'Emilia Pérez' leads Oscar nominations: Full list here
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After repeated delays due to the devastating wildfires in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally announced the final nominees for the 97th Academy Awards on Thursday (Indian time). Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live) and Rachel Sennott (Bottoms) took the announcement duties that began at 7:00pm IST. Here are the top nominees in the major categories.
#1
Actor in Supporting Role
The coveted Actor in a Supporting Role category saw these top names make it through to the end. Yura Borisov for Anora Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce for The Brutalist and, Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice
#2
Actress in Supporting Role
These stars made it to the Actress in a Supporting Role nominations: Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown Ariana Grande for Wicked Felicity Jones for The Brutalist Isabella Rossellini for Conclave Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez
#3
Actor in a Leading Role
Actor in a Leading Role nominees were: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Colman Domingo, Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes, Conclave Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
#4
Actress in a Leading Role
Actress in a Leading Role nods went to: Cynthia Erivo, Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez Mikey Madison, Anora Demi Moore, The Substance Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here
#5
Best Director
Best Director for 2025 will be selected among: Sean Baker, Anora Brady Corbet The Brutalist James Mangold, A Complete Unknown Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
#6, #7
International Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film
International Feature Film nods were: I'm Still Here The Girl with the Needle Emilia Pérez The Seed of the Sacred Fig Flow Meanwhile, the Documentary Feature Film category shortlisted: Black Box Diaries No Other Land Porcelain War Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Sugarcane
#8, #9
Original Song, Best Editing
Original Song nods: El Mal from Emilia Pérez The Journey from The Six Triple Eight Like a Bird from Sing Sing Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late Meanwhile, these films made it to Best Editing: Anora The Brutalist Conclave Emilia Pérez Wicked
#10
Top 10 competing for Best Picture are...
Last but not the least, the Best Picture contenders for 2025 are: Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez I'm Still Here Nickel Boys The Substance Wicked