Oscars 2025 Shortlist
The 98th Oscars shortlist has been revealed for twelve categories, including Best International Feature and Best Documentary.
Warner Bros. was the big winner, scoring 22 shortlist placements (8x for Sinners, 5x for One Battle After Another, and a surprise 1x placement for Alto Knights). Netflix was a close second with 21 shortlist placements, including six for Frankenstein.
Props to Neon for scoring 12 shortlist placements (5x for Sirât) and a surprise 3x shortlist placements in the Best Casting category. Props to Oscilloscope and Music Box Films for each getting 1 placement.
International Feature
Sentimental Value (Neon) - Norway
Premiere: Cannes
Won: Grand Prix
Cast: Elle Fanning, Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Stellan Skarsgård
It Was Just an Accident (Neon) – France
Premiere: Cannes
Won: Palme D’Or
Director: Jafar Panahi
No Other Choice (Neon) – South Korea
Premiere: Venice
Director: Park Chan-wook
The Secret Agent (Neon) - Brazil
Premiere: Cannes
Won: Best Actor, Best Director
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cast: Wagner Moura
Sirāt (Neon) - Spain
Premiere: Cannes
Winner: Jury Prize
Dir: Oliver Laxe
Left-Handed Girl (Netflix) - Taiwan
Premiere: Cannes Critics Week
Dir/Wri: Shih-Ching Tsou
Co-wri: Sean Baker
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa) - Tunisia
Premiere: Venice
Winner: Grand Jury Prize
Dir: Kaouther Ben Hania (Four Daughters)
Kokuho (GKIDS) - Japan
Premiere: Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, TIFF
Dir: Lee Sang-il
Belén (Amazon) - Argentina
Dir: Dolores Fonzi
The President’s Cake (Sony Pictures Classics) - Iraq
Premiere: Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Winner: Audience Award and the Caméra d’Or
Dir: Hasan Hadi
Sound of Falling (Mubi) - Germany
Premiere: Cannes
Winner: Jury Prize
Dir: Mascha Schilinski
Palestine 36 (Watermelon Pictures) - Palestine
Premiere: TIFF
Dir: Annemarie Jacir
Homebound (Netflix) - India
Premiere: Cannes Un Certain Regard
Dir: Neeraj Ghaywan
All That’s Left of You (Watermelon Pictures) - Jordan
Premiere: Sundance
Dir: Cherien Dabis
Late Shift (Music Box Films) - Switzerland
Premiere: Berlinale Special Gala
Dir: Petra Volpe
Documentary Feature
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Premiere: Sundance
Winner: Directing Award
Dir: Geeta Gandbhir
2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)
Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix)
Premiere: Venice (out of comp)
Dir: Petra Costa
The Alabama Solution (HBO)
Premiere: Sundance
Dir: Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
Cover-Up (Netflix)
Premiere: Venice
Dir: Mark Obenhaus, Laura Poitras
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple)
Premiere: Sundance
Winner: Festival Favorite
Dir: Ryan White
Coexistence, My Ass! (mTuckman Media)
Premiere: Sundance
Dir: Amber Fares
Premiere: Sundance
Winner: World Cinema Grand Jury Prize (Docs)
Dir: Mohammadreza Eyni and Sara Khaki
Folktales (Magnolia Pictures)
Premiere: Sundance
Dir: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Premiere: Berlin
Dir: Brandon Kramer
Premiere: Sundance
Winner: Special Jury Prize
Dir: David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin
Mistress Dispeller (Oscilloscope)
Premiere: Venice
Dir: Elizabeth Lo
My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 – Last Air in Moscow (Argot Pictures)
Premiere: NYFF
Dir: Julia Loktev
Premiere: Sundance
Winner: US Doc Grand Jury Prize
Dir: Brittany Shyne
Premiere: Tribeca
Dir: Richard Ladkani
CASTING
Robin D. Cook - Frankenstein (Netflix)
Nina Gold - Hamnet (Focus Features)
Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme (A24)
Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Francine Maisler - Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Allison Jones - Weapons (Warner Bros.)
Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey - Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent (Neon)
Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman - Sentimental Value (Neon)
Nadia Acimi, Luis Bértolo, Erika Boulic, Artur-Pol Camprubí, Berta Galvany, Cendrine Lapuyade, María Rodrigo Sirāt (Neon)
Original Score
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios) — Simon Franglen
Bugonia (Focus Features) — Jerskin Fendrix
Captain America: Brave New World (Disney) — Laura Karpman
Nuremberg (Sony Pictures Classics) — Brian Tyler
Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass)
Dear Me, written by Diane Warren performed by Kesha
Sinners (Warner Bros.) — Ludwig Göransson
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) — Jonny Greenwood
Hamnet (Focus) — Max Richter
Frankenstein (Netflix) — Alexandre Desplat
Jay Kelly (Netflix) — Nicholas Britell
F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.) — Hans Zimmer
Hedda (Amazon/MGM) — Hildur Guðnadóttir
Sirāt (Neon) — Kangding Ray
Marty Supreme (A24) — Daniel Lopatin
A House of Dynamite (Netflix) — Volker Bertelmann
Tron: Ares (Disney) — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Wicked: For Good (Universal) — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
Train Dreams (Netflix) — Bryce Dessner
Truth and Treason (Angel) — Aaron Zigman
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) — Nathan Johnson
Original Song
K-Pop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Golden by EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
I Lied to You by Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson
Diane Warren: Relentless (MasterClass)
Dear Me, written by Diane Warren performed by Kesha
Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
Highest 2 Lowest by Aiyana-Lee Anderson & Nicole Daciana Anderson
F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.)
Drive by John Mayer, Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin
Wicked (Universal)
No Place Like Home by Stephen Schwartz
Wicked (Universal)
The Girl in the Bubble by Stephen Schwartz
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Last Time (I Seen the Sun) by Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson & Alice Smith
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Train Dreams by Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner
F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.)
Lose My Mind by Grant Boutin, Amala Dlamini aka Doja Cat, Ryan Tedder, Caleb Toliver aka Toliver & Hans Zimmer
Tron: Ares (Disney)
As Alive As You Need Me To Be by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
Dream As One by Miley Cyrus
Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Fremantle)
Dying to Live by Billy Idol x J. Ralph
The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus Features)
Our Love by Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple)
Salt Then Sour Then Sweet by Sara Bareilles
Viva Verdi!
Sweet Dreams Of Joy
Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein (Netflix)
The Smashing Machine (A24)
Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Kokuho (GKIDS)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Marty Supreme (A24)
The Alto Knights (Warner Bros.)
Nuremberg (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sound
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
F1: The Movie (Apple/Warner Bros.)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Sirāt (Neon)
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century)
Superman (Warner Bros.)
Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
The Electric State (Netflix)
F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal Pictures)
The Lost Bus (Apple)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Superman (Warner Bros.)
Tron: Ares (Disney)
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Full short Oscars 2025 shortlist here.
Impressive breakdown of the shortlists! Watermelon Pictures getting two International Feature nods (Palestine 36 and All That's Left of You) is noteworthy given how competitive that category always is. The Warner Bros dominance with 22 placements is staggering, but what really jumps out is Neons strategy paying off with 12 shortlist spots including 5 for Sirāt. Having three casting shortlist nods for one distributor suggests theyre building strong relationships with top casting directors, which could pay dividends in future awards seasons.