The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 97th Oscars today, January 23. Actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang revealed the nominees live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater through a global broadcast across Oscar.com, Oscars.org, Academy digital platforms, Disney+, Hulu, international satellite feeds, and media outlets.
Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, a Spanish-language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13 nods. The film is a major milestone for representation, with Karla Sofía Gascón making history as the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar, earning a spot in the Best Actress category. Emilia Pérez also secured nominations for best picture, directing, original screenplay, two original songs, and a Supporting Actress nomination for Zoe Saldaña. This is the most nominations for a Foreign Language film in Oscar history.
Following closely behind, The Brutalist and Wicked each garnered 10 nominations. The Brutalist earned key nods for Best Picture, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Best-Supporting Actor for Guy Pearce, cinematography, and original score. Wicked received significant recognition, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande, Costume Design, and Original Score. Cynthia Erivo’s nomination is historic, as she becomes the only Black actress to ever receive two Best Actress nominations.
The 10 nominees for best picture are: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.
This year’s Oscar race is wide open, with the six most honored films—Emilia Pérez, Wicked (10 nominations), The Brutalist (10 nominations), Anora (6 nominations), Conclave (8 nominations), and A Complete Unknown (8 nominations)—faring as expected.
Surprises included I’m Still Here, a Brazilian film about political resistance under a military dictatorship that also earned Fernanda Torres the Best Actress nomination, and RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys, a daring first-person POV drama redefining portrayals of Black life and pain.
The Best Actress category, led by Demi Moore for her transformative performance in The Substance, includes Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), and Mikey Madison (Anora). Notably absent were Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths), Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), and Nicole Kidman (Babygirl). Cynthia Erivo’s nomination is historic, as she becomes the only Black actress to ever receive two Best Actress nominations.
Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong earned nominations for The Apprentice, a polarizing drama about Donald Trump’s early years under Roy Cohn’s mentorship. Strong acknowledged the complexity of his character: “It was the role of a lifetime, but it’s deeply unsettling to see the real legacy playing out in real time,” Strong noated.
In directing, Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) broke into an otherwise male-dominated category that includes Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown).
Kieran Culkin leads the supporting actor race for A Real Pain, joined by Yura Borisov (Anora), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), and Strong (The Apprentice). Supporting actress nominees include Ariana Grande (Wicked), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave).
See the full list of nominees below:
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
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 Leading Role
- Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison, Anora
- Demi Moore, The Substance
- Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande, Wicked
- Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Animated Feature Film
- 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)
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)
Cinematography
- The Brutalist (Lol Crawley)
- Dune: Part Two (Greig Fraser)
- Emilia Pérez (Paul Guilhaume)
- Maria (Ed Lachman)
- Nosferatu (Jarin Blaschke)
Costume Design
- A Complete Unknown (Arianne Phillips)
- Conclave (Lisy Christl)
- Gladiator II (Janty Yates and Dave Crossman)
- Nosferatu (Linda Muir)
- Wicked (Paul Tazewell)
Directing
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
- James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
- Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries (Shiori Ito, 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 DuPre’ Pesmen)
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grellety)
- Sugarcane (Nominees to be determined)
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)
Film Editing
- Anora (Sean Baker)
- The Brutalist (David Jancso)
- Conclave (Nick Emerson)
- Emilia Pérez (Juliette Welfling)
- Wicked (Myron Kerstein)
International Feature Film
- Brazil, I’m Still Here
- Denmark, The Girl with the Needle
- France, Emilia Pérez
- Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Latvia, Flow
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-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli)
- Wicked (Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, and Sarah Nuth)
Music (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)
Music (Original Song)
- “El Mal,” Emilia Pérez (Music: Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric: Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard)
- “The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight (Music and Lyric: Diane Warren)
- “Like A Bird,” Sing Sing (Music and Lyric: Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada)
- “Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez (Music and Lyric: Camille and Clément Ducol)
- “Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late (Music and Lyric: Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- A Complete Unknown (Screenplay: James Mangold and Jay Cocks)
- Conclave (Screenplay: Peter Straughan)
- Emilia Pérez (Screenplay: Jacques Audiard; Collaboration: Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi)
- Nickel Boys (Screenplay: RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes)
- Sing Sing (Screenplay: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; Story: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John “Divine G” Whitfield)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- The Substance (Written by Coralie Fargeat)
- Anora (Written by Sean Baker)
- The Brutalist (Written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold)
- A Real Pain (Written by Jesse Eisenberg)
- September 5 (Written by Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David)
The 97th Oscars will be broadcast live from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The ceremony will air on ABC and Hulu and will reach audiences in over 200 territories worldwide.
REELated:
Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Brutalist lead Bafta nominees
