FILM #28
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DAY#35
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97TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2025 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“A Complete Unknown”
February 26, 2025
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In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world.
Directed by James Mangold
Searchlight Pictures
December 25, 2024
141 minutes
best MOTION PICTURE
Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman
| 2016 | 89th Academy Awards | Best Picture | “La La Land” | Nominee |
| 2017 | 90th Academy Awards | Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | “Logan” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Picture | “Ford v Ferrari” | Nominee |
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Anora”
2. “Conclave”
3. “The Brutalist”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Wicked”
6. “Emilia Pérez”
7. “The Substance”
8. “I’m Still Here”
9. “Dune: Part Two”
10. “Nickel Boys”
PERSONAL
1. “Anora”
2. “Dune: Part Two”
3. “The Substance”
4. “The Brutalist”
5. “Wicked”
6. “Conclave”
7. “Nickel Boys”
8. “A Complete Unknown”
9. “Emilia Pérez”
10. “I’m Still Here”
best Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet
| 2017 | 90th Academy Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | “Call Me By Your Name” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
2. Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
3. Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
4. Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
5. Sebastian Stan – “The Apprentice”
PERSONAL
1. Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
2. Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
3. Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
4. Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
5. Sebastian Stan – “The Apprentice”
best Actor in a SUPPORTING Role
Edward Norton
| 1996 | 69th Academy Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | “Primal Fear” | Nominee |
| 1998 | 71st Academy Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | “American History X” | Nominee |
| 2014 | 87th Academy Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
2. Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown”
3. Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
4. Yura Borisov – “Anora”
5. Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice”
PERSONAL
1. Yura Borisov – “Anora”
2. Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
3. Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown”
4. Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice”
5. Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
best ActRESS IN A SUPPORTING Role
Monica Barbaro
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
2. Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
3. Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
4. Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
5. Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”
PERSONAL
1. Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
2. Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
3. Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”
4. Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
5. Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
best Costume Design
Arianne Phillips
| 2005 | 78th Academy Awards | Best Costume Design | “Walk the Line” | Nominee |
| 2011 | 84th Academy Awards | Best Costume Design | “W.E.” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Costume Design | “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Wicked”
2. “Nosferatu”
3. “Conclave”
4. “Gladiator II”
5. “A Complete Unknown”
PERSONAL
1. “Wicked”
2. “Conclave”
3. “Nosferatu”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Gladiator II”
best Directing
James Mangold
| 2017 | 90th Academy Awards | Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | “Logan” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Picture | “Ford v Ferrari” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Sean Baker – “Anora”
2. Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
3. James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown”
4. Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
5. Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. Sean Baker – “Anora”
2. Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
3. Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
4. James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown”
5. Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
best SOUND
Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
| 1989 | 62nd Academy Awards | Best Sound | “Born on the Fourth of July” | Nominee |
| 1991 | 64th Academy Awards | Best Sound | “JFK” | Nominee |
| 2003 | 76th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Seabiscuit” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Joker” | Nominee |
| 2021 | 94th Academy Awards | Best Sound | “West Side Story” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing | “Ford v Ferrari” | WINNER |
| First-time Nominees |
| 1994 | 67th Academy Awards | Best Sound | “Legends of the Fall” | Nominee |
| 1997 | 70th Academy Awards | Best Sound | “Air Force One” | Nominee |
| 2003 | 76th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” | Nominee |
| 2005 | 78th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Walk The Line” | Nominee |
| 2006 | 79th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” | Nominee |
| 2007 | 80th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “3:10 To Yuma” | Nominee |
| 2015 | 88th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “The Martian” | Nominee |
| 2018 | 91st Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Bohemian Rhapsody” | WINNER |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Ford v Ferrari” | Nominee |
| 2021 | 94th Academy Awards | Best Sound | “No Time To Die” | Nominee |
| 2007 | 80th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “3:10 to Yuma” | Nominee |
| 2011 | 84th Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Moneyball” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | “Ford v Ferrari” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “A Complete Unknown”
3. “Wicked”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “The Wild Robot”
PERSONAL
1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “Wicked”
3. “The Wild Robot”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
best ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Based on “Dylan Goes Electric!” by Elijah Wald
| 2017 | 90th Academy Awards | Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | “Logan” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Picture | “Ford v Ferrari” | Nominee |
| 1993 | 66th Academy Awards | Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) | “The Age of Innocence” | Nominee |
| 2002 | 75th Academy Awards | Best Writing (Original Screenplay) | “Gangs of New York” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Conclave”
2. “A Complete Unknown”
3. “Nickel Boys”
4. “Sing Sing”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. “Conclave”
2. “Sing Sing”
3. “Nickel Boys”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
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