What won at the Oscars? For once, the answer isnt an immediate “duh.”

The 2025 Academy Awards nominees were some of the least predictable in ages, with major blockbusters (Wicked, Dune: Part Two), critical darlings (Anora, The Brutalist), formally provocative art films (The Substance, Nickel Boys), and polarizing curveballs (Emilia Pérez… Emilia Pérez) all vying for the top prizes with near equal potential. No one movie had the atomic momentum of Oppenheimer (not to mention Barbie) to make the awards season a major zeitgeist moment, but for movie lovers, it was a night of surprises, even when frontrunners nabbed the trophies.

Heres the full list of 2025 Oscar nominees, with the winners in bold:

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Anora (winner)The BrutalistA Complete UnknownConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezIm Still HereNickel BoysThe SubstanceWicked

Best Director

Sean Baker — Anora (winner)Brady Corbet — The BrutalistJames Mangold — A Complete UnknownJacques Audiard — Emilia PérezCoralie Fargeat — The Substance

Best Actor

Adrien Brody — The Brutalist (winner)Timothée Chalamet — A Complete UnknownColman Domingo — Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes — ConclaveSebastian Stan — The Apprentice

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Cynthia Erivo — WickedKarla Sofia Gascón — Emilia PérezMikey Madison — Anora (winner)Demi Moore — The SubstanceFernanda Torres — Im Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov — AnoraKieran Culkin — A Real Pain (winner)Edward Norton — A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce — The BrutalistJeremy Strong — The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro — A Complete Unknown Ariana Grande — WickedFelicity Jones — The BrutalistIsabella Rossellini — ConclaveZoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez (winner)

Best Original Screenplay

Anora (winner)The BrutalistA Real PainSeptember 5The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete UnknownConclave (winner)Emilia PérezNickel BoysSing Sing

Best International Feature Film

Im Still Here (winner)The Girl With the NeedleEmilia PérezThe Seed of the Sacred FigFlow

Best Animated Feature Film Image: Dream Well Studio/Sacrebleu Productions/Take Five

Flow (winner)Inside Out 2Memoir of a SnailWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlThe Wild Robot

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist (winner)Dune: Part TwoEmilia PérezMariaNosferatu

Best Production Design

The BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNosferatuWicked (winner)

Best Costume Design Image: Universal Pictures / Everett Collection

A Complete UnknownConclaveGladiator IINosferatuWicked (winner)

Best Hairstyling and Makeup

A Different ManEmilia PérezNosferatuThe Substance (winner)Wicked

Best Film Editing

Anora (winner)The BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWicked

Best Sound

A Complete UnknownDune: Part Two (winner)Emilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot

Best Visual Effects Image: Warner Bros. Pictures

Alien: RomulusBetter ManDune: Part Two (winner)Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesWicked

Best Original Song

“El Mal” — Emilia Pérez (winner)“The Journey”— Six Triple Eight“Like a Bird” — Sing Sing “Mi Camino” — Emilia Pérez“Never Too Late” — Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Original Score

The Brutalist (winner)ConclaveEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot

Best Documentary Feature Film

Black Box DiariesNo Other Land (winner)Porcelain WarSoundtrack to a Coup DEtatSugarcane

Best Documentary Short Film

Death by NumbersI Am Ready, WardenIncidentInstruments of a Beating HeartThe Only Girl in the Orchestra (winner)

Best Live-Action Short Film

A LienAnujaIm Not a Robot (winner)The Last RangerThe Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful MenIn the Shadow of the Cypress (winner)Magic CandiesWander to WonderYuck!