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Our top picks for the upcoming 2025 Academy Awards, which honours the best films of 2024.
The 97th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, will be held on the 3rd March 2025. The event takes place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien.
Conclave
Director: Edward Berger
Nominated for: Best picture, Best actor, Best supporting actress, Best adapted screenplay, Best original score, Best costume design, Best production design, Best film editing
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow
Synopsis: Cardinal Lawrence has one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, participating in the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Substance
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Nominated for: Best picture, Best actress, Best director, Best original screenplay, Best make-up and hairstyling
Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid
Synopsis: Elisabeth Sparkle, renowned for an aerobics show, faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself.
The Brutalist
Director: Brady Corbet
Nominated for: Best picture, Best actor, Best supporting actress, Best supporting actor, Best director, Best original screenplay, Best original score, Best production design, Best film editing, Best cinematography
Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce
Synopsis: Escaping postwar Europe, a visionary architect comes to America to rebuild his life, his career, and his marriage. On his own in a strange new country, he settles in Pennsylvania, where a wealthy and prominent industrialist recognises his talent.
The Wild Robot
Director: Chris Sanders
Nominated for: Best sound, Best original score, Best animated feature
Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Bill Nighy
Synopsis: Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.
Emilia Pérez
Director: Jacques Audiard
Nominated for: Best picture, Best actress, Best supporting actress, Best director, Best adapted screenplay, Best original song, Best original score, Best international feature, Best make-up and hairstyling, Best sound, Best film editing, Best cinematography
Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez
Synopsis: A Mexican lawyer is offered an unusual job to help a notorious cartel boss retire and transition into living as a woman, fulfilling a long-held desire.