NYU Receives 14 Nominations for the 2025 Oscars

NYU alumni Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announce the nominees for the 2025 Academy Awards.

Eleven members of the NYU community received 14 nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards, including three for Best Picture and three in the top acting categories. The nominees represent Gallatin, Tisch, Law, and Steinhardt. Tisch School of the Arts alum Sean Baker scored three nominations-for Directing, Film Editing, and Best Picture-for his work on Anora.

The nominees were announced on Jan. 23 by actors/writers/comedians and NYU alumni Rachel Sennott (Tisch '18) and Bowen Yang (CAS '12). Eight film titles in three categories (Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, and Best Picture) have nominees that are still to be determined. The Academy will announce them early next month.

The 2025 Oscars will be awarded March 2 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. Below are the NYU nominees; the full list of nominees can be found on the Academy Awards website.

Best Picture
Samantha Quan (TSOA '01), producer, Anora

Sean Baker (TSOA '98), producer, Anora

Marc Platt (LAW '82), producer, Wicked

Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet (GAL) for A Complete Unknown

Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbara (TSOA '10) for A Complete Unknown

Isabella Rossellini (GAL '12) for Conclave

Original Screenplay
Sean Baker (TSOA '98) for Anora

Directing
Sean Baker (TSOA '98) for Anora

Film Editing
Sean Baker (TSOA '98) for Anora

Costume Design
Paul Tazewell (TSOA '89) for Wicked

Documentary Feature Film
Brendan Bellomo (TSOA '08) for Porcelain War

Documentary Short Film
Lisa Remington (TSOA '01) for The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Music (Original Song)
Andrew Watt (Steinhardt) for Elton John: Never Too Late