Oscars 2025 nominations list: Priyanka Chopra’s Anuja secures a spot; Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light & Shahana Goswami starrer Santosh miss out

Director Payal Kapadia’s poetic drama All We Imagine As Light and Shahana Goswami starrer Santosh missed out on securing an Oscar nomination at the 97th Academy Awards. Despite being a strong contender for the Best International Feature Film category, the film did not make it to the final list. On the other hand, Priyanka Chopra’s Anuja secures a spot.

Anuja secures a spot; All We Imagine As Light & Santosh miss Oscar 2025 nominations

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2025, by actors Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott, who revealed nominees across various categories, celebrating cinematic excellence from the past year. Among the top five contenders for Best International Feature Film are Flow, Emilia Perez, The Seed of a Sacred Fig, I’m Still Here, and Kneecap.

All We Imagine As Light previously garnered significant acclaim, earning Payal Kapadia the prestigious Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. This achievement marked a historic moment, ending a 30-year drought for Indian films in the official competition section at Cannes. Following in the footsteps of the Oscar-winning documentary short The Elephant Whisperers, Anuja continues Netflix’s tradition of championing compelling stories from India on the global stage.

Check out the complete list of nominations here:

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Best Director

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Sean Baker (Anora)

Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)

Best Actor

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)

Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)

Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)

Mikey Madison (Anora)

Demi Moore (The Substance)

Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov (Anora)

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)

Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)

Ariana Grande (Wicked)

Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)

Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)

Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

Original Screenplay

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Adapted Screenplay

Conclave

A Complete Unknown

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Animated Feature

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Costume Design

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Cinematography

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Original Score

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Original Song

El Mal (Emilia Pérez)

The Journey (The Six Triple Eight)

Like A Bird (Sing Sing)

Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez)

Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late)

International Feature

I’m Still Here (Brazil)

The Girl With the Needle (Denmark)

Emilia Pérez (France)

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)

Flow (Latvia)

Animated Short

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Documentary Short

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Live-Action Short

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

This year’s nominations highlight a diverse array of talent and stories, making the 2025 Oscars one of the most exciting editions yet. Fans eagerly await the winners, who will be revealed at the grand ceremony later this year.

In addition to its Cannes success, the film received recognition at the EE BAFTA Film Awards with a nomination in the Best Film Not in the English Language category. This achievement highlights the growing global presence of Indian cinema.

While All We Imagine As Light was longlisted in three major categories—Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Not in the English Language—it ultimately secured only the latter nomination. This places it in direct competition with celebrated films like Emilia Perez and The Seed of a Sacred Fig. Unfortunately, Kapadia did not receive nominations for Best Director or Best Original Screenplay.

Also Read: BAFTA Awards 2025: After All We Imagine As Light, Radhika Apte’s Sister Midnight & Shahana Goswami’s Santosh receive nods – Full nomination list inside