The2025Oscarsare going to be one of the most interesting ceremonies of these awards in recent years for different reasons, including that its best actress nominees are breaking a decades-long drought. 2024 saw a variety of critically and commercially successful movies from different genres, but not all of them earned a spot in the awards season. As the date ofthe 2025 Oscarsceremony approaches, talks about who the winners will be grow more and more, and this year, in particular, competition in all categories is tough.
The2025 Oscars have faced controversysince its nominees were announced, as there were some big and surprising snubs, as well as some surprising nominees. The awards have also been plagued by controversy due to the musical dramaEmilia Pérez, which has received a lot of backlash and criticism for different (and important) reasons, yet it’s the most nominated movie this year. Controversies aside,the 2025 Oscars are also breaking some trends and droughts, among them one in the Best Actress category.
The People v Hollywood: Emilia Pérez’s Oscars Nominations Make No Sense
The discrepancy between Emilia Pérez’s general reception and its whopping number of Oscar nominations has left people outside Hollywood perplexed.
All 5 Best Actress Oscar Nominees Come From Best Picture Movies For The First Time In 47 Years
The Last Time This Happened Was In 1978
When it comes to the Academy Awards, it’s not that surprising when a movie doesn’t have nominations in all the big categories and not all its main actors are nominated in their respective categories – what’s surprising these days is when all Best Actress and Actor nominees come from Best Picture nominees. The 2025 Oscars fall into this rare category with the Best Actress nominees, as their movies are all nominated for Best Picture, which hasn’t happened in 47 years.
Fernanda Torres
I’m Still Here
The last time all Best Actress nominees came fromBest Picture nomineeswas in 1978, at the 50th Academy Awards. Back then, Diane Keaton was nominated forAnnie Hall, Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine forThe Turning Point, Jane Fonda forJulia, and Marsha Mason forThe Goodbye Girl. Keaton took the Best Actress Oscar, and so didAnnie Hallin the category of Best Picture. However,this year there isn’t a clear favorite in the Best Actress category and Best Picture could bring a big surprise, so the movie that wins in one might not win the other.
Our Final Predictions For Oscars 2025’s Best Actress Lineup: Who Will Win?
The Oscars 2025 Best Actress nominees are now confirmed, and it makes predicting the winner even tougher. Will Demi Moore or Mikey Madison win it?
2025’s Best Actress Oscar Nominees All Coming From Best Picture Movies Is Still Surprising
There Are Some Big Surprises On Both Categories This Year
As mentioned above, the 2025 Oscars have been full of surprises since the nominees were announced. In the specific case of this year’s Best Actress nominees all coming from Best Picture nominees, what’s surprising is that, while these actresses were expected to be nominated due to their outstanding performances, not all the movies were expected to get nominations for Best Picture. Demi Moore has been a clear favorite for months, butThe Substancedidn’t look like a movie that could appeal to the Academy(luckily, it did).
Fernanda Torres’ performance inI’m Still Herehas received worldwide praise, but the movie wasn’t an obvious Best Picture nominee– however, it was definitely expected to be nominated for Best International Feature Film. Of course, there are other actresses who seemed to be obvious Best Actress nominees but ended up being snubbed, even if their movies were expected to be nominated.
Oscars 2025 Nominations: 12 Biggest Surprises & Snubs
The Oscars nominations have arrived, and there were a few surprises that most would not have predicted, including I’m Still Here for Best Picture.
The biggest examples are Pamela Anderson for her performance inThe Last Showgirland Angelina Jolie forMaria, but both of them and their movies weren’t nominated. The2025 Oscarshave already ended this specific drought, and if the same movie wins Best Actress and Best Picture, it will repeat the results of the last time all Best Actress nominees came from Best Picture nominees.
