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Oscar 2025 Nominations: Pérez, Wicked, Brutalist Lead

Author : Dylan Mar 14,2025

The 97th Academy Awards nominations are in, and Emilia Pérez is making history! With a record-breaking 13 nominations, this Spanish-language crime thriller, directed by Jacques Audiard, leads the pack, earning more nods than any other non-English language film.

Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominations on January 23rd during a live presentation on the Oscars YouTube channel. Emilia Pérez is nominated for prestigious awards including Best Picture, Best Director (for Audiard), and Best Lead Actress, a category where Karla Sofía Gascón is vying for the coveted statuette.

Hot on its heels are Wicked and The Brutalist, each boasting 10 nominations. Conclave and A Complete Unknown follow with eight nominations apiece.

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón. Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images.

Oscars 2025 Nominations

Best Picture

AnoraThe BrutalistA Complete UnknownConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezI’m Still HereNickel BoysThe SubstanceWicked

Best Director

Sean Baker (Anora) Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

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)

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)

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 Supporting Role

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

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Complete UnknownConclaveEmilia PérezNickel BoysSing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay)

AnoraThe BrutalistA Real PainSeptember 5The Substance

Cinematography

The BrutalistDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezMariaNosferatu

Animated Feature Film

FlowInside Out 2Memoir Of A SnailWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlThe Wild Robot

Music (Original Score)

The BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot

Music (Original Song)

El Mal (Emilia Pérez) The Journey (The Six Triple Eight) Like A Bird (Sing Sing) Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez) Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late)

Production Design

The BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNosferatuWicked

Film Editing

AnoraThe BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWicked

Documentary Feature Film

Black Box DiariesNo Other LandPorcelain WarSoundtrack To A Coup D’EtatSugarcane

Documentary Short Film

Death By NumbersI Am Ready, WardenIncidentInstruments Of A Beating HeartThe Only Girl In The Orchestra

International Feature Film

I’m Still Here (Brazil) The Girl With The Needle (Denmark) Emilia Pérez (France) The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (Germany) Flow (Latvia)

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different ManEmilia PérezNosferatuThe SubstanceWicked

Visual Effects

Alien: RomulusBetter ManDune: Part TwoKingdom Of The Planet Of The ApesWicked

Costume Design

A Complete UnknownConclaveGladiator IINosferatuWicked

Animated Short Film

Beautiful MenIn The Shadow Of The CypressMagic CandiesWander To WonderYuck!

Live-Action Short Film

A LienAnujaI’m Not A RobotThe Last RangerThe Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Sound

A Complete UnknownDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Broadcast live on ABC in the U.S., ITV in the UK, and over 200 territories worldwide, the ceremony will also be streamed live on Hulu for the first time ever.