There are 10 movies in the running for best picture. Our critics are split over whether Anora or Nickel Boys should take home the prize.
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Here are our favorite actors who’ve never been nominated for an Oscar
If you ask us, Pam Grier, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac and Regina Hall are all long overdue for Oscar nominations. Here’s why.
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The 2025 Oscars’ best original song nominees, cruelly ranked
This year’s race — which includes beloved stars, up-and-coming talents and a pair of songs from a successful but controversial musical — feels wide open. That doesn’t mean all the songs are equally worthy.
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How ‘Anora’ breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive ‘brute’
Borisov, who plays the hired henchman Igor in Anora, is the first Russian actor to be nominated for an Oscar in decades. The film has a total of six nominations, including for best picture.
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A family endures a dictatorship in the Oscar-nominated ‘I’m Still Here’
A Brazilian family is rocked when the father disappears following a military coup. I’m Still Here tells the heroic true story of a wife and mother who steers her family through the rapids of tyranny.
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Ariana Grande says ‘Wicked’ was a gift — and is proud to be in the ‘beautiful coven’
As a kid, Grande loved singing karaoke with her family. “I looked up to Whitney and Mariah and Celine endlessly,” she says. “I think that’s a large part of the reason why I learned to sing.”
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Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers team up to create ‘No Other Land’
This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military’s demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, was created by a team of two Palestinian and two Israeli filmmakers.
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5 takeaways from the 2025 Oscar nominations
From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees.
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See the full list of 2025 Oscar nominations
Emilia Pérez raked in the most nominations Thursday morning, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked. The Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, March 2.
