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.
Leading the nominations is “Emilia Perez” with 13 while “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” each picked up 10 nominations. “Conclave” and “A Complete Unknown” each received 8 nominations. Surprising is that despite “Wicked” receiving 10 nominations and “Conclave” 8 including Best Motion Picture for each, directors John Chu and Edward Berger, respectively, were not nominated for Best Director.
From an acting standpoint, a real surprise was Sebastian Stan’s nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as a young Donald J. Trump in “The Apprentice”, a film from which many distributors distanced themselves. At the same time, Daniel Craig was overlooked for “Queer” as was the ever-popular Denzel Washington for his acclaimed performance in “Gladiator II”. Also noticeably absent from the nominees was Angelina Jolie for “Maria”, Nicole Kidman for “Babygirl”, and both Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis for “The Last Showgirl”. Joyously, we saw Isabella Rossellini pick up her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Conclave”. Rossellini’s nomination comes 80 years after her mother Ingrid Bergman’s first nomination and Best Actress win for “Gaslight”.
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.
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.
AND THE NOMINEES ARE. . .
Best motion picture of the year
“Anora” (Neon)
“The Brutalist” (A24)
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
“The Substance” (MUBI)
“Wicked” (Universal)
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)
A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands
Production; Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
“No Other Land”
An Antipode Films Production; Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
“Porcelain War” (Picturehouse)
A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production; Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)
An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production; Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production; Nominees to be determined
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 OpDocs/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 StokesMunton
“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
Achievement in production design
“The Brutalist” (A24)
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features)
“Wicked” (Universal)
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) T
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“Wicked” (Universal)
“The Wild Robot” (Universal)
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 PeterStubbs
“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
