The 97th Academy Awards: Celebrating the Best in Cinema with Glamour and Prestige

The 97th Academy Awards Nominations: A Triumph of Ambition, Artistry, and Spectacle

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in film for 2024, have been announced. Leading the nominations is "Emilia Pérez" with 13 nods, followed by "The Brutalist" and "Wicked," each securing 10 nominations. The awards ceremony is scheduled for March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O'Brien set to host.

Here is the full list of nominees:

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"

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 Sofía Gascón – "Emilia Pérez"
• 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 Saldaña – "Emilia Pérez"

Best Original Screenplay

• "Anora" – Written by Sean Baker
• "The Brutalist" – Written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
• "A Real Pain" – Written by Jesse Eisenberg
• "September 5" – Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
• "The Substance" – Written by Coralie Fargeat

Best Adapted Screenplay

• "A Complete Unknown" – Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
• "Conclave" – Screenplay by Peter Straughan
• "Emilia Pérez" – Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi
• "Nickel Boys" – Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
• "Sing Sing" – Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield

Best International Feature Film

• "I'm Still Here" (Brazil)
• "The Girl with the Needle" (Denmark)
• "Emilia Pérez" (France)
• "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" (Germany)
• "Flow" (Latvia)

Best Animated Feature Film

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

Best Documentary Feature Film

• "Black Box Diaries"
• "No Other Land"
• "Porcelain War"
• "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"
• "Sugarcane"

Best Original Song

• "El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric ... , and Jacques Audiard
• "The Journey" from "The Six Triple Eight" – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• "Like a Bird" from "Sing Sing" – Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander ...
• "Mi Camino" from "Emilia Pérez"

Who will take home the coveted Oscars? All will be revealed on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles—a night that will honour the best in filmmaking and showcase the power of storytelling on the grandest stage.