But through the lens of the 50 films nominated for at least one Academy Award this year — features, shorts, documentaries, and international films — the film industry is still humming with talent. This is on balance a very strong Oscar year.

Robert Eggers's reimagined Nosferatu is not only making the meme rounds but also the awards rounds. At the Oscars 2025, the movie received nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup & Hairstyling.

Part Two.” But there will not be — because there is not — an Oscar for stunts. Stunt work has been integral to great filmmaking since the invention of the moving image, from Buster Keaton allowing the front of a house to fall down around him in “Steamboat Bill,