Five leading ladies made the cut for Best Actress at the 2025 Oscars: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here).

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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 Substance' star is nominated for Best Actress along with Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascón, Mikey Madison and Fernanda Torres Mike Coppola/Getty Demi Moore is celebrating her first-ever ...

Fernanda Torres released a statement over the weekend ... The Brazilian star is up against Demi Moore, Karla Sofia Gascon, Mikey Madison and Cynthia Erivo in the Best Actress category.

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.

She will be competing against Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascon, Mikey Madison, and Fernanda Torres for the achievement ... Earlier this month Moore won a Golden Globe - her first ever - for ...

Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscar history as the first openly transgender person to be nominated in an acting category for her work in Emilia Pérez.

It was "important for me to address this swiftly to avoid further pain and confusion," said Torres in a statement to Deadline

Ralph Fiennes has said he is “thrilled” to receive a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in pope drama Conclave. This year’s announcement saw Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez lead the way with 13 nominations while director Edward Berger’s film, about cardinals voting to elect the next pope, secured eight nods.