{"id":211469,"date":"2025-12-16T23:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/oscars-shortlists-announced-in-12-categories\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T23:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:11:52","slug":"oscars-shortlists-announced-in-12-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/oscars-shortlists-announced-in-12-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars Shortlists Announced in 12 Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Sirat! Sirat! Sirat! Sirat! Sirat! (One exclamation for each shortlist mention.)<\/p>\n

press.oscars.org\/news\/98th-os…<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Guy Lodge (@guylodge.bsky.social<\/a>) December 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Academy has released shortlists for 12 tech categories<\/p>\n

These can be a good indicator for how strong a movie is<\/p>\n

some take aways:<\/p>\n

– the love Sirat<\/i>
– they really don’t love The Testament of Ann Lee<\/i>
– we will never be free of Diane Warren
– Song Sung Blue<\/i> is alive?
– they don’t really like Weapons<\/i>
– Wicked<\/i> did well
– Frankenstein<\/i> did well<\/p>\n


Casting<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cFrankenstein\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Robin D. Cook
\u201cHamnet\u201d (Focus Features) \u2014 Nina Gold
\u201cMarty Supreme\u201d (A24) \u2014 Jennifer Venditti
\u201cOne Battle after Another\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Cassandra Kulukundis
\u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d (Neon) \u2014 Gabriel Domingues
\u201cSentimental Value\u201d (Neon) \u2014 Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman
\u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Francine Maisler
\u201cSir\u00e2t\u201d (Neon) \u2014 Nadia Acimi, Luis Bertolo and Erika Boulic
\u201cWeapons\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Allison Jones
\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures) \u2014 Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey<\/p>\n

Cinematography<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cBallad of a Small Player\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 James Friend
\u201cBugonia\u201d (Focus Features) \u2014 Robbie Ryan
\u201cDie My Love\u201d (Mubi) \u2014 Seamus McGarvey
\u201cF1\u201d (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.) \u2014 Claudio Miranda
\u201cFrankenstein\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Dan Laustsen
\u201cHamnet\u201d (Focus Features) \u2014 \u0141ukasz \u017bal
\u201cMarty Supreme\u201d (A24) \u2014 Darius Khondji
\u201cNouvelle Vague\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 David Chambille
\u201cOne Battle after Another\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Michael Bauman
\u201cSentimental Value\u201d (Neon) \u2014 Kasper Tuxen
\u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Autumn Durald Arkapaw
\u201cSir\u00e2t\u201d (Neon) \u2014 Mauro Herce
\u201cSong Sung Blue\u201d (Focus Features) \u2014 Amy Vincent
\u201cSound of Falling\u201d (Mubi) \u2014 Fabian Gamper
\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Adolpho Veloso
\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures) \u2014 Alice Brooks<\/p>\n

Documentary Feature<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alabama Solution\u201d (HBO Documentary Films)
\u201cApocalypse in the Tropics\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cCoexistence, My Ass!\u201d (mTuckman Media)
\u201cCome See Me in the Good Light\u201d (Apple Original Films)
\u201cCover-Up\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cCutting through Rocks\u201d (Madman Entertainment)
\u201cFolktales\u201d (Magnolia Pictures)
\u201cHolding Liat\u201d (Self-Distributed)
\u201cMr. Nobody against Putin\u201d (Bantam Film)
\u201cMistress Dispeller\u201d (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
\u201cMy Undesirable Friends: Part 1 \u2013 Last Air in Moscow\u201d (Argot Pictures)
\u201cThe Perfect Neighbor\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cSeeds\u201d (Interior Films)
\u201c2000 Meters to Andriivka\u201d (PBS)
\u201cYanuni\u201d (Self-Distributed)<\/p>\n

International Feature<\/b><\/p>\n

Argentina, \u201cBel\u00e9n\u201d (Amazon MGM Studios)
Brazil, \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d (Neon)
France, \u201cIt Was Just an Accident\u201d (Neon)
Germany, \u201cSound of Falling\u201d (Mubi)
India, \u201cHomebound\u201d (U.S. Distribution TBD)
Iraq, \u201cThe President\u2019s Cake\u201d (Sony Pictures Classics)
Japan, \u201cKokuho\u201d (Toho)
Jordan, \u201cAll That\u2019s Left of You\u201d (Watermelon Pictures)
Norway, \u201cSentimental Value\u201d (Neon)
Palestine, \u201cPalestine 36\u201d (Watermelon Pictures)
South Korea, \u201cNo Other Choice\u201d (Neon)
Spain, \u201cSir\u00e2t\u201d (Neon)
Switzerland, \u201cLate Shift\u201d (Music Box Films)
Taiwan, \u201cLeft-Handed Girl\u201d (Netflix)
Tunisia, \u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab\u201d (Willa)<\/p>\n

Makeup and Hairstyling<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alto Knights\u201d (Warner Bros.)
\u201cFrankenstein\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cKokuho\u201d (Toho)
\u201cMarty Supreme\u201d (A24)
\u201cNuremberg\u201d (Sony Pictures Classics)
\u201cOne Battle after Another\u201d (Warner Bros.)
\u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.)
\u201cThe Smashing Machine\u201d (A24)
\u201cThe Ugly Stepsister\u201d (IFC)
\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Original Score<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d (20th Century Studios) \u2014 Simon Franglen
\u201cBugonia\u201d (Focus Features) \u2014 Jerskin Fendrix
\u201cCaptain America: Brave New World\u201d (Marvel Studios) \u2014 Laura Karpman
\u201cDiane Warren: Relentless\u201d (Greenwich Entertainment) \u2014 Lesley Barber
\u201cF1\u201d (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.) \u2014 Hans Zimmer
\u201cFrankenstein\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Alexandre Desplat
\u201cHamnet\u201d (Focus Features) \u2014 Max Richter
\u201cHedda\u201d (Amazon MGM Studios) \u2014 Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir
\u201cA House of Dynamite\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Volker Bertelmann
\u201cJay Kelly\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Nicholas Britell
\u201cMarty Supreme\u201d (A24) \u2014 Daniel Lopatin
\u201cNuremberg\u201d (Sony Pictures Classics) \u2014 Brian Tyler
\u201cOne Battle after Another\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Jonny Greenwood
\u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Ludwig G\u00f6ransson
\u201cSir\u00e2t\u201d (Neon) \u2014 Kangding Ray
\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Bryce Dessner
\u201cTron: Ares\u201d (20th Century Studios) \u2014 Nine Inch Nails
\u201cTruth and Treason\u201d (Angel) \u2014 Aaron Zigman
\u201cWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Nathan Johnson
\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures) \u2014 John Powell and Stephen Schwartz<\/p>\n

Original Song<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAs Alive As You Need Me To Be\u201d from \u201cTron: Ares\u201d (20th Century Studios) \u2014 Nine Inch Nails
\u201cDear Me\u201d from \u201cDiane Warren: Relentless\u201d (Greenwich Entertainment) \u2014 Diane Warren
\u201cDream As One\u201d from \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d \u2014 Miley Cyrus, Simon Franglen, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
\u201cDrive\u201d from \u201cF1\u201d (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.) \u2014 John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin
\u201cDying To Live\u201d from \u201cBilly Idol Should Be Dead\u201d (Fremantle) \u2014 Tommy English, Billy Idol, Joe Janiak, J. Ralph and Steve Stevens
\u201cThe Girl In The Bubble\u201d from \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures) \u2014 Stephen Schwartz
\u201cGolden\u201d from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
\u201cHighest 2 Lowest\u201d from \u201cHighest 2 Lowest\u201d (A24\/Apple Original Films) \u2014 Aiyana Lee Anderson and Nicole Daciana Anderson
\u201cI Lied To You\u201d from \u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Ludwig G\u00f6ransson and Raphael Saadiq
\u201cLast Time (I Seen the Sun)\u201d from \u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.) \u2014 Miles Caton, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson and Alice Smith
\u201cNo Place Like Home\u201d from \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures) \u2014 Stephen Schwartz
\u201cOur Love\u201d from \u201cThe Ballad of Wallis Island\u201d (Focus Features) \u2014 Tom Basdan
\u201cSalt Then Sour Then Sweet\u201d from \u201cCome See Me in the Good Light\u201d (Apple Original Films) \u2014 Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile and Andrea Gibson
\u201cSweet Dreams Of Joy\u201d from \u201cViva Verdi!\u201d (U.S. Distribution TBD) \u2014 Nicholas Pike
\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d from \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner<\/p>\n

Sound<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d (20th Century Studios)
\u201cF1\u201d (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)
\u201cFrankenstein\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cMission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning\u201d (Paramount Pictures)
\u201cOne Battle after Another\u201d (Warner Bros.)
\u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.)
\u201cSir\u00e2t\u201d (Neon)
\u201cSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere\u201d (20th Century Studios)
\u201cSuperman\u201d (Warner Bros.)
\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Visual Effects<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d (20th Century Studios)
\u201cThe Electric State\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cF1\u201d (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)
\u201cFrankenstein\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cJurassic World Rebirth\u201d (Universal Pictures)
\u201cThe Lost Bus\u201d (Apple Original Films)
\u201cSinners\u201d (Warner Bros.)
\u201cSuperman\u201d (DC Studios)
\u201cTron: Ares\u201d (20th Century Studios)
\u201cWicked: For Good\u201d (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

I’m sparing us all the shorts <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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