2025 Oscar Noms: Emilia Pérez, Wicked, The Brutalist Lead

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been unveiled, with Jacques Audiard's Spanish crime thriller Emilia Pérez dominating this year's race with an impressive 13 nods – making it the most nominated non-English language film in Oscar history.

Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees during a January 23 livestream on the Oscars YouTube channel. The groundbreaking Emilia Pérez secured nominations across major categories including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Lead Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón.

Close behind were Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 nominations each, followed by Conclave and A Complete Unknown with eight nominations apiece.

2025 Academy Award Nominations

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

• Sean Baker (Anora)
• Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
• James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
• Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
• Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Actor in a Leading Role

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

Actress in a Leading Role

• Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
• Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
• Mikey Madison (Anora)
• Demi Moore (The Substance)
• Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)

[All other category lists remain unchanged in structure, with identical nominee names as original]

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. For the first time in Oscar history, the event will be streamed live on Hulu alongside its traditional ABC broadcast in the U.S., ITV in the UK, and across 200+ international territories.