Emilia Pérez leads the pack with 13 Oscars nominations, while The Brutalist and Wicked earn 10.
The most anticipated event in the film industry is back for its 97th outing, with nominees announced today (23 January) live from Samuel Goldwyn Theater through a global live stream.
Netflix’s Emilia Pérez is the front-runner of the nominees, with 13 nominations – the most a non-English film has ever received at the Oscars. The nominations include Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role and Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) for ‘El Mal’ and the coveted Best Motion Picture of the Year award. Emilia Pérez has been doing exceptionally well at recent award ceremonies, winning four awards at the Golden Globes 2025 and being nominated for 11 awards at the EE BAFTA Film Awards.
The Brutalist and Wicked both received 10 nominations, including Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Leading Role for stars Adrian Brody and Cynthia Erivo respectively, Achievement in Film Editing and Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score), while A Complete Unknown and Conclave both have eight.
Spotlight are proud to see the following members recognised for their outstanding performance: Ralph Fiennes for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Conclave, Guy Pearce for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in The Brutalist and Felicity Jones for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in The Brutalist.
Congratulations to all those nominated! The winners will be announced at the ceremony on 2 March 2025.
Full List of Oscars 2025 Nominations:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
- Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Performance by an 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
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison – Anora
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best International Feature Film of the Year
- I’m Still Here
- The Girl with the Needle
- Emilia Pérez
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Flow
Achievement in Directing
- Anora – Sean Baker
- The Brutalist – Brady Corbet
- A Complete Unknown – James Mangold
- Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
- The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
- Conclave – Volker Bertelmann
- Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol and Camille
- Wicked – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
- The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- ‘El Mal’ from Emilia Pérez
- ‘The Journey’ from The Six Triple Eight
- ‘Like A Bird’ from Sing Sing
- ‘Mi Camino’ from Emilia Pérez
- ‘Never Too Late’ from Elton John: Never Too Late
Adapted Screenplay
- A Complete Unknown – James Mangold & Jay Cocks
- Conclave – Peter Straughan
- Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius & Nicolas Livecchi
- Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield
Original Screenplay
- Anora – Sean Baker
- The Brutalist – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5 – Moritz Binder & Tim Fehlbaum, Co-Written by Alex David
- The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Best Documentary Feature Film
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Best Live Action Short Film
- A Lien
- Anuja
- I’m Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Achievement in Cinematography
- The Brutalist – Lol Crawley
- Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser
- Emilia Pérez – Paul Guilhaume
- Maria – Ed Lachman
- Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke
Achievement in Costume Design
- A Complete Unknown – Arianne Phillips
- Conclave – Lisy Christl
- Gladiator II – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
- Nosferatu – Linda Muir
- Wicked – Paul Tazewell
Achievement in Film Editing
- Anora – Sean Baker
- The Brutalist – David Jancso
- Conclave – Nick Emerson
- Emilia Pérez – Juliette Welfling
- Wicked – Myron Kerstein
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- A Different Man – Mike Marino, David Presto & Crystal Jurado
- Emilia Pérez – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier & Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
- Nosferatu – David White, Traci Loader & Suzanne Stokes-Munton
- The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon & Marilyne Scarselli
- Wicked – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount & Sarah Nuth
Achievement in Production Design
- The Brutalist – Judy Becker (Production Design) & Patricia Cuccia (Set Decoration)
- Conclave – Suzie Davies (Production Design) & Cynthia Sleiter (Set Decoration)
- Dune: Part Two – Patrice Vermette (Production Design) & Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)
- Nosferatu – Craig Lathrop (Production Design) & Beatrice Brentnerová (Set Decoration)
- Wicked – Nathan Crowley (Production Design) & Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
Achievement in Sound
- A Complete Unknown – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey & David Giammarco
- Dune: Part Two – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett & Doug Hemphill
- Emilia Pérez – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz & Niels Barletta
- Wicked – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson & John Marquis
- The Wild Robot – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo & Leff Lefferts
Achievement in Visual Effects
- Alien: Romulus – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin & Shane Mahan
- Better Man – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft & Peter Stubbs
- Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe & Gerd Nefzer
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story & Rodney Burke
- Wicked – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk & Paul Corbould
Congratulations to the nominees from all of us at Spotlight. Take a look at our website for more awards news and industry advice.
The Oscars award ceremony will be broadcast on 2 March on ITV.
