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.

"I'm Still Here" gained enough momentum after the Golden Globes to snag a Best Picture nomination, and Sebastian Stan received a nod for portraying Donald Trump.

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.

This awards season is big for pop music fans, as both Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez have been awards contenders. (Lady GaGa fans have been less than enthused by her role in Joker: Folie à Deux .) Stans— meaning super fans —of these two artists have been going head-to-head for months now.

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

SURPRISE: Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan ... One who was not so lucky was Selena Gomez for “Emilia Pérez,” perhaps because she was partially competing with her co-star, Zoë Saldaña ...

Selena Gomez posted — and then deleted — a video of herself crying on Monday. The “Emilia Pérez” actress, 32, sobbed on Instagram seemingly about President Donald Trump’s program of ...

On Sunday, Jan. 26, a nationwide immigration crackdown led to the arrest of 956 people, the most since Trump took office again, per ICE via the BBC Selena Gomez/Instagram Selena Gomez is ...

As President Donald Trump follows through on his campaign promise to "mass" deport people living in the U.S. without legal status, Selena Gomez shared her emotional reaction on social media.

Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Selena Gomez has deleted a video that she previously posted on Instagram in which she cried on behalf of people being deported ...

Selena Gomez is speaking out as President Donald Trump's administration continues to put a focus on immigration. Following Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, he signed a number of executive orders ...

Selena Gomez posted and deleted an emotional video of herself crying over deportations of undocumented immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, which resulted in her getting ...