Emilia Pérez’ led the pack with 13 nominations, followed by ‘Wicked’ and ‘Conclave.’ And there were a few notable firsts. The Big Apple might be the city that doesn’t sleep, but this morning the City of Angels was abuzz bright and early for the announcement of the 97th Academy Award nominations.

Actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity, dominated the list with 13 nominations.

Cynthia Erivo joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of receiving the Visionary Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser and said she doesn’t understand how “Wicked” landed 10 Oscar nominations, but not one for helmer Jon M. Chu in the best director category. Erivo is nominated for best actress, …

Oscar nominations are in! After the Motion Picture Academy pushed back this year’s nominations twice due to the Los Angeles wildfires, actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater Thursday morning.

This morning’s nominations saw some real shake ups, with new favorites emerging and plenty of interesting picks.

Emilia Pérez' landed 13 Oscar nominations at Thursday's downsized Academy Awards nomination ceremony, a reminder of Hollywood's struggle to balance pageantry against the backdrop of California's destructive wildfires.

"Emilia Pérez," "The Brutalist," and "Wicked" led the pack with the most nominations. See the full list of Oscar nominees.