The 2025 Oscar nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced, and Emilia Pérez is leading the pack this year with 13 nods — the most earned by a film not in the English language.
Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang unveiled the nominations on January 23 in a live presentation on the Oscars YouTube channel. Jacques Audiard’s Spanish crime thriller Emilia Pérez featured in multiple categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Lead Actress, which Karla Sofía Gascón is up for.
Wicked and The Brutalist followed closely behind with 10 nods apiece, while Conclave and A Complete Unknown each scored eight nominations.
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
And that’s a wrap! The 97th Academy Awards are set for Sunday March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC in the U.S., ITV in the UK, and over 200 other territories worldwide. In addition, and for the first time ever, the show will also be streamed live on Hulu.
Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter @A_AnkersRange.
