The 97th annual Academy Awards nominees were unveiled on Jan. 23, with “Emilia Pérez,” “A Complete Unknown,” and “Conclave” leading the pack in total nominations. This announcement came after the nominations had to be postponed twice due to wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
Topping the list with a total of 13 nominations is “Emilia Pérez,” a crime musical focusing on a cartel leader undergoing a transition. This achievement is just one nomination short of tying the record for the most nominations from a single film, a feat previously accomplished by “Titanic,” “All About Eve,” and “La La Land,” with 14 nominations each.
Actress Karla Sofía Gascón, portraying the lead role, made history by becoming the first transgender woman to receive a nomination in any acting category at the Oscars. She joins a competitive group that includes Cynthia Erivo from “Wicked” and Demi Moore, whose performance in the unsettling horror film “The Substance” has sparked discussions about the industry’s treatment of older actresses. Both Moore and the film were highly anticipated to secure nominations in the top Oscar categories.
Following “Emilia Pérez” in total nominations were “The Brutalist” and “Wicked,” each receiving 10 nods. These three, along with “The Substance,” were among the 10 films nominated for the Best Picture award, alongside “A Complete Unknown,” “Conclave,” “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Nickel Boys,” and “I’m Still Here.”
“Emilia Pérez” clinched four Golden Globes in January, including Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña’s performance. “The Brutalist,” a 215-minute epic about a Holocaust survivor’s post-WWII journey to America, secured Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture Drama, and lead actor Adrian Brody was also a recipient. Both Saldaña and Brody have earned nominations in their respective Oscar categories.
The live announcement was hosted by actors Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott.
For a comprehensive list of the nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards, please see below:
Best Picture:
– “Anora” (Neon)
– “The Brutalist” (A24)
– “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
– “Conclave” (Focus)
– “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
– “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
– “I’m Still Here” (Sony Classics)
– “Nickel Boys” (Amazon/MGM)
– “The Substance” (Mubi)
– “Wicked” (Universal)
And so on…
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At the upcoming Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield Awards, the nominees have been announced across various categories. Some of the contenders for Best International Feature include “I’m Still Here” by Walter Salles from Brazil, “The Girl with the Needle” by Magnus von Horn from Denmark, “Emilia Pérez” by Jacques Audiard from France, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” by Mohammad Rasoulof from Germany, and “Flow” by Miguel Gomes from Latvia. In the Best Documentary Feature category, we have films such as “Black Box Diaries” by Shiori Itō (MTV), “No Other Land” by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor (No distributor), “Porcelain War” by Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev (Picturehouse), “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” by Johan Grimonprez (Kino Lorber), and “Sugarcane” by Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie (Nat Geo).
For Best Animated Feature, the competition includes titles like “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow), “Inside Out 2” (Disney/Pixar), “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films), “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Aardman/Netflix), and “The Wild Robot” (Dreamworks/Universal). The nominees for Best Cinematography feature works by notable cinematographers such as Lol Crawley for “The Brutalist,” Greig Fraser for “Dune: Part Two,” Paul Guillaume for “Emilia Pérez,” Edward Lachman for “Maria,” and Jarin Blaschke for “Nosferatu.”
In the category of Best Costume Design, we have outstanding creations from Arianne Phillips for “A Complete Unknown,” Lisy Christl for “Conclave,” Janty Yates for “Gladiator II,” Linda Muir for “Nosferatu,” and Paul Tazewell for “Wicked.” The nominees for Best Film Editing include works like “Anora” by Sean Baker, “The Brutalist” by Dávid Jancsó, “Conclave” by Nick Emerson, “Emilia Pérez” by Juliette Welfling, and “Wicked” by Myron Kerstein.
The competition for Best Production Design features works by talented artists such as Judy Becker for “The Brutalist,” Suzie Davies for “Conclave,” Patrice Vermette for “Dune: Part Two,” Craig Lathrop for “Nosferatu,” and Nathan Crowley for “Wicked.” In the category of Best Original Score, we see nominations for composers like Daniel Blumberg for “The Brutalist,” Volker Bertelmann for “Conclave,” Clément Ducol & Camille for “Emilia Pérez,” John Powell
