The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have lastly been introduced after a brief delay because of the current fires in Los Angeles, and the controversial Netflix musical Emilia Pérez has made historical past by setting a document for probably the most nominations for a non-English language movie with 13 nods. The French manufacturing of the Spanish-language musical crime thriller racked up all types of accolades on the competition circuit earlier than it was launched on Netflix again in Nov. 2024, and after having taken residence 4 Golden Globe Awards earlier this month, its Oscar probabilities at the moment are higher than ever.
Regardless of the controversy surrounding the movie within the LGBTQ+ and Latine communities, and over the current revelation that AI was used within the manufacturing, Emilia Pérez earned nominations for Finest Image, Finest Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Finest Director (Jacques Audiard), Finest Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña) Tailored Screenplay, Music (Authentic Rating), Make-up and Hairstyling, Cinematography, Worldwide Function Movie, Movie Enhancing, Sound, and two nods for Music (Authentic Tune).
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One other musical, Depraved, is sizzling on the heels of Emilia Pérez with 10 nominations. They’re going to compete within the prestigious class of Finest Image, whereas Cynthia Ervo will go head-to-head with Gascón for Finest Actress, as Ariana Grande and Saldaña battle it out over who will take residence the trophy for Finest Supporting Actress. They’re going to additionally compete for numerous different awards, together with Music (Authentic Tune), and Movie Enhancing.
‘The Brutalist’ Might Beat Each ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Depraved’
All that being mentioned, Brady Corbet’s epic interval drama The Brutalist additionally earned 10 nominations this morning, and will snatch the award for Finest Image away from each Emilia Pérez and Depraved. It has already received the trophy for Finest Movement Image – Drama on the Golden Globes, so search for it to be a decent race this 12 months with different movies akin to Anora, The Substance, and Conclave additionally competing in the identical class.
Elsewhere, A Full Unknown took residence eight nominations, together with ones for Finest Image and Timothée Chalamet for Finest Actor. The non secular political thriller Conclave additionally earned eight nods, together with ones for the aforementioned Finest Image, Ralph Fiennes for Finest Actor, and Isabella Rossellini for Finest Supporting Actress. Anora got here away with six nominations, whereas The Substance and Dune: Half 2 each earned 5, together with ones for Finest Image, and Demi Moore’s first ever Oscar nod for Finest Actress (fingers crossed she wins!). Mentioning the rear was Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu with 4 nominations within the anticipated classes of Costume Design, Make-up and Hairstyling, Manufacturing Design, and Cinematography.
Evidently, this 12 months’s Academy Awards is a decent race with numerous good movies competing in the identical classes, so it is now within the fingers of the voters to see who comes away with what statues. The 97th Academy Awards ceremony offered by the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences will happen on March 2, 2025, on the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and would be the first ceremony in its lengthy historical past to be each broadcast on ABC, and simulcast on Hulu on the similar time. Take a look at the total record of nominees to see what favorites of yours have been nominated.