2025 Oscar Contenders
Films in strong contention for 2025 Oscar nominations
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- DirectorGreg KwedarStarsColman DomingoClarence MaclinSean San JoseDivine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.8/2
Best Picture contender
Best Director hopeful: Greg Kwedar
Best Actor frontrunner: Colman Domingo
Best Supporting Actor contender: Clarence Maclin
Best Supporting Actor hopeful: Paul Raci
Best Adapted Screenplay contender - DirectorEmily KassieJulian Brave NoiseCatStarsCharlene BelleauEd Archie NoisecatJulian Brave NoiseCatAn investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school sparks a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.8/9 limited release
Expands 9/20
Best Documentary Feature contender - DirectorAngela PattonNatalie RaeFour young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.8/14
Best Documentary Feature contender - DirectorJacques AudiardStarsSelena GomezZoe SaldanaEdgar RamírezMexico, today. Lawyer Rita receives an unexpected offer. She has to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the woman he's always dreamed of being.8/21
Best Picture contender
Best Director hopeful: Jaques Audiard
Best Actress contender: Karla Sofia Gascon
Best Supporting Actress hopeful: Selena Gomez
Best Supporting Actress hopeful: Zoe Saldana
Best Film Editing contender
Best Sound contender
Best Original Screenplay contender
Best International Feature contender - DirectorTim BurtonStarsJenna OrtegaMonica BellucciWillem DafoeAfter a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.9/6 limited release
Best Costume Design contender
Best Makeup and Hairstyling contender
Best Visual Effects hopeful - DirectorCoralie FargeatStarsDennis QuaidMargaret QualleyDemi MooreA fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.9/20
Best Makeup & Hairstyling contender - DirectorChris SandersStarsLupita Nyong'oPedro PascalKit ConnorAfter a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.9/27 wide release
Best Picture hopeful
Adapted Screenplay hopeful
Best Animated Feature frontrunner
Best Production Design hopeful
Best Sound contender
Best Original Score frontrunner
Best Original Song - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAdam DriverGiancarlo EspositoNathalie EmmanuelAn architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster.9/27 wide release
Best Picture contender
Best Director contender: Francis Ford Coppola
Best Actor hopeful: Adam Driver
Best Actress hopeful: Nathalie Emmanuel
Best Supporting Actress hopeful: Aubrey Plaza
Best Original Screenplay hopeful
Best Production Design contender
Best Cinematography contender
Best Costume Design contender
Best Film Editing hopeful
Best Makeup and Hairstyling hopeful
Best Sound contender
Best Visual Effects hopeful - DirectorPayal KapadiaStarsKani KusrutiDivya PrabhaChhaya KadamIn Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend.10/2
Best International Feature contender - DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsZazie BeetzLady GagaJoaquin PhoenixFailed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while in Arkham State Hospital. Upon release, the pair embark on a doomed romantic misadventure.10/4 limited release
Best Picture contender
Best Director hopeful: Todd Philips
Best Actor contender: Joaquin Phoenix
Best Actress contender: Lady Gaga
Best Adapted Screenplay hopeful
Best Production Design contender
Best Cinematography hopeful
Best Costume Design hopeful
Best Makeup and Hairstyling contender
Best Sound contender
Best Original Score hopeful - DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsPharrell WilliamsMorgan NevilleKendrick LamarA vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO® animation.10/11 wide release
Best Animated Feature contender
Best Documentary Feature contender
Best Original Song contender - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsTilda SwintonJulianne MooreJohn TurturroMartha's strained relationship with her mother fractures completely when a misunderstanding drives them apart. Their mutual friend Ingrid sees both sides of the rift.10/18
Best Picture contender
Best Director contender: Pedro Almadovar
Best Actress contender: Tilda Swinton
Best Supporting Actress hopeful: Julianne Moore
Best Original Screenplay contender - DirectorJesse EisenbergStarsKieran CulkinJesse EisenbergOlha BosovaMismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.10/18 limited release
Best Actor hopeful: Jesse Eisenberg
Best Supporting Actor contender: Kieran Culkin
Original Screenplay contender - DirectorRaMell RossStarsEthan HerisseBrandon WilsonHamish LinklaterBased on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.10/25 limited release
Best Picture contender
Best Director hopeful
Best Actor hopeful: Ethan Herisse
Best Supporting Actress frontrunner: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Adapted Screenplay frontrunner
Best Film Editing contender
Best Makeup and Hairstyling hopeful - DirectorEdward BergerStarsRalph FiennesStanley TucciJohn LithgowCardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, where he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of The Church.11/1 limited release
11/8 wide release
Best Picture contender
Best Director contender
Best Actor contender: Ralph Fiennes
Best Supporting Actor contender: Stanley Tucci
Best Supporting Actor hopeful: John Lithgow
Best Supporting Actress contender: Isabella Rossalini
Adapted Screenplay contender
Best Cinematography contender
Best Film Editing contender
Best Original Score contender - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksKelly ReillyRobin WrightFrom the reunited director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump (1994), Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form.11/15 wide release
Best Picture hopeful
Best Director hopeful
Best Actor hopeful: Tom Hanks
Best Supporting Actress hopeful: Robin Wright
Adapted Screenplay hopeful
Best Production Design contender
Best Makeup and Hairstyling contender
Best Visual Effects hopeful - DirectorSteve McQueenStarsSaoirse RonanHarris DickinsonStephen GrahamFollow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II.11/22
Best Picture frontrunner
Best Director frontrunner: Steve McQueen
Best Supporting Actor hopeful: Harris Dickenson
Best Supporting Actor hopeful: Leigh Gill
Best Supporting Actress hopeful: Erin Kellyman
Best Supporting Actress hopeful: Saoirse Ronan
Original Screenplay frontrunner
Best Production Design frontrunner
Best Cinematography contender
Best Costume Design contender
Best Film Editing frontrunner
Best Sound hopeful
Best Original Song contender - DirectorRidley ScottStarsJoseph QuinnPedro PascalConnie NielsenAfter his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.11/22 wide release
Best Picture contender
Best Director contender: Ridley Scott
Best Actor contender: Paul Mescal
Best (Supporting) Actor hopeful(contender): Denzel Washington
Best Supporting Actor contender: Pedro Pascal
Best Adapted Screenplay contender
Best Film Editing: contender
Best Production Design contender
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design contender
Best Makeup and Hairstyling hopeful
Best Sound frontrunner
Best Visual Effects frontrunner
Best Original Score contender - DirectorMarielle HellerStarsAmy AdamsScoot McNairyJessica HarperA woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.12/6 limited release
Best Picture hopeful
Best Director hopeful: Marielle Heller
Best Actress contender: Amy Adams
Adapted Screenplay contender - DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsAaron PierreKelvin Harrison Jr.Seth RogenSimba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored.12/20 limited release
Best Animated Feature hopeful
Best Visual Effects contender
Best Original Song contender - DirectorRobert EggersStarsEmma CorrinAaron Taylor-JohnsonWillem DafoeA gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman, and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her causing untold horror in its wake.12/25 wide release
Best Picture hopeful
Best Production Design contender
Best Makeup and Hairstyling hopeful - DirectorMerlin CrossinghamNick ParkStarsAdjoa AndohDiane MorganReece ShearsmithFocus on Gromit's concern that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions, which proves justified when Wallace invents a "smart gnome" that seems to develop a mind of its own.2024
Best Animated Feature contender - DirectorSean BakerStarsMikey MadisonPaul WeissmanLindsey NormingtonAnora is a comedy about a sex worker shot in New York City and Las Vegas.2024
Best Picture contender
Best Director contender: Sean Baker
Best Original Screenplay - DirectorAdam ElliotStarsEric BanaSarah SnookKodi Smit-McPheeFrom Academy Award winning animator Adam Elliot comes this bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs.2024
Best Animated Feature contender - DirectorMiguel GomesStarsGonçalo WaddingtonCrista AlfaiateCláudio da SilvaEdward, civil servant, flees fiancee Molly on their wedding day in Rangoon, 1917. His travels replace panic with melancholy. Molly, set on marriage, amused by his escape, trails him across Asia.2024
Best International Feature contender