Oscars 2025: The possible winners and record breakers in this year's nominations
When was the last time two musicals were up for best picture? And could Adrien Brody break a record?
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The Oscars race, meanwhile, played out against the grim backdrop of wildfires which devastated Los Angeles and left thousands of homes destroyed.
Awards season had its fair share of scandal. While The Brutalist's use of AI and Anora's lack of an intimacy co-ordinator were storms in a Twitter teacup, there was one genuine controversy when some historic tweets nearly brought down Emilia Pérez.
Ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday (2 March), here are 17 of the quirks, trends, patterns, and record breakers from this year's batch of nominees.
- This is the first time two musicals have been nominated for best picture in more than five decades.
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