The narco-musical film "Emilia Pérez", starring Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón and Dominican Zoe Saldaña, leads the nominations for the 2025 Oscars with 13 nominations. It is closely followed by "The Brutalist" and the musical "Wicked", each with 10 nominations.
The film by French director Jacques Audiard is nominated for Best Picture and Best International Film, categories in which it competes against the Brazilian film "I’m Still Here", starring Fernanda Torres. Surprisingly, two films nominated for Best International Film also compete for the Best Picture award, which is an unusual occurrence in these awards.
In addition to "Emilia Pérez" and "I’m Still Here", the Franco-English production "The Substance", directed by Coralie Fargeat, stands out with five nominations and is the only film directed by a woman in these categories. Others include "Anora", "The Brutalist", "A Complete Unknown", "Conclave", "Nickel Boys" and "Wicked" in the Best Picture category.
Karla Sofía Gascón and Fernanda Torres compete for the Best Actress award alongside Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, and Mikey Madison. Gascón becomes the first trans actress nominated for the Hollywood Academy Award. On the other hand, Zoe Saldaña competes for Best Supporting Actress alongside Monica Barbaro, Ariana Grande, Felicity Jones, and Isabella Rossellini.
In the male categories, the nominees for Best Actor are Adrien Brody, Ralph Fiennes, Timothée Chalamet, Sebastian Stan, and Colman Domingo. Meanwhile, in the Best Supporting Actor category, names include Yura Borisov, Keiran Culkin, Edward Norton, Guy Pearce, and Jeremy Strong.
The 2025 Oscars ceremony began with a tribute to the victims of the fires in Los Angeles, where the event will take place on March 2. Academy President Janet Yang highlighted the resilience of the film industry and the city during these difficult times.
"Emilia Pérez" boasts 13 nominations, including Best Direction, Best Song, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. Other films with multiple nominations include the drama "Conclave" with 8 nominations, the biography "A Complete Unknown" with 7, and the comedy "Anora" with 6 nominations.
The nominations for "Emilia Pérez" at the Oscars include categories such as Best Direction, Lead Actress, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Editing, Best International Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, and Best Picture, among others.
