Oscar Nominations 2025 Announced: Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and The Brutalist Among Top Nominees

The 97th Academy Awards nominations are in, and Emilia Pérez is the frontrunner with 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, received multiple nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Audiard himself), and Best Lead Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. Wicked and The Brutalist closely followed with 10 nominations each, while Conclave and A Complete Unknown secured eight.

Highlights of the 2025 Oscar Nominations:

Several films garnered significant recognition across various categories. Here's a glimpse at some key 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)
• Best Actor: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

The full list of nominations spans numerous categories, including supporting roles, writing (both adapted and original screenplays), cinematography, animated features, music (original score and song), production design, film editing, documentary features and shorts, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, visual effects, costume design, animated and live-action short films, and sound.

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Broadcast details include ABC (U.S.), ITV (UK), and over 200 other territories worldwide. This year marks a first – live streaming will also be available on Hulu.