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97th Oscar nominations announced: See full list

Aliyya Sawadjaan

Nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards were unveiled on Thursday morning, spotlighting Emilia Pérez, A Complete Unknown, and Conclave as the frontrunners with the highest number of nods.

This announcement comes after a two-time delay due to wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

Leading the charge with a remarkable 13 nominations is Emilia Pérez, a groundbreaking crime musical that tells the story of a cartel leader's transition. One nomination shy from cinematic titans like Titanic, All About Eve, and La La Land, each of which received 14 nods.

A historic moment was made as actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the title role, became the first transgender woman nominated in any acting category. She faces tough competition from Cynthia Erivo in Wicked and Demi Moore in The Substance. Both Moore and her film were anticipated to secure nominations in major Oscar categories.

Following Emilia Pérez, both The Brutalist and Wicked secured 10 nominations each. All three films are contending for the prestigious Best Picture award alongside A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Anora, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, and I'm Still Here.

The live nomination announcement was hosted by actors Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott.

See below for the full list of the Oscar nominations.

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

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

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, Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jay Cocks And Jay Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Peter Straughan, Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Ramell Ross And Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley And Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet And Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David, September 5
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Hair And Makeup

A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Best Original Score

Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
John Powell And Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Clément Ducol And Camille, Emilia Pérez
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot

Best Live Action Short

A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not A Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short

Beautiful Men
In The Shadow Of The Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander To Wonder
Yuck!

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 Documentary Feature

Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain Wars
Soundtrack To A Coup D’etat
Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short

Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments Of A Beating Heart
The Only Girl In The Orchestra

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 Animated Feature

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best Production Design

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Editing

Sean Baker, Anora
Dávid Jancsó, The Brutalist
Nick Emerson, Conclave
Juliette Welfling, Emilia Pérez
Myron Kerstein, Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Wicked

Best Cinematography

Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman, Maria
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu