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SINNERS Sees Historic 16 Oscar Nominations – Full List For 98th Academy Awards

Oscar®-nominated actor Danielle Brooks and actor Lewis Pullman announced the 98th Oscars® nominations today (Thursday, January 22, 2026), live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills via a global livestream on Oscars.org, Oscar.com and the Academy’s digital platforms, ABC’s Good Morning America and ABC News Live, Disney+, Hulu, broadcast media and an international satellite feed.

With 16 nominations, SINNERS (released in cinemas on April 17) set the record for most nominations for a film. The previous record of 14 was shared by All about Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016). ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER saw 13 nominations while FRANKENSTEIN, MARTY SUPREME and SENTIMENTAL VALUE each saw 9. HAMNET received 8 nods. Chloé Zhao’s nomination for HAMNET is the 11th Directing nomination for a woman. She is the second woman to receive multiple directing nominations, following Jane Campion. Steven Spielberg received his 14th nomination for Best Picture, a record for an individual producer (since 1951 when producers were first named as nominees).

Warner Bros. saw the most nominations for a studio with 30.

With some nominees still to be determined, a record 74 women are currently nominated this year. The previous record of 71 was set in 2023.

Brooks and Pullman announced the nominees in two groups starting at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by the remaining categories at 5:41 a.m. PT.

Academy members from each of the 19 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, costume designers nominate costume designers, etc.  In the Animated Feature Film, Animated Short Film, International Feature Film and Live Action Short Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of members from all branches who opt in to participate and have met the eligibility requirements.  All active members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.  Members submitted nomination ballots from 88 countries.

Twenty-four categories will be awarded at the 98th Oscars.  Each category has five nominees, except for Best Picture, which has 10. Active members of the Academy must view all nominated films to be eligible to vote.

Finals voting begins on Thursday, February 26, 2026, and concludes on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Visit https://www.oscars.org/oscars/voting for more information.  

All rounds of Oscars voting are conducted by secret online ballot, tabulated by the independent accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks host the announcement of the 98th Oscars® nominations, on Tuesday, January 22, 2026.

Actor in a Leading Role

Nominees
Timothée Chalamet
Marty Supreme

Nominees
Leonardo DiCaprio
One Battle after Another

Nominees
Ethan Hawke
Blue Moon

Nominees
Michael B. Jordan
Sinners

Nominees
Wagner Moura
The Secret Agent

Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominees
Benicio Del Toro
One Battle after Another

Nominees
Jacob Elordi
Frankenstein

Nominees
Delroy Lindo
Sinners

Nominees
Sean Penn
One Battle after Another

Nominees
Stellan Skarsgård
Sentimental Value

Actress in a Leading Role

Nominees
Jessie Buckley
Hamnet

Nominees
Rose Byrne
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Nominees
Kate Hudson
Song Sung Blue

Nominees
Renate Reinsve
Sentimental Value

Nominees
Emma Stone
Bugonia

Actress in a Supporting Role

Nominees
Elle Fanning
Sentimental Value

Nominees
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Sentimental Value

Nominees
Amy Madigan
Weapons

Nominees
Wunmi Mosaku
Sinners

Nominees
Teyana Taylor
One Battle after Another

Animated Feature Film

Nominees
Arco
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman

Nominees
Elio
Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm

Nominees
KPop Demon Hunters
Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong

Nominees
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon

Nominees
Zootopia 2
Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

Animated Short Film

Nominees
Butterfly
Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens

Nominees
Forevergreen
Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears

Nominees
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

Nominees
Retirement Plan
John Kelly and Andrew Freedman

Nominees
The Three Sisters
Konstantin Bronzit

Casting

Nominees
Hamnet
Nina Gold

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Jennifer Venditti

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Cassandra Kulukundis

Nominees
The Secret Agent
Gabriel Domingues

Nominees
Sinners
Francine Maisler

Cinematography

Nominees
Frankenstein
Dan Laustsen

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Darius Khondji

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Michael Bauman

Nominees
Sinners
Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Nominees
Train Dreams
Adolpho Veloso

Costume Design

Nominees
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Deborah L. Scott

Nominees
Frankenstein
Kate Hawley

Nominees
Hamnet
Malgosia Turzanska

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Miyako Bellizzi

Nominees
Sinners
Ruth E. Carter

Directing

Nominees
Hamnet
Chloé Zhao

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Josh Safdie

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Paul Thomas Anderson

Nominees
Sentimental Value
Joachim Trier

Nominees
Sinners
Ryan Coogler

Documentary Feature Film

Nominees
The Alabama Solution
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman

Nominees
Come See Me in the Good Light
Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen

Nominees
Cutting through Rocks
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni

Nominees
Mr. Nobody against Putin
Nominees to be determined

Nominees
The Perfect Neighbor
Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

Documentary Short Film

Nominees
All the Empty Rooms
Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Nominees
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo

Nominees
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins

Nominees
The Devil Is Busy
Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir

Nominees
Perfectly a Strangeness
Alison McAlpine

Film Editing

Nominees
F1
Stephen Mirrione

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Andy Jurgensen

Nominees
Sentimental Value
Olivier Bugge Coutté

Nominees
Sinners
Michael P. Shawver

International Feature Film

Nominees
Brazil
The Secret Agent

Nominees
France
It Was Just an Accident

Nominees
Norway
Sentimental Value

Nominees
Spain
Sirāt

Nominees
Tunisia
The Voice of Hind Rajab

Live Action Short Film

Nominees
Butcher’s Stain
Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi

Nominees
A Friend of Dorothy
Lee Knight and James Dean

Nominees
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

Nominees
The Singers
Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt

Nominees
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata

Makeup and Hairstyling

Nominees
Frankenstein
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey

Nominees
Kokuho
Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu

Nominees
Sinners
Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry

Nominees
The Smashing Machine
Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein

Nominees
The Ugly Stepsister
Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Music (Original Score)

Nominees
Bugonia
Jerskin Fendrix

Nominees
Frankenstein
Alexandre Desplat

Nominees
Hamnet
Max Richter

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Jonny Greenwood

Nominees
Sinners
Ludwig Goransson

Music (Original Song)

Nominees
Dear Me
from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

Nominees
Golden
from 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

Nominees
I Lied To You
from Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson

Nominees
Sweet Dreams Of Joy
from Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike

Nominees
Train Dreams
from Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave

Best Picture

Nominees
Bugonia
Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers
Nominees

F1
Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers

Nominees
Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers

Nominees
Hamnet
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers

Nominees
The Secret Agent
Emilie Lesclaux, Producer

Nominees
Sentimental Value
Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers

Nominees
Sinners
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers

Nominees
Train Dreams
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

Production Design

Nominees
Frankenstein
Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

Nominees
Hamnet
Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino

Nominees
Sinners
Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Sound

Nominees
F1
Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta

Nominees
Frankenstein
Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern

Nominees
One Battle after Another
José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor

Nominees
Sinners
Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker

Nominees
Sirāt
Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Visual Effects

Nominees
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett

Nominees
F1
Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson

Nominees
Jurassic World Rebirth
David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould

Nominees
The Lost Bus
Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin

Nominees
Sinners
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Nominees
Bugonia
Screenplay by Will Tracy

Nominees
Frankenstein
Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro

Nominees
Hamnet
Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell

Nominees
One Battle after Another
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Nominees
Train Dreams
Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Nominees
Blue Moon
Written by Robert Kaplow

Nominees
It Was Just an Accident
Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian

Nominees
Marty Supreme
Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie

Nominees
Sentimental Value
Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Nominees
Sinners
Written by Ryan Coogler

Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen, Wynn Thomas And Dolly Parton To Receive Academy Honorary Awards At The Academy’s 16th Governors Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise and Wynn Thomas, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Dolly Parton. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 16th Governors Awards event on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.

“This year’s Governors Awards will celebrate four legendary individuals whose extraordinary careers and commitment to our filmmaking community continue to leave a lasting impact,” said Academy President Janet Yang. “The Academy’s Board of Governors is honored to recognize these brilliant artists. Debbie Allen is a trailblazing choreographer and actor, whose work has captivated generations and crossed genres. Tom Cruise’s incredible commitment to our filmmaking community, to the theatrical experience, and to the stunts community has inspired us all. Beloved performer Dolly Parton exemplifies the spirit of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award through her unwavering dedication to charitable efforts. And production designer Wynn Thomas has brought some of the most enduring films to life through a visionary eye and mastery of his craft.”

Allen’s indelible impact on screen spans nearly five decades as a choreographer, actor, and producer. She choreographed the Academy Awards® ceremony seven times, as well as films including “Forget Paris,” “A Jazzman’s Blues” and “The Six Triple Eight.” Her producing credits include “Amistad” and “A Star for Rose.” Allen made her mark as an actress with “Fame,” “Ragtime” and “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling.” 

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One of the most recognized and highest-grossing actors of all time, Cruise has been a committed advocate of the theatrical experience, and he helped to usher the industry through a challenging time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Showcasing a deep commitment to his craft – including performing all of his own stunts – his expansive body of work includes his Oscar-nominated acting roles in “Born on the Fourth of July,” “Jerry Maguire” and “Magnolia,” and the Oscar-nominated “Top Gun: Maverick,” for which he earned a Best Picture nomination as producer. His other notable film credits include “Risky Business,” “A Few Good Men,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Vanilla Sky” and the “Mission: Impossible” film series.

95th Oscars® nominee Tom Cruise arrives at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton on Monday, February 13, 2023.

Parton is an international icon whose remarkable career spans seven decades. A renowned musical artist and one of the most accomplished in history, with 49 studio albums and more than 100 million records sold worldwide, she has starred in such films as “Nine to Five” and “Steel Magnolias.” She has earned two Oscar nominations in the Original Song category for “Nine to Five” and for “Travelin’ Thru” from “Transamerica.” With this Governors Award, a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Parton will be recognized for her decades-long humanitarian efforts. She has founded various charitable and philanthropic organizations, including the Dollywood Foundation, which was created in 1988 to inspire the children of East Tennessee – her home state – to achieve educational success. Additionally, her literacy program, “Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library,” launched in 1995 in honor of her father, has provided children with 285 million books. It evolved into an international movement and remains the signature program of the Dollywood Foundation.

Dolly Parton performs “Travelin’ Thru,” from the film Transamerica nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, during the 78th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 5, 2006.

Acclaimed production designer Thomas began his career working on Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It,” which would be the first of several collaborations between the two. Thomas’s film credits include Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” “Malcolm X” and “Da 5 Bloods.” Other notable credits from his career include the Best Picture-winning “A Beautiful Mind,” as well as “Cinderella Man” and “Hidden Figures,” to name a few.

Alfre Woodard, Academy Governor Wynn P. Thomas and Nate Parker at the 2022 Governors Ball held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, CA on March 25, 2022.

The Honorary Award, an Oscar statuette, is given “to honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences in any discipline, or for outstanding service to the Academy.”

The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, also an Oscar statuette, is given “to an individual in the motion picture arts and sciences whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry by promoting human welfare and contributing to rectifying inequities.”

The 16th Governors Awards are presented in partnership with Rolex, the Exclusive Watch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

An Oscar statue is seen during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 14th Annual Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on January 9, 2024. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

The 97th Oscars Red Carpet Fashions

On the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Contributed by Melissa Thompson and Michelle McCue

Oscar fever, which was at its highest in years, has died down, the red carpet and tents from Hollywood and Highland have been rolled up, tourists are back strolling in front of the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and the ratings are in.

According to ABC, “Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony drew an estimated 19.69 million viewers, delivering a five-year high in total viewers and rating among adults ages 18-49. The number of viewers marks a 1% increase over last year’s show, according to Nielsen’s ratings data. Younger people watching on mobile devices and personal computers helped drive viewership. Also, more people 18-34 tuned in this year over last year.”

For those of you who did watch from your couches at home, the 2025 Oscars red carpet delivered a stunning array of fashion moments, with celebrities showcasing a mix of classic elegance and bold, contemporary styles.

Bold reds and classic blacks remained popular choices. Pops of pink, especially baby pink, were prominent. Custom couture gowns from designers like Schiaparelli, Dior, Chanel, and Valentino were prevalent. Givenchy, Armani Privé, and Louis Vuitton also featured heavily.

Overall, the 2025 Oscars red carpet was a showcase of high fashion, with celebrities embracing both timeless elegance and modern trends.

Timothée Chalamet arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Demi Moore arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Zoe Saldaña arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Cynthia Erivo arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Elle Fanning arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Selena Gomez arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Mikey Madison arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Colman Domingo arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Ariana Grande arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Halle Berry arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Jeff Goldbloom arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Lupita Nyong’o arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Felicity Jones arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Fernanda Torres on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Raffey Cassidy arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Michelle Yeoh arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Sebastian Stan arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Adrien Brody arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Monica Barbaro arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Ava DuVernay arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Gal Gadot arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Connie Nielsen arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Queen Latifah arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr. arrive on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Penélope Cruz arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Andrew Garfield arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang arrive on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

The red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

97th Oscars – ANORA Wins 5 Academy Awards

Conan O’Brien hosts the live ABC telecast of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

The independent film made for $6 million won the top prize at the 97th Academy Awards. Winning five Oscars, ANORA took home the gold for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay.

The 97th Oscars opened with a “We Love LA” movie montage followed by “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” sung by Ariana Grande and “Home” sung By Cynthia Erivo. The standing ovation was then met by the duo singing Wicked’s “Defying Gravity”. A true show-stopping opener to the 97th Academy Awards concluded with thunderous applause from the audience in the Dolby Theatre, as well as an eruption in the pressroom.

Host Conan O’Brien welcomed everyone to the telecast and Hollywood’s Biggest Night “at 4pm in the afternoon and let’s do this thing!” He had the audience laughing with jokes about the various 10 Best Picture nominees. O’Brien even made a jab about controversial Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, “If you’re gonna tweet tonight, remember my name is Jimmy Kimmel” and a funny jab at Jeff Bezos, Amazon and the next pick for James Bond. No subject or actor was safe, even John Lithgow, and Adam Sandler made an appearance in shorts and a zippered hoodie. Go Sandman! O’Brien was the perfect host, very funny and delivered one of the best opening monologues in years. It landed really well in the pressroom too…Go Coco! The comedian expertly and emotionally navigated from humor to a more serious tone about the Southern California fires. “Even in the face of terrible wildfires and divisive politics, the work which is what this is about, the work, continues and next year and for years to come through the trauma and joy this seemingly absurd ritual is going to be here.” But wait, he wasn’t over. There was even an opening musical number where he promised, “I Wont Waste Time” accompanied with a DUNE sandworm playing on the piano and Deadpool tumbling in. The 2025 Oscars announcer was actor Nick Offerman.

BEST PICTURE – ANORA. Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers

BEST DIRECTOR – Sean Baker. ANORA

Actor in a Leading Role – Adrien Brody. THE BRUTALIST

“I have to thank my mom and dad who are here as well. And they’ve given me, they’ve just created just such a strong foundation of respect and. Of kindness and a wonderful spirit and they’ve given me. They’ve given me the strength to pursue this dream. I’m here once again. To represent the lingering traumas and the repercussions of war. And systematic oppression. And of anti-Semitism and racism. And of othering And I believe that I pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world, and I believe if the past can teach us anything, it’s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked.”

Actor in a Supporting Role – Kieran Culkin. A REAL PAIN

Backstage Culkin said, “I feel like whenever I’ve worked on something important I end up taking things with me. Like sometimes people will say like, oh you’re a lot like that character. I’m like I wasn’t until I did it, and now I feel like I took something with me.”

Actress in a Leading Role – Mikey Madison. ANORA

“I also just want to recognize the thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful, breathtaking work of my fellow nominees. I’m honored to be recognized alongside all of you. This is a dream come true, I’m probably gonna wake up tomorrow.”

Actress in a Supporting Role – Zoe Saldaña. EMILIA PEREZ

“My grandmother came to this country in 1961. I am a proud child of immigrant parents. With dreams and dignity and hardworking hands, and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award, and I know I will not be the last. I hope. The fact that I’m getting an award for a role where I got to sing and speak in Spanish, my grandmother, if she were here, she would be so delighted. This is for my grandmother Argentina Cisse. Thank you so much, mucha gracias, thank you.”

Animated Feature – FLOW. Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman

Animated Short Film – In the Shadow of the Cypress. Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi

Costume Design – WICKED. Paul Tazewell

Makeup and Hairstyling – THE SUBSTANCE. Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli

Writing (Adapted Screenplay) – CONCLAVE. Screenplay by Peter Straughan

Writing (Original Screenplay) – ANORA. Written by Sean Baker

Film Editing – ANORA. Sean Baker

Production Design – WICKED. Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Music (Original Song) from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard

Music (Original Score) – THE BRUTALIST. Daniel Blumberg

Documentary Short Film – THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA. Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

Documentary Feature Film – NO OTHER LAND. Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

Sound – DUNE: PART TWO. Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill

Visual Effects – DUNE: PART TWO. Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer

Cinematography – THE BRUTALIST. Lol Crawley

International Feature Film – I’M STILL HERE. BRAZIL

Live Action Short Film – I’m Not a Robot. Victoria Warmerdam and Trent

Contributed by Michelle McCue and Melissa Thompson

It’s All Come Down To This – The 97th Oscars

Contributed by Melissa Thompson, Michelle McCue

Hollywood’s high holiday and biggest night is almost here.

The pinnacle of the awards season, the 97th Oscars, is at hand and 2024 was certainly an exciting time for film enthusiasts! The conclave have made their choices, the votes have been tallied and we’re all just waiting for the big reveal Sunday night. Will there be any wicked surprises? Which actors and actresses will take home the gold? And what movie will be named Best Picture of the Year?

With previous precursor award wins (BAFTA, DGA, WGA, PGA) all over the map, even five top Oscar experts – Gold Derby’s Debra Birnbaum, Variety’s Clayton Davis, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, Deadline’s Pete Hammond, and Indiewire’s Anne Thompson – weren’t quite sure of their ultimate picks. This unpredictable season is one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts and a nail-biter to the very end. (video)

For the past 15 years, We Are Movie Geeks has been among the global journalists invited by The Academy in the pressroom as the winners make their way backstage with their statues for their first interviews. Once again, we’ll be there and giving live updates – on X and Facebook.

Earlier this week host Conan O’Brien helped with the Red Carpet rollout for the 97th Oscars on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.

Previously announced Oscars presenters include Mark Hamill, Miles Teller, Dave Bautista, Harrison Ford, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Margaret Qualley, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña, Rachel Zegler, Joe Alwyn, Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Goldie Hawn, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Cillian Murphy, Connie Nielsen, Amy Poehler, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, June Squibb, Ben Stiller, Emma Stone, Oprah Winfrey and Bowen Yang.

Credit Richard Harbaugh-The Academy

On Tuesday, February 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held a cocktail reception and private dinner for the nominees of the 97th Oscars. The evening also included the annual nominee class photo.

172 nominees populated the iconic class photo at the Oscar Nominees Dinner held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The official pre-Oscars nomination celebration and the annual class photo are generally held during a Beverly Hills Hilton luncheon, which was cancelled earlier this year due to
the LA wildfires.

The A-list nominees turned out in force, with only a small handful absent, Kieran Culkin and Elton John among the MIA nominees. Many were enjoying their first time being nominated, with others being recognized for multiple nominations – Diane Warren has 16!

Dinner was, of course, prepared by Wolfgang Puck— New York steak, roasted salmon, pan roasted jidori chicken and blackpepper gnocchi cacio e pepe, served family-style.

Excitement was definitely the vibe of the night, as we roll full steam ahead to Sunday’s 97th Annual Academy Awards.

Catch up on the 10 Best Picture Nominees.

Are you in an Oscar pool or hosting a party? WAMG has your Oscar ballot for your golden party!

The Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

CONCLAVE Wins Best Film At EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025

BAFTA/Marc Hoberman

The 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards were hosted on Sunday by David Tennant at London’s Royal Festival Hall. CONCLAVE won four BAFTAs, including Best Film, Film Editing, Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. This is Edward Berger’s second time winning the Best Film award, with his first being 2023’s ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

THE BRUTALIST also won four awards, including Best Director for Brady Corbet, Leading Actor for Adrien Brody, Cinematography and Music Score, while Mikey Madison won Leading Actress for ANORA. The film also took the BAFTA for Casting.

EMILIA PEREZ was awarded with two BAFTAs – Supporting Actress Zoe Saldaña and Film Not in the English Language.

The delightful WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL won two BAFTAs for Best Animated Feature and Children’s & Family Film. SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY was awarded Best Documentary.

David Jonsson (Andy in ALIEN ROMULUS) received the EE Rising Star Award, voted for by the public and actor Warwick Davis received the BAFTA Fellowship which he dedicated to his late wife.

For those following the awards season, ANORA is the front runner for Best Picture based solely on having won the Producers Guild, Directors Guild and Saturday night’s Writers Guild awards. The last of the 4 big guild awards, the Screen Actors Guild awards, will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 23rd and streamed on Netflix. The 97th Oscars will be held in two weeks on Sunday, March 2, streaming LIVE on HULU and on ABC from Hollywood.

Anora (2)
Leading Actress: Mikey Madison
Casting: Sean Baker, Samantha Quan

The Brutalist (4)
Director: Brady Corbet
Leading Actor: Adrien Brody
Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Original Score: Daniel Blumberg

Conclave (4)
Best Film: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman
Outstanding British Film: Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
Adapted Screenplay: Screenplay by Peter Straughan
Editing: Nick Emerson

Dune: Part Two (2)
Sound: Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Gareth John, Richard King
Special Visual Effects: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer, Rhys Salcombe

Emilia Pérez (2)
Film Not in the English Language: Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux
Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña

Kneecap (1)
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Rich Peppiatt (Director, Writer)

A Real Pain (2)
Original Screenplay: Written by Jesse Eisenberg
Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin

The Substance (1)
Make Up & Hair: Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Marilyne Scarselli

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (1)
Documentary: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2)
Animated Film: Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
Children’s & Family Film: Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek

Wicked (2)
Costume Design: Paul Tazewell
Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales

75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards Announce New Date – Friday, March 14

Director Jon M. Chu

American Cinema Editors (ACE) has announced a new date for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, which were postponed from their original date on January 18 due to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles. The ceremony will now be held on Friday, March 14, 2025, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. As previously announced, the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards is now a fundraiser with a portion of ticket sales and sponsorships going to wildfire relief. The event has also transitioned from Black Tie to “Come As You Are” allowing guests to focus on solidarity and celebration, rather than attire. ACE will be announcing other wildfire relief efforts before the ceremony.

As also previously announced, Wicked director Jon M. Chu will receive the Filmmaker of the Year award recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film, and film editors Maysie Hoy, ACE and Paul Hirsch, ACE will receive Career Achievement awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing. More information on the 2025 ACE Eddie Awards honorees may be found here.

“We are incredibly grateful to UCLA and Royce Hall for their flexibility and support in helping us secure this new date,” said ACE Executive Director Jenni McCormick. “We are also thankful for the understanding of our nominees, honorees, sponsors, and partners as we navigated this unforeseen circumstance and added fundraising elements to our show in response to the overwhelming need our community is facing due to the recent wildfires. We look forward to coming together and celebrating the outstanding achievements of our honorees and nominees on March 14th.”

ACE president Sabrina Plisco, ACE stated “This additional time allows us to readjust, show our resilience as a community and properly celebrate our incredible honorees and nominees in a meaningful way while also giving back to those impacted by the wildfires. We are so excited for the evening and look forward to honoring Jon M. Chu, Maysie Hoy, ACE and Paul Hirsch, ACE.”

The ACE Eddie Awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in film and television editing. Winners in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries will be announced throughout the evening which will be hosted by Dave Holmes and presided over by ACE president Sabrina Plisco, ACE.

A full list of previously announced nominees is available on the ACE website.

97th Oscars Nominations Are Here – Emilia Pérez Leads With 13 Nominations

Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the 97th Oscars nominations today (January 23), live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream.

Emilia Pérez sets the record for most nominations for a non-English language film at 13. Previous record holders, with 10 nominations each, were Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Roma (2018).

The Brutalist and Wicked saw 10 nominations each, while A Complete Unknown and Conclave each received eight nods. Best Picture nominations for Emilia Pérez and Wicked mark the first time two musicals have been nominated in the category since 1968 (Oliver! and Funny Girl were two of the five nominated films that year).

The breakdown of studio nominations is Netflix with 16, A24 with 14, Universal has 13, Focus Features with 12, Searchlight at 10 and Neon with 7.

Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Oscars® on March 2 at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and air live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

Anora (Neon) – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, producers – This is the first Best Picture nomination for all three.

The Brutalist (A24) – Nominees to be determined.

A Complete Unknown (Searchlight) – Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, producers – This is the second Best Picture nomination for Fred Berger. He was nominated for La La Land (2016). This is the second Best Picture nomination for James Mangold. He was nominated for Ford v Ferrari (2019). This is the first nomination for Alex Heineman.

Conclave (Focus Features) – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, producers – This is the first Best Picture nomination for all three.

Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.) – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, producers – This is the third Best Picture nomination for Mary Parent and the second for Cale Boyter and Denis Villeneuve. Together they were nominated for Dune (2021). Parent was also nominated for The Revenant (2015). This is the first nomination for Tanya Lapointe.

Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – Nominees to be determined.

I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Nominees to be determined.

Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) – Nominees to be determined.

The Substance (MUBI) – Nominees to be determined.

Wicked (Universal) – Marc Platt, producer – This is his fourth Best Picture nomination. He was nominated for Bridge of Spies (2015), La La Land (2016) and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).

Achievement in Directing:

Anora – Sean Baker – This is his fourth nomination, including his nominations this year for Best Picture, Original Screenplay and Film Editing.

The Brutalist – Brady Corbet – This is his second nomination, including his nomination this year for Original Screenplay.

A Complete Unknown – James Mangold – This is his fifth nomination, including his nominations this year for Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay. He was also nominated for his adapted screenplay for Logan (2017) and for Best Picture for Ford v Ferrari (2019).

Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard – This is his third nomination, including his nominations this year for Adapted Screenplay and Original Song.

The Substance – Coralie Fargeat – This is her second nomination, including her nomination this year for Original Screenplay.

Adrien Brody (center) in THE BRUTALIST. Courtesy of A24

Best Actor

Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)
Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Universal)
Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)
Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)
Fernanda Torres in “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon)
Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain” (Searchlight)
Edward Norton in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Jeremy Strong in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Universal)
Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

(from left) Roz (Lupita N’yongo), and Brightbill (Kit Connor) in DreamWorks Animation’s Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders.

Best animated feature film of the year

“Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films) Nominees to be determined – Flow becomes the third animated film to be nominated for International Feature Film (Waltz with Bashir, 2008; Flee, 2021) and the second animated film to be nominated for both Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film (Flee, 2021).
“Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney) Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix) Nominees to be determined
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Best animated short film

“Beautiful Men” (Miyu Distribution) Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
“Magic Candies” (Toei Animation) Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
“Wander to Wonder” (Miyu Distribution) Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
“Yuck!” (Miyu Distribution) Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Achievement in cinematography

“The Brutalist” (A24) Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Greig Fraser
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Paul Guilhaume
“Maria” (Netflix) Ed Lachman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Jarin Blaschke

Achievement in costume design

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Arianne Phillips
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Lisy Christl
“Gladiator II” (Paramount) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Linda Muir
“Wicked” (Universal) Paul Tazewell

L to R: Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in WICKED, directed by Jon M. Chu

Best documentary feature film

“Black Box Diaries” (MTV Documentary Films) A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands Production Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
“No Other Land” An Antipode Films Production Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
“Porcelain War” (Picturehouse) A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber) An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic Documentary Films) A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production Nominees to be determined

Best documentary short film

“Death by Numbers” Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
“I Am Ready, Warden” (MTV Documentary Films) Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
“Incident” (The New Yorker) Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” (The New York Times OpDocs/Cineric Creative)
Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (Netflix) Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

Achievement in film editing

“Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) David Jancso
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Nick Emerson
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Juliette Welfling
“Wicked” (Universal) Myron Kerstein

Best international feature film of the year
“I’m Still Here” A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production – Brazil
“The Girl with the Needle” A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production – Denmark
“Emilia Pérez” A Pathé Production – France
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” A Run Way Pictures Production – Germany
“Flow” A Dream Well Studio Production – Latvia

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“A Different Man” (A24) Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne StokesMunton
“The Substance” (MUBI) Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
“Wicked” (Universal) Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“The Brutalist” (A24) Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Clément Ducol and Camille
“Wicked” (Universal) John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Kris Bowers

(L to R) Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence and Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini in director Edward Berger’s CONCLAVE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Music by Clément Ducol and Camille Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix) Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” (A24) Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Disney+) Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin

Achievement in production design
“The Brutalist” (A24) Production Design: Judy Becker, Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Production Design: Suzie Davies, Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Production Design: Craig Lathrop, Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
“Wicked” (Universal) Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Best live action short film
“A Lien” Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
“Anuja” Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
“I’m Not a Robot” (The New Yorker) Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
“The Last Ranger” Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” (Manifest) Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek

Achievement in sound
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
“Wicked” (Universal) Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Leffert

Achievement in visual effects
“Alien: Romulus” (20th Century) Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
“Better Man” (Paramount) Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century) Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
“Wicked” (Universal) Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

Xenomorph in 20th Century Studios’ ALIEN: ROMULUS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Adapted screenplay
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Peter Straughan
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Screenplay by Jacques Audiard In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing” (A24) Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

Original screenplay
“Anora” (Neon) Written by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight) Written by Jesse Eisenberg
“September 5” (Paramount) Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum Co-Written by Alex David
“The Substance” (MUBI) Written by Coralie Fargeat

Contributed by Melissa Thompson and Michelle McCue

L to R: Director Jon M. Chu with Cynthia Erivo (as Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (as Glinda) on the set of WICKED

THE WILD ROBOT, ALIEN: ROMULUS, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE And NOSFERATU Among The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Nominees

(from left) Roz (Lupita N’yongo), and Brightbill (Kit Connor) in DreamWorks Animation’s Wild Robot, directed by Chris Sanders.

The nominations for the 72nd Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in sound editing, sound design, music editing and foley artistry in film, television and gaming were announced on Monday.. Winners will be announced at the annual gala on February 23, 2025 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. Please find a full list of nominations below.

As previously announced, two honorary awards will also be presented at the gala: Kevin Costner will receive the Filmmaker Award and supervising sound editor Greg Hedgepath, MPSE will receive the Career Achievement Award. Patton Oswalt will serve as the host of the ceremony.

72ND ANNUAL MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: “Into The Fog”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: D.J.  Lynch, Rob McIntyre MPSE
Sound Designers: Adam Cioffi, Jeff Halbert             
Sound Effects Editor: Marc Schmidt MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Anna Adams
Foley Editor: Erika Koski       
Foley Artists: Iris Dutour, Sanaa Kelley MPSE

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy: Part Two
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editor: Jeff King 
Supervising Foley Editor: Frank Rinella        
Foley Editor: Shaun Farley MPSE
Foley Artist: Margie O’Malley

Secret Level: “Warhammer 40,000: They Shall Know No Fear”
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editors: Brad North MPSE, Matt Yocum MPSE
Sound Designers: Joseph Fraioli, Nolan McNaughton MPSE, Ryan Sullivan
Sound Effects Editors: Chris Battaglia MPSE, Harry Cohen MPSE
Foley Editors: Matt Manselle, Matt Telsey
Foley Artist: Brian Straub      

Star Trek Prodigy: “The Devourer of All Things, Part II”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Otis Van Osten
Supervising Foley Editor: Aran Tanchum                 
Sound Designer: Matt Klimek MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Michael Wessner MPSE
Foley Artist: Vincent Guisetti 

Transformers: Earthspark: “Judgment Day: Part 2”
Nickelodeon
Supervising Sound Editor: Brad Meyer MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Natalia Saavedra Brychcy MPSE, Mia Perfetti MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Christine Gamache 
Foley Editor: Carol Ma MPSE

X-Men ’97: “Fire Made Flesh”
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editor: Jonathan Greber
Sound Designer: Kyrsten Mate MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Jonathon Stevens, David Acord, Cameron Barker  
Supervising Foley Editor: Jeremy Molod

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue / ADR

Lioness: “Beware the Old Soldier”
Paramount+
Supervising Sound Editor: Danika Wikke MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Thomas Boykin       
Music Editor: Ben Zales

Masters of the Air: Part Nine
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editors: Jack Whittaker, Michael Minkler
Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor: Dave McMoyler
Supervising ADR Editor: Michele Perrone
Dialogue Editor: Michael Hertlein
ADR Editors: Jim Brookshire MPSE, Bryan Parker MPSE

The Penguin: “Cent’Anni”
HBO MAX
Supervising Sound Editors: Rich Bologna, Lawrence Zipf   
Supervising ADR Editor: Angela Organ        
ADR Editor: Tony Martinez   
Dialogue Editor: Michael McMenomy

Ripley: “V LUCIO”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: Michael Feuser, Lawrence Zipf
Sound Designer: Lawrence Zipf
Supervising ADR Editor: Lidia Tamplenizza 
Dialogue Editor: Michael McMenomy

Shōgun: “Ladies of the Willow World”
FX
Supervising Sound Editor: Brian J. Armstrong MPSE
Sound Editor: Damon Cohoon
Dialogue Editor: John Creed MPSE
ADR Editor: Ayako Yamauchi MPSE

Slow Horses: “Hello Goodbye”
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editor: Joe Beal
ADR Editor: Sophie Mapplebeck
Dialogue Editors: Duncan Price, Abbie Shaw

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley

House of the Dragon: “The Red Dragon and the Gold”
HBO MAX
Supervising Sound Editor: Alastair Sirkett MPSE
Sound Designer: Paula Fairfield MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Martin Cantwell, Ruth Knight
Foley Editor: Mathias Schuster         
Foley Artists: Rebecca Glover, Barnaby Smyth       

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: “Doomed to Die”
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editors: Ben Barker, Glenn Freemantle MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Emilie O’Connor
Foley Editor: Paolo Pavesi    
Foley Artists: Zoe Freed, Rebecca Heathcote          

Masters of the Air: Part Five
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editors: Michael Minkler, Jack Whittaker MPSE           
Sound Designers: Luke Gibleon MPSE, Jeff Sawyer           
Sound Effects Editors: Zach Goheen MPSE, Paul B. Knox, Adam Kopald 
Foley Artists: Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit MPSE, Jeffrey Wilhoit MPSE

The Penguin: “After Hours”
HBO MAX
Supervising Sound Editors: Rich Bologna, Lawrence Zipf               
Sound Effects Editors: Diego Perez MPSE, Wyatt Sprague
Supervising Foley Editor: Matt Haasch
Foley Artist: Gareth Rhys Jones       

Ripley: “III Sommerso”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: Michael Feuser, Lawrence Zipf            
Sound Designers: Bill R. Dean MPSE, Angelo Palazzo MPSE, Lawrence Zipf
Foley Editor: Igor Nikolic                   
Sound Effects Editors: David Forshee MPSE, Wyatt Sprague        
Supervising Foley Editor: Matt Haasch
Foley Artists: Sandra Fox, Steve Hammond, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm, Jay Peck      

Shōgun: “Broken to the Fist”
FX
Supervising Sound Editor: Brian J. Armstrong MPSE
Sound Designers: Benjamin L. Cook MPSE, James Gallivan         
Sound Effects Editor: Mark Hailstone
Foley Editor: Ken Cain MPSE
Foley Artists: Sanaa Kelley MPSE, Matt Salib

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form 

Baby Reindeer: Episode 7
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Matt Skelding MPSE      
Sound Designer: Tom Jenkins          
Dialogue Editor: Milos Stojanovic MPSE
Foley Editor: Mathias Schuster         
Foley Artist: Barnaby Smyth  

The Bear: “Doors”
FX
Supervising Sound Editor: Steve “Major” Giammaria MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Jonathan Fuhrer, Matt Snedecor, Craig LoGiudice 
ADR Editor: John Bowen
Dialogue Editor: Evan Benjamin
Foley Editor: Annie Taylor MPSE     
Foley Artists: Leslie Bloome MPSE, Shaun Brennan           

Earthsounds: “Australian Forests”
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editor: Kate Hopkins
Sound Effect Editor: Tom Mercer
Foley Editor: Ellie Bowler
Foley Artist: Rory Joseph

Only Murders in the Building: “Blow Up”
Hulu
Supervising Sound Editor: Mathew Waters, Danika Wikke MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Meredith Stacy
Dialogue Editor: Christopher Gomez MPSE
Foley Editor: Erika Koski
Foley Artists: Iris Dutour, Sanaa Kelley MPSE

What We Do in the Shadows: “Come Out and Play”
FX
Supervising Sound Editor: Steffan Falesitch
Sound Effects Editor: David Barbee MPSE
ADR Editor: Mark Relyea MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Paul Bercovitch      
Supervising Foley Editor: Sam C. Lewis MPSE
Foley Editor: Lyndsey Schenk MPSE
Foley Artists: Adam DeCoster, Alex Ullrich MPSE   

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation

Inside Out 2
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editor: Coya Elliott         
Sound Designer: Ren Klyce  
Sound Effects Editors: David C. Hughes, Jonathon Stevens           
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Cheryl Nardi
Supervising Foley Editor: Dee Selby                        
Foley Editor: Nicholas Docter
Foley Artists: Heikki Kossi MPSE, Shelley Roden MPSE

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Warner Bros. Animation
Supervising Sound Editors: Brent Burge, Martin Kwok, Matt Stutter MPSE
Sound Designer: David Farmer MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Hayden Collow, Alexis Feodoroff      
Dialogue Editor: Dmitry Novikov MPSE
Foley Editors: Michael Donaldson, Craig Tomlinson
Foley Artist: Simon Riley

Mufasa: The Lion King
Walt Disney Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Onnalee Blank MPSE
Sound Designers: Harry Cohen MPSE, Paula Fairfield MPSE, Luke Gibleon MPSE, Jason W. Jennings MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Benjamin L. Cook MPSE, Katie Halliday MPSE, Ando Johnson,
Michael Mitchell, Jessie Pariseau, Roland N. Thai MPSE
Supervising ADR Editor: Vanessa Lapato    
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Katy Wood      
Foley Editor: Pietu Kornhonen
Foley Artists: John Cucci MPSE, Gary Hecker MPSE, Mike Horton, Heikki Kossi MPSE,
Dan O’Connell

The Wild Robot
Universal Pictures
Supervising Sound Editors: Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts
Sound Designer: Randy Thom MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: David Farmer MPSE, David Hughes, Jamey Scott MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Rich Quinn  
Foley Editors: Malcolm Fife, Dee Selby        
Foley Artists: Ronni Brown, Jana Vance

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary

The Blue Angels
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editor: Robert Stambler MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Ryan “Sully” Sullivan  
Dialogue Editor: Emma Present        

Dahomey
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editor: Nicolas Becker
Sound Designer: Nicolas Becker
Sound Editor: Sylvain Malbrant
Dialogue Editor: Maxime Saleix
Foley Artist: Gilles Marsalet

Elton John: Never Too Late
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editors: Rob Getty MPSE, Richard Yawn MPSE
Sound Editor: Mike Pipgras

Music by John Williams
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editors: Christopher Barnett MPSE, Roy Waldspurger
Sound Effects Editor: Tim Farrell
Dialogue Editor: Dmitri Makarov
Music Editor: Ramiro Belgardt                      

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
HBO Max
Supervising Sound Editor: Greg Gettens
Sound Designer: Will Chapman
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Claire Ellis
Foley Editor: Olly Freemantle
Foley Artist: Zoe Freed

Will & Harper
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Zach Seivers MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: George Pereyra, Adam Parrish King 
Dialogue Editor: Jared K. Neal          

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing –Feature International

Emilia Pérez
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Aymeric Devoldère
Sound Designer: Cyril Holtz
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Hortense Bailly
Supervising ADR Editor: Carolina Santana
Foley Editor: Antoine Swertvaegher
Foley Artist: Gregory Vincent

The Girl with the Needle
Mubi
Supervising Sound Editors: Morten Pilegaard, Oskar Skriver
Sound Effects Editor: Christian Roed Dalsgaard
Foley Editor: Patrick Ghislain
Foley Artist: Julien Naudin

The Goat Life
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: Vijaykumar Mahadevaiah MPSE, Resul Pookutty MPSE       
Sound Effects Editor: Arun Rana
Foley Editor: Vijaykumar Mahadevaiah MPSE         
Foley Artists: Andriy Ryzhov, Ruslan Shebistyi, Andriy Starikovskiy, Bogdan Zavarzin     

Kneecap
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Brendan Rehill
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Louise Burton MPSE
Foley Editor: Damien Lynch  
Foley Artists: Caoimhe Doyle, Emer O’Reilly

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR
Alien: Romulus
20th Century Studios
Supervising Sound Editors: Will Files MPSE, Lee Gilmore MPSE
Sound Editor: Matt “Smokey” Cloud MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Polly McKinnon
Dialogue Editors: David Butler, Ryan Cole MPSE, Jacob Riehle, Ailene Roberts MPSE

A Complete Unknown
Searchlight Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Donald Sylvester
Dialogue Editors: Russell Farmarco MPSE, Anna MacKenzie, Robert Troy

Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios
Supervising Sound Editor: Craig Henighan MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Emma Present

Dune: Part Two
Warner Bros. Pictures
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Martin Kwok
Dialogue Editors: Ray Beentjes, Polly McKinnon, Stefanie Ng
ADR Editor: David Bach
Crowd Editors: Alexis Feodoroff, Justin Webster

Saturday Night
Columbia Pictures
Supervising Sound Editors: David Butler, Will Files MPSE, Lee Gilmore MPSE
Dialogue Editors: Helen Lutrell, Emma Present

Wicked
Universal Pictures
Supervising Sound Editors: John Marquis, Nancy Nugent Title
Supervising Dialogue Editor: John C. Stuver
Dialogue Editor: David Bach

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley

Alien: Romulus
20th Century Studios
Supervising Sound Editors: Will Files MPSE, Lee Gilmore MPSE
Sound Designer: Chris Terhune
Sound Effects Editors: Luis Galdames MPSE, Dan Kenyon, Ken McGill MPSE, James Miller, Matt “Smokey” Cloud MPSE, Steve Neal MPSE
Foley Editors: Samuel Munoz, Lyndsey Schenk MPSE
Foley Artists: Jacob McNaughton, Noel Vought

Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios
Supervising Sound Editors: Ryan Cole MPSE, Craig Henighan MPSE
Sound Designers: Samson Neslund, Eric A. Norris MPSE, Addison Teague
Sound Effects Editors: Lee Gilmore MPSE, J.R. Grubbs
Foley Editors: Pete Persaud, Gina Wark
Foley Artist: Steve Baine       

Dune: Part Two
Warner Bros. Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Richard King
Sound Designers: Dave Whitehead MPSE, Michael Babcock, Lee Gilmore MPSE, Randy Torres
Sound Effects Editors: Brent Burge, Hayden Collow, Melanie Graham, Michael Mitchell, Jeff Sawyer, Matt Stutter MPSE, Chris Terhune
Supervising Foley Editor: Chris Flick
Foley Editor: Willard Overstreet
Foley Artists: John Cucci, Dan O’Connell

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Warner Bros. Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Robert Mackenzie
Sound Effects Editors: Tom Heuzenroeder, Tara Webb
Foley Editors: Duncan Campbell, Adrian Medhurst MPSE

Nosferatu
Focus Features
Supervising Sound Editor: Damian Volpe MPSE
Sound Designers: Michael Fentum, Damian Volpe MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Samir Foco, Mariusz Glabinski MPSE
Foley Supervisor: Heikki Kossi MPSE
Foley Editor: Joel Raabe MPSE

September 5
Paramount Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Frank Kruse
Sound Designer: Frank Kruse
Foley Supervisor: Uwe Zillner
Foley Editors: Johanna Rellinghaus, Benedikt Uebe
Foley Artist: Uwe Zillner

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation

Arcane: “The Dirt Under Your Nails”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: Brad Beaumont MPSE, Eliot Connors MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Stephen P. Robinson MPSE
Supervising Music Editor: Alexander Temple
Music Editors: Andrew Kierszenbaum, Sebastien Najand, Alex Seaver
Foley Editor: PJ Pascual
Foley Artists: John Cucci, Dan O’Connell

Invincible: “I Thought You Were Stronger”
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editor: Brad Meyer MPSE
Sound Effects Editors: Katie Jackson MPSE, Mia Perfetti MPSE, Natalia Saavedra Brychcy MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Logan Romjue MPSE
Foley Editor: Carol Ma MPSE

Justice League: “Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three”
Warner Bros. Animation
Supervising Sound Editor: Robert Hargreaves MPSE
Sound Designer: Robert Hargreaves MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Mark Keatts
Dialogue Editors: Patrick J. Foley, Michael Garcia MPSE
ADR Editor: Kelly Foley Downs

Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: D.J. Lynch, Rob McIntyre MPSE
Sound Designers: Jessey Drake MPSE, Jeff Halbert, Marc Schmidt          
Sound Effects Editors: Evan Dockter, Cat Gensler, Grace Stensland
Dialogue Editor: Jason Oliver
Foley Editor: Roberto D. Alegria       
Foley Artists: Vincent Deng, Laura Macias   

Watchmen: Chapter 1
Studio Mir
Supervising Sound Editors: Devon Bowman, George Peters
Sound Designer: Paul Menichini
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Mark A. Keatts
Dialogue Editors: David M. Cowan, Kelly Foley Downs, Michael Garcia MPSE
Foley Editor: Jordan McClain
Foley Artists: Sanaa Kelley MPSE, Matt Salib

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary

Apollo 13: Survival
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Darling
Sound Editor: Greg Gettens
Foley Editor: Olly Freemantle
Foley Artist: Rebecca Heathcote

The Beach Boys
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editor: Jonathan Greber
Sound Effects Editor: David Chrastka

Fly
National Geographic
Supervising Sound Editor: Eli Cohn
Sound Effects Editor: Jack Sasner
Dialogue Editor: Ben Chesneau

Formula 1: Drive to Survive: “Forza Ferrari”
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: Nick Fry, Steve Speed
Sound Supervisors: Doug Dreger, Adam King
Sound Designers: Tom Maclellan, James Spooner

Jim Henson Idea Man
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editors: Daniel Timmons, Tony Volante
Sound Designer: Jeremy S. Bloom
Sound Editor: Kelly Rodriguez
Dialogue Editor: Ian Cymore

Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editor: Bob Edwards
Sound Designer: Pete Horner                       
Sound Effects Editors: Kim B. Christensen, Joel Raabe MPSE

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-theatrical Feature

Atlas
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Per Hallberg MPSE
Supervising Sound Designer: Ann Scibelli
Sound Effects Editors: Eric A. Norris MPSE, Stephen P. Robinson MPSE, Jonathan Title MPSE
Supervising ADR Editor: Daniel Irwin
Dialogue Editors: Laura Harris Atkinson, Taylor Jackson, John Stuver
Supervising Foley Editor: Willard J. Overstreet
Supervising Foley Artist: Gary Hecker MPSE
Foley Artist: Michael Horton

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Chris Diebold
Sound Designers: Chris Diebold, Randy Torres
Sound Effects Editor: Phil Barrie
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Susan Dawes
Dialogue Editor: Jim Brookshire
Supervising ADR Editor: Sean Massey MPSE
Foley Editors: Chelsea Body, Jenna Dalla Riva, Kevin Jung, Colton Maddigan
Foley Artists: Sandra Fox, Steve Hammond, Goro Koyama

The Killer
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Mark Stoeckinger
Sound Designers: Gael Nicolas, Alan Rankin

Música
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editor: Christopher Aud
Sound Effects Editor: Mitch Osias
Supervising ADR Editor: Eliza Pollack-Chalfant Zebert
Foley Artists: Alyson Dee Moore MPSE, Christopher Moriana, Nancy Parker MPSE

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editors: Scott Hecker MPSE, Chuck Michael MPSE
Sound Effects Designers: Scott Hecker MPSE, Chuck Michael MPSE, Nick Interlandi, Bryan Jerden MPSE, Alexander Pugh MPSE, Andrew Vernon MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Greg ten Bosch MPSE, Brad Sokol
Supervising Dialogue / ADR Editor: Jessie Anne Spence MPSE
Dialogue/ADR Editors: Michael Hertlein, Arielle McGrail, Byron Wilson
Supervising Foley Editor: Mark Pappas
Supervising Foley Artist: Gary Hecker MPSE
Foley Artists: Michael Broomberg, Mike Horton

Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Long Form

Fallout: “The End”
Amazon Prime
Music Editors: Clint Bennet, Christopher Kaller

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: “Doomed to Die”
Amazon Prime
Music Editor: Jason Smith MPSE

The Penguin: “Cent’Anni”
HBO Max
Supervising Music Editor: Ben Holiday
Music Editors: Chad Birmingham, Luke Dennis

Ripley: “VIII NARCISSUS”
Netflix
Music Editors: Dan Evans Farkas, Ben Schor

Salem’s Lot
HBO Max
Supervising Music Editor: Andrew Silver MPSE
Music Editor: John Carbonara           

Slow Horses: “Returns”
Apple TV+
Music Editor: Ben Smithers

Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Short Form

Baby Reindeer: Episode 1
Netflix
Music Editor: Jack Sugden

The Bear: “Doors”
FX
Music Editors: Jason Lingle, Jeff Lingle

Only Murders in the Building: “My Best Friend’s Wedding”
Hulu
Music Editor: Michah Liberman

Shrinking: “Last Drink”
Apple TV+
Music Editor: Richard Brown MPSE

We Are Lady Parts: “The Reason”
Peacock
Music Editor: Andy Patterson MPSE

Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Documentary

Beatles ’64
Disney+
Music Editor: John M. Davis  

Elton John: Never Too Late
Disney+
Music Editor: Michael Brake MPSE

The Greatest Night in Pop
Netflix
Music Editor: Gavin Allingham

Jim Henson Idea Man          
Disney+
Supervising Music Editor: Ryan Rubin

Music by John Williams
Disney+ 
Supervising Music Editor: Ramiro Belgardt  
Music Editors: Christopher Barnett MPSE, Roy Waldspurger

Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture

Better Man
Paramount Pictures
Supervising Music Editor: Timothy Ryan
Music Editors: Craig Beckett, Lena Glikson, Cory Milano, Liam Moses, Joe E. Rand, Chris Scallan, Emily Rogers Swanson
Vocal Editors: Noah Hubbell, Anna Muehlichen

A Complete Unknown
Searchlight Pictures            
Supervising Music Editor: Ted Caplan
Music Editor: Maggie Talibart

Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios
Music Editors: Daniel DiPrima, Oliver Hug
Scoring Editor: Anele Onyekwere

Dune: Part Two
Warner Bros. Pictures         
Supervising Music Editors: Clint Bennett, Ryan Rubin
Music Editor: Joe E. Rand

Emilia Pérez 
Netflix
Lead Music Editor: Maxence Dussère
Music Editors: Cécile Coutelier, Matthieu Lefèvre, Aristide Rosier

Wicked
Universal Pictures
Supervising Music Editor: Catherine Wilson
Supervising Vocal Editor: Robin Baynton

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Game Dialogue / ADR

Batman: Arkham Shadow
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Mark Camperell MPSE
Dialogue Editors: Charlie Gondak, Daniel Khim MPSE, Austin Krier MPSE, Matthew Kulewicz MPSE, Amanda McDonnell, Ryan Ongaro, Kerri Shak

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Audio Lead: Jacob Harley, Jeremiah Sypult, Brian Tuey
Audio Directors: Ian Mika
Supervising Sound Editor: Charles Deenen
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Robert Jackson
Senior Audio Artist: Ryan Garigliano
Dialogue Editors: Jessica Arkoff, Socrates Ayala, Kelli Baffoni, Tom Boyd, Roman Fusco, Cesar Marenco MPSE, Kevin Patel, Brandon Roos, Ruge Sun, Dani Turner, Rob Weiss, Maggie Wolf
Audio Artists: Justin Moreh, Darrell Tung

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Audio Director: Rita Kedineoglu
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Martín Gutiérrez MPSE
Dialogue Editors: Alex Baghdassarian MPSE, Bryan Borders, Garrett Hernandez

Star Wars Outlaws
Lead Voice Designer: Charles Pateman
Voice Designers: Alain Abbyad, Antoine Deseille, Oskar Hansson, Marla Kishimoto, Hanna Witulska

Until Dawn
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Nick Gratwick
Senior Dialogue Designer: Paola Velasquez
Dialogue Designer: Andrea Contino
Dialogue Editor: Damian O’Sullivan

Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Game Music

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Audio Directors: Alex Hemlock, Jeremiah Sypult, Brian Tuey
Supervising Sound Editor: Charles Deenen
Music Editors: Brian DiDomenico, Jim Lordeman

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Audio Director: Kris Giampa
Music Director: Derek Duke
Supervising Music Editor: Ted Reedy
Senior Music Editor: Adam Burgess

Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Audio Director: Cody Behiel
Supervising Music Editor: Ron Dazo
Music Editors: Steven Silvers, Morgan Fryer-McCulloch, Ben YJ Hung, Lauren Kott

Helldivers 2
Music Director: Keith Leary
Supervising Music Editor: Scott Shoemaker
Music Editors: Sonia Coronado, Collin Lewis

Star Wars Outlaws
Audio Director: Simon Koudriavtsev
Senior Music Designer: Erik Jacobsson
Music Supervisor: Manu Bachet

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Game Effects / Foley

Batman: Arkham Shadow
Technical Sound Designer: Haroon Piracha
Sound Design Lead: Jon Ruse
Sound Designers: Tyler Hayden, Kyle Lammerding
Senior Audio Designer: Ryan David Kull
Lead Audio Designer: Julian Korzeniowsky
Audio Programmer: Alex Stopher
Audio Designers: Lee Banyard, Scott Gilmore, Ryan McSweeney, Travis Naas, Stefan Rutherford, Matthew Wright

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Audio Directors: Adam Boyd MPSE, Trevor Bresaw, Ian Mika, Jeremiah Sypult, Brian Tuey
Supervising Sound Editor: Charles Deenen
Lead Sound Designers: Collin Ayers, Jai Berger, Darren Blondin, John Drelick, Nick Martin, Kevin Sherwood
Sound Designers: Mark Camperell MPSE, Nick D’Amato, Tom David, James Evans, Daniel P. Francis MPSE, Luis Galdames MPSE, Nick Interlandi, Austin Krier MPSE, Jim Lecroy, James Miller, Garrett Montgomery MPSE, Josh Moore, Michael Newton, Dominik Ragančík, Jordan Ruhala, Matthew Schaff MPSE, Nick Spradlin, Darrell Tung, Bryan O. Watkins
Technical Sound Designers: Sunglae Park, William Wise III
Expert Sound Designers: Andy Bayless, Cameron Britton, Scott Eckert
Associate Lead Sound Designer: Jacob Harley
Sound Effects Editors: Landen Belardes, Cadmus Blackwood, Tyler Windsor
Senior Audio Artist: Corina Bello, Logan Byers, Ryan Garigliano, Jasmine Jia, James McCawley, Vadim Nuniyants, Tim Schlie, Lee Staples
Junior Audio Artists: Tommy Lee, Justin Moreh
Foley Editor: Rustam Himadiiev
Foley Artist: Bogdan Zavarzin
Audio Directors: Adam Boyd MPSE, Trevor Bresaw, Ian Mika, Jeremiah Sypult, Brian Tuey

Helldivers 2
Sound Designer: Olliver Andersson
Senior Technical Sound Design Supervisor: Simon Gumbleton
Senior Sound Designer: Harvey Scott, Juuson Tolonen
Senior Foley Artist: Joanna Fang MPSE
Senior Audio Artist: Kristian Johannson

LEGO Horizon Adventures
Senior Audio Programmer: Simon Haines
Supervising Sound Designers: Byron Bullock, Peter Hanson, David Philip
Lead Sound Designer: Mark Hill
Senior Audio Designer: Pablo Valverde Brañas
Technical Sound Designer: Lucas Falcao
Senior Sound Designers: Safar Bake, Danny Hey, Bryan Higa, Matteo Lupieri, Ash Read, Pete Reed, Harvey Scott
Sound Designers: Harry Boyce, Edward Ducan, Rose Evans, Lorenzo Piani, Ben Pickersgill
Foley Editors: Austin Creek, Nick Seaman
Senior Foley Artist: Joanna Fang MPSE

Star Wars Outlaws
Audio Director: Simon Koudriavtsev
Lead Audio Designer: Jacob Coles
Senior Sound Designers: Joel Green, Adam Oakley, Simon Siegfried Klar
Expert Audio Designer: Martin Weissberg
Audio Artist: David Kristian

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Student Film (Verna Fields Award)

At the Riverbank
Chapman University
Supervising Sound Editor: Adam Jamal

Brigham Young University: Student Accomplice
Brigham Young University
Supervising Sound Editor: Chance Anderson

Bubble Boy
National Film and Television School
Supervising Sound Editor: Alina Ushakova

Intermission 
National Film & Television School
Supervising Sound Editor: Joseph Russell

Last Remembrances
University of Southern California
Supervising Sound Editors: Sean Foster, Borna Moinpour

The Memories of Autumn
Beijing Film Academy
Supervising Sound Editor: Xiaotong Fu, Ruijia Sun

Songbirds
Savannah College of Art and Design
Supervising Sound Editor: Eugenio Mirafuentes

Wrestle-Off
University of Southern California
Supervising Sound Editor: Arden Sarner

ALIEN: ROMULUS, KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES On Oscars Shortlist For 97th Academy Awards

(L-R): Noa (played by Owen Teague), Soona (played by Lydia Peckham), and Anaya (played by Travis Jeffery) in 20th Century Studios’ KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards®: 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.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-nine films were eligible in the category.  Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“The Bibi Files”
“Black Box Diaries”
“Dahomey”
“Daughters”
“Eno”
“Frida”
“Hollywoodgate”
“No Other Land”
“Porcelain War”
“Queendom”
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
“Union”
“Will & Harper”

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred four films qualified in the category.  Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“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”

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Fifteen films will advance to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.  Films from 85 countries and regions were eligible in the category.

Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.

In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:

Brazil, “I’m Still Here”
Canada, “Universal Language”
Czech Republic, “Waves”
Denmark, “The Girl with the Needle”
France, “Emilia Pérez”
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”

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Ten films will advance in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 97th Academy Awards.  All members of the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar® consideration.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“The Apprentice”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
“A Different Man”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance”
“Waltzing with Brando”
“Wicked”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Twenty scores will advance in the Original Score category for the 97th Academy Awards.  One hundred forty-five scores were eligible in the category.  Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The scores, listed in alphabetical order by film title, are:

“Alien: Romulus”
“Babygirl”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
“Blink Twice”
“Blitz”
“The Brutalist”
“Challengers”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“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”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 97th Academy Awards.  Eighty-nine songs were eligible in the category.  Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:

“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 Pérez”
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
“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”

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.  Eighty-eight films qualified in the category.  Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.

In the nominations round, Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“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!”

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.  One hundred eighty films qualified in the category.  Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.

In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“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”

SOUND
Ten films will advance in the Sound category for the 97th Academy Awards.  All eligible members of the Sound Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.  Academy members will be invited to view excerpts from each of the shortlisted films beginning Thursday, January 9, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay area, followed by London, Los Angeles and New York on Saturday, January 11, 2025.  Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“Alien: Romulus”
“Blitz”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Gladiator II”
“Joker: Folie à Deux”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”

VISUAL EFFECTS
Ten films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 97th Academy Awards.  The Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist.  All members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 11, 2025.  Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

“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”

Nominations voting begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2025.

The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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