2025 Academy Awards: “Emilia Pérez” Leads Nominations With 13 Nods

Screenshot from “Emilia Pérez”
Screenshot from “Emilia Pérez”

After several delays in the face of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Academy Awards nominations are finally in. Emilia Pérez is leading the way with 13 nods, including best picture, closely followed by Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 nominations each.

The buzzy crime musical will enter the 2025 Academy Awards as the top contender with a total of 13 nominations, including the best picture. It will have to beat tough competition in Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked to take the trophy home.

Emilia Pérez is in the running in most of the main categories, including best director (Jacques Audiard), best leading actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), and best supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña). It’s also been nominated in many of the technical categories, such as best editing, sound, and original song.

The list of notable contenders also includes the hit musical Wicked and the period drama The Brutalist with 10 nods each. The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and the Papal mystery thriller Conclave are right behind with eight nominations each.

The 2025 Academy Awards will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien serving as the host.

FULL LIST OF THE 2025 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

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

Sean Baker (Anora)

Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Best 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)

Best 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)

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 Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Best Cinematography 

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Best 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

Best Costume Design 

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Uknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Original Score 

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger 

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short Film 

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

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 International Feature Film 

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

I’m Still Here

Flow

The Girl with the Needle

Best Animated Feature Film 

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 

The Wild Robot

Best Makeup and Hairstyling 

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Best Production Design 

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Perez

Wicked

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked