Additionally, Hollywood has taken a huge swipe at the re-election of Donald Trump with a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Sebastian Stan. He stars in The Apprentice, which follows the 45th and 47th president during his early business career in 1970s New York when mentored by the man who taught him to win at all costs. The Academy Award nod particularly stands out post-Trump's return to the Oval Office as, during production, no major studio would touch the contentious independent film, which received a limited cinematic release in the US ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Apprentice is particularly controversial as it features a scene with the future Commander-in-Chief raping his then-wife Ivana. She accused him of rape when they were divorcing in 1990 but later distanced herself from this claim which Trump – who lashed out at the film upon its release – strongly denies.

Among the biggest Oscars snubs this year were Gladiator II's Denzel Washington, Queer's Daniel Craig, Maria's Angelina Jolie and The Last Showgirl's Pamela Anderson. The full list of the 2025 Academy Awards nominations is below.

Best Picture

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Director

Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

Best Animated Feature Film

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

Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane

Best International Feature Film

I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow

Best Film Editing

Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Best Original Score

The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best 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

Best Production Design

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Best Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

The 97th Academy Awards hosted by Conan O'Brien take place on Sunday March 3, 2025.