Emilia Pérez leads Oscar nominations

Full list of nominees announced

by Jennie Kermode

Best Actress winner Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez
Best Actress winner Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez

Emilia Pérez has taken the lead in the 2025 Oscars, with 13 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. It's closely followed by The Brutalist and Wicked, with ten apiece, while Vatican-set thriller Conclave and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown each scored eight. Among the independents, Anora, Nickel Boys and The Substance all made an impressive showing.

It's not a great year for women outside the acting categories, with The Substance's Coralie Fargeat the only woman nominated in the writing and directing categories, though there was a rare nod for a female editor - Juliette Welfling, who worked on Emilia Pérez.

The awards themselves will be announced on 2 March at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, wildfires permitting.

Those nominations in full:

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Best Animated Feature Film

Best Documentary Feature Film

Best International Feature Film

Best Documentary Short Film

Best Animated Short Film

Best Live Action Short Film

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Film Editing

Best Production Design

Best Visual Effects

  • Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, Shane Mahan - Alien: Romulus
  • Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
  • Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man
  • Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
  • Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, Paul Corbould - Wicked

Best Costume Design

Best Make-up & Hairstyling

Best Sound

Best Original Score

Best Original Song

  • El Mal – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
  • The Journey – The Six Triple Eight – Diane Warren
  • Like A Bird - Sing Sing - Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada
  • Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez
  • Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late - Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, Bernie Taupin

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