Content Guide: Oscars 2025 Nominees
Jess on Jan. 24, 2025
The Oscar nominations are out! This year’s line-up showcases a range of standout films, and if you’re planning to watch a few before the big night, we’re here to help. At the Classification Office, we’ve created content breakdowns for most of the nominees, with age ratings and warnings to help you decide what’s suitable for you and your whānau.
Can’t find the film you’re looking for? Some haven’t been released yet, so be sure to check back later. Let’s take a look at this year’s nominees!
Best picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I'm Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best actor
- Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
- Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best actress
- Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison - Anora
- Demi Moore - The Substance
- Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best supporting actress
- Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande - Wicked
- Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best supporting actor
- Yura Borisov - Anora
- Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
- Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best director
- Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker - Anora
- Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
- James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best adapted screenplay
- A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
- Conclave - Peter Straughan
- Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
- Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best original screenplay
- Anora - Sean Baker
- The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
- The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best original song
- Never Too Late - Elton John: Never Too Late
- El Mal - Emilia Pérez
- Mi Camino - Emilia Pérez
- Like A Bird - Sing Sing
- The Journey - The Six Triple Eight
Best original score
Best international feature
- I'm Still Here - Brazil
- The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
- Emilia Pérez - France
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
- Flow - Latvia
Best animated feature
Best documentary feature
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
- Sugarcane
Best costume design
Best make-up and hairstyling
Best production design
Best sound
Best film editing
Best cinematography
Best visual effects
Best live-action short
- Anuja
- I'm Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- A Lien
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best animated short
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best documentary short
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Final thoughts and further reading:
Come back in March, as we'll be doing a wrap of all the Oscar 2025 winners following ceremony night!
- 2025 Oscar Nominations: The Biggest Surprises and Snubs (Collider article)
- List of nominations in full for Oscars 2025 (BBC Article)
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