97th Academy Awards: Full List of Nominees in Key Categories

The 97th Academy Awards, set to take place on March 2, 2025, in Hollywood, have unveiled their nominees across major categories. Leading the charge is Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez, a bold musical about a Mexican drug lord who transitions to a woman, earning 13 nominations. Other notable contenders include The Brutalist and Wicked, both receiving 10 nominations.

Best Picture

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Perez
• 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 Perez
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Actor

• Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
• Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actress

• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
• Karla Sofia Gascon – Emilia Perez
• Mikey Madison – Anora
• Demi Moore – The Substance
• Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

• Yura Borisov – Anora
• Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
• Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

• Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande – Wicked
• Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
• Zoe Saldana – Emilia Perez

Best 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)

Best Animated Feature

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Best Documentary Feature

• Black Box Diaries
• No Other Land
• Porcelain War
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
• Sugarcane

Films with Eight or More Nominations

• Emilia Perez – 13
• The Brutalist – 10
• Wicked – 10
• A Complete Unknown – 8
• Conclave – 8

As the countdown to the 97th Academy Awards continues, excitement is building for a night of celebration, as some of the best films, performances, and talents in cinema compete for the prestigious golden statuettes.