The 2025 Oscar nominations include many big names and Oscar favorites (Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Luca Guadagnino and more). Challengers team) missed out on recognition this year.
indeed, ChallengersDespite being in the awards conversation all season, with Golden Globe nominations for the film and star Zendaya and wins at the Globes for best score for Oscar favorites Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Thursday morning’s Oscars had a also failed to get the nomination.
Challengers Director Luca Guadagnino also watched his other awards hopeful, the Daniel Craig starrer. weirdfailed to garner any nominations, including for Craig who was seen as a potential Best Actor nominee although he was notably snubbed by the BAFTAs.
Also snubbed by BAFTA but still a potential nominee is two-time Oscar winner Washington, who was left out of the Best Supporting Actor category for his work. Gladiator IIwhich received only one nomination.
Angelina Jolie starrer Maria Another expected nominee in multiple categories was Oscar fave Ed Lachman’s cinematography, which received only one nomination.
Inclusion Challengers And weird Despite receiving no nominations Thursday morning, pundits predicted some nods for the Nicole Kidman starrer. Baby girlwhich was racking up nominations and awards earlier this season and so on. Challengers is an erotic thriller; The Last ShowgirlIt stars Pamela Anderson and recent Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, earning SAG Award nominations. By Mike Lee Hard truthsincluding its star Marianne-Jean-Baptiste, who was seen as a possible candidate nearly 30 years after she was nominated for Secrets and lies After receiving accolades from other organizations this season; And of Ireland Knee capMissing out on a Best International Feature nomination despite its strong performance with BAFTA nominations.
While these films underperformed, Robert Eggers’ vampire film Nosferatu received more nominations than expected with four nods (for cinematography, costume design, make-up and hairstyling and production design).
Elsewhere in the Best Picture category, Sing Sing, September 5 And A real pain missed out on all nominations, despite the latter landing two Producers Guild Awards nominations, while Nickel Boys And I’m still here The Amazing was nominated for Best Picture.
Meanwhile, after Denis Villeneuve The Mound The film did well with the Academy, expectations were high. The Mound: Part 2but the sequel missed out on some of the categories it was nominated for, including adapted screenplay, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, and editing. However, the film won the Best Picture title.
Both in the Best Supporting Actress category substanceof Margaret Qualley and Emilia PerezSelena Gomez predictably missed out on the nod A complete unknownMonica Barbaro received a nomination for her role as Juan Baez.
For Best Supporting Actor, Sing the songClarence Macklin’s was a stunning mistake. ApprenticeJeremy Strong made the cut.
And although his films received nominations, director Edward Berger (Conclave), June M. Cho (Wicked) and Ramel Ross (Nickel Boys) missed out on Best Director nominations.
