Oscars Crafts: ‘Wicked’, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ & ‘Alien: Romulus’ Among Hopefuls In VFX, Sound And Makeup & Hairstyling Shortlists

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The shortlists are out for Oscars 2025, and the races in Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound and Visual Effects are heating up. Some inclusions in the list are not surprises, like Dune: Part Two and Wicked – both of which were shortlisted in all three categories.

Dune: Part One was nominated in all three categories in 2022, even going on to win Oscars for Sound and VFX, and the sequel is just as craft heavy as the first, while Wicked has been a frontrunner for Best Picture since day one and is also on the shortlist for Score.

Others may come as a surprise today, such as Waltzing with Brando being shortlisted for Makeup and Hairstyling. Though the film has yet to see a U.S.

release, Billy Zane’s transformation into Brando must have made quite an impression on voters. Some standouts on the list today are films that received mentions in multiple categories, like Emilia Pérez which found itself on the shortlists six times today, including both Sound and Makeup and Hairstyling.