Biggest Surprise of the 2025 Oscar Nominations

Aún estoy aquí (2024) earning a Best Picture and Best Actress nomination becoming the first Brazilian film in contention for the top award of the night.

Edward Berger snubbed from Best Director for his work in Cónclave (2024).

Jon M. Chu out of contention for Best Director for his work in Wicked (2024).

La sustancia (2024) becoming barely the seventh Horror film in history in contention for Best Picture.

Flow (2024) becoming the first Latvian film nominated for Best International Film.

Nicole Kidman missing a nomination for her Venice Film Festival awarded performance in Babygirl: Deseo Prohibido (2024).

Zero nominations for Desafiantes (2024) including a snub for its acclaimed Original Score.

Emilia Pérez (2024) becoming the most nominated film with 13 nods and breaking the record for most nominations for a foreign language film previously held by Roma (2018) and El tigre y el dragón (2000).

Selena Gomez out of Best Supporting Actress contention despite the strong showing of Emilia Pérez.

Angelina Jolie snubbed in Best Actress for her role in Maria Callas (2024), which some consider the best of her career.

Jeremy Strong earning a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in El Aprendiz (2024).

Margaret Qualley missing a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

No Best Documentary nomination for Super/Man: La Historia De Christopher Reeve (2024).

Denis Villeneuve snubbed for his work as Best Director in Duna: Parte Dos (2024) which also missed a nod for its editing.

Better Man: La Historia de Robbie Williams (2024). surprising with a nomination for Visual Effects despite being considered a box office flop.

Kneecap (2024) missing a nomination for Best International Film despite a strong showing at the BAFTAs.

Sebastian Stan earning a Best Actor nomination despite the problems El Aprendiz (2024) faced to get a wide distribution.

Gladiador II (2024) failing to match the success of its first part and earning a single nomination for Best Costume Design while missing Best Picture and a Best Supporting nomination for Denzel Washington.

All We Imagine as Light (2024) missing nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Daniel Craig snubbed for his role in Queer (2024).

Zero nominations for Juror #2 (2024).

Jamie Lee Curtis and Pamela Anderson snubbed for their acclaimed roles in The Last Showgirl (2024).

Nosferatu (2024) becoming the most nominated film out of Best Picture contention.

Critically acclaimed anime films Look Back: Continúa dibujando (2024) and The Colors Within (2024) not nominated for Best Animated Feature.

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) out of contention for Best Visual Effects.

Moana 2 (2024) snubbed for Best Animated Feature making it the third year in a row with Disney Animation failing to earn a nod.

Los chicos de la Nickel (2024) earning a Best Picture nomination.

Un dolor real (2024) missing Best Picture and Best Actor nominations.

September 5 (2024) missing a Best Picture nomination after being considered by the PGA.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste missing a nomination for Mi única familia (2024).