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97th Oscars® Nominations Announced with Coleman Domingo and Cynthia Erivo on the List

The 97th Oscars® nominations were announced this morning with Coleman Domingo (Sing Sing), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) and Afro-Latina actress Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) on the list. Nickel Boys also makes the list for Best motion picture of the year. Actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott (Saturday Night, The Idol) and Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live, Wicked) made the announced live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Wicked has multiple nominations including Best motion picture of the year, Performance by an actress in a leading role (Cynthia Erivo), Performance by an actress in a supporting role (Ariana Grande), Achievement in costume design, Achievement in film editing, Achievement in makeup and hairstyling, Achievement in music written for a motion picture (Original score), Achievement in production design, Achievement in sound and Achievement in visual effects.

Also scoring multiple nominations is Netflix film Emilia Pérez including Best motion picture of the year, Performance by an actress in a leading role (Karla Sofía Gascón), Performance by an actress in a supporting role (Zoe Saldaña), Achievement in Cinematography, Achievement in directing, Best international feature film of the year, Achievement in film editing, Achievement in makeup and hairstyling, Achievement in music written for a motion picture (Original score), Achievement in sound and Adapted screenplay.

A few notable names not making the list this year include Zendaya who gave a jaw dropping layered performance in Challengers and Denzel Washington in Gladiator II. Both actors received Golden Globe nods this year but did not win the coveted trophy.

Here is the full list of nominees

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (A24)

Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)

Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (A24)

Ralph Fiennes in Conclave (Focus Features)

Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Yura Borisov in Anora (Neon)

Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain (Searchlight)

Edward Norton in A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)

Guy Pearce in The Brutalist (A24)

Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Cynthia Erivo in Wicked (Universal)

Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Mikey Madison in Anora (Neon)

Demi Moore in The Substance (MUBI)

Fernanda Torres in I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Monica Barbaro in A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)

Ariana Grande in Wicked (Universal)

Felicity Jones in The Brutalist (A24)

Isabella Rossellini in Conclave (Focus Features)

Zoe Saldaña in Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Best animated feature film of the year

Flow – (Sideshow/Janus Films) – Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman

Inside Out 2 – (Walt Disney) – Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen

Memoir of a Snail – (IFC Films) – Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – (Netflix) – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Richard Beek

The Wild Robot – (Universal) – Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Best animated short film

Beautiful Men – (Miyu Distribution) – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande

In the Shadow of the Cypress – Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi

Magic Candies – (Toei Animation) – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio

Wander to Wonder – (Miyu Distribution) – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper

Yuck! – (Miyu Distribution) – Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Achievement in cinematography

The Brutalist – (A24) – Lol Crawley

Dune: Part Two – (Warner Bros.) – Greig Fraser

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Paul Guilhaume

Maria – (Netflix) – Ed Lachman

Nosferatu – (Focus Features) – Jarin Blaschke

Achievement in costume design

A Complete Unknown – (Searchlight) – Arianne Phillips

Conclave – (Focus Features) – Lisy Christl

Gladiator II – (Paramount) – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman

Nosferatu – (Focus Features) – Linda Muir

Wicked – (Universal) – Paul Tazewell

Achievement in directing

Anora – (Neon) – Sean Baker

The Brutalist – (A24) – Brady Corbet

A Complete Unknown – (Searchlight) – James Mangold

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Jacques Audiard

The Substance – (MUBI) – Coralie Fargeat

Best documentary feature film

Black Box Diaries – (MTV Documentary Films) – A Hanashi Films/Cineric Creative/Star Sands
Production Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin

No Other Land – An Antipode Films Production – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

Porcelain War – (Picturehouse) – A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat – (Kino Lorber) – An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

Sugarcane – (National Geographic Documentary Films) – A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production Nominees to be determined

Best documentary short film

Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard

I Am Ready, Warden – (MTV Documentary Films) – Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp

Incident – (The New Yorker) – Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven

Instruments of a Beating Heart – (The New York Times OpDocs/Cineric Creative) – Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari

The Only Girl in the Orchestra – (Netflix) – Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

Achievement in film editing

Anora – (Neon) – Sean Baker

The Brutalist – (A24) – David Jancso

Conclave – (Focus Features) – Nick Emerson

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Juliette Welfling

Wicked – (Universal) – Myron Kerstein

Best international feature film of the year

I’m Still Here – A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production Brazil

The Girl with the Needle – A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production Denmark

Emilia Pérez – A Pathé Production France

The Seed of the Sacred Fig – A Run Way Pictures Production Germany

Flow – A Dream Well Studio Production Latvia

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

A Different Man – (A24) – Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini

Nosferatu – (Focus Features) – David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne StokesMunton

The Substance – (MUBI) – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli

Wicked – (Universal) – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

The Brutalist – (A24) – Daniel Blumberg

Conclave – (Focus Features) – Volker Bertelmann

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Clément Ducol and Camille

Wicked – (Universal) – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz

The Wild Robot – (Universal) – Kris Bowers

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard

“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight – (Netflix) – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

“Like A Bird” from Sing Sing – (A24) – Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada

“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol

“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late – (Disney+) – Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin

Best motion picture of the year

Anora – (Neon) – A Cre Films Production Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers

The Brutalist – (A24) – An A24/Brookstreet Pictures/Kaplan Morrison Production Nominees to be determined

A Complete Unknown – (Searchlight) – A Veritas Entertainment Group/White Water/Range/Picture Company/Turnpike Films Production Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman,
Producers

Conclave – (Focus Features) – A FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers

Dune: Part Two – (Warner Bros.) – A Legendary Pictures Production Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – A Netflix/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé/France 2 Cinéma/Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello in association with Library Pictures International Production Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers

I’m Still Here – (Sony Pictures Classics) – A VideoFilmes/RT Features/Mact Production Nominees to be determined

Nickel Boys – (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) – A Plan B Entertainment/Anonymous Content/Louverture Films Production Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers

The Substance – (MUBI) – A Match Factory/Working Title/Blacksmith/A Good Story Production Nominees to be determined

Wicked – (Universal) – A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt Production Marc Platt, Producer

Achievement in production design

The Brutalist – (A24) – Production Design: Judy Becker Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia

Conclave – (Focus Features) – Production Design: Suzie Davies Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter

Dune: Part Two – (Warner Bros.) – Production Design: Patrice Vermette Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

Nosferatu – (Focus Features) – Production Design: Craig Lathrop Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová

Wicked – (Universal) – Production Design: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Best live action short film

A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz

Anuja – Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai

I’m Not a Robot – (The New Yorker) Victoria Warmerdam and Trent

The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – (Manifest) Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek

Achievement in sound

A Complete Unknown – (Searchlight) – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco

Dune: Part Two – (Warner Bros.) – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta

Wicked – (Universal) – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis

The Wild Robot – (Universal) – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and
Leff Lefferts

Achievement in visual effects

Alien: Romulus – (20th Century) – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan

Better Man – (Paramount) – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs

Dune: Part Two – (Warner Bros.) – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – (20th Century) – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke

Wicked – (Universal) – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirkand Paul Corbould

Adapted screenplay

A Complete Unknown – (Searchlight) – Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks

Conclave – (Focus Features) – Screenplay by Peter Straughan

Emilia Pérez – (Netflix) – Screenplay by Jacques Audiard In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi

Nickel Boys – (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) – Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes

Sing Sing – (A24) – Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

Original screenplay

Anora – (Neon) – Written by Sean Baker

The Brutalist – (A24) – Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

A Real Pain – (Searchlight) – Written by Jesse Eisenberg

September 5 – (Paramount) – Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum Co-Written by Alex David

The Substance – (MUBI) – Written by Coralie Fargeat

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