THE 97TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ARE HERE
The 97th Academy Awards nominations have landed, and the race for Hollywood’s most coveted prizes is officially on. Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads the pack with a groundbreaking 13 nominations, making history as the most-nominated non-English-language film ever. Close behind are ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Wicked’, each securing 10 nods, including Best Picture. This year’s list is a dynamic mix of fresh newcomers, seasoned icons, daring gems of smaller productions, and blockbuster heavyweights.
Among the historic highlights is Karla Sofía Gascón’s nomination for Best Actress in ‘Emilia Pérez’, marking a significant stride in representation as the first openly trans performer to receive an acting nomination. As always, the announcements brought surprises and snubs, sparking debates and excitement across the industry. With Conan O’Brien set to host the ceremony on March 2, 2025, cinema enthusiasts everywhere are counting down to see which films and talents will take home the golden statuettes.
Below, find the full list of nominations:
BEST PICTURE
Anora: Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, producers
The Brutalist: Nominees to be determined
A Complete Unknown: Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman, producers
Conclave: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman, producers
Dune: Part Two: Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve, producers
Emilia Pérez: Nominees to be determined
I'm Still Here: Nominees to be determined
Nickel Boys: Nominees to be determined
The Substance: Nominees to be determined
Wicked: Marc Platt, producer
BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker: Anora
Brady Corbet: The Brutalist
James Mangold: A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard: Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat: The Substance
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody: The Brutalist as László Tóth
Timothée Chalamet: A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan
Colman Domingo: Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield
Ralph Fiennes: Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence
Sebastian Stan: The Apprentice as Donald J. Trump
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo: Wicked as Elphaba Thropp
Karla Sofía Gascón: Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte
Mikey Madison: Anora as Ani
Demi Moore: The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle
Fernanda Torres: I'm Still Here as Eunice Paiva
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov: Anora as Igor
Kieran Culkin: A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan
Edward Norton: A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger
Guy Pearce: The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.
Jeremy Strong: The Apprentice as Roy Cohn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Monica Barbaro: A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez
Ariana Grande: Wicked as Galinda "Glinda" Upland
Felicity Jones: The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth
Isabella Rossellini: Conclave as Sister Agnes
Zoe Saldaña: Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora: Sean Baker
The Brutalist: Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain: Jesse Eisenberg
September 5: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David
The Substance: Coralie Fargeat
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown: James Mangold and Jay Cocks; based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald
Conclave: Peter Straughan; based on the novel Conclave by Robert Harris
Emilia Pérez: Jacques Audiard; based on the opera libretto Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys: RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Sing Sing: Screenplay by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; story by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield; based on the book The Sing Sing Follies by John H. Richardson
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Flow: Nominees to be determined
Inside Out 2: Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoir of a Snail: Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl: Nominees to be determined
The Wild Robot: Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Emilia Pérez (France) in Spanish: directed by Jacques Audiard
Flow (Latvia) with no dialogue: directed by Gints Zilbalodis
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark) in Danish: directed by Magnus von Horn
I'm Still Here (Brazil) in Portuguese: directed by Walter Salles
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) in Persian: directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Black Box Diaries: Shiori Itō, Eric Nyari, and Hanna Aqvilin
No Other Land: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham
Porcelain War: Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, and Paula DuPré Pesmen
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat: Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grellety
Sugarcane: Nominees to be determined
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Death by Numbers: Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
I Am Ready, Warden: Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
Incident: Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
Instruments of a Beating Heart: Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
The Only Girl in the Orchestra: Molly O'Brien and Lisa Remington
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
A Lien: Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
Anuja: Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
I'm Not a Robot: Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
The Last Ranger: Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent: Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Beautiful Men: Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
In the Shadow of the Cypress: Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Magic Candies: Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
Wander to Wonder: Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
Yuck!: Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist: Daniel Blumberg
Conclave: Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez: Clément Ducol and Camille
Wicked: John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot: Kris Bowers
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"El Mal" from Emilia Pérez: Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard
"The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight: Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
"Like a Bird" from Sing Sing: Music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
"Mi Camino" from Emilia Pérez: Music and lyrics by Camille and Clément Ducol
"Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late: Music and lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin
BEST SOUND
A Complete Unknown: Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey, and David Giammarco
Dune: Part Two: Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill
Emilia Pérez: Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz, and Niels Barletta
Wicked: Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson, and John Marquis
The Wild Robot: Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo, and Leff Lefferts
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist: Production design: Judy Becker; set decoration: Patricia Cuccia
Conclave: Production design: Suzie Davies; set decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
Dune: Part Two: Production design: Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Shane Vieau
Nosferatu: Production design: Craig Lathrop; set decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
Wicked: Production design: Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Lee Sandales
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist: Lol Crawley
Dune: Part Two: Greig Fraser
Emilia Pérez: Paul Guilhaume
Maria: Ed Lachman
Nosferatu: Jarin Blaschke
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
A Different Man: Mike Marino, David Presto, and Crystal Jurado
Emilia Pérez: Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
Nosferatu: David White, Traci Loader, and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
The Substance: Pierre-Oliver Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli
Wicked: Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, and Sarah Nuth
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
A Complete Unknown: Arianne Phillips
Conclave: Lisy Christl
Gladiator II: Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu: Linda Muir
Wicked: Paul Tazewell
BEST FILM EDITING
Anora: Sean Baker
The Brutalist: David Jancso
Conclave: Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez: Juliette Welfling
Wicked: Myron Kerstein
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alien: Romulus: Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan
Better Man: Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs
Dune: Part Two: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke
Wicked: Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould
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