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

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

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

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

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

SNUB: Daniel Craig, “Queer” Daniel Craig gave ... for "A Complete Unknown." SNUB: Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez” One who was not so lucky was Selena Gomez for "Emilia Pérez," perhaps ...

I n one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday. Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and

Gomez later deleted the video, in which she cried into the camera over the Trump administration's deportations of migrants.

The musician's family executive produces, narrates and provides previously unseen archival footage for director Isabel Castro's affectionate film, premiering at Sundance.

Other unexpected news in Thursday morning's announcement included no nominations for Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie or 'The Substance's' Margaret Qualley while Monica Barbaro surprised.

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

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