'Emilia Pérez' leads 2025 Oscar nominations as star Karla Sofía Gascón makes history
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NEW YORK — Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez” scored 13 Oscar nominations Thursday, the most of any non-English film in Academy Award history.
The nominations, twice postponed as Los Angeles continues to reel from the devastating wildfires, were announced by “Shiva Baby” actress Rachel Sennott and “Saturday Night Live” star Bowen Yang.
Polarizing but acclaimed “Emilia Pérez” scored nods including best picture and a best actress nomination for star Karla Sofía Gascón. The movie surpassed the previous record of 10 nominations for a foreign-language film, tied by 2000’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and 2018’s "Roma."
Gascón has also made history as the first openly transgender actor to ever score an Oscar nomination.
But best actress has another historic nominee, as “I’m Still Here” star Fernanda Torres is only the second Brazilian to ever be nominated in the category. Her predecessor was none other than her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, for 1998’s “Central Station.” Both films were directed by Walter Salles.
Latvia scored its first-ever nomination in best international feature for animated film “Flow,” which is competing in the category against “Emilia Pérez” and “I’m Still Here.”
Best picture contenders “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” boast 10 nominations each.
The 97th Academy Awards will air March 2 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and live on Hulu, with Conan O’Brien serving as host for the first time.
Below are the nominations for the big six — best picture, actor, actress, director and supporting actor and actress — as well as starry categories and those with historic nods.
Best picture
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best actor
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilie Pérez”
Best director
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Best adapted screenplay
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
Best original screenplay
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“September 5”
“The Substance”
Best international feature
Brazil, “I’m Still Here”
Denmark, “The Girl with the Needle”
France, “Emilia Pérez”
Germany, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Latvia, “Flow”
Best original song
“El Mal,” “Emilia Pérez”
“The Journey,” “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird,” “Sing Sing”
“Mi Camino,” “Emilia Pérez”
“Never Too Late,” “Elton John: Never Too Late”
Best original score
“The Brutalist,” Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave,” Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez,” Clément Ducol and CAmille
“Wicked,” John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers
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