97th Oscar Nominations: An Awards Race with EMILIA PEREZ Leading the Pack

The 97th Oscar nominations are here, and unlike last year’s predictable dominance by Oppenheimer, this year’s race is a cinematic free-for-all.

Leading the charge is Emilia Pérez, the bold, genre-defying musical about a Mexican cartel leader’s gender transition, which secured a historic 13 nominations—the most ever for a non-English-language film.

Joining it in the Best Picture race are Anora, The Brutalist, Wicked, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, A Complete Unknown, and Conclave.

Wicked and The Brutalist trail close behind with 10 nominations each. Wicked saw nods for its leads Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, while Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist scored nominations for Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Corbet’s directing.

The Palme d’Or-winning Anora received six nominations, while The Substance earned five, including Demi Moore’s first-ever Oscar nod and a directing nomination for Coralie Fargeat.

Notably, Edward Berger (Conclave) and Jon Chu (Wicked) were snubbed in the Best Director category, despite their films being considered major contenders.

Among surprises, Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan snagged acting nods for The Apprentice, a film that was overshadowed by controversy stemming from former President Donald Trump’s legal threats against its release.

I’m not really into the Oscars as much as I used to be. There are a good amount of films that have been nominated that I haven’t even seen yet.

You can check out the full list of nominations below. Check them out and let us know what films you’d like to see win.

Oscar Nominations 2025

Best Picture

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

Writing (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

Writing (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

International Feature Film

I’m Still Here (Brazil)
A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production

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

Emilia Pérez (France)
A Pathé Production

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

Flow (Latvia)
A Dream Well Studio Production

Animated Feature Film 

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

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

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

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

Production Design

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

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

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

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

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

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

Music (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

Music (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

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

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

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

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 Stokes Munton

The Substance (Mubi) Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli

Wicked (Universal) Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

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

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

Nominations by Film

(2 or more noms)

Emilia Pérez – 13
The Brutalist – 10
Wicked – 10
A Complete Unknown – 8
Conclave – 8
Anora – 6
Dune: Part Two – 5
The Substance – 5
Nosferatu – 4
I’m Still Here – 3
Sing Sing – 3
The Wild Robot – 3
A Real Pain – 2
Flow – 2
Nickel Boys – 2
The Apprentice – 2

Nominations by Distributor

Netflix – 16
A24 – 14
Universal – 13
Focus Features – 12
Searchlight – 10
Neon – 7
Mubi – 6
Warner Bros – 5
Paramount – 3
Sony Pictures Classics – 3
Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit -2
Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios – 2
Sideshow/Janus Films – 2
20th Century – 2
Disney+ – 1
IFC Films – 1
Kino Lorber – 1
MTV Documentary Films – 1
National Geographic Documentary Films – 1
Picturehouse – 1
Walt Disney – 1