Saturday, January 25, 2025

97th Academy Awards











Broadcast Date: 3rd March 2025 - Australia


Hello everyone. After being postponed twice by the LA fires, the 2025 nominations for the 97th Academy Awards are finally here. Conan O'Brien will host this year's ceremony. Leading up the categories this year is the international film from France, Emilia Pérez.


Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus - Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan
Better Man - Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs
Dune: Part Two - Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke
Wicked - Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould


Best Film Editing

Anora - Sean Baker
The Brutalist - Dávid Jancsó
Conclave - Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez - Juliette Welfling
Wicked - Myron Kerstein


Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown - Arienne Phillips
Conclave - Lisy Christl
Gladiator II - Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu - Linda Muir
Wicked - Paul Tazewell


Best Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man - Mike Marino, David Presto, and Crystal Jurado
Emilia Pérez - Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
Nosferatu - David White, Traci Loader, and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
The Substance - Pierre-Oliver Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarseli
Wicked - Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, and Sarah Nuth


Best Cinematography

The Brutalist Lol Crawley
Dune: Part Two - Greig Fraser
Emilia Pérez - Paul Guilhaune
Maria - Ed Lachman
Nosferatu - Jarin Blaschke


Best Production Design

The Brutalist - Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
Conclave - Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
Dune: Part Two - Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
Nosferatu - Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
Wicked - Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales


Best Sound

A Complete Unknown - Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey, and David Giammarco
Dune: Part Two - Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill
Emilia Pérez - Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz, and Niels Barletta
Wicked - Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson, and John Marquis
The Wild Robot - Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo, and Leff Lefferts


Best Original Song

"El Mal" from Emilia Pérez - Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard
"The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight - Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
"Like a Bird" from Sing Sing - Music and Lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
"Mi Camino" from Emilia Pérez - Music and Lyrics by Clément Ducol and Camille
"Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late - Music and Lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin


Best Original Score

The Brutalist - Daniel Blumberg
Conclave - Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez - Clément Ducol and Camille;
Wicked - John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot - Kris Bowers


Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men - Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Eslande
In the Shadow of the Cypress - Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Magic Candles - Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
Wander to Wonder - Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
Yuck! - Loic Espuche and Juliette Marquet


Best Live-Action Short Film

A Lien - Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz
Anuja - Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
I'm Not a Robot - Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
The Last Ranger - Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent - Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek


Best Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers - Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
I Am Ready, Warden - Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
Incident - Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
Instruments of a Beating Heart - Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
The Only Girl in the Orchestra - Molly O'Brien and Lisa Remington


Best Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries - Shiori Itō, Eric Nayari, and Hanna Aqvilin
No Other Land - Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham
Porcelain War - Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, and Paula DuPré Pesmen
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grelley
Sugarcane - Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, and Kellen Quinn


Best International Feature Film

Emilia Pérez (France) - Directed by Jacques Audiard
Flow (Latvia) - Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark) in Danish - Directed by Magnus von Horn
I'm Still Here (Brazil) in Portuguese - Directed by Walter Salles
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) in Persian - Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof


Best Animated Feature Film

Flow - Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Matiss Kaza, and Gregory Zalcman
Inside Out 2 - Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoir of a Snail - Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, and Richard Beek
The Wild Robot - Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann


Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown - James Mangold and Jay Cocks; based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald
Conclave - Peter Straughan; based on the novel by Robert Harris
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard; in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi; based on the opera libretto by Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Sing Sing - Screenplay by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; story by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield; based on the book The Sing Sing Follies by John H. Richardson


Best Original Screenplay

Anora - Sean Baker
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat


Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez
Ariana Grande - Wicked as Galinda "Glinda" Upland
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave as Sister Agnes
Zoe Saldana - Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro


Best Supporting Actor

Yuri Borisov - Anora as Igor
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice as Roy Cohn


Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked as Elphaba Thropp
Karla Sofia Gascón - Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez/Juan "Manitas" Del Monte
Mikey Madison - Anora as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva
Demi Moore - The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here as Eunice Paiva


Best Actor

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist as László Tóth
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice as Donald Trump


Best Director

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


Best Picture

Anora - Alex Cocos, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, producers
The Brutalist - Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews and Brian Young, producers
A Complete Unknown - Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman, producers
Conclave - Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman, producers
Dune: Part Two - Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve, producers
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, and Anthony Vaccarello, producers
I'm Still Here - Maria Carlota Bruno, Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre, and Rodrigo Teixeira, producers
Nickel Boys - Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and David Levine, producers
The Substance - Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, and Eric Fellner, producers
Wicked - Marc Platt, producer


Honorary Awards

Quincy Jones
Juliet Taylor


Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson


Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Richard Curtis


Make sure you let me know who the winners are. My predictions for the winners of the following categories are

Best Visual Effects - Dune: Part Two
Best Production Design - Dune: Part Two
Best Costume Design - Wicked
Best Cinematography - Dune: Part Two
Best Animated Feature for The Wild Robot
Best Actor - Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown
Best Director - James Mangold for A Complete Unknown
Best Picture - Wicked





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