Oscars Nominations Announced, Controversial Trans Drama Leads With 13 Nods

The 2025 Academy Awards nominations were announced on Thursday morning. The
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences delayed the announcement from
January 17 due to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area, which gave
members a longer time to vote.

The 97th Annual Academy Awards will be hosted by stand-up comedian and former
late-night host Conan O�Brien. The Oscars ceremony will air live from the
Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET on ABC
and Hulu.

The controversial musical crime drama �Emilia P�rez,� a film about a Mexican
drug lord who becomes a transgender woman, led the nominations with 13 total
nods. �Conclave,� a drama about electing a new pope, earned eight nominations
but missed out on a Best Director nomination for Edward Berger and didn�t get
a nod for cinematography, which many insiders had predicted.

�The Brutalist� and �Wicked� each scored 10 nominations. �Conclave� and �A
Complete Unknown� received eight, while �Anora� got six.

There were several other notable snubs on the list, including no nomination
for Nicole Kidman for her role in �Babygirl� and Angelina Jolie�s leading
part in �Maria.�

Four out of five Best Actress nominees were nominated for the first time,
including Demi Moore, who got a nomination for �The Substance� following her
big win at the Golden Globes.

Meanwhile, Selena Gomez didn�t get a supporting actress nomination for
�Emilia P�rez� despite her Golden Globe and British Academy Film Award nods.

Here is a full list of nominees:

*Best Picture*

�Anora�

�The Brutalist�

�A Complete Unknown�

�Conclave�

�Dune: Part Two�

�Emilia P�rez�

�I�m Still Here�

�Nickel Boys�

�The Substance�

�Wicked�

*Best Actor in a Leading Role*

Adrien Brody, �The Brutalist�

Timoth�e Chalamet, �A Complete Unknown�

Colman Domingo, �Sing Sing�

Ralph Fiennes, �Conclave�

Sebastian Stan, �The Apprentice�

*Best Actress in a Leading Role*

Cynthia Erivo, �Wicked�

Karla Sof�a Gasc�n, �Emilia P�rez�

Mikey Madison, �Anora�

Demi Moore, �The Substance�

Fernanda Torres, �I�m Still Here�

*Best 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�

*Best Actress in a Supporting Role*

Monica Barbaro, �A Complete Unknown�

Ariana Grande, �Wicked�

Felicity Jones, �The Brutalist�

Isabella Rossellini, �Conclave�

Zoe Salda�a, �Emilia P�rez�

*Best Director*

Sean Baker, �Anora�

Brady Corbet, �The Brutalist�

James Mangold, �A Complete Unknown�

Jacques Audiard, �Emilia P�rez�

Coralie Fargeat, �The Substance�

*Best Cinematography*

�The Brutalist�

�Dune: Part Two�

�Emilia P�rez�

�Maria�

�Nosferatu�

*Best International Feature Film*

�I�m Still Here�

�The Girl with the Needle�

�Emilia P�rez�

�The Seed of the Sacred Fig�

�Flow�

*Best Adapted Screenplay*

�A Complete Unknown�

�Conclave�

�Emilia P�rez�

�Nickel Boys�

�Sing Sing�

*Best Original Screenplay*

�Anora�

�The Brutalist�

�A Real Pain�

�September 5�

�The Substance�

*Best Live Action Short Film*

�A Lien�

�Anuja�

�I�m Not a Robot�

�The Last Ranger�

�A Man Who Could Not Remain Silent�

*Best Animated Short Film*

�Beautiful Men�

�In the Shadow of the Cypress�

�Magic Candies�

�Wander to Wonder�

�Yuck!�

*Best Animated Feature Film*

�Flow�

�Inside Out 2�

�Memoir of a Snail�

�Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl�

�The Wild Robot�

*Best Documentary Short*

�Death By Numbers�

�I Am Ready, Warden�

�Incident�

�Instruments of a Beating Heart�

�The Only Girl in the Orchestra�

*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 P�rez�

�The Journey,� from �The Six Triple Eight�

�Like a Bird,� from �Sing Sing�

�Mi Camino,� from �Emilia P�rez�

�Never Too Late,� from �Elton John: Never Too Late�

*Best Original Score*

�The Brutalist�

�Conclave�

�Emilia P�rez�

�Wicked�

�The Wild Robot�

*Best Makeup and Hairstyling*

�A Different Man�

�Emilia P�rez�

�Nosferatu�

�The Substance�

�Wicked�

*Best Costume Design*

�A Complete Unknown�

�Conclave�

�Gladiator II�

�Nosferatu�

�Wicked�

*Best Editing*

�Anora�

�The Brutalist�

�Conclave�

�Emilia P�rez�

�Wicked�

*Best Sound*

�A Complete Unknown�

�Dune: Part Two�

�Emilia P�rez�

�Wicked�

�The Wild Robot�

*Best Production Design*

�The Brutalist�

�Conclave�

�Dune: Part Two�

�Nosferatu�

�Wicked�

*Best Visual Effects*

�Alien: Romulus�

�Better Man�

�Dune: Part Two�

�Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes�

�Wicked�

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