister

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR

another man
Emilia Perez
Nosferatu
Matter
sinister

BEST ORIGINAL POINT

Daniel Blumberg, Felon
Volker Bertelmann, conclave
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, sinister
Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Perez
Kris Bowers, Wild robots

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORTS

A Lien
Anuja
I’m not a robot
The Last Ranger
The man cannot keep silent

SHORTEST ANIMATED FILM

Beautiful Men
Under the shade of cypress trees
Magic candy
Wander to wonder
Too bad!

MOST ORIGINAL SONG

“El Mal,” Emilia Perez
“Trip,” Six Tam Eight
“Like a bird,” Sing Sing
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Perez
“It’s never too late,” Elton John: It’s never too late

BEST DOCUMENT FEATURES

Black box log
There is no other land
Porcelain war
Coup d’Etat soundtrack
Sugarcane

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTS

Death by the numbers
I’m ready, warden
Problem
Instrument of the beating heart
The only girl in the orchestra

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURES

I’m Still Here, Brazil
Girl with needle, Denmark
Emilia Perez, France
Seeds of the sacred fig tree, Germany
Run, Latvia

BEST PERFORMANCE FEATURES

Run
From the inside out 2
Memoirs of a snail
Wallace & Gromit: Most Vengeful
Wild robots

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Felon
conclave
Sand Dunes: Part Two
Nosferatu
sinister

BEST EDITING

Sean Baker, Anora
David Jancso, Felon
Nick Emerson, conclave
Juliette Welfling, Emilia Perez
Myron Kerstein, sinister

BEST SOUND

A complete unknown
Sand Dunes: Part Two
Emilia Perez
sinister
Wild robots

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Alien: Romulus
Better man
Sand Dunes: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
sinister

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Laugh out loud Crawley, Felon
Greg Fraser, Sand Dunes: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Perez
Edward Lachman, Maria
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu