Here’s when you can see all the Oscar contenders
A slew of Oscar hopefuls has already been released in theaters. Among these are two leading Best Picture contenders — “Dune: Part 2” and “Sing Sing,” which came out in March and July respectively. However, their main competition at the Academy Awards has yet to screen for the public. Scroll down to find out the release dates for the rest of the Oscars contenders.
Many of these movies have played the festival circuit and built up buzz in advance of their commercial releases. Eight of our predicted top 10 Best Picture nominees will be released between now and the end of the year.
Oscar nomination voting runs from Jan. 8 to Jan. 12 with the slate of finalists revealed on Jan. 17. Final voting is from Feb. 11 to Feb. 18 and the 2025 Oscars take place on March 2.
2025 Oscars: Deadlines and dates for key stops on the road to the 97th Academy Awards
October 4
“A Different Man”
“Joker: Folie a Deux”
“The Outrun”
October 11
“The Apprentice”
“Saturday Night”
October 18
“Anora”
“We Live in Time”
October 25
“Conclave”
“Nickel Boys”
November 1
“Blitz”
“Emilia Perez”
“Here”
“Juror #2”
“A Real Pain”
November 8
“The Piano Lesson”
“Small Things Like These”
November 15
“Heretic”
November 22
“Gladiator 2”
“Wicked”
November 27
“Maria”
“Moana 2”
“Queer”
“September 5”
December 6
“Hard Truths”
“Nightbitch”
“The Order”
“Unstoppable”
December 20
“The Brutalist”
“Mufasa: The Lion King”
“The Room Next Door”
December 25
“Babygirl”
“A Complete Unknown”
“The Fire Inside”
“Nosferatu”
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