Oscar Winners 2025

"Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister, is past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey. She is then drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug: the Substance. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn-- temporarily--as the gorgeous, twenty-something Sue"-

The tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

"Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw resurfaces after 16 years, they must face Bob's past and run for the future."--

Trying to leave their troubled criminal lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover there are vampires waiting to welcome them back. Set in 1932 in Mississippi.

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.

Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events--selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope's wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.

Anora, an enterprising, ferociously foulmouthed Brooklyn erotic dancer and sex worker, meets her prince not-so-charming Vanya, a Russian oligarch's wild-child son. After getting assigned to his VIP party because she speaks some Russian, Ani spends a week as his arm candy and the two get married on an impulse. However, she must quickly adjust to the cruel reality of the class divide when his father decides it's time for him to grow up and take his place in the family business, sending his henchmen to annul the marriage and setting off a wild chase through the streets of New York.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat explores the collision of African politics and American jazz in the 1960s, revealing the hidden forces behind Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination. It focuses on the protest by Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach at the UN Security Council regarding that assassination. Through eyewitness accounts; declassified government memos; and testimonies from mercenaries, CIA operatives, and jazz legends, the film presents a historical narrative that interrogates colonial history and offers a reflection on the geopolitical echoes that reverberate today.

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten, until now. This documentary shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past, and present. The feature includes concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more.