Emilia Pérez Leads 2025 Oscars with 13 Nominations

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced, with Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” (starring Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón), leading the pack with 13 nominations—the highest ever for a non-English language film.

This groundbreaking narco-musical, available on Netflix, delves into themes of trans identity and has earned nods in major categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. Notably, Karla Sofía Gascón, the film’s lead, has made history as the first openly trans actor to receive an Oscar nomination.

Trailing closely behind, both “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” have secured 10 nominations each.

The announcement of the nominations was delayed due to devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Despite calls to cancel the Oscars, academy leaders have decided to proceed with the ceremony, scheduled for March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre. The event, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will include special tributes to first responders and acknowledge the impact of the fires on the community.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best Picture

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Wicked

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
• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
• Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best Actress

• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Demi Moore, The Substance
• Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

• Yura Borisov, Anora
• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

• Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
• Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

• James Mangold and Jay Cocks, A Complete Unknown
• Peter Straughan, Conclave
• Jacques Audiard (in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi), Emilia Pérez
• RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
• Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John “Divine G” Whitfield, Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

• Sean Baker, Anora
• Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
• Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
• Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David, September 5
• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Animated Feature

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• The Wild Robot
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Documentary Feature

• Black Box Diaries
• No Other Land
• Porcelain War
• Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
• Sugarcane

Best International Feature

• I’m Still Here (Brazil)
• The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
• Emilia Pérez (France)
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
• Flow (Latvia)

Best Original Song

• “Never Too Late” – Elton John: Never Too Late
• “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
• “Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez
• “Like a Bird” – Sing Sing
• “The Journey” – The Six Triple Eight

Best Original Score

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

Best Costume Design

• Wicked
• Nosferatu
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Gladiator II

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• A Different Man
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best Production Design

• Wicked
• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Conclave

Best Sound

• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

Best Film Editing

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked

Best Cinematography

• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu