The Academy has announced the nominations for the 97th Oscars, honoring the best in film for 2024. This year’s lineup features a diverse mix of genres, performances, and creative talent, with several films already setting records. The ceremony, scheduled for March 2, 2025, promises to celebrate a year of groundbreaking cinema.
Best Picture Nominees
This year’s Best Picture category showcases ten incredible films, ranging from dramatic epics to thought-provoking stories:
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Director
The Best Director category includes some of the most visionary filmmakers of the year:
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Acting Categories
Best Actor:
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Actress:
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I'm Still Here
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 Supporting Actress:
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Writing Categories
Best Original Screenplay:
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David – September 5
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay:
James Mangold and Jay Cocks – A Complete Unknown
Peter Straughan – Conclave
Jacques Audiard and team – Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley and team – Sing Sing
Other Notable Categories
Best Animated Feature:
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
The Wild Robot
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Documentary Feature:
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat
Sugarcane
Best International Feature:
I'm Still Here
The Girl With the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Key Highlights and Milestones
This year’s Oscars are marked by groundbreaking achievements. Emilia Pérez leads the nominations with 13 nods, including Best Picture, Best Actress (for Karla Sofía Gascón), and Best International Feature, making it the most-nominated non-English-language film in Oscar history. Gascón’s nomination also marks a milestone as the first openly transgender performer to be recognized in the Best Actress category.
Other standout nominees include The Brutalist and Wicked, each securing 10 nominations, and Timothy Chalamet receiving recognition for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
Looking Ahead
The 97th Oscars ceremony will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and broadcast live on March 2, 2025. With such an exciting and diverse list of nominees, this year’s event is set to celebrate the power of storytelling and the evolving landscape of cinema.
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