Demi Moore was nominated for best actress for her role in "The Substance." The honor marks a career high for the actress' who nearly quit Hollywood.

The directing lineup encompasses all first-timers — Sean Baker (“Anora”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”), a first since 1997 where James Cameron’s “Titanic” swept the ceremony. In fact, 13 of the 20 actors recognized their inaugural noms.

Other people up for their first Oscars include Zoe Saldaña, Mikey Madison, Sebastian Stan, Fernanda Torres and Isabella Rossellini.

What has the edge in Best Picture? Can Fernanda Torres take down Demi Moore? Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng make their first Oscar winner predictions in above-the-line categories with Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum.

Demi Moore, who received her first-ever Oscar nomination for Actress in a Leading Role in "The Substance" released the following statement.

Demi Moore's daughters are sharing praise for their mom after she earned her first Oscar nomination at the 2025 Oscars. Moore was nominated for best actress at the 97th Academy Awards for her work in the body horror film "The Substance" on Thursday.

Ariana Grande was nominated for best actress in a supporting role, but Wicked missed out on best adapted screenplay.

In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday.Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were destined for best actress nominations,

Starring Adrien Brody, who is nominated for Best Actor, and Felicity Jones, who is nominated for Best Actress. A biopic that follows the life of Bob Dylan in the early stages of his career as he grapples with stardom and finding his style of music.

Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were revealed on Thursday, with Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott reading off the highly-anticipated news at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. While “Emilia Pérez” walked away with the most nominations (13, to be exact), “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” followed closely behind with 10 nominations each.