Disappointment as Kneecap 'snubbed' in 2025 Oscar nominations 

Music biopic Kneecap based on the rap trio of the same name has missed out on an Oscar nomination. 

Kneecap has missed out on an Oscar nomination, sparking disappointment from fans of the music biopic.

The 2025 Oscar nominations were announced from Los Angeles on Thursday.

The Rich Peppiatt-directed music biopic had been tipped to pick up nominations for Best International Feature Film and Best Original Song for the West Belfast rap trio's track Sick in the Head, but it was not to be.

Emilia Pérez led this year's Oscars field ahead of Wicked and The Brutalist which both scored 10 nominations.

With 13 nominations, Emilia Pérez has become the most nominated foreign film in Oscar history.

There were also good showings for Conclave and A Complete Unknown which both scored eight nominations.

Fans of Kneecap took to social media following the announcement to express their disappointment, describing the Kneecap snub as “insane”.

“Kneecap didn’t get the international nomination at the Oscars. such a shame,” one fan wrote on X.

“Well there goes that dream. The academy will never be as cool as Kneecap,” another wrote. 

Other fans were quick to point out the “sweeping nominations” for both Emilia Perez and The Brutalist, saying Kneecap was “robbed” of a nomination.

The nominations for Best International Film were I’m Still Here (Brazil), The Girl with the Needle (Denmark), Emilia Pérez (France), The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) and Flow (Latvia).

The nominations for Best original song were El Mal from Emilia Pérez, The Journey from Six Triple Eight, Like a Bird from Sing Sing, Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez, and Never Too Late from Never Too Late.

This year's ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 2 and will be hosted by Conan O'Brien who will be taking over from Jimmy Fallon.

Full list of Oscar 2025 nominees

Best Picture

• Anora 
• The Brutalist 
• A Complete Unknown 
• Conclave 
• Dune: Part Two 
• Emilia Pérez 
• I’m Still Here 
• Nickel Boys 
• The Substance 
• Wicked

Actor in a Leading Role 

• Adrien Brody 
• Timothée Chalamet 
• Colman Domingo 
• Ray Fiennes 
• Sebastian Stan

Actress in a Leading Role 

• Cynthia Erivo 
• Karla Sofia Gascon 
• Mikey Madison 
• Demi Moore 
• Fernanda Torres

Actor in a Supporting Role 

• Yura Borisov 
• Kieran Culkin 
• Edward Norton 
• Guy Pearce 
• Jeremy Strong

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Monica Barbaro 
• Ariana Grande 
• Felicity Jones 
• Isabella Rossellini 
• Zoe Saldana

Directing 

• Anora 
• The Brutalist 
• A Complete Unknown 
• Emilia Perez 
• The Substance

Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 

• A Complete Unknown 
• Conclave 
• Emilia Pérez 
• Nickel Boys 
• Sing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay) 

• Anora 
• The Brutalist 
• A Real Pain 
• September 5 
• The Substance

International Feature Film 

• I’m Still Here 
• The Girl with The Needle 
• Emilia Perez 
• The Seed of a Sacred Fig 
• Flow

Animated Feature Film 

• Flow 
• Inside Out 2 
• Memoir of a Snail 
• Wallace & Gromit 
• The Wild Robot

Documentary Feature Film 

• Black Box Diaries 
• No Other Land 
• Porcelain War 
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat 
• Sugarcane

Film Editing 

• Anora 
• The Brutalist 
• Conclave 
• Emilia Pérez 
• Wicked

Cinematography 

• The Brutalist 
• Dune: Part Two 
• Emilia Perez 
• Maria Nosferatu

Production Design 

• The Brutalist 
• Conclave Dune: Part Two 
• Nosferatu 
• Wicked

Costume Design 

• A Complete Unknown 
• Conclave 
• Gladiator II 
• Nosferatu 
• Wicked

Music (Original Score) 

• The Brutalist 
• Conclave 
• Emilia Pérez 
• Wicked 
• The Wild Robot

Music (Original Song) 

• El Mal, Emilia Pérez 
• The Journey, The Six Triple Eight 
• Like A Bird, Sing Sing 
• Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez 
• Never Too Late, Elton John: Never Too Late

Live Action Short Film 

• A Lien 
• Anuja 
• I’m Not a Robot 
• The Last Ranger 
• The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent

Animated Short Film 

• Beautiful Men 
• In the Shadow of the Cypress 
• Magic Candies 
• Wander to Wonder 
• Yuck!

Documentary Short Film 

• Death By Numbers 
• I Am Ready, Warden 
• Incident 
• Instruments of a Beating Heart 
• The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Makeup and Hairstyling 

• A Different Man 
• Emilia Pérez 
• Nosferatu 
• The Substance 
• Wicked

Sound 

• A Complete Unknown 
• Dune: Part Two 
• Emilia Pérez 
• Wicked 
• The Wild Robot

Visual Effects 

• Alien: Romulus 
• Better Man 
• Dune: Part Two 
• The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 
• Wicked