The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were delayed aft deadly wildfires raged done the Los Angeles area.
Published On 23 Jan 2025
The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards person yet been revealed, aft 2 delays owed to the devastating wildfires raging crossed confederate California successful the United States.
The wildfires person yet to abate, with a caller conflagration, the Hughes Fire, erupting northbound of Los Angeles this week.
But the nominations continued arsenic scheduled connected Thursday, with the divisive, experimental philharmonic Emilia Perez grabbing the astir nods.
One of its 13 nominations was a past maker: Karla Sofia Gascon has go the archetypal transgender pistillate ever honoured successful the champion histrion category.
In the film, she plays a erstwhile cartel brag who secretly undergoes gender-affirming country and reinvents herself arsenic a humanitarian successful modern-day Mexico.
But her class volition beryllium 1 of the hottest to watch, with fierce contention from The Substance’s Demi Moore and Brazilian histrion Fernanda Torres of the humanities play I’m Still Here.
Earning different 10 Oscars nods was the Broadway blockbuster Wicked, signalling a beardown twelvemonth for Hollywood musicals. The Brutalist, a play play astir an designer surviving the Holocaust and moving to the US, besides racked up 10 nominations.
Other favourites from the Academy this twelvemonth were the Vatican play Conclave and the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, some of which scooped up 8 nods. Another six nominations went to the zany comedy-drama Anora, astir a stripper who gets joined to a Russian oligarch’s son.
Some of the biggest snubs came successful the crowded champion histrion category, with Maria’s Angelina Jolie, Babygirl’s Nicole Kidman and Emilia Perez’s Selena Gomez each near successful the cold.
But a astonishment came successful the signifier of a information for Romanian American histrion Sebastian Stan, who earned designation for his portrayal of United States President Donald Trump successful the movie The Apprentice, a cutting representation of ambition and ego.
Best Picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Perez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Actor successful a Leading Role
- Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
- Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Actor successful 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 successful a Leading Role
- Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
- Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez
- Mikey Madison, Anora
- Demi Moore, The Substance
- Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Actress successful a Supporting Role
- Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande, Wicked
- Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
- Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
Animated Feature Film
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Animated Short Film
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Cinematography
- The Brutalist
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Perez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
Costume Design
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Gladiator II
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Directing
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
- James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
- Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Documentary Short Film
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl successful the Orchestra
Film Editing
- Sean Baker, Anora
- David Jancso, The Brutalist
- Nick Emerson, Conclave
- Juliette Welfling, Emilia Perez
- Myron Kerstein, Wicked
International Feature Film
- I’m Still Here, Brazil
- The Girl with the Needle, Denmark
- Emilia Perez, France
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
- Flow, Latvia
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado: A Different Man
- Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini: Emilia Perez
- David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Storkes-Munton: Nosferatu
- Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stephanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli: The Substance
- Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth: Wicked
Music (Original Score)
- Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
- Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
- Clement Ducol and Camille, Emilia Perez
- John Powell and Stephan Schwartz, Wicked
- Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Music (Original Song)
- El Mal from Emilia Perez
- Music by Clement Ducol and Camille
- Lyrics by Clement Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
- The Journey from The Six Triple Eight
- Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
- Like a Bird from Sing Sing
- Music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
- Mi Camino from Emilia Perez
- Music and lyrics by Camille and Clement Ducol
- Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late
- Music and lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlisle, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Production Design
- The Brutalist
- Production Design: Judy Becker
- Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
- Conclave
- Production Design: Suzie Davies
- Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
- Dune: Part Two
- Production Design: Patrice Vermette
- Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- Nosferatu
- Production Design: Craig Lathrop
- Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerova
- Wicked
- Production Design: Nathan Crowley
- Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Live Action Short Film
- A Lien
- Anuja
- I’m Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Sound
- A Complete Unknown
- Tod A Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
- Dune: Part Two
- Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
- Emilia Perez
- Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldere, Maxence Dussere, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
- Wicked
- Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
- The Wild Robot
- Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Visual Effects
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Dune: Part two
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- James Mangold and Jay Cocks for A Complete Unknown
- Peter Straughan for Conclave
- Jacques Audiard for Emilia Perez
- In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Lea Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
- RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes for Nickel Boys
- Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar for Sing Sing
- Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Sean Baker for Anora
- Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold for The Brutalist
- Jesse Eisenberg for A Real Pain
- Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum for September 5, co-written with Alex David
- Coralie Fargeat for The Substance