2025 Oscar nominations morning has arrived, and among the Hollywood powerhouses recognized this year, who will defy gravity, triumph at the papal conclave, or harvest a bit of gold alongside their Arrakian spice at the 97th Academy Awards?

Following several delays amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, the first round of 2025 Oscar nominations were announced live by Wicked and Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang, alongside Bottoms and Saturday Night actress Rachel Sennott. Best Picture contender Emilia Pérez emerged as the most-nominated film of the year with 13 overall nods — and made history in the process, as leading lady and trans trailblazer Karla Sofía Gascón became the first trans woman nominated in any of the Academy's acting categories when she scored her Best Actress honor. 

On the supporting side, fellow Emilia Pérez star Zoe Saldaña also earned a nomination for her work in the film, though pop star Selena Gomez's Cannes-winning performance didn't make the cut in Best Supporting Actress.

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Closely trailing Emilia Pérez are The Brutalist and Wicked, both of which earned 10 nominations — including for stars Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones, and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, respectively.

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Widely considered to be a major player in the Oscars race, Edward Berger's drama Conclave showed up in Best Picture and stars Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini scored acting nominations, though the film was curiously left out of the Best Director category, with his nomination slot likely going to A Complete Unknown's James Mangold, who recently made a late-season surge for helming the Bob Dylan biopic.

On that note, Timothée Chalamet also earned a nomination for playing Dylan in the film, marking the second Best Actor nod of his career in a category that also includes Sebastian Stan's performance as President Donald Trump in the controversial drama The Apprentice — for which supporting star Jeremy Strong also received a nomination for playing lawyer Roy Cohn.

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Before the 2025 Oscar nominations announcement, the Academy revealed a handful of industry staples for its honorary honors, including the late musician Quincy Jones and casting professional Juliet Taylor. The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award will go to Richard Curtis, while the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award will go to the James Bond series' Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

The 2025 Oscars telecast — with Conan O'Brien as host — airs Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu, with the official red carpet presentation beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.

See the full list of 2025 Oscars nominations below.

Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in 'Emilia Pérez'.

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2025 Oscar nominations

Best Picture

AnoraThe BrutalistA Complete UnknownConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezI'm Still HereNickel BoysThe SubstanceWicked

Best Director

Sean Baker, AnoraBrady Corbet, The BrutalistJames Mangold, A Complete UnknownJacques Audiard, Emilia PérezCoralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet, A Complete UnknownColman Domingo, Sing SingRalph Fiennes, ConclaveSebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo, WickedKarla Sofía Gascón, Emilia PérezMikey Madison, AnoraDemi Moore, The SubstanceFernanda Torres, I'm Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov, AnoraKieran Culkin, A Real PainEdward Norton, A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce, The BrutalistJeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro, A Complete UnknownAriana Grande, WickedFelicity Jones, The BrutalistIsabella Rossellini, ConclaveZoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

James Mangold and Jay Cocks, A Complete UnknownPeter Straughan, ConclaveJacques Audiard (in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi), Emilia PérezRaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel BoysClint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield, Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Sean Baker, AnoraBrady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The BrutalistJesse Eisenberg, A Real PainMoritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David, September 5Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Animated Feature

FlowInside Out 2Memoir of a SnailThe Wild RobotWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Documentary Feature

Black Box DiariesNo Other LandPorcelain WarSoundtrack to a Coup D'EtatSugarcane

Best International Feature

I'm Still HereThe Girl With the NeedleEmilia PérezThe Seed of the Sacred FigFlow

Best Film Editing

AnoraThe BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWicked

Best Cinematography

The BrutalistDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezMariaNosferatu

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked'.

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Best Production Design

The BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNosferatuWicked

Best Costume Design

A Complete UnknownConclaveGladiator IINosferatuWicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different ManEmilia PérezNosferatuThe SubstanceWicked

Best Original Song

"El Mal," Emilia Pérez (Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard)"The Journey," The Six Triple Eight (Music and lyric by Diane Warren)"Like a Bird," Sing Sing (Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada)"Mi Camino," Emilia Pérez (Music and lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol)"Never Too Late," Elton John: Never Too Late (Music and lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin)

Best Original Score

The BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot

Best Sound

A Complete UnknownDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot

Best Visual Effects

Alien: RomulusBetter ManDune: Part TwoKingdom of the Planet of the ApesWicked

Best Live-Action Short

A LienAnujaI'm Not a RobotThe Last RangerThe Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short

Beautiful MenIn the Shadow of the CypressMagic CandiesWander to WonderYuck!

Best Documentary Short

Death by NumbersI am Ready, WardenIncidentInstruments of a Beating HeartThe Only Girl in the Orchestra

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Academy Honorary Awards

Quincy JonesJuliet Taylor

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Richard Curtis

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Barbara BroccoliMichael G. Wilson

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