Get the latest gossip
Oscar Nominations 2025: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads With 13 Nods, ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Brutalist’ Follow With 10
'Emilia Perez' leads the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13 nods, followed by 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' with 10 each.
Demi Moore, who had been one of Hollywood’s brightest stars in the 1990s, continued her career comeback, capturing a best actress nomination for “The Substance,” a subversive horror film that examines the movie business’s sexism and ageism. Denzel Washington, once seen as a lock for his villainous performance in “Gladiator II,” was overlooked, as was Margaret Qualley, who earned raves for her work as a Moore’s younger doppelgänger in “The Substance.” And Edward Berger, who gave “Conclave” it propulsive energy, was shut out of the best director race. In the ensuing 97 years, the film industry has undergone tectonic shifts — introducing sound and color (revolutions that changed the business forever), as well as 3D and Smell-O-Vision and 4DX (gambits that had less of an impact) — but few have been more significant than the rise of streaming platforms like Netflix.
Or read this on Variety