2025 Oscar nominations are here: 'Emilia Pérez' tops the charts with 13 nods, Priyanka Chopra, Mindy Kaling, Guneet Monga-backed 'Anuja' gets Best Live Action Short Film nomination

The wait is finally over for avid cinephiles as we are one step closer to knowing who scooped the top honours at the 97th Academy Awards with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally announcing the much-awaited Oscar nominations. Having been delayed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles, the nominations were finally announced last night by actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang in a live-stream. Set to take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre, the Oscars will be hosted by Conan O’Brien.

Leading the pack is Emila Pérez, a crime musical, with a total of 13 nominations, an achievement that’s just one shy of the overall record for nominations from a single film that is currently shared by Titanic, All About Eve, and La La Land. Not far behind were The Brutalist and Wicked, with 10 nominations each. The trio was amongst the 10 films nominated for the Best Picture Award, where they’re joined by the likes of A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Anora, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, and I'm Still Here. With Wicked and Emilia Pérez, this year marks the first time two musicals have been nominated in the Best Picture category since 1968 when Oliver! and Funny Girl both scored nominations.

Actress Karla Sofía Gascón, playing the titular role, made Oscar history by being the first transgender woman to be nominated in any acting category. She joins a list that also includes Cynthia Erivo, from 'Wicked,' and Demi Moore for her performance in the bloody body horror hit The Substance.

Anuja, backed by Guneet Monga and Priyanka Chopra, earns nomination

Amongst the announcements was one that held a special place of pride for India as Anuja bagged a nomination in the Best Live Action Short Film category. Set in New Delhi, the film follows the life of a gifted nine-year-old girl who, alongside her sister Palak, faces a life-changing opportunity that tests their bond and mirrors the struggles of young girls worldwide. The film is backed by two-time Academy Award winner Guneet Monga and actors Priyanka Chopra and Mindy Kaling.

Full list of nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards

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 for Anora, Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, James Mangold for A Complete Unknown, Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, Coralie Fargeat for The Substance

Best actress: Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, Karla Sofia Gascón for Emilia Pérez, Mikey Madison for Anora, Demi Moore for The Substance, Fernanda Torres for I'm Still Here

Best actor: Adrian Brody for The Brutalist, Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Colman Doming for Sing Sing, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave, Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice

Best supporting actress: Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown, Ariana Grande for Wicked, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave, Zoe Saldana for Emilia Perez

Best supporting actor: Yura Borisov for Anora, Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain, Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown, Guy Pearce for The Brutalist, Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice

Best original screenplay: Anora, The Brutalist, A Real Pain, September 5, The Substance

Best adapted screenplay: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing

Best international feature: I'm Still Here (Brazil), The Girl with the Needle (Denmark), Emilia Pérez (France), The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany), Flow (Latvia)

Best documentary feature: Black Box Diaries, No Other Land, Porcelain War, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, Sugarcane

Best animated feature: Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot

Best cinematography: The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Maria, Nosferatu 

Best costume design: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Gladiator II, Nosferatu, Wicked

Best film editing: Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked

Best production design: The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, Wicked

Best original score: The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked, The Wild Robot

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 sound: A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, Wicked, The Wild Robot

Best visual effects: Alien: Romulus, Better Man, Dune: Part Two, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Wicked

Best makeup and hairstyling: A Different Man, Emilia Perez, Nosferatu, The Substance, Wicked

Best documentary short: Death by Numbers, I Am Ready, Warden, Incident, Instruments of a Beating Heart, The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best animated short: Beautiful Men, In the Shadow of the Cypress, Magic Candies, Wander to Wonder, Yuck!

Best live-action short: A Lien, Anuja, I'm Not a Robot, The Last Ranger, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

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