Oscars 2025 Unveiled: 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Wicked,' 'Brutalism' in Spotlight

The 97th Academy Awards nominations are in, and Emilia Pérez is the frontrunner with a record-breaking 13 nominations – the most ever for a non-English language film. Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees on January 23rd during a live stream on the Oscars' YouTube channel.

Jacques Audiard's Spanish crime thriller, Emilia Pérez, received multiple nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Audiard himself), and Best Lead Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. Wicked and The Brutalist closely followed with 10 nominations each, while Conclave and A Complete Unknown secured eight apiece.

Best Picture

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

Best Director

Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), James Mangold (A Complete Unknown), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Anora, The Brutalist, A Real Pain, September 5, The Substance

Cinematography

The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Maria, Nosferatu

Animated Feature Film

Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir Of A Snail, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot

Music (Original Score)

The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked, The Wild Robot

Music (Original Song)

El Mal (Emilia Pérez), The Journey (The Six Triple Eight), Like A Bird (Sing Sing), Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez), Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late)

Production Design

The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, Wicked

Film Editing

Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked

Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries, No Other Land, Porcelain War, Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat, Sugarcane

Documentary Short Film

Death By Numbers, I Am Ready, Warden, Incident, Instruments Of A Beating Heart, The Only Girl In The Orchestra

International Feature Film

I’m Still Here (Brazil), The Girl With The Needle (Denmark), Emilia Pérez (France), The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (Germany), Flow (Latvia)

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man, Emilia Pérez, Nosferatu, The Substance, Wicked

Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus, Better Man, Dune: Part Two, Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes, Wicked

Costume Design

A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Gladiator II, Nosferatu, Wicked

Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men, In The Shadow Of The Cypress, Magic Candies, Wander To Wonder, Yuck!

Live-Action Short Film

A Lien, Anuja, I’m Not A Robot, The Last Ranger, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Sound

A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Wicked, The Wild Robot

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It will air live on ABC (U.S.), ITV (UK), and in over 200 other territories globally. For the first time, it will also stream live on Hulu.