After a few delays, nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on Jan. 23.
“Emilia Pérez”led the field with 13 nominations, the most ever for a non-English language film. It's nominated for best picture alongside “Wicked,” which picked up 10 nominations, including best actress for Cynthia Erivo and best supporting actress for Ariana Grande. “The Brutalist” also had 10 nominations, while “Conclave” and “A Complete Unknown” each picked up eight.
“Emilia Pérez” and “Wicked” are two musicals competing for best picture — the first time that's happened since 1968 when "Oliver!" and "Funny Girl" were in the category.
Karla Sofía Gascón, who became the first openly transgender to be nominated for an Oscar for her role in “Emilia Pérez,” was delighted with the recognition.
"Thank you so much @theacademy @emiliaperezfilm," Gascón wrote on Instagram.
"Wicked" star Ariana Grande was also thrilled with her best supporting actress nomination.
"Picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to@theacademyfor this unfathomable recognition," she wrote on Instagram, alongside a series of photos, including one of her as a child dressed as Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" and a video of her singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" as a little girl.
"I cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise. i’m humbled and deeply honored to be in such brilliant company and sharing this with tiny ari who sat and studied Judy Garland singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow just before the big, beautiful bubble entered. i’m so proud of you, tiny. thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for this acknowledgement@theacademy."
Of the 20 acting nominations, 13 are first-time Oscar nominees (including Gascón and Grande), while Colman Domingo, who is up for best actor for "Sing Sing," is the only performer who was nominated last year. He was nominated in 2024 in the same category for "Rustin."
The Oscars announcement comes after the nominations were postponed twice due to the Los Angeles wildfires. They were first supposed to be revealed Jan. 17, but they were bumped back to Jan. 19. Then they were moved to Jan. 23. "Wicked" star and “Saturday Night Live” cast member Bowen Yang will join "Saturday Night" star Rachel Sennott in announcing the nominees.
The Oscars, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. It will air live March 2 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and can be streamed live on Hulu.
Here’s a look at the nominations.
Best picture
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
‘I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
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”
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”
Actress in a supporting role
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Zoe Saldana, “Emilia Perez”
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”
Directing
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist
James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Perez”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Original screenplay
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“September 5”
“The Substance”
Adapted Screenplay
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
Animated feature film
“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
Cinematography
“The Brutalist”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Perez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
Costume design
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Gladiator 2”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Sound
“A Complete Unknown”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Perez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Live action short film
“A Lien”
“Anuja”
“I’m Not a Robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent”
Animated short film
“Beautiful Men”
“In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
Original score
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Original song
“El Mal” from “Emilia Perez”
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing”
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Perez”
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
Documentary feature film
“Black Box Diaries”
“No Other Land”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
Documentary short film
“Death by Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
International feature film
“I’m Still Here” (Brazil)
“The Girl With The Needle” (Denmark)
“Emilia Perez” (France)
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany)
"Flow" (Latvia)
Makeup and hairstyling
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Perez”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Production design
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Film editing
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Perez”
“Wicked”
Visual effects
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Wicked”
Drew Weisholtz
Drew Weisholtz is a reporter for TODAY Digital, focusing on pop culture, nostalgia and trending stories. He has seen every episode of “Saved by the Bell” at least 50 times, longs to perfect the crane kick from “The Karate Kid” and performs stand-up comedy, while also cheering on the New York Yankees and New York Giants. A graduate of Rutgers University, he is the married father of two kids who believe he is ridiculous.
