Oscar Awards Winners and Nominees 2025
These are the nominees and winners of films submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 2025.
(Please note these are the ones we were able to purchase on DVD. Some films are only released to streaming services.)
Anora
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Description:
Contemporary cinema's foremost chronicler of American dreamers and schemers hustling on the margins of capitalist promise, Sean Baker, reaches new heights of mastery with this audacious anti Cinderella story a whirlwind neorealist screwball comedy with an aching heart. In an electric, star-is-born performance, Mikey Madison soars as Anora, an enterprising, ferociously foulmouthed Brooklyn erotic dancer and sex worker whose Prince Not-So-Charming comes along in the form of a Russian oligarch's wild-child son.
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DVD
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Conclave
Author(s):
Edward Berger
Ralph Fiennes
Stanley Tucci
John Lithgow
Lucian Msamati
Description:
Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events--selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope's wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.
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DVD
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Drama
Dune. Part two
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"...[T]he mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee" --Container.
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Book
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SciFi/Fantasy
Gladiator II
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Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.
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DVD
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Inside out 2
Author(s):
Kelsey Mann
Amy Poehler
Maya Hawke
Kensington Tallman
Liza Lapira
Description:
The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out - but everything changes with the introduction of a new emotion: Anxiety.
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DVD
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Children
Memoir of a Snail
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After a series of misfortunes, a snail-collecting, melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of everyday life.
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DVD
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Nosferatu
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A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Includes both the theatrical and extended cut versions of the film.
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The wild robot
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The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot, Rozzum unit 7134, 'Roz' for short, that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
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DVD
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Children
Wicked
Author(s):
Jon M. Chu
Cynthia Erivo
Ariana Grande
Jonathan Bailey
Ethan Slater
Description:
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads, and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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DVD
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Music
Alien. Romulus
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Description:
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
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DVD
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Horror
Kingdom of the planet of the apes
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Description:
"Generations in the future following Caesar's reign, apes are living harmoniously as the dominant species -- and humans are living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike" --Container.
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SciFi/Fantasy
The apprentice
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The Apprentice is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump's ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
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DVD
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Drama
The substance
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Description:
Elisabeth Sparkle is a former A-lister fired from her fitness TV show by studio head Harvey. A new miracle drug promises it only takes one injection and she is reborn as the gorgeous, twentysomething Sue. The only catch is her body needs to alternate -- one week as Sue, one week as Elisabeth -- or else it could have disasterous effects.
Format:
DVD
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Horror
