Emilia Pérez leads the 2025 Oscar nominees
Wicked and The Brutalist both earned ten nominations as well.
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It may have taken a little longer than usual, but the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards are finally here. Wicked star Bowen Yang and star of the Untitled Rachel Sennott Project Rachel Sennott assembled bright and early—buzzing off “three Diet Cokes, a pack of cigarettes, and one Adderall”—in Los Angeles to unveil this year’s list of nominees.
As expected, Emilia Pérez continued its streak of racking up nominations at practically every available opportunity, nabbing nods for its direction, music, costuming, and for Karla Sofia Gascón’s, and Zoe Saldaña’s performances, in addition to Best Picture. With her nomination, Gascón earns the distinction of being the first trans woman nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, a major milestone no matter how you spin it. Overall, Emilia Pérez landed 13 nominations.
And while Emilia Pérez cleaned up this morning, it’s hardly a runaway race; in fact, the conventional wisdom (read: current punditry) is that this is one of the most open awards seasons in recent memory. The Brutalist, Wicked, and Anora all earned multiple nominations in the most visible categories, with 10, 10, and six nominations, respectively. Meanwhile performers like Daniel Craig and Marianne Jean-Baptiste continued to be snubbed by many of this year’s awards bodies. And unfortunately for people who like good fucking tennis, Challengers was completely shut out, even from the score and screenplay categories.
The Oscars will air on Sunday, March 2, at 7 pm ET. Conan O’Brien will host. You can check out the full list down below.
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
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Best Actor