Foreign films give Hollywood A-List a beatdown with Oscar nominations 2025

Ouch. A lot of celebs were feeling a real pain on Thursday morning as the 2025 Oscar nominations were announced.They surely thought the Academy was the brutal-est.

Downright wicked. Many very famous names went noticeably unsaid as presenters Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott read off the rude-awakening roster at 5:30 a.m.in Beverly Hills. The Hollywood star power was so quiet, you could hear a grin drop.Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Pamela Anderson, Daniel Craig, Selena Gomez and Denzel Washington — contenders all throughout award season — failed to make the cut. In their formidable places were a few superb, if lesser-known performers. If Joan Rivers was still alive and red-carpeting, she might very well ask them, “Who the hell are you?!”Fresh off her shock Golden Globes victory, Fernanda Torres got into the Academy Awards’ Best Actress category for “I’m Still Here,” and her home country of Brazil went berserk.

The woman’s practically Ronaldo now.And her film was the big surprise of the Best Picture lineup.Also in Actress was 25-year-old Mikey Madison, an emerging star that you should get to know, who is just breathtaking as an NYC stripper in the hilarious, punchy comedy “Anora.” Madison’s castmate Yura Borisov, a sneaky scene-stealer, took a Supporting Actor slot.In a move that will shock some and ruffle others, Sebastian Stan got a Best Actor mention for playing Donald Trump in “The Apprentice” — a so-so biopic about the president’s early days in NYC real estate.

Stan is good; Stan is also statement.OK, there were some A-Listers in the mix, too.Demi Moore is the Best Actress frontrunner for the insane body-horror film “The Substance.” And Kieran Culkin of “A Real Pain” is the guy to beat in Supporting. “Wicked” co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were both nominated.

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