The 97th Academy Awards nominations are in, and Emilia Pérez is the frontrunner, receiving a record-breaking 13 nominations – the most ever for a non-English language film. Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees on January 23rd during a live stream on the Oscars YouTube channel.

Jacques Audiard's Spanish-language crime thriller, Emilia Pérez, secured nominations across major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director (Audiard himself), and Best Lead Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. Wicked and The Brutalist closely followed with 10 nominations each, while Conclave and A Complete Unknown each garnered eight.

Key 2025 Oscar 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)

Lead Actress: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

(Other notable nominations for Emilia Pérez include Best Supporting Actress, Original Song, Original Score, Cinematography, and International Feature Film.) A full list of nominations across all categories is available [link to a hypothetical full list].

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on March 2nd, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Broadcast details include ABC (U.S.), ITV (UK), and over 200 international territories. For the first time, the event will also be live-streamed on Hulu.