Emilia Perez, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and recently debuted on Netflix, received most, 13 nominations for the 97th Academy Awards, it was revealed at the unveiling ceremony on Thursday.
The musical's maker Jacques Audiard and stars Karla Sofia Gascon and Zoe Saldana were nominated for Best Director, Actress, and Supporting Actress, respectively. Other contenders for Best Picture are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.
Also competing for Best Actress are Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, Mikey Madison for Anora, Demi Moore for The Substance, and Fernanda Torres for I'm Still Here. Meanwhile, the Best Actor category shortlisted Adrien Brody for The Brutalist, Timothee Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave, and Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice, in which he played United States President Donald Trump.
