Emilia Pérez leads all nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, with Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical picking up 13 nominations, followed closely by The Brutalist and Wicked, with 10 each.
Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and The Brutalist will all compete for Best Picture, along with Anora, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, and The Substance.
Along with Best Picture, Emilia Pérez stars Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón earned nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively. Gascón made history with her nomination, becoming the first out transgender woman to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars.
Audiard was also nominated for Best Director, while Emilia Pérez’s music team — Clément Ducol and Camille — scored two Best Original Song nominations (“El Mal” and “Mi Camino”), plus one for Best Original Score. Emilia Pérez’s 13 Oscar noms make it the most nominated non-English language film in Oscars history. (The previous record holders, with 10 each, were Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Roma.)
The Brutalist filmmaker Brady Corbet — who just won Best Director at the 2025 Golden Globes — was nominated in the same category for his acclaimed historical epic. Stars Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce all also picked up acting nominations for their performances in the film.
As for Wicked, its two stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. And Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro, and Edward Norton secured acting nominations for their portrayals of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown.
The Substance also had a strong showing, with Demi Moore securing a Best Actress nomination, and filmmaker Coralie Fargeat earning Best Director. Fargeat is the only woman up for Best Director this year and will compete against Corbet (The Brutalist), Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown).
Other notable nominees include Mikey Madison and Yura Boris for their performances in Anora, and Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini for their turns in Conclave. This is notably Rossellini’s first Oscar nomination, and if she wins, it would be with one of the shortest onscreen performances, clocking in at just seven minutes and 51 seconds.
Elsewhere, former Succession co-stars Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin will be battling out again in the Best Supporting Actor category, with Strong up for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in The Apprentice and Culkin nominated for A Real Pain. Strong’s Apprentice co-star, Sebastian Stan, also earned a nomination for his portrayal of Donald Trump in the film.
And, last but not least, Diane Warren is once again nominated for Best Original Song, this time for “The Journey” from Tyler Perry’s WWII drama, The Six Triple Eight. This is Warren’s 16th Academy Award nomination, and her her eighth in a row, having been nominated every year since 2017. While she’s yet to win a competitive Oscar, she did receive an Honorary Award in 2022.
The 2025 Oscar nominees were originally set to be announced last week, Jan. 17, but the ceremony was pushed due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles (voters were also given an extra two days to submit their ballots). The Academy also canceled its annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon and said that it would donate the $250,000 it planned to spend on the event to wildfire relief efforts.
The 2025 Oscars are still scheduled to go ahead as planned, airing live on March 2 from the Dolby Theater in L.A. Conan O’Brien will host the show, marking his first time helming the Oscars, though he did previously emcee the Emmys in 2002 and 2006.
Best PictureAnoraThe BrutalistA Complete UnknownConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezI’m Still HereNickel BoysThe SubstanceWicked
Best ActorAdrien Brody, The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet, A Complete UnknownColman Domingo, Sing SingRalph Fiennes, ConclaveSebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best ActressCynthia Erivo, WickedKarla Sofía Gascón, Emilia PérezMikey Madison, AnoraDemi Moore, The SubstanceFernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best Supporting ActorKieran Culkin, A Real PainYura Borisov, AnoraEdward Norton, A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce, The BrutalistJeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Supporting ActressMonica Barbaro, A Complete UnknownAriana Grande, WickedFelicity Jones, The BrutalistIsabella Rossellini, ConclaveZoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best DirectorSean Baker, AnoraBrady Corbet, The BrutalistJames Mangold, A Complete UnknownJacques Audiard, Emilia PérezCoralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best Costume DesignA Complete UnknownConclaveGladiator 2NosferatuWicked
Best Makeup and HairstylingA Different ManEmilia PérezNosferatuThe SubstanceWicked
Best Original ScoreThe BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot
Best Live Action ShortA LienAnujaI’m Not a RobotThe Last RangerThe Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Adapted ScreenplayA Complete UnknownConclaveEmilia PérezNickel BoysSing Sing
Best Original ScreenplayAnoraThe BrutalistA Real PainSeptember 5The Substance
Best Original Song“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight“Like a Bird,” from Sing Sing“Mi Camino,” from Emilia Pérez“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Documentary FeatureBlack Box DiariesNo Other LandPorcelain WarSoundtrack to a Coup d’EtatSugarcane
Best Documentary ShortDeath by NumbersI Am Ready, WardenIncidentInstruments of a Beating HeartThe Only Girl in the Orchestra
Best International FeatureI’m Still HereThe Girl With the NeedleEmilia PérezThe Seed of the Sacred FigFlow
Best Animated FeatureFlowInside Out 2Memoir of a SnailWallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlThe Wild Robot
Best Animated ShortBeautiful MenIn the Shadow of the CyprusMagic CandiesWander to WonderYuck!
Best Production DesignThe BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNosferatuWicked
Best Film EditingAnoraThe BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWicked
Best SoundA Complete UnknownDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot
Best Visual EffectsAlien: RomulusBetter ManDune: Part TwoKingdom of the Planet of the ApesWicked
Best CinematographyThe BrutalistDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezMariaNosferatu
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