2025 Academy Awards Motion Picture Series

Nominated Picture: Anora
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: United States
Language: English, Russian, Armenian
Production company: FilmNation Entertainment, Cre Film
Distributor in United States: Neon
Director: Sean Baker
Producer: Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
Screenplay By: Sean Baker
Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov
Duration: 139 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 31 October 2024
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Mikey Madison
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Yura Borisov
Best Directing - Sean Baker
Best Film Editing - Sean Baker
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Sean Baker

Nominated Picture: The Brutalist
Genre: Drama
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Language: English, Hungarian, Italian, Hebrew, Yiddish
Production companies: Brookstreet Pictures, Kaplan Morrison
Distributor in United States: A24
Director: Brady Corbet
Producers: Trevor Matthews, Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, Andrew Lauren, D.J. Gugenheim, Brady Corbet
Screenplay By: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola
Duration: 214 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 6 March 2025
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Adrien Brody
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Guy Pearce
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Felicity Jones
Best Cinematography - Lol Crawley
Best Directing - Brady Corbet
Best Film Editing - David Jancso
Best Music (Original Score) - Daniel Blumberg
Best Production Design - Judy Becker (Production Design); Patricia Cuccia (Set Decoration)
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold

Nominated Picture: A Complete Unknown
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: United States
Language: English
Production companies: Searchlight Pictures, Veritas Entertainment Group, White Water, Range Media Partners, The Picture Company, Turnpike Films
Distributor in United States: Searchlight Pictures
Director: James Mangold
Producers: Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Alex Heineman, Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer, Jeff Rosen, Timothée Chalamet, Fred Berger
Screenplay By: James Mangold, Jay Cocks
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Scoot McNairy
Duration: 141 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 20 February 2025
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Timothée Chalamet
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Edward Norton
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Felicity Jones
Best Costume Design - Arianne Phillips
Best Directing - James Mangold
Best Sound - Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - James Mangold and Jay Cocks

Nominated Picture: Conclave
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English, Italian, Spanish, Latin
Production companies: FilmNation Entertainment, House Productions, Indian Paintbrush
Distributor in United States: Focus Features
Director: Edward Berger
Producers: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael Jackman, Alice Dawson, Robert Harris
Screenplay By: Peter Straughan
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini
Duration: 120 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 19 December 2024
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ralph Fiennes
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Isabella Rossellini
Best Costume Design - Lisy Christl
Best Film Editing - Nick Emerson
Best Music (Original Score) - Volker Bertelmann
Best Production Design - Suzie Davies (Production Design); Cynthia Sleiter (Set Decoration)
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Peter Straughan

Nominated Picture: Dune: Part Two
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Jordan, Gambia
Language: English
Production companies: Legendary Pictures
Distributor in United States: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Producers: Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Patrick McCormick, Tanya Lapointe, Denis Villeneuve
Screenplay By: Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem
Duration: 166 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 29 February 2024
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Cinematography - Greig Fraser
Best Production Design - Patrice Vermette (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)
Best Sound - Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
Best Visual Effects - Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer

Nominated Picture: Emilia Pérez
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Mexico, United States
Language: Spanish, English, French
Production companies: Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Saint Laurent Productions, Pimienta Films
Distributor in United States: Netflix
Director: Jacques Audiard
Producers: Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello
Screenplay By: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, Édgar Ramírez
Duration: 132 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: TBD
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Karla Sofía Gascón
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Zoe Saldaña
Best Cinematography - Paul Guilhaume
Best Directing - Jacques Audiard
Best Film Editing - Juliette Welfling
Best International Feature Film
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
Best Music (Original Score) - Clément Ducol and Camille
Best Music (Original Song) - "El Mal", Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard Best Music (Original Song) - "Mi Camino", Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol Best Sound - Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi

Nominated Picture: I'm Still Here
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil, France
Language: Portuguese
Production companies: Maria Carlota Bruno, Rodrigo Teixeira, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Distributor in United States: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Walter Salles
Producers: Maria Carlota Bruno, Rodrigo Teixeira, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Screenplay By: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega
Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro
Duration: 136 Minutes
Released Date in HK: TBD
Nomination in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Fernanda Torres
Best International Feature Film

Nominated Picture: Nickel Boys
Genre: Drama
Country: United States
Language: English
Production companies: Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Louverture Films, Anonymous Content
Distributor in United States: Amazon MGM Studios
Director: RaMell Ross
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
Screenplay By: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes
Starring: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Duration: 140 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: TBD
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes

Nominated Picture: The Substance
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: United Kingdom, France
Language: English
Production companies: Working Title Films, Blacksmith
Distributor in United States: Mubi
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Producers: Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Screenplay By: Coralie Fargeat
Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid
Duration: 141 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 10 October 2024
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Demi Moore
Best Directing - Coralie Fargeat
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Coralie Fargeat

Nominated Picture: Wicked
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: United States, Japan, Canada, Iceland, United Kingdom
Language: English
Production companies: Marc Platt Productions
Distributor in United States: Universal Pictures
Director: Jon M. Chu
Producers: Marc Platt, David Stone
Screenplay By: Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
Duration: 160 Minutes
Release Date in Hong Kong: 21 November 2024
Nominations in 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Cynthia Erivo
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Ariana Grande
Best Costume Design - Paul Tazewell
Best Film Editing - Myron Kerstein
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Best Music (Original Score) - John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
Best Production Design - Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
Best Sound - Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
Best Visual Effects - Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

Conclusion:
2 March 2025
Which Will Win Likely: Anora
Which May Be Alternates: Conclave, The Brutalist

24 February 2025
Which Will Win Likely: Anora
Which May Be Alternates: Conclave, A Complete Unknown

17 February 2025
Which Will Win Likely: Anora
Which May Be Alternates: Conclave, The Brutalist

10 February 2025
Which Will Win Likely: Anora
Which May Be Alternates: Wicked, Conclave

27 January 2025
Which Will Win Likely: The Brutalist
Which May Be Alternates: Wicked, Anora

Which Should Win: Wicked
Which Got Snubbed: A Real Pain, Sing Sing
Personal Favorite: Wicked
Which Wins? Anora