Culture Representation: Taking place in the years 32 and 33 A.D., in Judaea (later known as Israel), the dramatic film “The Last Supper” features a predominantly white group of people (with a few Middle Eastern people) depicting the Christian story of Jesus Christ and his last days before he was crucified.
Culture Clash: Jesus Christ was betrayed by his apostle Judas Iscariot and crucified by Romans for saying that he was the Son of God.
Culture Audience: “The Last Supper” will appeal primarily to people who are interested in watching faith-based movies that are depictions of stories in the Christian Bible.
James Oliver Wheatley, Charlie MacGechan and Jamie Ward in “The Last Supper” (Photo courtesy of Pinnacle Peak Pictures)
“The Last Supper” has some pacing issues, but the movie gives an adequately entertaining interpretation of this well-known Christian story. The movie’s performances are credible and not as cringeworthy as those in other low-budget faith-based movies. This film knows its target audience and does not deviate too far from the source material of the Christian Bible.
Directed by Mauro Borrelli (who co-wrote “The Last Supper” screenplay with John Collins), “The Last Supper” could have done the predictable narrative by having the story told from the perspective of Jesus Christ. Instead, the story is told from the perspective of Peter, one of Jesus’ apostles. Peter is the narrator of the movie, which delves a little more into the motives of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus.
“The Last Supper” (which takes place in Judea, later known as Israel) begins in the year 32 A.D., near the Sea of Galilee, to show the Loaves and Fishes miracle, also known as the Feeding of the 5,000. In this scene a starving crowd of about 5,000 people have gathered near the sea to greet Jesus, who has a reputation as a miracle worker. Jesus (played by Jamie Ward) is able to turn five loaves of bread and two fish into enough fish and loaves of bread to feed the crowd and still have some left over. Jesus also performs another miracle by giving the ability to see to a blind boy.
Local leaders offer Jesus a chance to be “king among men.” Jesus turns down the offer by saying, “My kingdom is not of this world.” Judas (played by Robert Knepper), who is overly ambitious and craves power, is dismayed that Jesus has turned down this offer. Judas does not understand Jesus’ humility. By contrast, Peter (played by James Oliver Wheatley) is in constant awe and admiration of Jesus.
One year later, in 33 A.D., the Cleansing of the Temple happens, when Jesus is at the main temple in Jerusalem and gets angry when he sees that merchants have taken over the temple courtyard. Jesus thinks it’s disrespectful and sinful for people to buy and sell things in a sacred place of worship. He overturns the merchant tables and yells at the merchants: “My house is a house of prayer! And you have turned it into a den of thieves!”
As far as the merchants are concerned, this is vandalism by self-righteous hoodlum who thinks he’s the Messiah. Jesus has now made several enemies in Judea. Caiaphas (played by James Faulkner) is the High Priest of Israel and becomes the chief schemer to murder Jesus. Caiaphas attempts to bribe Judas to help with this assassination plot, but Judas refuses. Caiaphas keeps the offer open in case Judas changes his mind.
Throughout the movie, Judas is shown as being conflicted over whether or not to betray Jesus. This conflict is depicted as Satan (played by Ahmed Hammoud) appearing to Judas as a demon and as a snake while saying tempting words to Judas. These scenes are like something out of a fairly mild horror movie. They aren’t gory scenes, but they might be a little too intense for viewers under the age of 8.
“The Last Supper” also depicts the ongoing tensions between Jews and Romans during this time period. At the time that Jesus is alive, the Romans had control of Judea. The Romans would ultimately decide Jesus’ fate when he was arrested for claiming to be the Messiah.
The movie’s namesake scene of a fateful Passover dinner is a highlight of the movie. Jesus washes the feet of apostle John (played by Charlie MacGechan) as a sign of humility, in one of the more memorable scenes in the film. The movie does not show the crucifixion, but it has some scenes of Jesus being whipped. This violence is not too explicit, but it might be disturbing to some viewers.
One of the things that the movie could have done better is give personalities to the apostles who aren’t Peter, Judas and John. Peter is loyal but he has his flaws, and his loyalty will be test. Judas is brooding and morally conflicted. John is a fun-loving good guy.
The rest of Jesus’ 12 apostles are blank slates when it comes to their personalities in the movie. Andrew (played by Fredrik Wagner), James (played by Ottavio Taddei), Philip (played by Vincenzo Galluzzo), Bartholomew (played by Abdeslam Bouhssini), Thomas (played by Billy Rayner), Matthew (played by Youssef Ben Hayoun), James the Lesser (played by Youssef Tounzi), Thaddaeus (played by Yassin Aamir) and Simon the Zealot (played by Harry Anton) don’t say much in the movie, compared to Peter, Judas and John.
Jesus’ mother Mary (played by Mayssae El Halla) and Mary Magdalene (played by Nathalie Rapti Gomez), the reformed sex worker who becomes part of Jesus’ entourage, are also underdeveloped characters. All of the villains except for ruthless Caiaphas have vague or non-existent personalities. Pontius Pilate, the Roman official who presided over the trial of Jesus, is not in this movie.
Some of “The Last Supper” is dragged down by slow pacing. However, the performances—particularly Wheatley as Peter and Knepper as Judas—stand out as realistically human. Ward’s depiction of Jesus is satisfactory and very empathic. During scenes where Jesus gets tearfully emotional, people in the audience might feel the same way.
The cinematography, musical score and costume design for “The Last Supper” are admirable, considering the movie’s budget is lower than most cinematic versions of Biblical stories. Is this version of “The Last Supper” outstanding? No. But it’s not terrible either. It’s a solid option for anyone who is inclined to see this type of movie and doesn’t want to see disturbing scenes about Jesus’ crucifixion.
Pinnacle Peak Pictures released “The Last Supper” in select U.S. cinemas on March 14, 2025.
“Anora” writer/director/producer/editor Sean Baker (pictured in front) at the 97th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. (Photo by Stewart Cook/Disney)
With five prizes, including Best Picture, Neon’s comedy/drama “Anora” was the top winner for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. ABC had the U.S. telecast of the show, which was hosted by Conan O’Brien and livestreamed on Hulu. The nominations and awards are voted for by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“Anora” (about an American sex worker who marries a wealthy Russian heir) won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing for producer/director/writer/editor Sean Baker. With these victories, Baker became the first person in Academy Awards history to win four Oscars for the same movie and for these four categories in the same year. (In 1954, Walt Disney was the first person to win four Oscars in the same year, when he won for “The Living Desert,” “Bear Country,” “The Alaskan Eskimo” and “Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.”) Mikey Madison, who plays the movie’s title character, won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
A24’s drama “The Brutalist” (about a Hungarian immigrant architect) won three Oscars: Best Actor (for Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez” (a Spanish-language musical about a transgender woman who becomes a former drug-trafficking crime boss) had the most Oscar nominations (13) going into the ceremony, and ultimately ended up winning two Oscars: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (for Zoe Saldaña) and Best Original Song (for “El Mal”).
Other winners included Kieran Culkin of Searchlight Pictures’ comedy/drama “A Real Pain” (Best Actor in a Supporting Role); Focus Features’ drama “Conclave” (Best Adapted Screenplay); Sideshow/Janus Films’ “Flow” (Best Animated Feature Film); and Sony Pictures Classics’ drama “I’m Still Here” (Best International Feature Film), the first movie from Brazil to win in this category. “Flow,” which was also nominated for Best International Feature Film, is the first movie from Latvia to win an Oscar.
Instead of performances of the Best Original Song nominations, there were other musical performances. “Wicked” co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande did a medley of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Here” and “Defying Gravity.” There was a tribute to James Bond movies, with performances of James Bond movie theme songs: Blackpink singer Lisa performed “Live and Let Die”; Doja Cat performed “Diamonds Are Forever”; and Raye performed “Skyfall.” In a tribute to Quincy Jones (who died in November 2024), Queen Latifah performed “Ease on Down the Road” from “The Wiz” musical because Jones was a music supervisor and songwriter for the 1978 movie version of “The Wiz.”
Presenters at the show included Joe Alwyn, Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, Billy Crystal, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Elle Fanning, Morgan Freeman, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Goldie Hawn, Samuel L. Jackson, Mick Jagger, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Cillian Murphy, Connie Nielsen, Amy Poehler, Margaret Qualley, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Alba Rohrwacher, Meg Ryan, Saldaña, June Squibb, Ben Stiller, Emma Stone, Quentin Tarantino, Oprah Winfrey, Bowen Yang and Rachel Zegler.
Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin at the 97th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. (Photo by Scott Kirkland/Disney)
Here is the complete list of nominations and winners for the 2025 Academy Awards:
*=winner
Best Picture
“Anora”* “The Brutalist” “A Complete Unknown” “Conclave” “Dune: Part Two” “Emilia Pérez” “I’m Still Here” “Nickel Boys” “The Substance” “Wicked”
Best Director
Sean Baker (“Anora”)* Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”) James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”) Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”)* Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”) Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”) Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”) Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”) Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Pérez”) Mikey Madison (“Anora”)* Demi Moore (“The Substance”) Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov (“Anora”) Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”)* Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”) Jeremy Strong (“The Apprentice”)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro (“A Complete Unknown”) Ariana Grande (“Wicked”) Felicity Jones (“The Brutalist”) Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”) Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”)*
Best Adapted Screenplay
“A Complete Unknown,” screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks “Conclave,” screenplay by Peter Straughan* “Emilia Pérez,” screenplay by Jacques Audiard, in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi “Nickel Boys,” screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes “Sing Sing,” screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield
Best Original Screenplay
“Anora,” written by Sean Baker* “The Brutalist,” written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold “A Real Pain,” written by Jesse Eisenberg “September 5,” written by Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David “The Substance,” written by Coralie Fargeat
Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist”* “Dune: Part Two” “Emilia Pérez” “Maria” “Nosferatu”
Best Film Editing
“Anora,” Sean Baker* “The Brutalist,” David Jancso “Conclave,” Nick Emerson “Emilia Pérez,” Juliette Welfling “Wicked,” Myron Kerstein
Best Sound
“A Complete Unknown” “Dune: Part Two”* “Emilia Pérez” “Wicked” “The Wild Robot”
Best Original Score
“The Brutalist,” Daniel Blumberg* “Conclave,” Volker Bertelmann “Emilia Pérez,” Clément Ducol and Camille “Wicked,” John Powell and Stephen Schwartz “The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers
Best Original Song
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard)* “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” (Music and lyrics by Diane Warren) “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing” (Music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada) “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Music and lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol) “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Music and lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin)
Best Animated Feature Film
“Flow”* “Inside Out 2” “Memoir of a Snail” “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” “The Wild Robot”
Best International Feature Film
“I’m Still Here” (Brazil)* “The Girl With the Needle” (Denmark) “Emilia Pérez” (France) “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany) “Flow” (Latvia)
Best Documentary Feature
“Black Box Diaries” “No Other Land”* “Porcelain War” “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” “Sugarcane”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“A Different Man” “Emilia Pérez” “Nosferatu” “The Substance”* “Wicked”
Best Costume Design
“A Complete Unknown,” Arianne Phillips “Conclave,” Lisy Christl “Gladiator II,” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman “Nosferatu,” Linda Muir “Wicked,” Paul Tazewell*
Best Production Design
“The Brutalist” “Conclave” “Dune: Part Two” “Nosferatu” “Wicked”*
Best Visual Effects
“Alien: Romulus” “Better Man” “Dune: Part Two”* “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” “Wicked”
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Death by Numbers” “I Am Ready, Warden” “Incident” “Instruments of a Beating Heart” “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”*
Best Animated Short Film
“Beautiful Men” “In the Shadow of the Cypress”* “Magic Candies” “Wander to Wonder” “Yuck!”
Best Live-Action Short Film
“A Lien” “Anuja” “I’m Not a Robot”* “The Last Ranger” “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai in “Shōgun” (Photo by Katie Yu/FX)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on February 23, 2025. Netflix livestreamed the ceremony which was hosted by Kristin Bell. With four awards, FX’s drama series “Shōgun” was the top winner of this ceremony. The only other movie or TV show to win more than one award at the ceremony was the Hulu comedy series “Only Murders in the Building,” which won two awards. Jane Fonda received the Life Achievement Award.
Presenters at the show were Ariana Grande, Ayo Edebiri, Bowen Yang, Colin Farrell, Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, David Duchovny, Drew Starkey, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Fran Drescher, Gillian Anderson, Harrison Ford, Isabella Rossellini, Jack Quaid, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jessica Williams, Jodie Foster, Joey King, John Lithgow, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Keke Palmer, Keri Russell, Kerry Washington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lily Gladstone, Lisa Kudrow, Marissa Bode, Mark Eydelshteyn, Max Greenfield, Michelle Yeoh, Mikey Madison, Millie Bobby Brown, Molly Shannon, Monica Barbaro, Pamela Anderson, Quinta Brunson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Sergio Castellitto, Timothée Chalamet, Yura Borisov, Zoe Saldaña and Zooey Deschanel.
The following is a complete list of nominees and winners for the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards:
*=winner
Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role ADRIEN BRODY / László Tóth – “THE BRUTALIST” TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Bob Dylan – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN”* DANIEL CRAIG / William Lee – “QUEER” COLMAN DOMINGO / Divine G – “SING SING” RALPH FIENNES / Lawrence – “CONCLAVE”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role PAMELA ANDERSON / Shelly – “THE LAST SHOWGIRL” CYNTHIA ERIVO / Elphaba – “WICKED” KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN / Emilia/Manitas – “EMILIA PÉREZ” MIKEY MADISON / Ani – “ANORA” DEMI MOORE / Elisabeth – “THE SUBSTANCE”*
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role JONATHAN BAILEY / Fiyero – “WICKED” YURA BORISOV / Igor – “ANORA” KIERAN CULKIN / Benji Kaplan – “A REAL PAIN”* EDWARD NORTON / Pete Seeger – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN” JEREMY STRONG / Roy Cohn – “THE APPRENTICE”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role MONICA BARBARO / Joan Baez – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN” JAMIE LEE CURTIS / Annette – “THE LAST SHOWGIRL” DANIELLE DEADWYLER / Berniece – “THE PIANO LESSON” ARIANA GRANDE / Galinda/Glinda – “WICKED” ZOE SALDAÑA / Rita – “EMILIA PÉREZ”*
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture A COMPLETE UNKNOWN MONICA BARBARO / Joan Baez NORBERT LEO BUTZ / Alan Lomax TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Bob Dylan ELLE FANNING / Sylvie Russo DAN FOGLER / Albert Grossman WILL HARRISON / Bobby Neuwirth ERIKO HATSUNE / Toshi Seeger BOYD HOLBROOK / Johnny Cash SCOOT MCNAIRY / Woody Guthrie BIG BILL MORGANFIELD / Jesse Moffette EDWARD NORTON / Pete Seeger
ANORA YURA BORISOV / Igor MARK EYDELSHTEYN / Ivan KARREN KARAGULIAN / Toros MIKEY MADISON / Ani ALEKSEY SEREBRYAKOV / Nikolai Zakharov VACHE TOVMASYAN / Garnick
CONCLAVE* SERGIO CASTELLITTO / Tedesco* RALPH FIENNES / Lawrence* JOHN LITHGOW / Tremblay* LUCIAN MSAMATI / Adeyemi* ISABELLA ROSSELLINI / Sister Agnes* STANLEY TUCCI / Bellini*
WICKED JONATHAN BAILEY / Fiyero MARISSA BODE / Nessarose PETER DINKLAGE / Dr. Dillamond CYNTHIA ERIVO / Elphaba JEFF GOLDBLUM / The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ARIANA GRANDE / Galinda/Glinda ETHAN SLATER / Boq BOWEN YANG / Pfannee MICHELLE YEOH / Madame Morrible
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE DUNE: PART TWO THE FALL GUY* GLADIATOR II WICKED
Television:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series JAVIER BARDEM / Jose Menendez – “MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY” COLIN FARRELL / Oz Cobb – “THE PENGUIN”* RICHARD GADD / Donny – “BABY REINDEER” KEVIN KLINE / Stephen Brigstocke – “DISCLAIMER” ANDREW SCOTT / Tom Ripley – “RIPLEY”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series KATHY BATES / Edith Wilson – “THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL” CATE BLANCHETT / Catherine Ravenscroft – “DISCLAIMER” JODIE FOSTER / Det. Elizabeth Danvers – “TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY” LILY GLADSTONE / Cam Bentland – “UNDER THE BRIDGE” JESSICA GUNNING / Martha – “BABY REINDEER”* CRISTIN MILIOTI / Sofia Falcone – “THE PENGUIN”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series TADANOBU ASANO / Kashigi Yabushige – “SHŌGUN” JEFF BRIDGES / Dan Chase – “THE OLD MAN” GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb – “SLOW HORSES” EDDIE REDMAYNE / The Jackal – “THE DAY OF THE JACKAL” HIROYUKI SANADA / Yoshii Toranaga – “SHŌGUN”*
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series KATHY BATES / Madeline Matlock – “MATLOCK” NICOLA COUGHLAN / Penelope Featherington – “BRIDGERTON” ALLISON JANNEY / Vice President Grace Penn – “THE DIPLOMAT” KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler – “THE DIPLOMAT” ANNA SAWAI / Toda Mariko – “SHŌGUN”*
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series ADAM BRODY / Noah Roklov – “NOBODY WANTS THIS” TED DANSON / Charles Nieuwendyk – “A MAN ON THE INSIDE” HARRISON FORD / Paul – “SHRINKING” MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam – “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING”* JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto – “THE BEAR”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series KRISTEN BELL / Joanne – “NOBODY WANTS THIS” QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues – “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY” LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina – “THE BEAR” AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu – “THE BEAR” JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance – “HACKS”*
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series BRIDGERTON GERALDINE ALEXANDER / Mrs. Wilson VICTOR ALLI / John Stirling ADJOA ANDOH / Lady Danbury JULIE ANDREWS / Lady Whistledown LORRAINE ASHBOURNE / Mrs. Varley SIMONE ASHLEY / Kate Bridgerton JONATHAN BAILEY / Anthony Bridgerton JOE BARNES / Lord Wilding JOANNA BOBIN / Lady Cowper JAMES BRYAN / Nicky Mondrich HARRIET CAINS / Philipa Featherington BESSIE CARTER / Prudence Featherington GENEVIEVE CHENNEOUR / Miss Livingston DOMINIC COLEMAN / Lord Cowper NICOLA COUGHLAN / Penelope Featherington KITTY DEVLIN / Miss Stowell HANNAH DODD / Francesca Bridgerton DANIEL FRANCIS / Lord Marcus Anderson RUTH GEMMELL / Violet Bridgerton ROSA HESMONDHALGH / Rae SESLEY HOPE / Miss Kenworthy FLORENCE HUNT / Hyacinth Bridgerton MARTINS IMHANGBE / Will Mondrich MOLLY JACKSON-SHAW / Miss Hartigan CLAUDIA JESSIE / Eloise Bridgerton LORN MACDONALD / Albion Finch JESSICA MADSEN / Cressida Cowper EMMA NAOMI / Alice Mondrich HANNAH NEW / Lady Tilley Arnold LUKE NEWTON / Colin Bridgerton CALEB OBEDIAH / Lord Cho JAMES PHOON / Harry Dankworth VINEETA RISHI / Lady Malhotra GOLDA ROSHEUVEL / Queen Charlotte HUGH SACHS / Brimsley BANITA SANDHU / Miss Malhotra LUKE THOMPSON / Benedict Bridgerton WILL TILSTON / Gregory Bridgerton POLLY WALKER / Lady Featherington ANNA WILSON-JONES / Lady Livingston SOPHIE WOOLLEY / Lady Stowell
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL KHALID ABDALLA / Ulle Dag Charles JON ARIAS / Álvaro NICK BLOOD / Vince Pyne ÚRSULA CORBERÓ / Nuria CHARLES DANCE / Timothy Winthrop BEN HALL / Damian Richardson CHUKWUDI IWUJI / Osita Halcrow PATRICK KENNEDY / Teddy PUCHI LAGARDE / Marisa LASHANA LYNCH / Bianca Pullman ELEANOR MATSUURA / Zina Jansone JONJO O’NEILL / Edward Carver EDDIE REDMAYNE / The Jackal SULE RIMI / Paul Pullman LIA WILLIAMS / Isabel Kirby
THE DIPLOMAT ALI AHN / Eidra Park SANDY AMON-SCHWARTZ / Sandy TIM DELAP / Byron PENNY DOWNIE / Frances Munning ATO ESSANDOH / Stuart Hayford DAVID GYASI / Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison CELIA IMRIE / Margaret Roylin RORY KINNEAR / Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge PEARL MACKIE / Alysse NANA MENSAH / Billie Appiah GRAHAM MILLER / Neil Barrow KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler RUFUS SEWELL / Hal Wyler ADAM SILVER / Howard KENICHIRO THOMSON / Martin
SHŌGUN* SHINNOSUKE ABE / Buntaro* TADANOBU ASANO / Kashigi Yabushige* TOMMY BASTOW / Father Martin Alvito* TAKEHIRO HIRA / Ishido Kazunari* MOEKA HOSHI / Usami Fuji* HIROMOTO IDA / Lord Kiyama* COSMO JARVIS / John Blackthorne* HIROTO KANAI / Kashigi Omi* YUKI KURA / Yoshii Nagakado* TAKESHI KUROKAWA / Lord Ohno* FUMI NIKAIDO / Ochiba No Kata* TOKUMA NISHIOKA / Toda Hiromatsu* HIROYUKI SANADA / Yoshii Toranaga* ANNA SAWAI / Toda Mariko*
SLOW HORSES RUTH BRADLEY / Emma Flyte TOM BROOKE / JK Coe JAMES CALLIS / Claude Whelan CHRISTOPHER CHUNG / Roddy Ho AIMEE-FFION EDWARDS / Shirley Dander ROSALIND ELEAZAR / Louisa Guy SEAN GILDER / Sam Chapman KADIFF KIRWAN / Marcus Longridge JACK LOWDEN / River Cartwright GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb JONATHAN PRYCE / David Cartwright SASKIA REEVES / Catherine Standish JOANNA SCANLAN / Moira Tregorian KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS / Diana Taverner HUGO WEAVING / Frank Harkness NAOMI WIRTHNER / Molly Doran TOM WOZNICZKA / Patrice
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie
THE BEAR LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim COREY HENDRIX / Sweeps MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard “Richie” Jerimovich RICKY STAFFIERI / Theodore Fak JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto
HACKS ROSE ABDOO / Josefina CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr. HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels MARK INDELICATO / Damien JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING* MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris* ZACH GALIFIANAKIS / Zach Galifianakis* SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora* RICHARD KIND / Vince Fish* EUGENE LEVY / Eugene Levy* EVA LONGORIA / Eva Longoria* STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage* KUMAIL NANJIANI / Rudy Thurber* MOLLY SHANNON / Bev Melon* MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam*
SHRINKING HARRISON FORD / Paul BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Louis DEVIN KAWAOKA / Charlie GAVIN LEWIS / Connor WENDIE MALICK / Dr. Julie Baram LUKITA MAXWELL / Alice TED MCGINLEY / Derek CHRISTA MILLER / Liz JASON SEGEL / Jimmy RACHEL STUBINGTON / Summer LUKE TENNIE / Sean MICHAEL URIE / Brian JESSICA WILLIAMS / Gaby
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series THE BOYS FALLOUT HOUSE OF THE DRAGON THE PENGUIN SHŌGUN*
Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in “Baby Reindeer” (Photo by Ed Miller/Netflix)
Film Independent, the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, handed out top honors February 22 at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Hosted for the second year in a row by acclaimed comedian Aidy Bryant, the awards ceremony was broadcast live on IMDb’s and Film Independent’s YouTube channels. The Spirit Awards are Film Independent’s largest annual celebration, making year-round programming for filmmakers and film loving audiences possible, while amplifying the voices of independent storytellers and celebrating their diversity, originality and uniqueness of vision.
This year’s ceremony, the 40th in Film Independent’s history, celebrated both the best of the past year in film and television as well as the organization’s storied history of supporting independent artists. This included paying touching tribute to Josh Welsh, the beloved longtime president of Film Independent who passed away recently after a courageous five-year battle with cancer.
For this year’s awards, Anora led the way in the film categories with three wins, including Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, and Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison. Among the other films and artists honored, A Real Pain won Best Supporting Performance for Kieran Culkin and Best Screenplay for Jesse Eisenberg; Maisy Stella won Best Breakthrough Performance for My Old Ass; Dìdi won Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay for Sean Wang; Flow won Best International Film; No Other Land won Best Documentary; Best Cinematography went to Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys; and Hansjörg Weissbrich won Best Editing for September 5.
For the fifth time in its history, the Spirit Awards also honored exceptional content in television. This year’s major winners in the TV categories were Baby Reindeer, which won three awards including Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series for Richard Gadd, Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series for Nava Mau, and Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series for Jessica Gunning; Shōgun, which won Best New Scripted Series; Hollywood Black, which won Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series; and How to Die Alone, which won Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series.
The 17th annual Robert Altman Award, which was created in 2008 in honor of legendary film director Robert Altman, who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts, was awarded to His Three Daughters director Azazel Jacobs, alongside casting director Nicole Arbusto, as well as ensemble cast members Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr. and Jay O. Sanders.
Girls Will Be Girls was honored with the John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. Also celebrated were the previously announced honors including Sarah Friedland of Familiar Touch with the Someone to Watch Award, recognizing a filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition; Rachel Elizabeth Seed of A Photographic Memory with the Truer Than Fiction Award, presented to an emerging director of nonfiction features who has yet to receive significant recognition; and Sarah Winshall with the Producers Award, honoring emerging producers who demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films with limited resources.
The winners of the Film Independent Spirit Awards are voted on by Film Independent Members. Membership is open to the public.
Film Independent Spirit Awards are supported by Premier Sponsor Lavazza Coffee, Principal Sponsor IMDbPro and Official Partners Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, FIJI Water and Miraval. Easterseals Disability Services is the accessibility partner. Hotel Casa del Mar and The Georgian are the Official Hotels. Pentagram is the Visual Branding Partner. Getty Images is the Official Photographer. Vision Media is the exclusive screening partner. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Caffeine Post, Cast & Crew, eTech Rentals, Illuminar and Town and Country Event Rentals are Official Providers.
Here is the complete list of nominees and winners for the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
*=winner
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer)
Anora* Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan*
I Saw the TV Glow Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
Nickel Boys Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
Sing Sing Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton
The Substance Producers: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to director and producer)
Dìdi* Director/Producer: Sean Wang* Producers: Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters*
In the Summers Director: Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio Producers: Janek Ambros, Lynette Coll, Alexander Dinelaris, Cynthia Fernandez De La Cruz, Cristóbal Güell, Sergio Alberto Lira, Rob Quadrino, Jan Suter, Daniel Tantalean, Nando Vila, Slava Vladimirov, Stephanie Yankwitt
Janet Planet Director/Producer: Annie Baker Producers: Andrew Goldman, Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng
The Piano Lesson Director: Malcolm Washington Producers: Todd Black, Denzel Washington
Problemista Director/Producer: Julio Torres Producers: Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. (Award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Big Boys Writer/Director/Producer: Corey Sherman Producer: Allison Tate
Ghostlight Writer/Director: Kelly O’Sullivan Director/Producer: Alex Thompson Producers: Pierce Cravens, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Eddie Linker, Alex Wilson
Girls Will Be Girls* Writer/Director/Producer: Shuchi Talati* Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne*
Jazzy Writer/Director/Producer: Morrisa Maltz Writer/Producer: Lainey Shangreaux Writers: Andrew Hajek, Vanara Taing Producers: Miranda Bailey, Tommy Heitkamp, John Way, Natalie Whalen, Elliott Whitton
The People’s Joker Writer/Director: Vera Drew Writer: Bri LeRose Producer: Joey Lyons
BEST DIRECTOR
Ali Abbasi The Apprentice
Sean Baker* Anora*
Brady Corbet The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios La Cocina
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Heretic
Jesse Eisenberg* A Real Pain*
Megan Park My Old Ass
Aaron Schimberg A Different Man
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Joanna Arnow The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Annie Baker Janet Planet
India Donaldson Good One
Julio Torres Problemista
Sean Wang* Dìdi*
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Amy Adams Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer Ghostlight
Mikey Madison* Anora*
Demi Moore The Substance
Hunter Schafer Cuckoo
Justice Smith I Saw the TV Glow
June Squibb Thelma
Sebastian Stan The Apprentice
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Yura Borisov Anora
Joan Chen Dìdi
Kieran Culkin* A Real Pain*
Danielle Deadwyler The Piano Lesson
Carol Kane Between the Temples
Karren Karagulian Anora
Kani Kusruti Girls Will Be Girls
Brigette Lundy-Paine I Saw the TV Glow
Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin Sing Sing
Adam Pearson A Different Man
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Isaac Krasner Big Boys
Katy O’Brian Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park National Anthem
René Pérez Joglar In the Summers
Maisy Stella* My Old Ass*
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dinh Duy Hung Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Jomo Fray* Nickel Boys*
Maria von Hausswolff Janet Planet
Juan Pablo Ramírez La Cocina
Rina Yang The Fire Inside
BEST EDITING
Laura Colwell, Vanara Taing Jazzy
Olivier Bugge Coutté, Olivia Neergaard-Holm The Apprentice
Anne McCabe Nightbitch
Hansjörg Weissbrich* September 5
Arielle Zakowski Dìdi
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Given to one film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast.
His Three Daughters Director: Azazel Jacobs Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr., Jay O. Sanders
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
Gaucho Gaucho Directors/Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw Producers: Christos Konstantakopoulos, Cameron O’Reilly, Matthew Perniciaro
Hummingbirds Directors: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras Co-Directors/Producers: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Jillian Schlesinger Producers: Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow
No Other Land* Directors/Producers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor* Producers: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning*
Patrice: The Movie Director: Ted Passon Producers: Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director: Johan Grimonprez Producers: Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
(Award given to the director)
All We Imagine as Light France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg Director: Payal Kapadia
Black Dog China Director: Guan Hu
Flow* Latvia, France, Belgium* Director: Gints Zilbalodis*
Green Border Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium Director: Agnieszka Holland
Hard Truths United Kingdom Director: Mike Leigh
PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey
The Producers Award, now in its 28th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality independent films.
Alex Coco
Sarah Winshall*
Zoë Worth
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 31st year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Nicholas Colia Director of Griffin in Summer
Sarah Friedland* Director of Familiar Touch*
Pham Thien An Director of Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 30th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Directors of Sugarcane
Carla Gutiérrez Director of Frida
Rachel Elizabeth Seed* Director of A Photographic Memory
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color Executive Producers: Idris Elba, Johanna Woolford Gibbon, Jamilla Dumbuya, Jos Cushing, Khaled Gad, Matt Robins, Chris Muckle, Sean David Johnson, Simon Raikes Co-Executive Producer: Annabel Hobley
Hollywood Black* Executive Producers: Shayla Harris, Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen, Justin Simien, Kyle Laursen, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jeffrey Schwarz, Amy Goodman Kass, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart* Co-Executive Producers: David C. Brown, Laurens Grant*
Photographer Executive Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan Co-Executive Producers: Anna Barnes, Brent Kunkle
Ren Faire Executive Producers: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Dani Bernfeld, Lance Oppenheim, David Gauvey Herbert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez Co-Executive Producers: Abigail Rowe, Christian Vasquez, Max Allman
Social Studies Creator/Executive Producer: Lauren Greenfield Executive Producers: Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea van Beuren, Frank Evers, Caryn Capotosto
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Baby Reindeer Creator/Executive Producer: Richard Gadd Executive Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald
Diarra From Detroit Creator/Executive Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick Executive Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg Co-Executive Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek
English Teacher Creator/Executive Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez Executive Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King Co-Executive Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn
Fantasmas Creator/Executive Producer: Julio Torres Executive Producers: Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell Co-Executive Producer: Ali Herting
Shōgun* Creators/Executive Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks Executive Producers: Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell Co-Executive Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Brian Jordan Alvarez English Teacher
Richard Gadd* Baby Reindeer
Lily Gladstone Under the Bridge
Kathryn Hahn Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti The Penguin
Julianne Moore Mary & George
Hiroyuki Sanada Shōgun
Anna Sawai Shōgun
Andrew Scott Ripley
Julio Torres Fantasmas
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Tadanobu Asano Shōgun
Enrico Colantoni English Teacher
Betty Gilpin Three Women
Chloe Guidry Under the Bridge
Moeka Hoshi Shōgun
Stephanie Koenig English Teacher
Patti LuPone Agatha All Along
Nava Mau* Baby Reindeer
Ruth Negga Presumed Innocent
Brian Tee Expats
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Jessica Gunning* Baby Reindeer
Diarra Kilpatrick Diarra From Detroit
Joe Locke Agatha All Along
Megan Stott Penelope
Hoa Xuande The Sympathizer
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
How to Die Alone Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris “CP” Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims
Beyoncé at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Sonja Flemming/CBS)
With three prizes, including Album of the Year for “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé was one of the top winners at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, which were presented at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025. Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony, which CBS telecast in the U.S. and which was livestreamed on Paramount+ With Showtime. Members of the Record Academy vote for the Grammy nominees and winners. Eligible recordings were released from September 16, 2023 to August 30, 2024.
Kendrick Lamar won the most Grammys (five) at the show for “Not Like Us,” which took the prizes for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Music Video. “Not Like Us” is a controversial “diss track” against rapper Drake, who filed a defamation lawsuit in January 2025 against Universal Music Group for releasing the song. Universal Music Group is the distributor of the record companies for Lamar and Drake.
Beyoncé had the most nominations (11) going into the ceremony. “Cowboy Carter” also won the Grammy for Best Country Album, while her song “II Most Wanted” featuring Miley Cyrus got the Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Beyoncé also became the first black woman to win in those two Grammy categories.
Beyoncé’s Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the first time that she’s won in this category. She was previously nominated in this category for her albums “I Am… Sasha Fierce” (in 2010); “Beyoncé” (in 2016); “Lemonade” (in 2017); and “Renaissance” (in 2023). She was also nominated for Album of the Year in 2011, for being a featured artist on Lady Gaga’s “The Fame Monster.” Beyoncé currently holds the record for the artist who has won the most Grammys. She now has 35 Grammys out of 99 Grammy nominations.
Lamar had seven nominations going into the ceremony. And so did Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and Post Malone. Eilish and Malone ultimately didn’t win any Grammys this year, but Charli XCX won two Grammys: Best Dance/Electronic Album (for “Brat”) and Best Dance Pop Recording (for “Von Dutch”).
Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan had six nominations each. Swift was completely snubbed and didn’t win any Grammys. Roan won Best New Artist. Carpenter won two Grammys: Best Pop Solo Performance (for “Espresso”) and Best Pop Vocal Album (for “Short ‘n Sweet”). Although Carpenter’s song “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” won a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, that award goes to remixers only—in this case, Mark Ronson and FNZ.
Grammy host Noah and several artists on stage mentioned charity efforts for the wildfire disaster in California that began on January 7, 2025, and which killed about 29 people and destroyed thousands of buildings and acres of land.
In non-competitive categories, Alicia Keys received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, which she accepted at the ceremony. The other non-competitive Grammys were awarded at a ceremony that took place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on February 1, 2025. Frankie Beverly, The Clash, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, Prince, Roxanne Shante, and Frankie Valli were Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. Trustees Awards went to Erroll Garner, Glyn Johns, and Tania León. The Technical Grammy Award went to Dr. Leo Beranek.
Performers at the show were Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Chris Martin, Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Herbie Hancock, Jacob Collier, Janelle Monáe, Playboi Carti, Raye, Sabrina Carpenter, Shakira, St. Vincent, The Weeknd, Lainey Wilson, Stevie Wonder and Teddy Swims. Dawes, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, John Legend and Brittany Howard teamed up as a group to perform a cover version of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” as the first performance of the ceremony. The Weeknd, who said in a previous year that he was boycotting the Grammys, made a surprise appearance at the show.
Presenters included Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Gloria Estefan, Victoria Monét, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen Latifah, Will Smith, SZA, Taylor Swift, and Red Hot Chili Peppers members Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith.
2025 GRAMMY Nominations and Winners Full List
*=winner
General Field
CATEGORY 1
Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s), Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), and/or Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s) if other than the artist.
NOMINEES:
“Now and Then”– The Beatles
Giles Martin & Paul McCartney, producers; Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark ‘Spike’ Stent & Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers; Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer*
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
CATEGORY 2
Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.)
New Blue Sun – André 3000
André 3000 & Carlos Niño, producers; André 3000, Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole, engineers/mixers; André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, songwriters; Andy Kravitz, mastering engineer
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé*
Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer*
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, producers; Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers
BRAT – Charli xcx
Charli xcx, Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; A. G. Cook, Tom Norris & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Charlotte Aitchison, Henry Walter, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave, songwriters; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier & Paul Pouwer, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Zem Audu, Bella Blasko, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jonathan Low, Michael Riddleberger, Christopher Rowe, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
CATEGORY 3
Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Die With A Smile” — Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
“Fortnight” — Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)
“Good Luck, Babe!” — Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)*
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” — Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
CATEGORY 4
Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
“Now and Then” — The Beatles*
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” — The Black Keys
“The American Dream Is Killing Me” — Green Day
“Gift Horse” — IDLES
“Dark Matter” — Pearl Jam
“Broken Man” — St. Vincent
Field 2: Rock, Metal & Alternative Music
CATEGORY 15
Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”— Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne*
“Crown of Horns” — Judas Priest
“Suffocate” — Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy
“Screaming Suicide” — Metallica
“Cellar Door” — Spiritbox
CATEGORY 16
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” — Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
“Dark Matter” — Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
“Dilemma” — Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, songwriters (Green Day)
“Gift Horse” — Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)
CATEGORY 17
Best Rock Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
Happiness Bastards — The Black Crowes
Romance — Fontaines D.C.
Saviors — Green Day
TANGK — IDLES
Dark Matter — Pearl Jam
Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones*
No Name — Jack White
CATEGORY 18
Best Alternative Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.
“Neon Pill” — Cage The Elephant
“Song Of The Lake” — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“Starburster” — Fontaines D.C.
“BYE BYE” — Kim Gordon
“Flea”— St. Vincent*
CATEGORY 19
Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
Wild God — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Charm — Clairo
The Collective — Kim Gordon
What Now — Brittany Howard
All Born Screaming— St. Vincent*
Field 3: R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry
CATEGORY 20
Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
“Guidance” — Jhené Aiko
“Residuals” — Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones
“Made For Me (Live On BET)”— Muni Long*
“Saturn” — SZA
CATEGORY 21
Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
“Wet” — Marsha Ambrosius
“Can I Have This Groove” — Kenyon Dixon
“No Lie” — Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald
“Make Me Forget” — Muni Long
“That’s You”— Lucky Daye*
CATEGORY 22
Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“After Hours” — Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
“Burning” — Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
“Ruined Me” — Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
“Saturn”— Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)*
CATEGORY 23
Best Progressive R&B Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new R&B recordings.
11:11 (Deluxe)— Chris Brown*
VANTABLACK — Lalah Hathaway
Revenge — Muni Long
Algorithm — Lucky Daye
COMING HOME — Usher
CATEGORY 25
Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
“Enough (Miami)” — Cardi B
“When The Sun Shines Again” — Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
“NISSAN ALTIMA” — Doechii
“Houdini” — Eminem
“Like That” — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar*
CATEGORY 26
Best Melodic Rap Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.
“KEHLANI” — Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani
“SPAGHETTII” — Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey
“We Still Don’t Trust You” — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd
“Big Mama” — Latto
“3” — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu*
CATEGORY 27
Best Rap Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Carnival” — Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
Owl Song — Ambrose Akinmusire Featuring Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
Beyond This Place — Kenny Barron Featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
Phoenix Reimagined (Live) — Lakecia Benjamin
Remembrance— Chick Corea & Béla Fleck*
Solo Game — Sullivan Fortner
CATEGORY 33
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.
Returning To Forever — John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
And So It Goes — The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Walk A Mile In My Shoe — Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence— Dan Pugach Big Band*
Golden City — Miguel Zenón
CATEGORY 34
Best Latin Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.
Spain Forever Again — Michel Camilo & Tomatito
Cubop Lives!— Zaccai Curtis*
COLLAB — Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time And Again — Eliane Elias
El Trio: Live in Italy — Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
Cuba And Beyond — Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
As I Travel — Donald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero
CATEGORY 35
Best Alternative Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Alternative jazz recordings.
Night Reign — Arooj Aftab
New Blue Sun — André 3000
Code Derivation — Robert Glasper
Foreverland — Keyon Harrold
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin— Meshell Ndegeocello*
CATEGORY 36
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.
À Fleur De Peau — Cyrille Aimée
Visions— Norah Jones*
Good Together — Lake Street Dive
Impossible Dream — Aaron Lazar
Christmas Wish — Gregory Porter
CATEGORY 37
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.
Plot Armor— Taylor Eigsti*
Rhapsody In Blue — Béla Fleck
Orchestras (Live) — Bill Frisell Featuring Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
Mark — Mark Guiliana
Speak To Me — Julian Lage
CATEGORY 38
Best Musical Theater Album
For albums containing greater than 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principal vocalist(s), and the album producer(s) of 50% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50% or more of a score of a new recording are eligible for an Award if any previous recording of said score has not been nominated in this category.
Hell’s Kitchen— Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)*
Merrily We Roll Along — Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman & David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
The Notebook — John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers; Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Outsiders — Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & Sky Lakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine & Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Suffs — Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub, producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Wiz — Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & Avery Wilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (Charlie Smalls, composer & lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast Recording)
Field 5: Country & American Roots Music
CATEGORY 39
Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.
“16 CARRIAGES” — Beyoncé
“I Am Not Okay” — Jelly Roll
“The Architect” — Kacey Musgraves
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey
“It Takes A Woman”— Chris Stapleton*
CATEGORY 40
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
“Cowboys Cry Too” — Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
“II MOST WANTED” — Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus*
“Break Mine” — Brothers Osborne
“Bigger Houses” — Dan + Shay
“I Had Some Help” — Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen
CATEGORY 41
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“I Am Not Okay” — Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
“I Had Some Help” — Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” — Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
CATEGORY 42
Best Country Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new country recordings.
COWBOY CARTER — Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion — Post Malone
Deeper Well— Kacey Musgraves*
Higher — Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind — Lainey Wilson
CATEGORY 43
Best American Roots Performance
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).
“Blame It On Eve” — Shemekia Copeland
“Nothing In Rambling” — The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
“Lighthouse”— Sierra Ferrell*
“The Ballad Of Sally Anne” — Rhiannon Giddens
CATEGORY 44
Best Americana Performance
For new vocal or instrumental Americana performance. Award to the artist(s).
“YA YA” — Beyoncé
“Subtitles” — Madison Cunningham
“Don’t Do Me Good” — Madi Diaz Featuring Kacey Musgraves
“American Dreaming”— Sierra Ferrell*
“Runaway Train” — Sarah Jarosz
“Empty Trainload Of Sky” — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
CATEGORY 45
Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Ahead Of The Game” — Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
“All In Good Time” — Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona Apple)
“All My Friends” — Aoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)
“American Dreaming”— Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)*
“Blame It On Eve” — John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)
CATEGORY 46
Best Americana Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.
The Other Side — T Bone Burnett
$10 Cowboy — Charley Crockett
Trail Of Flowers— Sierra Ferrell*
Polaroid Lovers — Sarah Jarosz
No One Gets Out Alive — Maggie Rose
Tigers Blood — Waxahatchee
CATEGORY 47
Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.
I Built A World — Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Songs of Love and Life — The Del McCoury Band
No Fear — Sister Sadie
Live Vol. 1— Billy Strings*
Earl Jam — Tony Trischka
Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman — Dan Tyminski
CATEGORY 48
Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.
Hill Country Love — Cedric Burnside
Struck Down — The Fabulous Thunderbirds
One Guitar Woman — Sue Foley
Sam’s Place — Little Feat
Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa— The Taj Mahal Sextet*
CATEGORY 49
Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 — Joe Bonamassa
Blame It On Eve — Shemekia Copeland
Friendlytown — Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
Mileage— Ruthie Foster*
The Fury — Antonio Vergara
CATEGORY 50
Best Folk Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
American Patchwork Quartet — American Patchwork Quartet
Weird Faith — Madi Diaz
Bright Future — Adrianne Lenker
All My Friends — Aoife O’Donovan
Woodland— Gillian Welch & David Rawlings*
CATEGORY 51
Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.
25 Back To My Roots — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles Featuring J’Wan Boudreaux
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty
Kuini— Kalani Pe’a*
Stories From The Battlefield — The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
Field 6: Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music
CATEGORY 52
Best Gospel Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel, or contemporary gospel single or track.
“Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams; Sir William James Baptist & Donald Lawrence, songwriters
“Yesterday” — Melvin Crispell III
“Hold On (Live)” — Ricky Dillard
“Holy Hands” — DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
“One Hallelujah”— Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters*
CATEGORY 53
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian music single or track (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock).
“Praise” — Elevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
“Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” — Honor & Glory Featuring Disciple
“In The Name Of Jesus” — JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
“In The Room” — Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
“That’s My King”— CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Llyod Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters*
CATEGORY 54
Best Gospel Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.
Covered Vol. 1 — Melvin Crispell III
Choirmaster II (Live) — Ricky Dillard
Father’s Day — Kirk Franklin
Still Karen — Karen Clark Sheard
More Than This— CeCe Winans*
CATEGORY 55
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock recordings.
Heart Of A Human — DOE*
When Wind Meets Fire — Elevation Worship
Child Of God — Forrest Frank
Coat Of Many Colors — Brandon Lake
The Maverick Way Complete — Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore
CATEGORY 56
Best Roots Gospel Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 — Authentic Unlimited
The Gospel According To Mark — Mark D. Conklin
Rhapsody — The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Church— Cory Henry*
Loving You — The Nelons
Field 7: Latin, Global, Reggae & New Age, Ambient, or Chant
CATEGORY 57
Best Latin Pop Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.
Funk Generation — Anitta
El Viaje — Luis Fonsi
GARCÍA — Kany García
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran— Shakira*
ORQUÍDEAS — Kali Uchis
CATEGORY 58
Best Música Urbana Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Música Urbana recordings.
nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana — Bad Bunny
Rayo — J Balvin
FERXXOCALIPSIS — Feid
LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN— Residente*
att. — Young Miko
CATEGORY 59
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.
Compita del Destino — El David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa — Cimafunk
Autopoiética — Mon Laferte
GRASA — NATHY PELUSO
¿Quién trae las cornetas?— Rawayana*
CATEGORY 60
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.
Diamantes — Chiquis
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1— Carín León*
ÉXODO — Peso Pluma
De Lejitos — Jessi Uribe
CATEGORY 61
Best Tropical Latin Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.
MUEVENSE — Marc Anthony
Bailar — Sheila E.
Radio Güira — Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)— Tony Succar, Mimy Succar*
Vacilón Santiaguero — Kiki Valera
CATEGORY 62
Best Global Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.
“Raat Ki Rani” — Arooj Aftab
“A Rock Somewhere” — Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
“Rise” — Rocky Dawuni
“Bemba Colorá”— Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar*
**”Sunlight To My Soul”**— Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
“Kashira” — Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung
CATEGORY 63
Best African Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental African music recordings.
“Tomorrow” — Yemi Alade
“MMS” — Asake & Wizkid
“Sensational” — Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay
“Higher” — Burna Boy
“Love Me JeJe”— Tems*
CATEGORY 64
Best Global Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings.
ALKEBULAN II— Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
Paisajes — Ciro Hurtado
Heis — Rema
Historias de un Flamenco — Antonio Rey
Born in the Wild — Tems
CATEGORY 65
Best Reggae Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings.
Take It Easy — Collie Buddz
Party With Me — Vybz Kartel
Never Gets Late Here — Shenseea
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe)— (Various Artists)*
Evolution — The Wailers
CATEGORY 66
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn — Anoushka Shankar
Warriors Of Light — Radhika Vekaria
Field 8: Children’s, Comedy, Audio Books, Visual Media & Music Video/Film
CATEGORY 67
Best Children’s Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.
Brillo, Brillo!— Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band*
Creciendo — Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
My Favorite Dream — John Legend
Solid Rock Revival — Rock For Children
World Wide Playdate — Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
CATEGORY 68
Best Comedy Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.
Armageddon — Ricky Gervais
The Dreamer— Dave Chappelle*
The Prisoner — Jim Gaffigan
Someday You’ll Die — Nikki Glaser
Where Was I — Trevor Noah
CATEGORY 69
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
For an album that is spoken word in format.
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words (Various Artists) — Guy Oldfield, producer
…And Your Ass Will Follow — George Clinton
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones — Dolly Parton
Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration— Jimmy Carter*
My Name Is Barbra — Barbra Streisand
CATEGORY 70
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to the principal artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).
The Color Purple — (Various Artists)
Deadpool & Wolverine — (Various Artists)
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein — London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper*
Saltburn — (Various Artists)
Twisters: The Album — (Various Artists)
CATEGORY 71
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for a current motion picture, television show, or series.
Shōgun — Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers
CATEGORY 72
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, video games and other interactive media.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — Pinar Toprak, composer
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla — Bear McCreary, composer
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 — John Paesano, composer
Star Wars Outlaws — Wilbert Roget, II, composer
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord— Winifred Phillips, composer*
CATEGORY 73
Best Song Written For Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video game or other visual media. Singles or Tracks only.
Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma [From “Twisters: The Album”] — Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
Better Place [From “TROLLS Band Together”] — Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
Can’t Catch Me Now [From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”] — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”]— Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)*
Love Will Survive [From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”] — Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
CATEGORY 74
Best Music Video
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.
“Tailor Swif” — A$AP Rocky
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
“360” — Charli xcx
Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
“Houdini” — Eminem
Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
“Not Like Us”— Kendrick Lamar*
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
“Fortnight” — Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer
CATEGORY 75
Best Music Film
For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.
“American Symphony”— Jon Batiste*
Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
“June” — (June Carter Cash)
Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
“Kings From Queens” — Run DMC
Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
“Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple” — Steven Van Zandt
Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
“The Greatest Night in Pop” — (Various Artists)
Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers
Field 9: Package, Notes & Historical
CATEGORY 76
Best Recording Package
For the best artistic package of an album.
The Avett Brothers — Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
Baker Hotel — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
BRAT— Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)*
F-1 Trillion — Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition — Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
Jug Band Millionaire — Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease — Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)
CATEGORY 77
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
For the best package of a special edition album.
Half Living Things — Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea — Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
In Utero — Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
Mind Games— Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)*
Unsuk Chin — Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
We Blame Chicago — Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)
CATEGORY 78
Best Album Notes
Award to the album notes writer.
After Midnight — Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)
The Carnegie Hall Concert — Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
Centennial— Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)*
John Culshaw — The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55 — Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno” — Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)
CATEGORY 79
Best Historical Album
For historical albums containing reissues or compilations. Award to compilation producers and mastering engineers.
Centennial— Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)*
Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition — Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings — Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
Pepito y Paquito — Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording – Super Deluxe Edition) — Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)
CATEGORY 80
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer’s Award. (Artists’ names appear in parentheses.)
Algorithm — Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
Cyan Blue — Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
Deeper Well — Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
empathogen — Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)
i/o— Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)*
Short n’ Sweet — Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)
CATEGORY 81
Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer’s Award. (Artists’ names appear in parentheses.)
Adams: Girls Of The Golden West — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Andres: The Blind Banister — Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit— Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)*
Clear Voices In The Dark — Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
CATEGORY 82
Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track, and (A) stands for Album.
Adams: Girls Of The Golden West (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles
Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale) (A)
Messiaen: Des Canyons Aux Étoiles… (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) (A)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Gustavo Dudamel, Gabriela Ortiz, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale) (A)
Elaine Martone*
Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From ‘The Miraculous Mandarin‘ (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, ‘From The New World’; American Suite (Nathalie Stutzmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) (A)
Radiance Untethered – The Choral Music Of John Wykoff (Cameron F. Labarr & Missouri State University Chorale) (A)
Field 10: Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement
CATEGORY 83
Best Immersive Audio Album
For albums in any genre that provide a new immersive audio experience. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive mastering engineer, and immersive producer (if applicable).
Genius Loves Company — Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.
“At Last” — Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
“Communion” — Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
“I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” — André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
“Remembrance” — Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
“Strands”— Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)CATEGORY 85*
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Baby Elephant Walk – Encore” — Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” — Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)*
“Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)” — Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
“Rose Without The Thorns” — Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)
“Stravinsky: The Firebird” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
CATEGORY 88
Best Opera Recording
Award to the conductor, album producer(s), and principal soloists, and to the composer and librettist (if applicable) of a world premiere Opera recording only.
“Adams: Girls Of The Golden West” — John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
“Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Moravec: The Shining” — Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
“Puts: The Hours” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)*
CATEGORY 89
Best Choral Performance
Award to the conductor, and to the choral director and/or chorus master where applicable and to the choral organization/ensemble.
“Clear Voices In The Dark” — Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
“A Dream So Bright: Choral Music Of Jake Runestad” — Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
“Handel: Israel in Egypt” — Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)
“Ochre” — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)*
“Sheehan: Akathist” — Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D’Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)
CATEGORY 90
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Award to the ensemble and conductor if applicable.
“Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles” — JACK Quartet
“Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97, ‘Archduke'” — Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
“Rectangles and Circumstance” — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion*
CATEGORY 91
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Award to the instrumental soloist(s) and to the conductor when applicable.
“Akiho: Longing” — Andy Akiho
“Bach: Goldberg Variations” — Víkingur Ólafsson*
“Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’Arc” — Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
“Entourer” — Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
“Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra” — Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)
CATEGORY 92
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Award to vocalist(s), collaborative artist(s) (e.g., pianists, conductors), producer(s), and recording engineers/mixers with greater than 50% playing time of new material.
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price— Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist*
A Change Is Gonna Come — Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
Award to the artist(s) and to the album producer(s) and engineer(s) of over 50% playing time of the album, and to the composer and librettist (if applicable) with over 50% playing time of a world premiere recording only.
Akiho: BeLonging — Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
American Counterpoints — Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode — JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
Mythologies II — Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers
A Composer’s Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.
Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello — Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
Lang: Composition As Explanation — David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina— Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)*
Saariaho: Adriana Mater — Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
With 13 nods, the Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez” (a Spanish-language musical about a transgender woman who becomes a former drug-trafficking crime boss) is the top nominee for the 97th Annual Academy Awards, which will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. ABC will have the U.S. telecast of the show, which will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and livestreamed on Hulu. The nominations were announced on January 23, 2025, by Bowen Yang and Rachel Senott.
The nominations for “Emilia Pérez” are Best Picture; Best Director (for Jacques Audiard); Best Actress (for Karla Sofía Gascón); Best Supporting Actress (for Zoe Saldaña); Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Film Editing; Best Cinematography; Best International Feature Film; Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Best Sound; and two nods for Best Original Song (for “El Mal” and “Mi Camino”).
The other contenders for Best Picture are Neon’s comedy/drama “Anora,” A24’s drama “The Brutalist,” Searchlight Pictures’ Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” Focus Features’ drama “Conclave,” Warner Bros. Pictures sci-fi/action film “Dune: Part Two,” Sony Pictures Classics’ drama “I’m Still Here,” Orion Pictures’ drama “Nickel Boys,” MUBI’s horror film “The Substance” and Universal Pictures’ musical “Wicked.” As of 2022, the Academy Awards rule is that no less than 10 movies can be nominated for Best Picture.
“The Brutalist” and “Wicked” had the second-highest number of Oscar nominations this year (10 nods each), followed by “A Complete Unknown” and “Conclave,” which had eight nods each. (Click here to read Culture Mix’s reviews of all these movies that are nominated for Best Picture.)
The awards are voted for by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For the 2025 ceremony, eligible movies were those released in the U.S. cinemas or in their native country in 2024.
Snubs and Surprises
Mike Faist, Zendaya and Josh O’Connor in “Challengers” (Photo courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)
Movies that have been getting awards or nominations elsewhere were completely snubbed by the Academy Awards. They include Amazon MGM’s drama “Challengers,” Roadside Attractions’ drama “The Last Showgirl,” Sony Pictures Classics’ music-oriented comedy “Kneecap” and several movies from Netflix: the drama “The Piano Lesson” and the documentaries “Daughters,” “Will & Harper” and “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.”
Paramount Pictures’ “Gladiator II,” the sequel to 2000’s Oscar-winning “Gladiator,” proved to be an inferior sequel for Oscar nominations: “Gladiator Il” only received one Oscar nod (Best Costume Design), even though it was getting some Oscar buzz for the categories of Best Supporting Actor (for Denzel Washington) and Best Visual Effects. By contrast, the first “Gladiator” film had 12 Oscar nominations and won five Oscars, including Best Picture.
Also snubbed for the 2025 Oscar nominations: Daniel Craig of A24’s drama “Queer,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste of Bleecker Street’s drama “Hard Truths” and Selena Gomez of “Emilia Pérez,” who each received British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations for their performances in these movies. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and BAFTA have several of the same voters. There were no real surprises in the categories for actors and actresses because all of this year’s Oscar nominees in the actor/actress categories were nominated at least one other major awards show for movies.
Perhaps the biggest surprise was the Brazilian drama “I’m Still Here” getting nominated for Best Picture, edging out other movies that were predicted to get nominated for Best Picture, such as “Challengers,” “Sing Sing” and Searchlight Pictures’ “A Real Pain.” “I’m Still Here” has a total of three Oscar nods, with the other two nominations not as surprising: Best Actress (for Fernanda Torres) and Best International Feature Film.
The Sideshow/Janus Films animated movie “Flow” was expected to get a nod for Best Animated Feature Film. But many people did not expect “Flow” to also be nominated for Best International Feature Film because animated films are rarely nominated in this category. “Flow” (a no-dialogue film about animals surviving an environmental disaster) is the first movie from Latvia to be nominated for Oscars. Some of the Oscar shortlisted movies that ultimately did not get nominated for Best International Feature Film are “Kneecap” (Ireland), Janus Films’ “Vermiglio” (Italy), Metrograph Pictures’ “Santosh” (United Kingdom), and MUBI’s “Dahomey” (Senegal), which was also snubbed in the Oscar category of Best Documentary Feature Film.
Diversity and Inclusion
Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin in “Sing Sing” (Photo courtesy of A24)
Racial diversity is in every actor/actress category at the 2025 Academy Awards, except for Best Supporting Actor, where all the nominees are white. Black people are represented the most with “Sing Sing,” which has three nominations: Best Actor (for Colman Domingo); Best Adapted Screenplay (two of the four “Sing Sing” nominees in this category are black: John “Divine G” Whitfield and Clarence Maclin); and Best Original Song (for “Like a Bird,” written by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada). “Sing Sing” (based on a true story) is about a group of incarcerated men in a theater group at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. The screenplay is adapted from John H. Richardson’s 2005 nonfiction Esquire article “The Sing Sing Follies” and Brent Buell’s original play “Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code.”
Meanwhile, music composer Kris Bowers of DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures’ “The Wild Robot” is nominated for Best Original Score.”Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, who identifies as black and queer, is nominated for Best Actress for “Wicked.” “Nickel Boys” director RaMell Ross is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, along with Joslyn Barnes.
Latin representation for Oscar nominees was most visible for “Emilia Pérez” (a movie that takes place in Mexico) even though it’s a movie from white French filmmakers and is technically considered a French film. “Emilia Pérez” co-star Gascón is from Spain, while Saldaña is a Dominican American who also identifies as Afro-Latina. Meanwhile, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser is one of the Best Visual Effects nominees for 20th Century’s “Alien: Romulus.”
Middle Easterners have noticeable representation with Oscar nominations. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” director Mohammad Rasoulof is nominated for Best International Feature Film. Even though Rasoulof is Iranian, the movie was funded by German producers and is representing Germany in this category. Palestinian directors Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal are nominated with Israeli directors Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham for “No Other Land” in the Best Documentary Feature Film category. “In the Shadow of Cypress” filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi are nominated for Best Animated Short Film.
South Asian-heritage filmmakers who are Oscar-nominated this year are director Smriti Mundhra of “I Am Ready, Warden” (Best Documentary Short Film) and producer Suchitra Mattai of “Anuja” (Best Live Action Short Film). Filmmakers of Japanese heritage who received Oscar nominations include Shiori Itō of “Black Box Diaries” (Best Documentary Feature Film); Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio of “Magic Candles” (Best Animated Short Film); and Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari of “Instruments of a Beating Heart” (Best Documentary Short Film).
LGBTQ representation in the Oscar nominations can be found with “Emilia Pérez” star Gascón’s historic nomination as the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. (Elliot Page of 2007’s “Juno” was nominated in the Best Actress category before he came out as a transgender man.) Openly gay entertainers Elton John and Brandi Carlile are nominated in the Best Original Song category for “Never Too Late” from the Disney+ documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late.” John (who has two Oscars in the category) and Carlile are two of the four Oscar-nominated songwriters for “Never Too Late.”
And although some Oscar categories are still dominated by male nominees (such as Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best Original Score), a few women are nominated in a small number of male-dominated categories. Coralie Fargeat of “The Substance” is nominated for Best Director. (Fargeat is also nominated for Best Original Screenplay, a category that has been more likely than Best Director to have female nominees.) Meanwhile, Juliette Welfling of “Emilia Pérez” is nominated for Best Film Editing, and singer/songwriter Camille Dalmais of “Emilia Pérez” is nominated for Best Original Score—two categories where female Oscar nominees are rare.
Here is the complete list of nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards:
Best Picture
“Anora” “The Brutalist” “A Complete Unknown” “Conclave” “Dune: Part Two” “Emilia Pérez” “I’m Still Here” “Nickel Boys” “The Substance” “Wicked”
Best Director
Sean Baker (“Anora”) Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”) James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”) Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”) Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”) Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”) Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”) Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Pérez”) Mikey Madison (“Anora”) Demi Moore (“The Substance”) Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov (“Anora”) Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”) Edward Norton (“A Complete Unknown”) Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”) Jeremy Strong (“The Apprentice”)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro (“A Complete Unknown”) Ariana Grande (“Wicked”) Felicity Jones (“The Brutalist”) Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”) Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”)
Best Adapted Screenplay
“A Complete Unknown,” screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks “Conclave,” screenplay by Peter Straughan “Emilia Pérez,” screenplay by Jacques Audiard, in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi “Nickel Boys,” screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes “Sing Sing,” screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield
Best Original Screenplay
“Anora,” written by Sean Baker “The Brutalist,” written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold “A Real Pain,” written by Jesse Eisenberg “September 5,” written by Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David “The Substance,” written by Coralie Fargeat
Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist” “Dune: Part Two” “Emilia Pérez” “Maria” “Nosferatu”
Best Film Editing
“Anora,” Sean Baker “The Brutalist,” David Jancso “Conclave,” Nick Emerson “Emilia Pérez,” Juliette Welfling “Wicked,” Myron Kerstein
Best Sound
“A Complete Unknown” “Dune: Part Two” “Emilia Pérez” “Wicked” “The Wild Robot”
Best Original Score
“The Brutalist,” Daniel Blumberg “Conclave,” Volker Bertelmann “Emilia Pérez,” Clément Ducol and Camille “Wicked,” John Powell and Stephen Schwartz “The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers
Best Original Song
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard) “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” (Music and lyrics by Diane Warren) “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing” (Music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada) “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Music and lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol) “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Music and lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin)
Best Animated Feature Film
“Flow” “Inside Out 2” “Memoir of a Snail” “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” “The Wild Robot”
Best International Feature Film
“I’m Still Here” (Brazil) “The Girl With the Needle” (Denmark) “Emilia Pérez” (France) “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany) “Flow” (Latvia)
Best Documentary Feature
“Black Box Diaries” “No Other Land” “Porcelain War” “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” “Sugarcane”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“A Different Man” “Emilia Pérez” “Nosferatu” “The Substance” “Wicked”
Best Costume Design
“A Complete Unknown,” Arianne Phillips “Conclave,” Lisy Christl “Gladiator II,” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman “Nosferatu,” Linda Muir “Wicked,” Paul Tazewell
Best Production Design
“The Brutalist” “Conclave” “Dune: Part Two” “Nosferatu” “Wicked”
Best Visual Effects
“Alien: Romulus” “Better Man” “Dune: Part Two” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” “Wicked”
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Death by Numbers” “I Am Ready, Warden” “Incident” “Instruments of a Beating Heart” “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
Best Animated Short Film
“Beautiful Men” “In the Shadow of the Cypress” “Magic Candies” “Wander to Wonder” “Yuck!”
Best Live-Action Short Film
“A Lien” “Anuja” “I’m Not a Robot” “The Last Ranger” “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Photo by Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures)
Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai in “Shōgun” (Photo by Katie Yu/FX)
EDITOR’S NOTE: With five nominations each, Universal Pictures’ musical “Wicked” and FX’s drama series “Shōgun” are the top nominees.
The following is a press release from the Screen Actors Guild:
The SAG Awards® announced the nominees for the31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honoring outstanding stunt, individual, cast and ensemble performances for the past year.
The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, produced by Silent House Productions in partnership with SAG-AFTRA, will stream live globally on Netflix Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.
The Motion Picture Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role ADRIEN BRODY / László Tóth – “THE BRUTALIST” TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Bob Dylan – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN” DANIEL CRAIG / William Lee – “QUEER” COLMAN DOMINGO / Divine G – “SING SING” RALPH FIENNES / Lawrence – “CONCLAVE”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role PAMELA ANDERSON / Shelly – “THE LAST SHOWGIRL” CYNTHIA ERIVO / Elphaba – “WICKED” KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN / Emilia/Manitas – “EMILIA PÉREZ” MIKEY MADISON / Ani – “ANORA” DEMI MOORE / Elisabeth – “THE SUBSTANCE”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role JONATHAN BAILEY / Fiyero – “WICKED” YURA BORISOV / Igor – “ANORA” KIERAN CULKIN / Benji Kaplan – “A REAL PAIN” EDWARD NORTON / Pete Seeger – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN” JEREMY STRONG / Roy Cohn – “THE APPRENTICE”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role MONICA BARBARO / Joan Baez – “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN” JAMIE LEE CURTIS / Annette – “THE LAST SHOWGIRL” DANIELLE DEADWYLER / Berniece – “THE PIANO LESSON” ARIANA GRANDE / Galinda/Glinda – “WICKED” ZOE SALDAÑA / Rita – “EMILIA PÉREZ”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture A COMPLETE UNKNOWN MONICA BARBARO / Joan Baez NORBERT LEO BUTZ / Alan Lomax TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Bob Dylan ELLE FANNING / Sylvie Russo DAN FOGLER / Albert Grossman WILL HARRISON / Bobby Neuwirth ERIKO HATSUNE / Toshi Seeger BOYD HOLBROOK / Johnny Cash SCOOT MCNAIRY / Woody Guthrie BIG BILL MORGANFIELD / Jesse Moffette EDWARD NORTON / Pete Seeger
ANORA YURA BORISOV / Igor MARK EYDELSHTEYN / Ivan KARREN KARAGULIAN / Toros MIKEY MADISON / Ani ALEKSEY SEREBRYAKOV / Nikolai Zakharov VACHE TOVMASYAN / Garnick
CONCLAVE SERGIO CASTELLITTO / Tedesco RALPH FIENNES / Lawrence JOHN LITHGOW / Tremblay LUCIAN MSAMATI / Adeyemi ISABELLA ROSSELLINI / Sister Agnes STANLEY TUCCI / Bellini
WICKED JONATHAN BAILEY / Fiyero MARISSA BODE / Nessarose PETER DINKLAGE / Dr. Dillamond CYNTHIA ERIVO / Elphaba JEFF GOLDBLUM / The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ARIANA GRANDE / Galinda/Glinda ETHAN SLATER / Boq BOWEN YANG / Pfannee MICHELLE YEOH / Madame Morrible
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE DUNE: PART TWO THE FALL GUY GLADIATOR II WICKED
The Television Program Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series JAVIER BARDEM / Jose Menendez – “MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY” COLIN FARRELL / Oz Cobb – “THE PENGUIN” RICHARD GADD / Donny – “BABY REINDEER” KEVIN KLINE / Stephen Brigstocke – “DISCLAIMER” ANDREW SCOTT / Tom Ripley – “RIPLEY”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series KATHY BATES / Edith Wilson – “THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL” CATE BLANCHETT / Catherine Ravenscroft – “DISCLAIMER” JODIE FOSTER / Det. Elizabeth Danvers – “TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY” LILY GLADSTONE / Cam Bentland – “UNDER THE BRIDGE” JESSICA GUNNING / Martha – “BABY REINDEER” CRISTIN MILIOTI / Sofia Falcone – “THE PENGUIN”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series TADANOBU ASANO / Kashigi Yabushige – “SHŌGUN” JEFF BRIDGES / Dan Chase – “THE OLD MAN” GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb – “SLOW HORSES” EDDIE REDMAYNE / The Jackal – “THE DAY OF THE JACKAL” HIROYUKI SANADA / Yoshii Toranaga – “SHŌGUN”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series KATHY BATES / Madeline Matlock – “MATLOCK” NICOLA COUGHLAN / Penelope Featherington – “BRIDGERTON” ALLISON JANNEY / Vice President Grace Penn – “THE DIPLOMAT” KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler – “THE DIPLOMAT” ANNA SAWAI / Toda Mariko – “SHŌGUN”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series ADAM BRODY / Noah Roklov – “NOBODY WANTS THIS” TED DANSON / Charles Nieuwendyk – “A MAN ON THE INSIDE” HARRISON FORD / Paul – “SHRINKING” MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam – “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING” JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto – “THE BEAR”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series KRISTEN BELL / Joanne – “NOBODY WANTS THIS” QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues – “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY” LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina – “THE BEAR” AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu – “THE BEAR” JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance – “HACKS”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series BRIDGERTON GERALDINE ALEXANDER / Mrs. Wilson VICTOR ALLI / John Stirling ADJOA ANDOH / Lady Danbury JULIE ANDREWS / Lady Whistledown LORRAINE ASHBOURNE / Mrs. Varley SIMONE ASHLEY / Kate Bridgerton JONATHAN BAILEY / Anthony Bridgerton JOE BARNES / Lord Wilding JOANNA BOBIN / Lady Cowper JAMES BRYAN / Nicky Mondrich HARRIET CAINS / Philipa Featherington BESSIE CARTER / Prudence Featherington GENEVIEVE CHENNEOUR / Miss Livingston DOMINIC COLEMAN / Lord Cowper NICOLA COUGHLAN / Penelope Featherington KITTY DEVLIN / Miss Stowell HANNAH DODD / Francesca Bridgerton DANIEL FRANCIS / Lord Marcus Anderson RUTH GEMMELL / Violet Bridgerton ROSA HESMONDHALGH / Rae SESLEY HOPE / Miss Kenworthy FLORENCE HUNT / Hyacinth Bridgerton MARTINS IMHANGBE / Will Mondrich MOLLY JACKSON-SHAW / Miss Hartigan CLAUDIA JESSIE / Eloise Bridgerton LORN MACDONALD / Albion Finch JESSICA MADSEN / Cressida Cowper EMMA NAOMI / Alice Mondrich HANNAH NEW / Lady Tilley Arnold LUKE NEWTON / Colin Bridgerton CALEB OBEDIAH / Lord Cho JAMES PHOON / Harry Dankworth VINEETA RISHI / Lady Malhotra GOLDA ROSHEUVEL / Queen Charlotte HUGH SACHS / Brimsley BANITA SANDHU / Miss Malhotra LUKE THOMPSON / Benedict Bridgerton WILL TILSTON / Gregory Bridgerton POLLY WALKER / Lady Featherington ANNA WILSON-JONES / Lady Livingston SOPHIE WOOLLEY / Lady Stowell
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL KHALID ABDALLA / Ulle Dag Charles JON ARIAS / Álvaro NICK BLOOD / Vince Pyne ÚRSULA CORBERÓ / Nuria CHARLES DANCE / Timothy Winthrop BEN HALL / Damian Richardson CHUKWUDI IWUJI / Osita Halcrow PATRICK KENNEDY / Teddy PUCHI LAGARDE / Marisa LASHANA LYNCH / Bianca Pullman ELEANOR MATSUURA / Zina Jansone JONJO O’NEILL / Edward Carver EDDIE REDMAYNE / The Jackal SULE RIMI / Paul Pullman LIA WILLIAMS / Isabel Kirby
THE DIPLOMAT ALI AHN / Eidra Park SANDY AMON-SCHWARTZ / Sandy TIM DELAP / Byron PENNY DOWNIE / Frances Munning ATO ESSANDOH / Stuart Hayford DAVID GYASI / Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison CELIA IMRIE / Margaret Roylin RORY KINNEAR / Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge PEARL MACKIE / Alysse NANA MENSAH / Billie Appiah GRAHAM MILLER / Neil Barrow KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler RUFUS SEWELL / Hal Wyler ADAM SILVER / Howard KENICHIRO THOMSON / Martin
SHŌGUN SHINNOSUKE ABE / Buntaro TADANOBU ASANO / Kashigi Yabushige TOMMY BASTOW / Father Martin Alvito TAKEHIRO HIRA / Ishido Kazunari MOEKA HOSHI / Usami Fuji HIROMOTO IDA / Lord Kiyama COSMO JARVIS / John Blackthorne HIROTO KANAI / Kashigi Omi YUKI KURA / Yoshii Nagakado TAKESHI KUROKAWA / Lord Ohno FUMI NIKAIDO / Ochiba No Kata TOKUMA NISHIOKA / Toda Hiromatsu HIROYUKI SANADA / Yoshii Toranaga ANNA SAWAI / Toda Mariko
SLOW HORSES RUTH BRADLEY / Emma Flyte TOM BROOKE / JK Coe JAMES CALLIS / Claude Whelan CHRISTOPHER CHUNG / Roddy Ho AIMEE-FFION EDWARDS / Shirley Dander ROSALIND ELEAZAR / Louisa Guy SEAN GILDER / Sam Chapman KADIFF KIRWAN / Marcus Longridge JACK LOWDEN / River Cartwright GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb JONATHAN PRYCE / David Cartwright SASKIA REEVES / Catherine Standish JOANNA SCANLAN / Moira Tregorian KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS / Diana Taverner HUGO WEAVING / Frank Harkness NAOMI WIRTHNER / Molly Doran TOM WOZNICZKA / Patrice
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie
THE BEAR LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Tina AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim COREY HENDRIX / Sweeps MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard “Richie” Jerimovich RICKY STAFFIERI / Theodore Fak JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto
HACKS ROSE ABDOO / Josefina CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr. HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels MARK INDELICATO / Damien JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris ZACH GALIFIANAKIS / Zach Galifianakis SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora RICHARD KIND / Vince Fish EUGENE LEVY / Eugene Levy EVA LONGORIA / Eva Longoria STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage KUMAIL NANJIANI / Rudy Thurber MOLLY SHANNON / Bev Melon MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam
SHRINKING HARRISON FORD / Paul BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Louis DEVIN KAWAOKA / Charlie GAVIN LEWIS / Connor WENDIE MALICK / Dr. Julie Baram LUKITA MAXWELL / Alice TED MCGINLEY / Derek CHRISTA MILLER / Liz JASON SEGEL / Jimmy RACHEL STUBINGTON / Summer LUKE TENNIE / Sean MICHAEL URIE / Brian JESSICA WILLIAMS / Gaby
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series THE BOYS FALLOUT HOUSE OF THE DRAGON THE PENGUIN SHŌGUN
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Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez, Selena Gomez, Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Zoe Saldana of “Emilia Pérez” at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on January 5, 2025. (Photo by Phil McCarten/CBS)
With four prizes each, Netflix’s Spanish-language musical movie “Emilia Pérez” and FX’s Japanese historical drama “Shōgun” were the top winners at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, which were presented on January 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Comedian/actress Nikki Glaser hosted the shows, which was televised in the U.S. CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ With Showtime.
Written and directed by Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez” (about a drug-trafficker-turned-philanthropist, who is a transgender woman) won the prizes for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical; Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture (for Zoe Saldaña); and Best Original Song (for “El Mal”).
“Shōgun” (based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name) is about royal power struggles in 16th century Japan. Justin Marks is the showrunner for the series, which won the Golden Globes for Best Television Series – Drama; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama (for Hiroyuki Sanada); Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama (for Anna Sawai); and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television (for Tadanobu Asano).
Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) were the showrunners f the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. Dick Clark Productions (which co-owns the Golden Globe Awards with investment firm Eldridge Industries) planned and produced the show. Eligible movies and TV shows were released in the U.S. in 2024. The Golden Globe Awards are voted for by journalists who work for international media outlets. According to Dick Clark Productions, 334 people voted for this year’s Golden Globe Awards.
Presenters at the show were Andrew Garfield, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Ramos, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ariana DeBose, Aubrey Plaza, Auliʻi Cravalho, Awkwafina, Brandi Carlile, Catherine O’Hara, Colin Farrell, Colman Domingo, Demi Moore, Dwayne Johnson, Édgar Ramírez, Elton John, Gal Gadot, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Coolidge, Kaley Cuoco, Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Washington, Margaret Qualley, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Keaton, Michelle Yeoh, Miles Teller, Mindy Kaling, Morris Chestnut, Nate Bargatze, Nicolas Cage, Rachel Brosnahan, Rob McElhenney, Salma Hayek Pinault, Sarah Paulson, Seth Rogen, Sharon Stone, Vin Diesel, Viola Davis and Zoë Kravitz.
Cosmo Jarvis, Michaela Clavell, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada, Edward L. McDonnell, Rachel Kondo, and Justin Marks of “Shōgun” at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on January 5, 2025. (Photo by Phil McCarten/CBS)
The following is the complete list of nominees and winners for the 2025 Golden Globe Awards:
*=winner BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA THE BRUTALIST (A24)* A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Searchlight Pictures) CONCLAVE (Focus Features) DUNE: PART TWO (Warner Bros. Pictures) NICKEL BOYS (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios) SEPTEMBER 5 (Paramount Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ANORA (NEON) CHALLENGERS (Amazon MGM Studios) EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix)* A REAL PAIN (Searchlight Pictures) THE SUBSTANCE (MUBI) WICKED (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED FLOW (Sideshow / Janus Films)* INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (IFC Films) MOANA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (Netflix) THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT ALIEN: ROMULUS (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Warner Bros. Pictures) DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) GLADIATOR II (Paramount Pictures) INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) TWISTERS (Universal Pictures) WICKED (Universal Pictures)* THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (Sideshow / Janus Films) – USA / FRANCE / INDIA EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) – FRANCE* THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (MUBI) – POLAND / SWEDEN / DENMARK I’M STILL HERE (Sony Pictures Classics) – BRAZIL THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (NEON) – USA / GERMANY VERMIGLIO (Sideshow / Janus Films) – ITALY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA PAMELA ANDERSON (THE LAST SHOWGIRL) ANGELINA JOLIE (MARIA) NICOLE KIDMAN (BABYGIRL) TILDA SWINTON (THE ROOM NEXT DOOR) FERNANDA TORRES (I’M STILL HERE)* KATE WINSLET (LEE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA ADRIEN BRODY (THE BRUTALIST)* TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) DANIEL CRAIG (QUEER) COLMAN DOMINGO (SING SING) RALPH FIENNES (CONCLAVE) SEBASTIAN STAN (THE APPRENTICE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY AMY ADAMS (NIGHTBITCH) CYNTHIA ERIVO (WICKED) KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN (EMILIA PÉREZ) MIKEY MADISON (ANORA) DEMI MOORE (THE SUBSTANCE)* ZENDAYA (CHALLENGERS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN) HUGH GRANT (HERETIC) GABRIEL LABELLE (SATURDAY NIGHT) JESSE PLEMONS (KINDS OF KINDNESS) GLEN POWELL (HIT MAN) SEBASTIAN STAN (A DIFFERENT MAN)*
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE SELENA GOMEZ (EMILIA PÉREZ) ARIANA GRANDE (WICKED) FELICITY JONES (THE BRUTALIST) MARGARET QUALLEY (THE SUBSTANCE) ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (CONCLAVE) ZOE SALDAÑA (EMILIA PÉREZ)*
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE YURA BORISOV (ANORA) KIERAN CULKIN (A REAL PAIN)* EDWARD NORTON (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) GUY PEARCE (THE BRUTALIST) JEREMY STRONG (THE APPRENTICE) DENZEL WASHINGTON (GLADIATOR II)
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ) SEAN BAKER (ANORA) EDWARD BERGER (CONCLAVE) BRADY CORBET (THE BRUTALIST)* CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE) PAYAL KAPADIA (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT)
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ) SEAN BAKER (ANORA) BRADY CORBET, MONA FASTVOLD (THE BRUTALIST) JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN) CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE) PETER STRAUGHAN (CONCLAVE)*
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE VOLKER BERTELMANN (CONCLAVE) DANIEL BLUMBERG (THE BRUTALIST) KRIS BOWERS (THE WILD ROBOT) CLÉMENT DUCOL, CAMILLE (EMILIA PÉREZ) TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS (CHALLENGERS)* HANS ZIMMER (DUNE: PART TWO)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY” –– THE LAST SHOWGIRL Music & Lyrics by: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson “COMPRESS / REPRESS” –– CHALLENGERS Music & Lyrics by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino “EL MAL” –– EMILIA PÉREZ* Music & Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard* “FORBIDDEN ROAD” –– BETTER MAN Music & Lyrics by: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek “KISS THE SKY” –– THE WILD ROBOT Music & Lyrics by: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi “MI CAMINO” –– EMILIA PÉREZ Music & Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (PEACOCK) THE DIPLOMAT (NETFLIX) MR. & MRS. SMITH (PRIME VIDEO) SHŌGUN (FX/HULU)* SLOW HORSES (APPLE TV+) SQUID GAME (NETFLIX)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) THE BEAR (FX/HULU) THE GENTLEMEN (NETFLIX) HACKS (HBO | MAX)* NOBODY WANTS THIS (NETFLIX) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (HULU)
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION BABY REINDEER (NETFLIX)* DISCLAIMER (APPLE TV+) MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY (NETFLIX) THE PENGUIN (HBO | MAX) RIPLEY (NETFLIX) TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY (HBO | MAX)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA KATHY BATES (MATLOCK) EMMA D’ARCY (HOUSE OF THE DRAGON) MAYA ERSKINE (MR. & MRS. SMITH) KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (BLACK DOVES) KERI RUSSELL (THE DIPLOMAT) ANNA SAWAI (SHŌGUN)*
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA DONALD GLOVER (MR. & MRS. SMITH) JAKE GYLLENHAAL (PRESUMED INNOCENT) GARY OLDMAN (SLOW HORSES) EDDIE REDMAYNE (THE DAY OF THE JACKAL) HIROYUKI SANADA (SHŌGUN)* BILLY BOB THORNTON (LANDMAN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY KRISTEN BELL (NOBODY WANTS THIS) QUINTA BRUNSON (ABBOTT ELEMENTARY) AYO EDEBIRI (THE BEAR) SELENA GOMEZ (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) KATHRYN HAHN (AGATHA ALL ALONG) JEAN SMART (HACKS)*
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ADAM BRODY (NOBODY WANTS THIS) TED DANSON (A MAN ON THE INSIDE) STEVE MARTIN (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) JASON SEGEL (SHRINKING) MARTIN SHORT (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (THE BEAR)*
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION CATE BLANCHETT (DISCLAIMER) JODIE FOSTER (TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY)* CRISTIN MILIOTI (THE PENGUIN) SOFÍA VERGARA (GRISELDA) NAOMI WATTS (FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS) KATE WINSLET (THE REGIME)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION COLIN FARRELL (THE PENGUIN)* RICHARD GADD (BABY REINDEER) KEVIN KLINE (DISCLAIMER) COOPER KOCH (MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY) EWAN MCGREGOR (A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW) ANDREW SCOTT (RIPLEY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS (THE BEAR) HANNAH EINBINDER (HACKS) DAKOTA FANNING (RIPLEY) JESSICA GUNNING (BABY REINDEER)* ALLISON JANNEY (THE DIPLOMAT) KALI REIS (TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION TADANOBU ASANO (SHŌGUN)* JAVIER BARDEM (MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY) HARRISON FORD (SHRINKING) JACK LOWDEN (SLOW HORSES) DIEGO LUNA (LA MÁQUINA) EBON MOSS-BACHRACH (THE BEAR)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION JAMIE FOXX (JAMIE FOXX: WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS) NIKKI GLASER (NIKKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE) SETH MEYERS (SETH MEYERS: DAD MAN WALKING) ADAM SANDLER (ADAM SANDLER: LOVE YOU) ALI WONG (ALI WONG: SINGLE LADY)* RAMY YOUSSEF (RAMY YOUSSEF: MORE FEELINGS)
Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Netflix’s crime musical film “Emilia Pérez” has the most nominations: 10. In the TV categories, FX on Hulu’s comedy series “The Bear” is the leading contender, with five nominations.
The following is a press release from the Golden Globe Awards:
The Golden Globes® announced the nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®, which will air live on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).* Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut presented nominees for each of the 27 award categories at a press conference at the Beverly Hilton.
The Golden Globes®, often referred to as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year®,” is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of both film and television. Multi-Emmy Award®-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will return as executive producing showrunners for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®, which has been viewed in more than 185 countries and territories worldwide. This year’s votes were tabulated by KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm.
Following is the complete list of Nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA THE BRUTALIST (A24) A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Searchlight Pictures) CONCLAVE (Focus Features) DUNE: PART TWO (Warner Bros. Pictures) NICKEL BOYS (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios) SEPTEMBER 5 (Paramount Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ANORA (NEON) CHALLENGERS (Amazon MGM Studios) EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) A REAL PAIN (Searchlight Pictures) THE SUBSTANCE (MUBI) WICKED (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED FLOW (Sideshow / Janus Films) INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (IFC Films) MOANA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (Netflix) THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT ALIEN: ROMULUS (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Warner Bros. Pictures) DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) GLADIATOR II (Paramount Pictures) INSIDE OUT 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) TWISTERS (Universal Pictures) WICKED (Universal Pictures) THE WILD ROBOT (Universal Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (Sideshow / Janus Films) – USA / FRANCE / INDIA EMILIA PÉREZ (Netflix) – FRANCE THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (MUBI) – POLAND / SWEDEN / DENMARK I’M STILL HERE (Sony Pictures Classics) – BRAZIL THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (NEON) – USA / GERMANY VERMIGLIO (Sideshow / Janus Films) – ITALY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA PAMELA ANDERSON (THE LAST SHOWGIRL) ANGELINA JOLIE (MARIA) NICOLE KIDMAN (BABYGIRL) TILDA SWINTON (THE ROOM NEXT DOOR) FERNANDA TORRES (I’M STILL HERE) KATE WINSLET (LEE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA ADRIEN BRODY (THE BRUTALIST) TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) DANIEL CRAIG (QUEER) COLMAN DOMINGO (SING SING) RALPH FIENNES (CONCLAVE) SEBASTIAN STAN (THE APPRENTICE)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY AMY ADAMS (NIGHTBITCH) CYNTHIA ERIVO (WICKED) KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN (EMILIA PÉREZ) MIKEY MADISON (ANORA) DEMI MOORE (THE SUBSTANCE) ZENDAYA (CHALLENGERS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN) HUGH GRANT (HERETIC) GABRIEL LABELLE (SATURDAY NIGHT) JESSE PLEMONS (KINDS OF KINDNESS) GLEN POWELL (HIT MAN) SEBASTIAN STAN (A DIFFERENT MAN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE SELENA GOMEZ (EMILIA PÉREZ) ARIANA GRANDE (WICKED) FELICITY JONES (THE BRUTALIST) MARGARET QUALLEY (THE SUBSTANCE) ISABELLA ROSSELLINI (CONCLAVE) ZOE SALDAÑA (EMILIA PÉREZ)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE YURA BORISOV (ANORA) KIERAN CULKIN (A REAL PAIN) EDWARD NORTON (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) GUY PEARCE (THE BRUTALIST) JEREMY STRONG (THE APPRENTICE) DENZEL WASHINGTON (GLADIATOR II)
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ) SEAN BAKER (ANORA) EDWARD BERGER (CONCLAVE) BRADY CORBET (THE BRUTALIST) CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE) PAYAL KAPADIA (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT)
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE JACQUES AUDIARD (EMILIA PÉREZ) SEAN BAKER (ANORA) BRADY CORBET, MONA FASTVOLD (THE BRUTALIST) JESSE EISENBERG (A REAL PAIN) CORALIE FARGEAT (THE SUBSTANCE) PETER STRAUGHAN (CONCLAVE)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE VOLKER BERTELMANN (CONCLAVE) DANIEL BLUMBERG (THE BRUTALIST) KRIS BOWERS (THE WILD ROBOT) CLÉMENT DUCOL, CAMILLE (EMILIA PÉREZ) TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS (CHALLENGERS) HANS ZIMMER (DUNE: PART TWO)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY” –– THE LAST SHOWGIRL Music & Lyrics by: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson “COMPRESS / REPRESS” –– CHALLENGERS Music & Lyrics by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino “EL MAL” –– EMILIA PÉREZ Music & Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard “FORBIDDEN ROAD” –– BETTER MAN Music & Lyrics by: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek “KISS THE SKY” –– THE WILD ROBOT Music & Lyrics by: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi “MI CAMINO” –– EMILIA PÉREZ Music & Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (PEACOCK) THE DIPLOMAT (NETFLIX) MR. & MRS. SMITH (PRIME VIDEO) SHŌGUN (FX/HULU) SLOW HORSES (APPLE TV+) SQUID GAME (NETFLIX)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) THE BEAR (FX/HULU) THE GENTLEMEN (NETFLIX) HACKS (HBO | MAX) NOBODY WANTS THIS (NETFLIX) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (HULU)
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION BABY REINDEER (NETFLIX) DISCLAIMER (APPLE TV+) MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY (NETFLIX) THE PENGUIN (HBO | MAX) RIPLEY (NETFLIX) TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY (HBO | MAX)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA KATHY BATES (MATLOCK) EMMA D’ARCY (HOUSE OF THE DRAGON) MAYA ERSKINE (MR. & MRS. SMITH) KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (BLACK DOVES) KERI RUSSELL (THE DIPLOMAT) ANNA SAWAI (SHŌGUN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA DONALD GLOVER (MR. & MRS. SMITH) JAKE GYLLENHAAL (PRESUMED INNOCENT) GARY OLDMAN (SLOW HORSES) EDDIE REDMAYNE (THE DAY OF THE JACKAL) HIROYUKI SANADA (SHŌGUN) BILLY BOB THORNTON (LANDMAN)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY KRISTEN BELL (NOBODY WANTS THIS) QUINTA BRUNSON (ABBOTT ELEMENTARY) AYO EDEBIRI (THE BEAR) SELENA GOMEZ (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) KATHRYN HAHN (AGATHA ALL ALONG) JEAN SMART (HACKS)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY ADAM BRODY (NOBODY WANTS THIS) TED DANSON (A MAN ON THE INSIDE) STEVE MARTIN (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) JASON SEGEL (SHRINKING) MARTIN SHORT (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING) JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (THE BEAR)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION CATE BLANCHETT (DISCLAIMER) JODIE FOSTER (TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY) CRISTIN MILIOTI (THE PENGUIN) SOFÍA VERGARA (GRISELDA) NAOMI WATTS (FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS) KATE WINSLET (THE REGIME)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION COLIN FARRELL (THE PENGUIN) RICHARD GADD (BABY REINDEER) KEVIN KLINE (DISCLAIMER) COOPER KOCH (MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY) EWAN MCGREGOR (A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW) ANDREW SCOTT (RIPLEY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS (THE BEAR) HANNAH EINBINDER (HACKS) DAKOTA FANNING (RIPLEY) JESSICA GUNNING (BABY REINDEER) ALLISON JANNEY (THE DIPLOMAT) KALI REIS (TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION TADANOBU ASANO (SHŌGUN) JAVIER BARDEM (MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY) HARRISON FORD (SHRINKING) JACK LOWDEN (SLOW HORSES) DIEGO LUNA (LA MÁQUINA) EBON MOSS-BACHRACH (THE BEAR)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION JAMIE FOXX (JAMIE FOXX: WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS) NIKKI GLASER (NIKKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE) SETH MEYERS (SETH MEYERS: DAD MAN WALKING) ADAM SANDLER (ADAM SANDLER: LOVE YOU) ALI WONG (ALI WONG: SINGLE LADY) RAMY YOUSSEF (RAMY YOUSSEF: MORE FEELINGS)
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Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine in “I Saw the TV Glow” (Photo courtesy of A24)
Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai in “Shōgun” (Photo by Katie Yu/FX)
With five nominations each, Neon’s comedy/drama “Anora,” A24’s psychological drama “I Saw the TV Glow” and FX’s drama series “Shōgun” are the leading contenders for the 40th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which will take place on February 22, on a beach in Santa Monica, California. The Film Independent Spirit Awards are presented by the non-profit Film Independent and voted for by Film Independent members. Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Aidy Bryant will host the ceremony for a second consecutive year. The YouTube channels for Film Independent and IMDb, as well as Film Independent’s social platforms, will livestream the event.
Written and directed by Sean Baker, “Anora” (starring Mikey Madison as the title character) is about a sex worker who marries the heir of a Russian billionaire, but her new husband’s family wants to get the marriage annulled. “I Saw the TV Glow” (written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun) stars Justice Smith as a man who became addicted to watching a TV show when he was a teenager and is still feeling the effects of this addiction. “Anora” and “I Saw the TV Glow” are each nominated in the categories of Best Feature, Best Director, Best Lead Performance and Best Supporting Performance, a category in which “Anora” has two nominations. “I Saw the TV Glow” is also nominated for Best Screenplay.
Nominated for Best New Scripted Series, “Shōgun” (set in 17th century Japan and based on James Clavell’s 1975 best-selling novel) is about the power struggles between a Japanese lord and a British sailor. The other nominations for “Shōgun” are Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series and Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series, where “Shōgun” has two nominations in each of these two categories.
Coming close behind with four nominations each are Focus Features’ coming-of-age comedy/drama “Dìdi” and Netflix’s limited drama series “Baby Reindeer.” “Dìdi” is inspired by writer/director Sean Wang’s teenage years in Fremont, California. “Dìdi” also received nods in the categories of Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Supporting Performance and Best Editing. “Baby Reindeer” is inspired by a creator/executive producer Richard Gadd’s true story of being a stalking victim. “Baby Reindeer” is nominated for Best New Scripted Series, Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series, Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series and Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series.
Eligible films in most categories (unless otherwise noted) must have a production budget of no more than $25 million. TV nominations are determined by TV programs meeting Film Independent’s criteria of having an “independent spirit.”
Here is the complete list of nominations for the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer)
Anora Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
I Saw the TV Glow Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
Nickel Boys Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
Sing Sing Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton
The Substance Producers: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to director and producer)
Dìdi Director/Producer: Sean Wang Producers: Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters
In the Summers Director: Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio Producers: Janek Ambros, Lynette Coll, Alexander Dinelaris, Cynthia Fernandez De La Cruz, Cristóbal Güell, Sergio Alberto Lira, Rob Quadrino, Jan Suter, Daniel Tantalean, Nando Vila, Slava Vladimirov, Stephanie Yankwitt
Janet Planet Director/Producer: Annie Baker Producers: Andrew Goldman, Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng
The Piano Lesson Director: Malcolm Washington Producers: Todd Black, Denzel Washington
Problemista Director/Producer: Julio Torres Producers: Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. (Award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Big Boys Writer/Director/Producer: Corey Sherman Producer: Allison Tate
Ghostlight Writer/Director: Kelly O’Sullivan Director/Producer: Alex Thompson Producers: Pierce Cravens, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Eddie Linker, Alex Wilson
Girls Will Be Girls Writer/Director/Producer: Shuchi Talati Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne
Jazzy Writer/Director/Producer: Morrisa Maltz Writer/Producer: Lainey Shangreaux Writers: Andrew Hajek, Vanara Taing Producers: Miranda Bailey, Tommy Heitkamp, John Way, Natalie Whalen, Elliott Whitton
The People’s Joker Writer/Director: Vera Drew Writer: Bri LeRose Producer: Joey Lyons
BEST DIRECTOR
Ali Abbasi The Apprentice
Sean Baker Anora
Brady Corbet The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios La Cocina
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Heretic
Jesse Eisenberg A Real Pain
Megan Park My Old Ass
Aaron Schimberg A Different Man
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Joanna Arnow The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Annie Baker Janet Planet
India Donaldson Good One
Julio Torres Problemista
Sean Wang Dìdi
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Amy Adams Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer Ghostlight
Mikey Madison Anora
Demi Moore The Substance
Hunter Schafer Cuckoo
Justice Smith I Saw the TV Glow
June Squibb Thelma
Sebastian Stan The Apprentice
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Yura Borisov Anora
Joan Chen Dìdi
Kieran Culkin A Real Pain
Danielle Deadwyler The Piano Lesson
Carol Kane Between the Temples
Karren Karagulian Anora
Kani Kusruti Girls Will Be Girls
Brigette Lundy-Paine I Saw the TV Glow
Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin Sing Sing
Adam Pearson A Different Man
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Isaac Krasner Big Boys
Katy O’Brian Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park National Anthem
René Pérez Joglar In the Summers
Maisy Stella My Old Ass
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dinh Duy Hung Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Jomo Fray Nickel Boys
Maria von Hausswolff Janet Planet
Juan Pablo Ramírez La Cocina
Rina Yang The Fire Inside
BEST EDITING
Laura Colwell, Vanara Taing Jazzy
Olivier Bugge Coutté, Olivia Neergaard-Holm The Apprentice
Anne McCabe Nightbitch
Hansjörg Weissbrich September 5
Arielle Zakowski Dìdi
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Given to one film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast.
His Three Daughters Director: Azazel Jacobs Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr., Jay O. Sanders
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
Gaucho Gaucho Directors/Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw Producers: Christos Konstantakopoulos, Cameron O’Reilly, Matthew Perniciaro
Hummingbirds Directors: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras Co-Directors/Producers: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Jillian Schlesinger Producers: Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow
No Other Land Directors/Producers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor Producers: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Patrice: The Movie Director: Ted Passon Producers: Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director: Johan Grimonprez Producers: Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
(Award given to the director)
All We Imagine as Light France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg Director: Payal Kapadia
Black Dog China Director: Guan Hu
Flow Latvia, France, Belgium Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Green Border Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium Director: Agnieszka Holland
Hard Truths United Kingdom Director: Mike Leigh
PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey
The Producers Award, now in its 28th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality independent films.
Alex Coco
Sarah Winshall
Zoë Worth
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 31st year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Nicholas Colia Director of Griffin in Summer
Sarah Friedland Director of Familiar Touch
Pham Thien An Director of Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 30th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Directors of Sugarcane
Carla Gutiérrez Director of Frida
Rachel Elizabeth Seed Director of A Photographic Memory
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color Executive Producers: Idris Elba, Johanna Woolford Gibbon, Jamilla Dumbuya, Jos Cushing, Khaled Gad, Matt Robins, Chris Muckle, Sean David Johnson, Simon Raikes Co-Executive Producer: Annabel Hobley
Hollywood Black Executive Producers: Shayla Harris, Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen, Justin Simien, Kyle Laursen, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jeffrey Schwarz, Amy Goodman Kass, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart Co-Executive Producers: David C. Brown, Laurens Grant
Photographer Executive Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan Co-Executive Producers: Anna Barnes, Brent Kunkle
Ren Faire Executive Producers: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Dani Bernfeld, Lance Oppenheim, David Gauvey Herbert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez Co-Executive Producers: Abigail Rowe, Christian Vasquez, Max Allman
Social Studies Creator/Executive Producer: Lauren Greenfield Executive Producers: Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea van Beuren, Frank Evers, Caryn Capotosto
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Baby Reindeer Creator/Executive Producer: Richard Gadd Executive Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald
Diarra From Detroit Creator/Executive Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick Executive Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg Co-Executive Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek
English Teacher Creator/Executive Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez Executive Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King Co-Executive Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn
Fantasmas Creator/Executive Producer: Julio Torres Executive Producers: Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell Co-Executive Producer: Ali Herting
Shōgun Creators/Executive Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks Executive Producers: Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell Co-Executive Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Brian Jordan Alvarez English Teacher
Richard Gadd Baby Reindeer
Lily Gladstone Under the Bridge
Kathryn Hahn Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti The Penguin
Julianne Moore Mary & George
Hiroyuki Sanada Shōgun
Anna Sawai Shōgun
Andrew Scott Ripley
Julio Torres Fantasmas
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Tadanobu Asano Shōgun
Enrico Colantoni English Teacher
Betty Gilpin Three Women
Chloe Guidry Under the Bridge
Moeka Hoshi Shōgun
Stephanie Koenig English Teacher
Patti LuPone Agatha All Along
Nava Mau Baby Reindeer
Ruth Negga Presumed Innocent
Brian Tee Expats
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Jessica Gunning Baby Reindeer
Diarra Kilpatrick Diarra From Detroit
Joe Locke Agatha All Along
Megan Stott Penelope
Hoa Xuande The Sympathizer
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
How to Die Alone Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris “CP” Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims
