The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards are officially in!
On Thursday, January 23, The Academy released its complete list of nominees for the prestigious awards show that will take place on March 3, 2025 (Manila time) at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
The Academy will present awards for a total of 23 categories. Conan O’Brien will be hosting the ceremony.
Here’s the 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 Leading Actor
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
- Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Leading Actress
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison – Anora
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Yura Borisov – Anora
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Original Score
- Volker Bertelman- Conclave
- Daniel Blumberg- The Brutalist
- Clément Ducol – Emilia Pérez
- Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
- John Powell and Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
Best Animated Feature Film
- The Wild Robot
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Memoir of a Snail
Best Animated Short Film
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best Live-Action Short Film
- A Lien
- Anuja
- I’m Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Visual Effects
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Dune: Part Two
- Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
- Wicked
Best Cinematography
- The Brutalist
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
Adapted Screenplay
- Peter Straughan – Conclave
- Jay Cocks and James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
- Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield – Sing Sing
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Original Screenplay
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
- Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
- Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5
Best Original Song
- El Mal – Emilia Pérez
- Mi Camino -Emilia Pérez
- Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late
- The Journey -The Six Triple Eight
- Like a Bird – Sing Sing
Costume Design
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Gladiator II
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Makeup and Hairstyling
- A Different Man
- Emilia Pérez
- The Substance
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Sugarcane
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Documentary Short Film
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
International Feature Film
- Brazil, I’m Still Here
- Denmark, The Girl With the Needle
- France, Emilia Pérez
- Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Latvia, Flow
Best Film Editing
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
Best Sound
- A Complete Unknown
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part 2
- Nosferatu
- Wicked
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