The Oscars are one of the most awaited awards. That time of the year is already arrived! On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the list of 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards which includes Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live-Action Short Film, Sound, and Visual Effects. The first round of Oscar voting will start on January 8, 2025, and close on January 12, 2025. The nominees for all categories will be announced on January 17, 2025. Final voting will take place from February 11 to February 18, 2025.
The highly anticipated ceremony will stream on ABC and Hulu on March 2. Before the Oscars, other major award bodies will have their say, starting with the Golden Globe Awards on January 5 and the Critics Choice Awards on January 12. The British Academy Film Awards will release its longlists on January 3, with nominations following on January 15 and the awards ceremony will take place on February 16.
Everyone was waiting for the Laapataa Ladies to be nominated, but unfortunately, it didn’t move ahead and was unselected for the Oscars 2025.
Check out the shortlists for the Oscars
1. Documentary Feature Film
- The Bibi Files
- Black Box Diaries
- Dahomey
- Daughters
- Eno
- Frida
- Hollywood gate
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Queendom
- The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
- Union
- Will & Harper
2. Documentary Short Film
- Chasing Roo
- Death by Numbers
- Eternal Father
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- Keeper
- Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World
- Once upon a Time in Ukraine
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
- Planetwalker
- The Quilters
- Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr
- A Swim Lesson
- Until He’s Back
3. International Feature Film
- Brazil, I’m Still Here
- Canada, Universal Language
- Czech Republic, Waves
- Denmark, The Girl With the Needle
- France, Emilia Perez
- Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Iceland, Touch
- Ireland, Kneecap
- Italy, Vermiglio
- Latvia, Flow
- Norway, Armand
- Palestine, From Ground Zero
- Senegal, Dahomey
- Thailand, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
- United Kingdom, Santosh
4. Makeup and Hairstyling
- The Apprentice
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- A Different Man
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Perez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Waltzing With Brando
- Wicked
5. Music (Original Score)
- Alien: Romulus
- Babygirl
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Blink Twice
- Blitz
- The Brutalist
- Challengers
- Conclave
- Emilia Perez
- The Fire Inside
- Gladiator II
- Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
- Inside Out 2
- Nosferatu
- The Room Next Door
- Sing Sing
- The Six Triple Eight
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
- Young Woman and the Sea
6. Music (Original Song)
- “Forbidden Road” from Better Man
- “Winter Coat” from Blitz
- “Compress/Repress” from Challengers
- “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
- “El Mal” from Emilia Perez
- “Mi Camino” from Emilia Perez
- “Sick In The Head” from Kneecap
- “Beyond” from Moana 2
- “Tell Me It’s You” from Mufasa: The Lion King
- “Piece By Piece” from Piece by Piece
- “Like A Bird” from Sing Sing
- “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
- “Out Of Oklahoma” from Twisters
- “Kiss The Sky” from The Wild Robot
- “Harper And Will Go West” from Will & Harper
7. Animated Short Film
- Au Revoir Mon Monde
- A Bear Named Wojtek
- Beautiful Men
- Bottle George
- A Crab in the Pool
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Maybe Elephants
- Me
- Origami
- Percebes
- The 21
- Wander to Wonder
- The Wild-Tempered Clavier
- Yuck!
8. Live-Action Short Film
- Anuja
- Clodagh
- The Compatriot
- Crust
- Dovecote
- Edge of Space
- The Ice Cream Man
- I’m Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- A Lien
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
- The Masterpiece
- An Orange From Jaffa
- Paris 70
- Room Taken
9. Sound
- Alien: Romulus
- Blitz
- A Complete Unknown
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Perez
- Gladiator II
- Joker: Folie a Deux
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
10. Visual Effects
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Civil War
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Dune: Part Two
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Twisters
- Wicked
Conclave and Wicked were the Critics Choice Awards films for this year. Conclave earned recognition in multiple categories, including Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble. Ralph Fiennes received a nomination for Best Actor, with Isabella Rossellini up for Best Supporting Actress. Director Edward Berger was nominated for Best Director, while Peter Straughan’s work on the screenplay earned a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination. The film also received nods in technical categories, with Stéphane Fontaine nominated for Best Cinematography.
Other nominations for Conclave include Suzie Davies for Best Production Design, Nick Emerson for Best Editing, Lisy Christl for Best Costume Design, and Volker Bertelmann for Best Original Score.
The timeline of the 2025 Academy Awards is listed below
Have a look at the timeline leading up to the Academy Awards ceremony:
- Sunday, November 17: Governors Awards; general entry, Best Picture & RAISE submission deadline
- Monday, December 9: Preliminary voting begins at 6 a.m. ET
- Friday, December 13: Preliminary voting ends at 2 p.m. ET
- Tuesday, December 17: Oscars Shortlists Announcement
- Tuesday, December 31: Eligibility period ends
- Wednesday, January 8: Nominations voting begins at 6 a.m. ET
- Sunday, January 12: Nominations voting ends at 2 p.m. ET
- Friday, January 17: Oscars Nominations Announcement
- Monday, February 10: Oscars Nominees Luncheon
- Tuesday, February 11: Finals voting begins at 6 a.m. ET
- Tuesday, February 18: Finals voting ends at 2 p.m. ET
- Tuesday, February 18: Scientific and Technical Awards
- Sunday, March 2: 97th Oscars Awards Show
