It’s been a wide open Oscar race for most of the year, but some front-runners have emerged over the last few months, including The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, Anora, and Wicked. But it wouldn’t be the Oscars without a few upsets. Read on for a breakdown of the 2025 Oscar snubs and surprises, and check out the list of 2025 Oscar nominations on Decider.

In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday. Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were destined for best actress nominations,

The film academy had plenty of surprise nominations Thursday for the 97th Oscars. The 2025 show is one of the more wide-open fields in recent history.

Brazilian star Fernanda Torres followed up her Golden Globe-winning role in “I’m Still Here” with an Oscar nomination.

The star earned some of the best reviews of her career out of the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of the opera icon Maria Callas. Director Pablo Larrain previously delivered Oscar nominations to two of his stars playing historical figures — Natalie Portman for “Jackie” in 2017 and Kristen Stewart for “Spencer” in 2022.

Several stars were snubbed for the forthcoming awards show, which is set to take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Oscars snubs for stars including Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig - Nicole Kidman, Selena Gomez and Denzel Washington were among the others who missed out.

Monica Barbaro landed a best supporting actress nomination for her role as Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Overlooked by major awards like the Golden Globes, Barbaro edged out competitors like Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), entering the category as an underdog.

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PEOPLE breaks down the biggest snubs of the 2025 Oscar nominations, including Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Selena Gomez and Danielle Deadwyler.

Saoirse Ronan and Hugh Grant make surprise appearances on the shortlist, ahead of the awards ceremony next month.

Oscar nominations surprised fans by excluding big names like Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, and Denzel Washington.