The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2025, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills by actress Rachel Sennott and actor Bowen Yang.
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:
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László Tóth
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John “Divine G” Whitfield
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice as Donald J. Trump
Best Actress:
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan “Manitas” Del Monte
Mikey Madison – Anora as Ani
Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here as Eunice Paiva
Best Supporting Actor:
Yura Borisov – Anora as Igor
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice as Roy Cohn
Best Supporting Actress:
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez
Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda “Glinda” Upland
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister Agnes
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro
Best Original Screenplay:
Anora – Sean Baker
The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Best Adapted Screenplay:
A Complete Unknown – James Mangold and Jay Cocks; based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald
Conclave – Peter Straughan; based on the novel Conclave by Robert Harris
Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard; based on the opera libretto Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Sing Sing – Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; based on the book The Sing Sing Follies by John H. Richardson
Best International Feature Film:
Flow (France) – directed by Céline Sciamma
The Shadowed Spring (Japan) – directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Silent Shore (Germany) – directed by Maren Ade
Under the Stars (Mexico) – directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Waves of Time (South Korea) – directed by Bong Joon-ho
Best Animated Feature Film:
Beautiful Men – directed by Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
In the Shadow of the Cypress – directed by Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Magic Candies – directed by Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
Wander to Wonder – directed by Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
Yuck! – directed by Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Best Documentary Feature:
Incident – directed by Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
Instruments of a Beating Heart – directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – directed by Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
The Silent Struggle – directed by Ava DuVernay
Voices Unheard – directed by Steve James
Best Original Score:
The Brutalist – composed by Daniel Blumberg
Conclave – composed by Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez – composed by Clément Ducol and Camille
Wicked – composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot – composed by Kris Bowers
Best Original Song:
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing – Music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
“My Heart Knows” from Wicked – Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
“Rise Up” from Under the Stars
