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97th Oscars Nominations Are Here – Emilia Pérez Leads With 13 Nominations
Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the 97th Oscars nominations today (January 23), live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream.
Emilia Pérez sets the record for most nominations for a non-English language film at 13. Previous record holders, with 10 nominations each, were Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Roma (2018).
The Brutalist and Wicked saw 10 nominations each, while A Complete Unknown and Conclave each received eight nods. Best Picture nominations for Emilia Pérez and Wicked mark the first time two musicals have been nominated in the category since 1968 (Oliver! and Funny Girl were two of the five nominated films that year).
The breakdown of studio nominations is Netflix with 16, A24 with 14, Universal has 13, Focus Features with 12, Searchlight at 10 and Neon with 7.
Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Oscars® on March 2 at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and air live in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
Anora (Neon) – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, producers – This is the first Best Picture nomination for all three.
The Brutalist (A24) – Nominees to be determined.
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight) – Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, producers – This is the second Best Picture nomination for Fred Berger. He was nominated for La La Land (2016). This is the second Best Picture nomination for James Mangold. He was nominated for Ford v Ferrari (2019). This is the first nomination for Alex Heineman.
Conclave (Focus Features) – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, producers – This is the first Best Picture nomination for all three.
Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.) – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, producers – This is the third Best Picture nomination for Mary Parent and the second for Cale Boyter and Denis Villeneuve. Together they were nominated for Dune (2021). Parent was also nominated for The Revenant (2015). This is the first nomination for Tanya Lapointe.
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – Nominees to be determined.
I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Nominees to be determined.
Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) – Nominees to be determined.
The Substance (MUBI) – Nominees to be determined.
Wicked (Universal) – Marc Platt, producer – This is his fourth Best Picture nomination. He was nominated for Bridge of Spies (2015), La La Land (2016) and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).
Achievement in Directing:
Anora – Sean Baker – This is his fourth nomination, including his nominations this year for Best Picture, Original Screenplay and Film Editing.
The Brutalist – Brady Corbet – This is his second nomination, including his nomination this year for Original Screenplay.
A Complete Unknown – James Mangold – This is his fifth nomination, including his nominations this year for Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay. He was also nominated for his adapted screenplay for Logan (2017) and for Best Picture for Ford v Ferrari (2019).
Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard – This is his third nomination, including his nominations this year for Adapted Screenplay and Original Song.
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat – This is her second nomination, including her nomination this year for Original Screenplay.
Best Actor
Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)
Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Universal)
Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)
Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)
Fernanda Torres in “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon)
Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain” (Searchlight)
Edward Norton in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Jeremy Strong in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Universal)
Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Best animated feature film of the year
“Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films) Nominees to be determined – Flow becomes the third animated film to be nominated for International Feature Film (Waltz with Bashir, 2008; Flee, 2021) and the second animated film to be nominated for both Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film (Flee, 2021).
“Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney) Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix) Nominees to be determined
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Best animated short film
“Beautiful Men” (Miyu Distribution) Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
“Magic Candies” (Toei Animation) Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
“Wander to Wonder” (Miyu Distribution) Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
“Yuck!” (Miyu Distribution) Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Achievement in cinematography
“The Brutalist” (A24) Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Greig Fraser
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Paul Guilhaume
“Maria” (Netflix) Ed Lachman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Jarin Blaschke
Achievement in costume design
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Arianne Phillips
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Lisy Christl
“Gladiator II” (Paramount) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Linda Muir
“Wicked” (Universal) Paul Tazewell
Best documentary feature film
“Black Box Diaries” (MTV Documentary Films) A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands Production Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
“No Other Land” An Antipode Films Production Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
“Porcelain War” (Picturehouse) A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber) An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic Documentary Films) A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production Nominees to be determined
Best documentary short film
“Death by Numbers” Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
“I Am Ready, Warden” (MTV Documentary Films) Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
“Incident” (The New Yorker) Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” (The New York Times OpDocs/Cineric Creative)
Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (Netflix) Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
Achievement in film editing
“Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) David Jancso
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Nick Emerson
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Juliette Welfling
“Wicked” (Universal) Myron Kerstein
Best international feature film of the year
“I’m Still Here” A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production – Brazil
“The Girl with the Needle” A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production – Denmark
“Emilia Pérez” A Pathé Production – France
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” A Run Way Pictures Production – Germany
“Flow” A Dream Well Studio Production – Latvia
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“A Different Man” (A24) Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne StokesMunton
“The Substance” (MUBI) Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
“Wicked” (Universal) Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“The Brutalist” (A24) Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Clément Ducol and Camille
“Wicked” (Universal) John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Kris Bowers
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Music by Clément Ducol and Camille Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix) Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” (A24) Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Disney+) Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Achievement in production design
“The Brutalist” (A24) Production Design: Judy Becker, Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Production Design: Suzie Davies, Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Production Design: Craig Lathrop, Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
“Wicked” (Universal) Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Best live action short film
“A Lien” Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
“Anuja” Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
“I’m Not a Robot” (The New Yorker) Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
“The Last Ranger” Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” (Manifest) Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Achievement in sound
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
“Wicked” (Universal) Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Leffert
Achievement in visual effects
“Alien: Romulus” (20th Century) Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
“Better Man” (Paramount) Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century) Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
“Wicked” (Universal) Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
Adapted screenplay
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Peter Straughan
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Screenplay by Jacques Audiard In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing” (A24) Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Original screenplay
“Anora” (Neon) Written by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight) Written by Jesse Eisenberg
“September 5” (Paramount) Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum Co-Written by Alex David
“The Substance” (MUBI) Written by Coralie Fargeat
Contributed by Melissa Thompson and Michelle McCue
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