The 97th Academy Awards nominations are in, and Emilia Pérez is the frontrunner, receiving a record-breaking 13 nominations – the most ever for a non-English language film. Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees on January 23rd during a live stream on the Oscars YouTube channel. Jacques Audiard's Spanish crime thriller, Emilia Pérez, is a major contender, competing for Best Picture, Best Director (Audiard himself), and Best Lead Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón).
Wicked and The Brutalist closely trail with 10 nominations each, while Conclave and A Complete Unknown garnered eight nominations apiece.
Key 2025 Oscar Nominations:
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 Actress: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
(Other notable categories and nominees are listed in the original text, but have been omitted here for brevity. The complete list can be found in the original article.)
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The event will air live on ABC (U.S.), ITV (UK), and in over 200 other territories globally. This year marks a significant milestone, as the ceremony will also be livestreamed on Hulu for the first time.
