The Oscar Awards generate great expectations in the world of cinema and in 2025 the nominees will be announced. 97th edition of the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards. These awards are intended to recognize excellence in film productions from around the world. The ceremony will be hosted by the screenwriters and comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang.
The winners of the 97th edition of the Oscars will be revealed next March 2 in a ceremony that will be held, as it has been for several decades, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. On that occasion, the host will be the television presenter Conan O’Brien.
The tentative names
Who are the nominees for best actors and actresses in leading roles?
In the case of the male role, the nominees for Best Leading Actor are: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist); Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown); Colman Domingo (Sing Sing); Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice).
In the female role, the nominees for Best Leading Actress are: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked); Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez); Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here).
Who are the nominees for best actors and actresses in supporting roles?
The nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role are: Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).
In their female role, the nominees for Best Actress in a Supporting Role are: Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) and Zoe Saldana (Emilia Pérez).
The nominations for Best Director
- Sean Baker (Anora)
- Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
- James Mangold (A Complete Uknown)
- Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
- Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
The films nominated for Best Picture
- Anora
- The brutalist
- A complete unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: part two
- Emilia Perez
- I’m still here
- nickel boys
- The substance
- Wicked
Other nominations
Among other nominations, the list of candidates for Best Costume Design also stood out: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Wicked. There are also the options for best Makeup and Hairstyling work: A Different Man, Emilia Pérez, Nosferatu, The Substance and Wicked.
The nominees for Best International Film are: I’m still here (Brazil), The girl with the needle (Denmark), Emilia Pérez (France), The seed of the sacred fig (Germany) and Flow (Latvia).
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What are the categories to announce?
Among the categories that will be mentioned for awards are:
- best movie
- Best actor in a leading role
- Best actress in a leading role
- Best supporting actor
- Best supporting actress
- best director
- Best photography
- Best international feature film
- Best adapted screenplay
- Best original screenplay
- Best Live Action Short Film
- Best animated short film
- Best animated feature film
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Best Documentary Feature Film
- best original song
- Best Original Score
- The best makeup and hairdressing
- Best costume design
- best edition
- Better sound
- Best production design
- Better visual effects
Oscars: when and where to watch the nominations announcement
The announcement will be made this Thursday, January 23 through the Academy’s website and on their respective social networks (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X and Facebook). It can be accessed from 10 am (Argentina time).
When will the Oscar Awards ceremony take place?
The 97th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Emmy-winning comedian, writer, producer and former late-night host Conan O’Brien has been chosen to host the ceremony.
This is the first time O’Brien will serve as host, after two consecutive years with Jimmy Kimmel as master of ceremonies. The ceremony also comes from winning an Emmy for best variety special (live), in a ceremony that had more than 20 million viewers.
Source: Ambito
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