Film Oscars 2025

Best film: Horsechoker: My Struggle
Best male lead: Horsechoker
Best female lead: Horsechoker but doing a woman's voice
Best foreign film: Le horsechoker
 
Best film: Horsechoker: My Struggle
Best male lead: Horsechoker
Best female lead: Horsechoker but doing a woman's voice
Best foreign film: Le horsechoker
Cheval du Gasp, I think you will find it is actually called.
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Seems like a really weak year for films. As usual there will be some foreign films that will salvage the year, but in terms of general Oscars fare there hasn't been a whole lot to bark about.

Daniel Craig for Queer? Ralph Fiennes? Kneecap for song?

Variety has this list as possible for Best Picture:
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune Part 2
Emilia Perez
I'm Still Here
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked

That makes for some sober reading.

If Emilia Perez wins anything I'm gonna have an aneurysm.

Cancel this shit show, now!
 
I just want The Remarkable Life of Ibelin to win best documentary. I don't care about anything else.

(Black Box Diaries was also a good documentary though)
 
I personally think it's been a good year for film.
Been thoroughly impressed with films such as Anora, Conclave, Brutalist, The Substance, The Order, The Return and I'm sure I missed a few more.

I just want The Remarkable Life of Ibelin to win best documentary. I don't care about anything else.

(Black Box Diaries was also a good documentary though)
Nocturnes has been my favourite doc this year.
 
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The Substance could be the worst acting I have ever watched. Demi Moore is better in Landman than this movie . Is this going to one of those mercy Oscars because of who she is.
 
Cheval du Gasp, I think you will find it is actually called.
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Seems like a really weak year for films. As usual there will be some foreign films that will salvage the year, but in terms of general Oscars fare there hasn't been a whole lot to bark about.

Daniel Craig for Queer? Ralph Fiennes? Kneecap for song?

Variety has this list as possible for Best Picture:
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune Part 2
Emilia Perez
I'm Still Here
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked

That makes for some sober reading.

If Emilia Perez wins anything I'm gonna have an aneurysm.

Cancel this shit show, now!
There are some excellent films there. I question your taste.
 
Agreed

Wait til you meet wibble. (Sorry wibble.)

:lol:
I haven't seen any of those apart from Dune 2, which was OK but forgettable (and I love the director normally), and Kneecap, which was fun but it would be truly bizarre if anything as left field as that got anywhere near an Oscar, even for music.

I watch far fewer films these days as I'm so frequently disappointed.
 
There are some excellent films there. I question your taste.
Yea, a few gems, but also two films that are half a film (Dune 2, Wicked), a broad pop horror (?) film that reeks of career award instead of specific film (Substance, Demi Moore), a flaccid biopic from a director who specializes in flaccid biopics (Complete), and a florid “musical” with almost no songs in it (Emilia Perez). Even compared to last year this is underwhelming. Last year Oppenheimer, American Fixtion, zone of Interest, Anatomy of a Fall, Holdovers, Barbie (last year’s The Substance?), Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, Poor Things. That is a more bountiful list. Even though I disliked a lot of those films, the breadth and artistry on display was greater.


The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune Part 2
Emilia Perez

I'm Still Here
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
 
All the awards shows will be downsized, or scaled down and back or more focused on charity and recovery of the LA community after the wildfires now. All the record labels cancelled all their Grammy parties etc. Artists that were announcing tours or new projects are postponing. I bet even voting itself will be effected. Maybe less votes etc. because people didn't have time to watch or listen to nominees because they were fleeing or helping others flee.
 
Nominations

Oscar Nominations 2025​

Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody
Timothée Chalamet
Colman Domingo
Ralph Fiennes
Sebastian Stan

Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo
Karla Sofia Gascon
Mikey Madison
Demi Moore
Fernanda Torres

Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov
Kieran Culkin
Edward Norton
Guy Pearce
Jeremy Strong

Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro
Ariana Grande
Felicity Jones
Isabella Rossellini
Zoe Saldana

Directing
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Perez
The Substance

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

International Feature Film
I’m Still Here
The Girl with The Needle
Emilia Perez
The Seed of a Sacred Fig
Flow

Animated Feature Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit
The Wild Robot

Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane

Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Maria
Nosferatu

Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Music (Original Score)
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Music (Original Song)
El Mal, Emilia Pérez
The Journey, The Six Triple Eight
Like A Bird, Sing Sing
Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez
Never Too Late, Elton John: Never Too Late

Live Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent

Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Documentary Short Film
Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
 
Nice lobbying and riding the wave by Emilia Perez. Surprised Zoe Saldana is in it as supporting actress, I thought she'd have enough screentime to be in the lead actress category. Only good thing about that film.
 
Nice lobbying and riding the wave by Emilia Perez. Surprised Zoe Saldana is in it as supporting actress, I thought she'd have enough screentime to be in the lead actress category. Only good thing about that film.
There's an article today that discusses this gaming of the categories. Saldana was in 44% of the screen time, and Gascón was in 40%, yet Saldana is in as Supporting and Gascón as Lead. Kinda like The Bear winning the Emmys for Comedy, they engineer the category to increase their odds. I don't know how they got away with it this time.
 

Oscar Nominations 2025​

Best Picture
Anora
Conclave
Dune: Part Two

Actor in a Leading Role
Ralph Fiennes

Actress in a Leading Role
Mikey Madison

Actor in a Supporting Role
Jeremy Strong

Actress in a Supporting Role
Felicity Jones
Isabella Rossellini

Directing
Anora

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Conclave

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anora
September 5

International Feature Film
I’m Still Here
The Seed of a Sacred Fig

Animated Feature Film
Wallace & Gromit
The Wild Robot

Documentary Feature Film
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Film Editing
Anora

Cinematography
Dune: Part Two

Production Design
Dune: Part Two

Costume Design
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Music (Original Score)
--

Music (Original Song)
--

Live Action Short Film
--

Animated Short Film
--

Documentary Short Film
--

Makeup and Hairstyling
--

Sound
Dune: Part Two

Visual Effects
Dune: Part Two
I'm kinda hoping Sean Baker runs the table. So many of these nominees are Hollywood bloat, or pure pop instead of having any artistry. I've whittle down the list a little bit!
 
Supposed to be good?
I loved it, but I'd say on the technical side (editing, sound editing and score), it's surprising they didn't get any nods. It's a very accomplished film from that perspective.
There's an article today that discusses this gaming of the categories. Saldana was in 44% of the screen time, and Gascón was in 40%, yet Saldana is in as Supporting and Gascón as Lead. Kinda like The Bear winning the Emmys for Comedy, they engineer the category to increase their odds. I don't know how they got away with it this time.
That is absolutely ludicrous :lol:
 
It could have been so much worse. I think if Pamela Anderson, Selena Gomez, and Nicole Kidman were nominated, the gatekeepers of quality control could be said to have fallen asleep/died at the wheel. It's bad enough with Demi Moore, and I'm afraid she's going to get the career sympathy award instead of picking which performance was the most outstanding.