As Hollywood slowly tries to pick itself up after a challenging couple of weeks, the 2025 Oscar nominations have finally been unveiled.

It was a case of ‘lucky’ thirteen for Emilia Pérez, as the diverse crime musical racked up a mighty thirteen nods to set a new record for a non-English-language feature.

As expected, the film is shortlisted in the prestigious Best Picture category, with French filmmaker Jacques Audiard earning double mentions for his writing and directing.

Spanish-born star Karla Sofía Gascón competes in the Best Actress field for her performance as the title character Emilia Pérez, and by doing so, becomes the first transgender performer to receive an acting nod.

Once again, fellow cast member Zoe Saldaña is recognised in the Best Supporting Actress line-up for her turn as lawyer Rita Mora Castro, though co-star Selena Gomez missed out on a nod in the same category.

The film, which centres on a Mexican cartel leader (Gascón) and their outlandish plan to retire and transition into living as a woman, is also up for Best International Feature and is in contention for other technical awards including Editing, Cinematography and Makeup & Hairstyling as well as two nods for Original Song.

Elsewhere, The Brutalist and Wicked scored an impressive ten nominations apiece, with both films also contesting the Best Picture line-up.

In the case of The Brutalist, the post-war epic garnered a hat-trick of nods for its ensemble, with leading man Adrien Brody (as László Tóth) competing for Best Actor over twenty years after previously winning the accolade for The Pianist (2002).

Additionally, British-born co-stars Felicity Jones (as Erzsébet Tóth) and Guy Pearce (as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.) are recognised in the supporting categories, while auteur Brady Corbet is recognised twice for his writing and directing.

As for Wicked, the big-screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical brought expected acting nods for British performer Cynthia Erivo (as Elphaba) in Best Actress, and singer Ariana Grande (as Galinda “Glinda” Upland) in Best Supporting Actress as well as multiple mentions in the technical fields.

On the subject of music, the factual drama A Complete Unknown picked up a solid eight nominations, including Best Picture and double mentions for experienced filmmaker James Mangold.

Once again, prolific star Timothée Chalamet receives a Best Actor nod for his portrayal of legendary songwriter Bob Dylan, while fellow cast members Edward Norton (as Pete Seeger) and first-time nominee Monica Barbaro (as Joan Baez) are acknowledged for their supporting turns.

After dominating last week’s EE BAFTA nominations, the papal thriller Conclave collected eight nods with the Academy, including a crucial mention on the Best Picture shortlist.

Additionally, British thespian Ralph Fiennes (as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence) competes in the Best Actor line-up, while seasoned Italian-American co-star Isabella Rossellini (as Sister Agnes) finally receives her first Oscar nod for her small yet effective supporting turn.

However, auteur Edward Berger missed out on a Best Director mention having previously made the same category at the Golden Globes, Directors Guild and BAFTAs.

Meanwhile, the romantic comedy Anora (six nominations) and the body horror The Substance (five nominations) also impressed Academy voters, with both films earning double writing and directing nods for respective filmmakers Sean Baker and Coralie Fargeat.

The rest of the Best Picture shortlist is filled out by the sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two (five nominations), and two surprise inclusions in the Brazilian drama I’m Still Here (three nominations) and the race-relations drama Nickel Boys (two nominations).

In the acting fields, recent Golden Globe winner Demi Moore (as Elizabeth Sparkle) earns her first Oscar nod for The Substance and is joined in a competitive Best Actress line-up by rising starlet Mikey Madison (as Ani) in Anora, and Brazilian performer Fernanda Torres (as Eunice Paiva) in I’m Still Here.

On the Best Actor front, Sebastian Stan scores a controversial nod for his portrayal of a young Donald Trump in the factual drama The Apprentice, while Colman Domingo (as John “Divine G” Whitfield) earns back-to-back mentions for his role in the prison drama Sing Sing.

Elsewhere, former Succession co-stars (and on-screen brothers) Kieran Culkin (as Benji Kaplan) and Jeremy Strong (as Roy Cohn) go head-to-head in Best Supporting Actor for their respective turns in A Real Pain and The Apprentice and are joined by Russian performer Yura Borisov (as Igor) in Anora.

In other notable categories, the Best Animated Film line-up sees Pixar’s Inside Out 2, Aardman Animation’s Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot compete alongside the Latvian animation Flow which is also up for Best International Feature,

Meanwhile, legendary British musician Sir Elton John is targetting a third Best Original Song triumph for his track “Never Too Late” from the documentary film Elton John: Never Too Late.

Among the major films to receive Oscar nods include Alien Romulus, Better Man, A Different Man, The Girl with the Needle, Gladiator II, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Maria, Memoir of a Snail, No Other Land, Nosferatu, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, September 5, and The Six Triple Eight.

Once again, this year’s slate of nominees produced a number of major films that were completed blanked by the Academy including All We Imagine as Light, Babygirl, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Blitz, Challengers, Civil War, Deadpool & Wolverine, Daughters, Hard Truths, Hit Man, Kneecap, The Last Showgirl, Lee, Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Piano Lesson, Queer, The Room Next Door, Twisters and Will & Harper.

Additionally, the notable acting snubs consisted of Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Daniel Craig (Queer), Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl), Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys), Hugh Grant (Heretic), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths), Angelina Jolie (Maria), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Margaret Qualley (The Substance), Stanley Tucci (Conclave), Denzel Washington (Gladiator II) and Kate Winslet (Lee).

Despite the recent devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires, the 97th Academy Awards are still slated to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on 2 March, with renowned comedian and podcaster Conan O’Brien on hosting duties for the first time.

The full list of Oscar nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

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
Jacques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ
Sean Baker, ANORA
Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST
Coralie Fargeat, THE SUBSTANCE
James Mangold, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, WICKED
Karla Sofía Gascón, EMILIA PÉREZ
Mikey Madison, ANORA
Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE
Fernanda Torres, I’M STILL HERE

BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Colman Domingo, SING SING
Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
Sebastian Stan, THE APPRENTICE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Monica Barbaro, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Ariana Grande, WICKED
Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST
Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE
Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov, ANORA
Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST
Jeremy Strong, THE APPRENTICE

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Jay Cocks & James Mangold)
CONCLAVE (Peter Straughan)
EMILIA PÉREZ (Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius & Nicolas Livecchi)
NICKEL BOYS (RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes)
SING SING (Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANORA (Sean Baker)
THE BRUTALIST (Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold)
A REAL PAIN (Jesse Eisenberg)
SEPTEMBER 5 (Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum & Alex David)
THE SUBSTANCE (Coralie Fargeat)

BEST EDITING
ANORA
THE BRUTALIST
CONCLAVE
EMILIA PÉREZ
WICKED

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BRUTALIST
DUNE: PART TWO
EMILIA PÉREZ
MARIA
NOSFERATU

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE BRUTALIST
CONCLAVE
DUNE: PART TWO
NOSFERATU
WICKED

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
CONCLAVE
GLADIATOR II
NOSFERATU
WICKED

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
A DIFFERENT MAN
EMILIA PÉREZ
NOSFERATU
THE SUBSTANCE
WICKED

BEST SOUND
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
DUNE: PART TWO
EMILIA PÉREZ
WICKED
THE WILD ROBOT

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
ALIEN: ROMULUS
BETTER MAN
DUNE: PART TWO
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
WICKED

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THE BRUTALIST (Daniel Blumberg)
CONCLAVE (Volker Bertelmann)
EMILIA PÉREZ (Clément Ducol & Camille)
WICKED (Stephen Schwartz & John Powell)
THE WILD ROBOT (Kris Bowers)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE (“Never Too Late”)
EMILIA PÉREZ (“El Mal”)
EMILIA PÉREZ (“Mi Camino”)
SING SING (“Like a Bird”)
THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT (“The Journey”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
FLOW
INSIDE OUT 2
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
THE WILD ROBOT

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
EMILIA PÉREZ (France)
FLOW (Latvia)
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (Denmark)
I’M STILL HERE (Brazil)
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (Germany)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BLACK BOX DIARIES
NO OTHER LAND
PORCELAIN WAR
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT
SUGARCANE

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
DEATH BY NUMBERS
I AM READY, WARDEN
INCIDENT
INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART
THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
A LIEN
ANUJA
I’M NOT A ROBOT
THE LAST RANGER
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BEAUTIFUL MEN
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS
MAGIC CANDIES
WANDER TO WONDER
YUCK!