Record Number of Woodstock Film Festival Alumni Receive 2025 Oscar®-Nominations
The 2025 Oscars Nominations were announced this morning, and we are thrilled to share that a record number of films that screened at the Woodstock Film Festival were nominated for awards across several categories. A special shoutout to EMILIA PÉREZ which made history with 13 nominations.
Congratulations to our friends at Netflix, Neon, Searchlight, Sideshow, A24, SPC, Picturehouse, MTV Docs, Cinetic, and to all the talented filmmakers on their nominations!
The Full List of WFF Alumni Films Nominated for 97th Oscars:
Best Picture:
ANORA
NICKEL BOYS
I’M STILL HERE
EMILIA PÉREZ
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
Original Screenplay:
ANORA, Written by Sean Baker
A REAL PAIN, Written by Jesse Eisenberg
SEPTEMBER 5, Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
Adapted Screenplay:
NICKEL BOYS, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
EMILIA PÉREZ, Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Yura Borisov, ANORA
Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
Documentary Feature Film:
BLACK BOX DIARIES
NO OTHER LAND
PORCELAIN WAR
Documentary Short Film:
DEATH BY NUMBERS
I AM READY, WARDEN
Animated Short Film:
IN THE SHADOW OF CYPRESS
MAGIC CANDIES
Live Action Short Film:
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
Music (Original Score):
Clément Ducol and Camille, EMILIA PÉREZ
Animated Feature Film:
FLOW
International Feature Film:
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
EMILIA PÉREZ
FLOW
I’M STILL HERE
Film Editing:
Sean Baker, ANORA
Juliette Welfling, EMILIA PÉREZ
Cinematography:
Ed Lachman, MARIA
Paul Guilhaume, EMILIA PÉREZ
Actress in a Leading Role:
Fernanda Torres, I’M STILL HERE
Karla Sofía Gascón, EMILIA PÉREZ
Mikey Madison, ANORA
Directing:
Sean Baker, ANORA
Jacques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ
Makeup & Hairstyling:
EMILIA PÉREZ
Music (Original Song):
“Mi Camino” from EMILIA PÉREZ, Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“El Mal” from EMILIA PÉREZ, Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
Sound:
EMILIA PÉREZ, Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
Join our accomplished list of alumni filmmakers and submit your film to the 26th Annual Woodstock Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival in the short film categories - Live Action Short Film, Animated Short Film, and Documentary Short Film. Submit by the Earlybird Deadline, and avoid the higher rates!