From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees.

Three nods for The Substance are a step in the right direction, but a genre that's delivered some of film’s most memorable performances deserves more recognition.

The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning and an unusually high number of them are still exclusively in theaters, including the best picture contenders “A Complete ...