Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another will go to-to-toe at the Oscars this year. Sinners was nominated in a record 16 categories and One Battle after Another in 13, followed by Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme in nine categories each. Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet scored eight nominations.
Nominations across 24 categories for films made in 2025 were announced on Thursday in Los Angeles. The 98th Oscars will be held on March 15. The host is Conan O’Brien.
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound didn’t make it to the International Feature category. Indian-origin director Geeta Gandhbir scored two nominations – for her documentary The Perfect Neighbor and for co-directing the short documentary The Devil Is Busy.
Here is the full list of nominations.
Best Picture
One Battle after Another A washed-up revolutionary’s daughter is kidnapped by his old adversary.
Sinners Twin brothers battle racism and vampires.
Hamnet About the death of Hamnet, the son of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne.
F1 A former racing champion gets back into the game.
Marty Supreme A New Yorker hustles for money and table tennis glory.
Frankenstein A new version of Mary Shelley’s classic novel.
Bugonia Conspiracy theorists kidnap a high-powered corporate executive they believe to be an alien.
The Secret Agent A dissident professor tries to evade capture during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
Sentimental Value A filmmaker tries to make amends with his estranged daughters.
Train Dreams The hardscrabble journey of a railroad man.
Directing
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another.
Ryan Coogler, Sinners.
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet.
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme.
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value.
Original Screenplay
Sinners Written by Ryan Coogler.
It Was Just an Accident Written by Jafar Panahi.
Marty Supreme Written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein.
Sentimental Value Written by Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt.
Blue Moon Written by Robert Kaplow.
Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, adapted from Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland.
Bugonia, Will Tracy, adapted from the Korean film Save the Green Planet!
Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Hamnet, Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, adapted from O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet.
Train Dreams, Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, based on the novella Train Dreams by Denis Johnson.
Actress in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet.
Renata Reinsve, Sentimental Value.
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue.
Emma Stone, Bugonia.
Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo Di Caprio, One Battle After Another.
Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme.
Michael B Jordan, Sinners.
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon.
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent.
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another.
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein.
Delroy Lindo, Sinners.
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another.
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value.
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value.
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value.
Amy Madigan, Weapons.
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners.
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another.
Casting
Nina Gold, Hamnet.
Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supreme.
Francine Maisler, Sinners.
Gabriel Dominigues, The Secret Agent.
Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another.
International Feature Film
The Voice Of Hind Rajab, Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunusia).
The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonca Filho (Brazil).
It Was Just An Accident, Jafar Panahi (Iran).
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier (Norway).
Sirat, Oliver Laxe (Spain).
Cinematography
Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein.
Darius Khondji, Marty Supreme.
Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners.
Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams.
Editing
Stephen Mirrione, F1.
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme.
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another.
Olivier Bugge Coutte, Sentimental Value.
Michael P Shawver, Sinners.
Costume Design
Deborah L Scott, Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Kate Hawley, Frankenstein.
Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet.
Miyako Bellizzi, Marty Supreme.
Ruth E Carter, Sinners.
Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey.
Kokuho, Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu.
Sinners, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry.
The Smashing Machine, Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbei.
The Ugly Stepsister, Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg.
Music (Original Score)
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another.
Max Richter, Hamnet.
Jerskin Fendrix, Bugonia.
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein.
Ludwig Goransson, Sinners.
Music (Original Song)
Dear Me, Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren.
Golden, KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park.
I Lied To You, Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson.
Sweet Dreams Of Joy, Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike.
Train Dreams, Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave.
Documentary Feature Film
The Perfect Neighbor, directed by Geeta Gandbhir.
The Alabama Solution, directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman.
Come See Me in the Good Light, directed by Ryan White.
Cutting through Rocks, directed by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni.
Mr. Nobody against Putin, directed by David Borenstein and co-directed by Pavel Talankin.
Documentary Short Film
All the Empty Rooms, directed by Joshua Seftel.
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, directed by Craig Renaud and Brent Renaud.
Children No More: Were and Are Gone, directed by Hilla Medalia.
The Devil Is Busy, directed by Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir.
Perfectly a Strangeness, directed by Alison McAlpine.
Animated Feature Film
Arco, directed by Ugo Bienvenu.
Elio, directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina.
KPop Demon Hunters, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans.
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain, directed by Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han.
Zootopia 2, directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard.
Animated Short Film
Butterfly, directed by Florence Miailhe.
Forevergreen, directed by Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears.
The Girl Who Cried Pearls, directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.
Retirement Plan, directed by John Kelly.
The Three Sisters, directed by Konstantin Bronzit.
Live Action Short Film
Butchers Stain, Meyer-Levinson Blount.
A Friend Of Dorothy, Lee Knight.
The Singers, Sam A Davis.
Two People Exchanging Saliva, Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh.
Jane Austen’s Period Drama, Julie Aks and Steve Pinder.
Production Design
Frankenstein, Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau.
Hamnet, Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton.
Marty Supreme, Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis.
One Battle after Another, Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino.
Sinners, Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne.
Sound
Sirat, Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas.
F1, Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta.
Frankenstein, Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern.
One Battle after Another, Jose Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor.
Sinners, Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker.
Visual Effects
Sinners, Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean.
Avatar: Fire and Ash, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
F1, Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson.
Jurassic World Rebirth, David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould.
The Lost Bus, Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K McLaughlin.
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