Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez
Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard (Netflix)

Emilia Pérez leads the nominations for the 97th Oscars with 13 nominations including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best international feature film (France), Karla Sofía Gascón – best actress, Zoe Saldaña – supporting actress.

The Brutalist and Wicked followed with 10 nominations each; with A Complete Unknown along with Conclave next in line with 8 nominations – all nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year.

Also nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year is Dune: Part Two.

The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

Nominations by Category – 97th Academy Awards

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)
Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon)
Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain” (Searchlight)
Edward Norton in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Jeremy Strong in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Universal)
Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)
Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)
Fernanda Torres in “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Monica Barbaro in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Universal)
Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

Best animated feature film of the year

Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films) Nominees to be determined
“Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney) Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix) Nominees to be determined
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Best animated short film

“Beautiful Men” (Miyu Distribution) Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
“Magic Candies” (Toei Animation) Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
“Wander to Wonder” (Miyu Distribution) Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
“Yuck!” (Miyu Distribution) Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Achievement in cinematography

“The Brutalist” (A24) Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Greig Fraser
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Paul Guilhaume
Maria” (Netflix) Ed Lachman
Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Jarin Blaschke

Achievement in costume design

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Arianne Phillips
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Lisy Christl
“Gladiator II” (Paramount) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Linda Muir
“Wicked” (Universal) Paul Tazewell

Achievement in directing

“Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) Brady Corbet
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) James Mangold
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Jacques Audiard
“The Substance” (MUBI) Coralie Fargeat

Best documentary feature film

Black Box Diaries” (MTV Documentary Films)
A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands Production
Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin

No Other Land
An Antipode Films Production
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

Porcelain War” (Picturehouse)
A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela
Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)
An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production
Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

Sugarcane” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production
Nominees to be determined

Best documentary short film

“Death by Numbers” Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
“I Am Ready, Warden” (MTV Documentary Films) Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
“Incident” (The New Yorker) Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” (The New York Times OpDocs/Cineric Creative)
Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (Netflix) Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

Achievement in film editing

“Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) David Jancso
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Nick Emerson
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Juliette Welfling
“Wicked” (Universal) Myron Kerstein

Best international feature film of the year

“I’m Still Here”
A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production
Brazil

The Girl with the Needle
A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production
Denmark

“Emilia Pérez”
A Pathé Production
France

The Seed of the Sacred Fig
A Run Way Pictures Production
Germany

Flow
A Dream Well Studio Production
Latvia

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

A Different Man” (A24) Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne StokesMunton
“The Substance” (MUBI) Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and
Marilyne Scarselli
“Wicked” (Universal) Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“The Brutalist” (A24) Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Clément Ducol and Camille
“Wicked” (Universal) John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Kris Bowers

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
(Netflix)
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard

“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
(Netflix)
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing”
(A24)
Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada

“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
(Netflix)
Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol

“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late
(Disney+)
Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin

Best motion picture of the year

“Anora” (Neon)
A Cre Films Production
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers

“The Brutalist” (A24)
An A24/Brookstreet Pictures/Kaplan Morrison Production
Nominees to be determined

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
A Veritas Entertainment Group/White
Water/Range/Picture Company/Turnpike Films Production
Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers

“Conclave” (Focus Features)
A FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers

“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
A Legendary Pictures Production
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
A Netflix/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé/ France 2 Cinéma/Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
in association with Library Pictures International Production
Nominees to be determined

“I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)
A VideoFilmes/RT Features/Mact Production
Nominees to be determined

Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
A Plan B Entertainment/Anonymous Content/Louverture Films Production
Nominees to be determined

“The Substance” (MUBI)
A Match Factory/Working Title/Blacksmith/A Good Story Production
Nominees to be determined

“Wicked” (Universal)
A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt Production
Marc Platt, Producer

Achievement in production design

“The Brutalist” (A24) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Judy Becker
Patricia Cuccia

“Conclave” (Focus Features) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Suzie Davies
Cynthia Sleiter

“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Patrice Vermette
Shane Vieau

“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Craig Lathrop
Beatrice Brentnerová

“Wicked” (Universal) Production Design:
Set Decoration:
Nathan Crowley
Lee Sandales

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” (The New Yorker) Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
“The Last Ranger” Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” (Manifest) Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek

Achievement in sound

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
“Wicked” (Universal) Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts

Achievement in visual effects

“Alien: Romulus” (20th Century) Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
“Better Man” (Paramount) Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century) Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
“Wicked” (Universal) Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

Adapted screenplay

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks

“Conclave” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Peter Straughan

“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Screenplay by Jacques Audiard
In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi

“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes

“Sing Sing” (A24) Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

Original screenplay

“Anora” (Neon) Written by Sean Baker

“The Brutalist” (A24) Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

“A Real Pain” (Searchlight) Written by Jesse Eisenberg

“September 5” (Paramount) Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
Co-Written by Alex David

“The Substance” (MUBI) Written by Coralie Fargeat

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