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So the wait is over, and the 97th Oscars nominations have been announced. There are a lot of expected nominations but also a few surprises in regard to snubs. Emilia Pérez got the most nominations with 13, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked, both with 10. No Denzel Washington for Gladiator II or Charles Maclin for Sing Sing. No music nominations for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for their work on Challengers. RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys not getting a cinematography nomination is surprising until you remember most of the Academy probably found the First Perspective jarring because they ain’t spent time playing first-person perspective games for decades. Nothing for Hard Truths, but honestly, it’s not a great year for Black stories getting recognized. No Denis Villeneuve Directing nomination for Dune: Part Two or that film not getting recognized for costuming really had me screw-facing a bit. There were a few surprises in terms of nominations, with Sebastian Stan getting a nomination for his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice, along with Jeremy Strong for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in that film. I still have more to think about, but check out the nominations press release below.

97TH OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 2, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, ON ABC AND HULU

LOS ANGELES, CA – Actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the 97th Oscars® nominations today (January 23), live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, Disney+, Hulu, an international satellite feed and broadcast media.

Sennott and Yang announced the nominees in two groups starting at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by the remaining categories at 5:41 a.m. PT. For a complete list of nominees, visit www.oscars.org.

Academy members from each of the 19 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film, International Feature Film and Live Action Short Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of members from all branches who opt in to participate. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees. Members submitted ballots from 93 countries.

Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and Best Picture have film titles with nominees yet to be determined. Per the awards rules, to qualify as a producer nominee for a nominated picture, the producer must have been determined eligible for a Producers Guild of America award for the picture or have successfully appealed the Producers Guild of America’s refusal of such eligibility. The remaining designated Oscar nominees will be announced by early February.

Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 23 categories beginning Tuesday, February 11, through Tuesday, February 18.

To access the complete nominations press kit, visit www.press.oscars.org.

The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)
• Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
• Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)
• Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
• Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon)
• Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain” (Searchlight)
• Edward Norton in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
• Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)
• Jeremy Strong in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Universal)
• Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)
• Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)
• Fernanda Torres in “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Monica Barbaro in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
• Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Universal)
• Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)
• Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
• Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films) -Nominees to be determined
• “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney) -Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
• “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) -Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
• “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix) – Nominees to be determined
• “The Wild Robot” (Universal) Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Best animated short film

• “Beautiful Men” (Miyu Distribution) – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
• “In the Shadow of the Cypress” – Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
• “Magic Candies” (Toei Animation) – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
• “Wander to Wonder” (Miyu Distribution) – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
• “Yuck!” (Miyu Distribution) – Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Achievement in cinematography

• “The Brutalist” (A24) – Lol Crawley
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – Greig Fraser
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Paul Guilhaume
• “Maria” (Netflix) – Ed Lachman
• “Nosferatu” (Focus Features) – Jarin Blaschke

Achievement in costume design

• “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – Arianne Phillips
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) – Lisy Christl
• “Gladiator II” (Paramount) – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
• “Nosferatu” (Focus Features) – Linda Muir
• “Wicked” (Universal) – Paul Tazewell

Achievement in directing

• “Anora” (Neon) – Sean Baker
• “The Brutalist” (A24) – Brady Corbet
• “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – James Mangold
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Jacques Audiard
• “The Substance” (MUBI) – Coralie Fargeat

Best documentary feature film

• “Black Box Diaries” (MTV Documentary Films)     – Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin

A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands Production

• “No Other Land”               – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

An Antipode Films Production

• “Porcelain War” (Picturehouse)  – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen

A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production

• “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)          – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production

• “Sugarcane” (National Geographic Documentary Films)   – Nominees to be determined

A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production

Best documentary short film

• “Death by Numbers” – Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
• “I Am Ready, Warden” (MTV Documentary Films) – Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
• “Incident” (The New Yorker) – Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
• “Instruments of a Beating Heart” (The New York Times Op-Docs/Cineric Creative) – Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
• “The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (Netflix) – Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

Achievement in film editing

• “Anora” (Neon) -Sean Baker
• “The Brutalist” (A24) -David Jancso
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) -Nick Emerson
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) -Juliette Welfling
• “Wicked” (Universal)- Myron Kerstein

Best international feature film of the year

• “I’m Still Here” – A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production – Brazil
• “The Girl with the Needle” – A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production – Denmark
• “Emilia Pérez” – A Pathé Production – France
• “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” – A Run Way Pictures Production – Germany
• “Flow” – A Dream Well Studio Production – Latvia

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

• “A Different Man” (A24) – Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
• “Nosferatu” (Focus Features) – David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
• “The Substance” (MUBI) – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
• “Wicked” (Universal) – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “The Brutalist” (A24) – Daniel Blumberg
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) – Volker Bertelmann
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Clément Ducol and Camille
• “Wicked” (Universal) – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
• “The Wild Robot” (Universal) – Kris Bowers

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
• “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix) – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• “Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” (A24) – Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
• “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
• “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Disney+) – Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin

Best motion picture of the year

• “Anora” (Neon) – A Cre Films Production Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
• “The Brutalist” (A24) – An A24/Brookstreet Pictures/Kaplan Morrison Production Nominees to be determined
• “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – A Veritas Entertainment Group/White Water/Range/Picture Company/Turnpike Films Production Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) – A FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – A Legendary Pictures Production Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – A Netflix/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé/ France 2 Cinéma/Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello in association with Library Pictures International Production Nominees to be determined
• “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics) – A VideoFilmes/RT Features/Mact Production Nominees to be determined
• “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) – A Plan B Entertainment/Anonymous Content/Louverture Films Production Nominees to be determined
• “The Substance” (MUBI) – A Match Factory/Working Title/Blacksmith/A Good Story Production Nominees to be determined
• “Wicked” (Universal) – A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt Production Marc Platt, Producer

Achievement in production design

• “The Brutalist” (A24) – Production Design: Set Decoration: Judy Becker Patricia Cuccia
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) – Production Design: Set Decoration: Suzie Davies Cynthia Sleiter
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – Production Design: Set Decoration: Patrice Vermette Shane Vieau
• “Nosferatu” (Focus Features) – Production Design: Set Decoration: Craig Lathrop Beatrice Brentnerová
• “Wicked” (Universal) – Production Design: Set Decoration: Nathan Crowley Lee Sandales

Best live action short film

• “A Lien” – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
• “Anuja” – Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
• “I’m Not a Robot” (The New Yorker) – Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
• “The Last Ranger” – Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
• “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” (Manifest) – Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek

Achievement in sound

• “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
• “Wicked” (Universal) – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
• “The Wild Robot” (Universal) – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts

Achievement in visual effects

• “Alien: Romulus” (20th Century) -Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
• “Better Man” (Paramount) – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
• “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century) – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
• “Wicked” (Universal) – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

Adapted screenplay

• “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) – Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) – Screenplay by Peter Straughan
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Screenplay by Jacques Audiard In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
• “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) – Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
• “Sing Sing” (A24) – Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

Original screenplay

• “Anora” (Neon) – Written by Sean Baker
• “The Brutalist” (A24) – Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
• “A Real Pain” (Searchlight) – Written by Jesse Eisenberg
• “September 5” (Paramount) – Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum Co-Written by Alex David
• “The Substance” (MUBI) – Written by Coralie Fargeat