The Academy Awards unveiled its 2025 nominations on Thursday following delays caused by Los Angeles wildfires, marking a historic moment with the first transgender actress nominated in the Best Actress category.
Karla Sofía Gascón received the groundbreaking nomination for her role in “Emilia Pérez”, whilst Sebastian Stan earned recognition for his portrayal of Donald Trump in “The Apprentice”.
Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards, with “Emilia Pérez”, “The Brutalist”, and “Wicked” dominating the major categories.
“The Brutalist” leads with nominations across key categories, including Best Film and Best Actor for Adrien Brody. Other notable Best Film contenders include “Dune Part Two”, “Conclave”, and “Wicked Part One”.
The Best Actress category features Cynthia Erivo for “Wicked Part One”, Mikey Madison for “Anora”, Demi Moore for “The Substance”, and Fernanda Torres for “I’m Still Here”, alongside Cascón.
In the Best Director category, Jaques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Sean Baker (“Anora”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), Coraline Fargeat (“The Substance”), and James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”) will compete for the honour.
The ceremony will take place in March 2025.
Full list of nominations follows:
Best Film
- Emilia Pérez
- The Brutalist
- Anora
- Dune Part Two
- Conclave
- Wicked Part One
- A Complete Unknown
- The Substance
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
- Sebasitan Stan – The Apprentice
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Best Actress
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked Part One
- Mikey Madison – Anora
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
- Karla Sofiá Cascón – Emilia Peréz
Best Director
- Jaques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
- Coraline Fargeat – The Substance
- James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Best Supporting Actor
- Ed Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pierce – The Brutalist
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
- Yura Borizov – Anora
- Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
- Ariana Grande – Wicked Part One
- Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
- Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
- Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
Best Original Screenplay
- The Brutalist
- Anora
- A Real Pain
- The Substance
- September 5
Best Adapted Screenplay
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Nickel Boys
- Sing Sing
Best Animated Feature Film
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- The Wild Robot
- Wallace & Gromit Vengence Most Fowl
- Memoir of a Snail
Best Original Score
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best Original Song
- Elton John: Never Too Late – Never Too Late
- Emilia Pérez – El Mal
- Sing Sing – Like a Bird
- The Six Triple Eight – The Journey
- Emilia Pérez – Mi Camino
Best International Feature
- Emilia Pérez – France
- Flow – Latvia
- I’m Still Here – Brazil
- The Girl with the Needle – Denmark
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Germany
