Oscars 2025: The most awaited Nominations list Announced and "Emilia Pérez" Leads with 13 Nods

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The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, setting the stage for a thrilling awards season.

Following an acknowledgement of the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles from Academy leadership, presenters Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott revealed the nominees for the film industry's top prize.

"Emilia Pérez" emerged as the frontrunner with a leading 13 nominations, followed closely by "The Brutalist" and "Wicked" with 10 nominations each.

"Emilia Pérez," a Spanish-language film, has faced its share of controversy. While it garnered four Golden Globe wins, criticism arose regarding Selena Gomez's portrayal of the lead character and the film's representation of the transgender community. Despite these concerns, "Emilia Pérez" achieved a significant milestone, surpassing "Roma" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" for the most nominations ever received by a non-English language film.

"The Brutalist," a historical drama directed by Brady Corbet, stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones as Hungarian refugees in post-WWII America. The film, a Golden Globe winner, recently sparked debate over its use of artificial intelligence for character accents. Director Corbet has staunchly defended his actors amidst the controversy.

"Wicked," the highly anticipated musical adaptation, proved a box office success and translated that popularity into significant awards recognition. The film received a Best Picture nomination and garnered individual honors for stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. This marks the first time two musicals have been nominated for Best Picture since 1968.

The acting categories saw a strong showing of first-time nominees, with 13 actors receiving their inaugural Oscar nods, including Kieran Culkin, Demi Moore, Isabella Rossellini, and Zoe Saldaña.

Conan O'Brien is set to host the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on March 2nd, airing live on ABC.

Best picture

• “Anora”
• “The Brutalist”
• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Conclave”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “I’m Still Here”
• “Nickel Boys”
• “The Substance”
• “Wicked”

Best actor in a leading role

• Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing.”
• Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
• Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
• Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
• Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
• Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Best actress in a leading role

• Demi Moore in “The Substance.”
• Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
• Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
• Mikey Madison, “Anora”
• Demi Moore, “The Substance”
• Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”

Best actor in a supporting role

• Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist.”
• Yura Borisov, “Anora”
• Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
• Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
• Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
• Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”

Best actress in a supporting role

• Zoe Saldaña in "Emilia Pérez."
• Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
• Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
• Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
• Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
• Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

Best director

• Director James Mangold and Timothée Chalamet on the set of "A Complete Unknown."
• Sean Baker, “Anora”
• Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
• James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
• Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
• Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”

Best cinematography

• “The Brutalist”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Maria”
• “Nosferatu”

Best international feature film

• “I’m Still Here”
• “The Girl with the Needle”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
• “Flow”
• Best adapted screenplay
• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Conclave”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Nickel Boys”
• “Sing Sing”

Best original screenplay

• “Anora”
• “The Brutalist”
• “A Real Pain”
• “September 5”
• “The Substance”

Best live action short film

• “A Lien”
• “Anuja”
• “I’m Not a Robot”
• “The Last Ranger”
• “A Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”

Best animated short film

• “Beautiful Men”
• “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
• “Magic Candies”
• “Wander to Wonder”
• “Yuck!”

Best animated feature film

• “Flow”
• “Inside Out 2”
• “Memoir of a Snail”
• “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
• “The Wild Robot”

Best documentary short

• “Death By Numbers”
• “I Am Ready, Warden”
• “Incident”
• “Instruments of a Beating Heart”
• “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”

Best documentary feature film

• “Black Box Diaries”
• “No Other Land”
• “Porcelain War”
• “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
• “Sugarcane”

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 original score

• “The Brutalist”
• “Conclave”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Wicked”
• “The Wild Robot”

Best makeup and hairstyling

• “A Different Man”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Nosferatu”
• “The Substance”
• “Wicked”

Best costume design

• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Conclave”
• “Gladiator II”
• “Nosferatu”
• “Wicked”

Best editing

• “Anora”
• “The Brutalist”
• “Conclave”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Wicked”

Best sound

• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Wicked”
• “The Wild Robot”

Best production design

• “The Brutalist”
• “Conclave”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Nosferatu”
• “Wicked”

Best visual effects

• “Alien: Romulus”
• “Better Man”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
• “Wicked”