Thursday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their list of Oscar 2024 film nominations for the 97th Academy Awards. The most recognized films were Emilia Perez (13 nominations), The Brutalist (10 nominations), and Wicked (10 nominations) establishing themselves as frontrunners at the awards show. Other notables were A Complete Unknown, Conclave, and Anora receiving 6-8 nominations.
Emilia Perez sets the record for most nominations by a non-english language film, besting the previous record of 10 by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Roma (2018). Karla Sofia Gascon of Emilia Perez made history as the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Oscar. For the sixth consecutive year, a film directed by a woman has been nominated for Best Picture (Coralie Fargeat in The Substance). The race for Best Actor in a Leading Role is a tight race between former Oscar winner Adrian Brody in The Brutalist and three time nominee Ralph Fiennes in Conclave.
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony serves as the culminating event, airing on ABC and Hulu Sunday March 2nd, 2024 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, CA. The event is hosted by Conan O’Brien. For Film Obsessive’s reviews of the nominated films, see the links below, and stay tuned for our predictions!
Here is the complete list of nominees in every category:
Best Motion Picture
Anora (Neon)
The Brutalist (A24)
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight)
Conclave (Focus Features)
Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics)
Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
The Substance (MUBI)
Wicked (Universal)
Best Directing
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Perez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Original Screenplay
Anora – Written by Sean Baker
The Brutalist – Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain – Written by Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 – Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum Co-Written by Alex David
The Substance – Written by Coralie Fargeat
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown – Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Conclave – Screenplay by Peter Straughan
Emilia Pérez – Screenplay by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel Boys – Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing – Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Best Film Editing
Sean Baker – Anora
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Nick Emerson – Conclave
Juliette Welfling – Emilia Pérez
Myron Kerstein – Wicked
Best Cinematography
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume – Emilia Pérez
Ed Lachman – Maria
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Best Original Musical 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
Best Production Design
The Brutalist – Production Design: Set Decoration: Judy Becker Patricia Cuccia
Conclave – Production Design: Set Decoration: Suzie Davies Cynthia Sleiter
Dune: Part Two – Production Design: Set Decoration: Patrice Vermette Shane Vieau
Nosferatu – Production Design: Set Decoration: Craig Lathrop Beatrice Brentnerová
Wicked – Production Design: Set Decoration: Nathan Crowley Lee Sandales
Best International Feature Film
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Flow (Latvia)
Best Documentary Feature
Porcelain War
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 Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Visual Effects
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Hair & Makeup
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best Costume Design
A Complete Unknown – Arianne Phillips
Conclave – Lisy Christl
Gladiator II – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu – Linda Muir
Wicked – Paul Tazewell
Best Original Song
El Mal from Emilia Pérez
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
The Journey from The Six Triple Eight
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Like A Bird from Sing Sing
Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez
Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late
Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Best Animated Feature Film
Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films)
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney)
Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)
The Wild Robot (Universal)
Best Animated Short
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Live Action Short
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent