Kieran Culkin faces stiff competition in the Best Supporting Actor category at the Oscars 2025, including the actor who almost played Steve Rogers.

With the nominations announced, we give a snapshot of where we think the race is currently headed in most major categories.

The Academy Awards has revealed its star-studded list of nominees for 2025, with Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong earning top nods alongside a diverse range of talented individuals and films.As per the Oscars 2025 nomination,

With Oscar nominations being announced on January 23rd, Moviefone makes our predictions on who will be nominated for the 97th Academy Awards.

Culkin, 42, is nominated for his role as cousin Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” while Strong, 46, earned his after portraying Roy Cohn in the polarizing Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.”

Earlier today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the final list of nominees for the categories Actor in a Supporting Role and Actress in a Supporting Role. For best supporting actor Oscar,

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is making arrangements ... first-time nominees — Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov, Kieran Culkin, Karla Sofía Gascón, Ariana Grande, Mikey Madison ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences showered little-seen movies rooted in progressive politics with nominations for the 97th Oscars on Thursday.

In the director category, the academy nominated favourites Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez). Rounding out the category were James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) and French film-maker Coralie Fargeat (The Substance). Prominent omissions included Edward Berger (Conclave) and Jon M. Chu (Wicked).

Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong ... delays due to the devastating wildfires in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally announced the final nominees for the 97th ...

The 2025 Oscar nominations will be announced 7:30 a.m. CT in a live show from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. The reveal is hosted by actor Bowen Yang of "Saturday Night Live" and actress Rachel Sennott. The nominations announcement were originally set for Jan. 17, but were moved because of the California wildfires.

Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, the film follows two relatives as they make a pilgrimage to their grandmother’s home in Poland.