Announce the shortlist in 10 categorie for the Oscar 2025who see Italian Vermilion by Maura Delpero in the running for best international film: here are the shortlists and the words of Paolo Del Brocco and Lucia Bergonzoni
The Academy announced today the shortlist in 10 categorie for the Oscar 2025: International Film, Documentary, Soundtrack, Original Song, Makeup and Hairstyle, Sound, Visual Effects, Short Film, Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Film. The Italian film Vermilion by Maura Delpero, already nominated for a Golden Globe, has therefore entered the shortlist for best international film.
The words of Paolo Del Brocco and Lucia Bergonzoni
“Mountain people know that to get to the top it is important to take one step after another and Maura Delpero is making her beautiful climb towards the great international stage – he states Paolo Del BroccoCEO of Rai Cinema which co-produced Vermilion together with Cinedora. – Congratulations to her, to her cinema, and to her ability to create clear and precious stories“.
“Great news from Hollywood. Italy continues its race towards the 2025 Oscars on the strength of the touching story told by Delpero in ‘Vermiglio’, a film awarded in Venice with the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize. Fingers crossed for the next stage, set for January 17, when the five films competing for the title of International Feature Film will be announced“. Thus the Undersecretary for Culture Lucia Borgonzoni to the news. “The MiC is there and will not fail to provide its support” finally adds the Senator.
Voting for the nominations will begin on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 and will end on Sunday, January 12, 2025. The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2025 and the awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, broadcast live in over 200 countries.
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The Oscars 2025 shortlists
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Fifteen films move on to the next round of voting in the International Film category for the 97th edition of the Oscars. Films from 85 countries were eligible for the category.
Academy members from all branches have been invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nomination round, Academy members from all branches are invited to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed alphabetically by country, are:
Brazil, “I’m still here”
Canada, “Universal Language”
Czech Republic, “Waves”
Danimarca, “The Girl with the Needle”
France, “Emilia Pérez”
Germany, “The seed of the fig tree”
Islanda, “Touch”
Ireland, “Kneecap”
Italy, “Vermilion”
Lettonia, “Flow”
Norway, “Armand”
Palestina, “From Ground Zero”
Senegal, “Dahomey”
Thailandia, “How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies”
United Kingdom, “Santosh”
DOCUMENTARY
Fifteen films advance in the Documentary category. One hundred and sixty-nine films were eligible in the category. Members of the Documentary Section vote to determine the shortlist and nominees.
The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:
“The Bibi Files”
“Black Box Diaries”
“Dahomey”
“Daughters”
“Eno”
“Frida”
“Hollywoodgate”
“No Other Land”
“Porcelain War”
“Queendom”
“The extraordinary life of Ibelin”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
“Union”
“Will & Harper”
SOUNDTRACK
Twenty soundtracks advance to the Soundtrack category. One hundred and forty-five soundtracks were eligible in the category. Members of the Music section vote to determine the shortlist and nominees.
The scores, listed alphabetically by film title, are:
“Alien: Romulus”
“Babygirl”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” ”
“Blink Twice”
“Blitz”
“The Brutalist”
“Challengers”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Fire Inside”
“Gladiator II”
“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1”
“Inside Out 2”
“Nosferatu”
“The room next door”
“Sing Sing”
“The Six Triple Eight”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
“The girl from the sea”
ORIGINAL SONG
Fifteen songs advance to the Original Song category. Eighty-nine songs were eligible in the category. Members of the Music section vote to determine the shortlist and nominees.
The original songs, along with the film each song is featured in, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Forbidden Road” da “Better Man”
“Winter Coat” da “Blitz”
“Compress/Repress” da “Challengers”
“Never Too Late” da “Elton John: Never Too Late”
“Evil” by “Emilia Pérez”
“My Way” by “Emilia Pérez”
“Sick In The Head” da “Kneecap”
“Beyond” da “Oceania 2”
“Tell Me It’s You” da “Mufasa: Il re leone”
“Piece By Piece” da “Piece by Piece”
“Like A Bird” da “Sing Sing”
“The Journey” da “The Six Triple Eight”
“Out Of Oklahoma” da “Twisters”
“Kiss The Sky” from “The Wild Robot”
“Harper And Will Go West” da “Will & Harper”
MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLES
Ten films advance in the Makeup and Hairstyle category. All members of the Academy’s Hair and Makeup Section will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists of each of the selected films on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Section members will vote to nominate five films for the final Oscar® judging.
The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:
“The Apprentice”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
“A Different Man”
“Dune – Parte due”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance”
“Waltzing with Brando”
“Wicked”
SOUND
Ten films will advance in the Sound category. All eligible members of the Sound Section vote to determine the shortlist and nominees. Academy members will be invited to view excerpts from each of the selected films beginning Thursday, January 9, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay Area, followed by London, Los Angeles, and New York on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Academy members will vote to nominate five films for the final Oscar judging.
The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:
“Alien: Romulus”
“Blitz”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Dune – Parte due”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Gladiator II”
“Joker: Folie à Deux”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ten films are still in the running in the Visual Effects category. The executive committee of the Visual section determined the shortlist. All members of the section will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists of each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Members of the section will vote to nominate five films for the final Oscar judging.
The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Civil War”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Dune – Parte due”
“Gladiator II” ”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Mufasa: The Lion King”
“Twisters”
“Wicked”
SHORT FILM
Fifteen films advance in the Short Film category. One hundred and eighty films qualified in the category. Academy members from all sections have been invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nomination round, Academy members from all sections are invited to choose to participate and must see all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:
“Anuja”
“Clodagh”
“The Compatriot”
“Crust”
“Dovecote”
“Edge of Space”
“The Ice Cream Man”
“I’m Not a Robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“A Link”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
“The Masterpiece”
“An Orange from Jaffa”
“Paris 70”
“Room Taken”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Fifteen films advance in the Animated Short Film category. Eighty-eight films qualified in the category. Academy members from the Animation Section and Short Film Section have been invited to participate in the preliminary voting round and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nomination round, members of the Animation and Short Film sections are invited to choose to participate and must see all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:
“Goodbye My World”
“A Bear Named Wojtek”
“Beautiful Men”
“Bottle George”
“A Crab in the Pool”
“In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Magic Candies”
“Maybe Elephants”
“Me”
“Origami”
“perceive”
“The 21″ ”
Wander to Wonder” ”
The Wild-Tempered Clavier”
“Yuck!”
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance to the Documentary Short category. One hundred and four films qualified in the category. Members of the Documentary Section vote to determine the shortlist and nominees.
The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:
“Chasing Roo”
“Death by Numbers”
“Eternal Father”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
“Keeper” ”
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World”
“Once Upon a Time in Ukraine”
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
“Planetwalker”
“The Quilters”
“Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr”
“A Swim Lesson”
“Until He’s Back”
