The complete list of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, Hollywood's most prestigious honor, has been officially announced today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (via Oscars.org). Revealed during a live broadcast, the 2024 nominations showcase an intriguing and impressive lineup of the year's best films. Leading the pack is Netflix's musical Emilia Perez with 13 nominations, followed closely by The Brutalist and Wicked, each earning 10 nods. This year's list also includes some surprises, with Brazil's I'm Still Here (check out the trailer), The Substance, and A Complete Unknown securing multiple nominations. Fans of Dune: Part Two will be pleased to see it recognized in several categories, despite earlier speculation it might be overlooked. The Academy has selected ten films for Best Picture, including Anora, Conclave, Nickel Boys (yay!), Wicked, and The Brutalist (my personal favorite). Without further ado, here’s the full list of 2024 Oscar nominees:
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 2nd, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, broadcast live on ABC. This year’s event will be hosted by the legendary Conan O’Brien. Below are the nominations:
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Best Picture
● Anora
● The Brutalist
● A Complete Unknown
● Conclave
● Dune: Part Two
● Emilia Pérez
● I'm Still Here
● Nickel Boys
● The Substance
● Wicked
Best Director
● Sean Baker – Anora
● Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
● James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
● Jacques Audiard – Emilia Perez
● Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Actor
● Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
● Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
● Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
● Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
● Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Actress
● Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
● Karla Sofia Gascón – Emilia Perez
● Mikey Madison – Anora
● Demi Moore – The Substance
● Fernanda Torres – I'm Still Here
Best Supporting Actor
● Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
● Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
● Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
● Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
● Ariana Grande – Wicked
● Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
● Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
● Zoe Saldana – Emilia Perez
Best Original Screenplay
● Anora – Sean Baker
● The Brutalist – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
● A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
● September 5 – Moritz Binder & Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David
● The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Best Adapted Screenplay
● A Complete Unknown – James Mangold and Jay Cocks
● Conclave – Peter Straughan
● Emilia Perez – Jacques Audiard; in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, Nicolas Livecchi
● Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
● Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield
Best Animated Feature
● Flow
● Inside Out 2
● Memoir of a Snail
● Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
● The Wild Robot
Best International Feature
● I'm Still Here (Brazil)
● The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
● Emilia Perez (France)
● The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
● Flow (Latvia)
Best Cinematography
● The Brutalist – Lol Crawley
● Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser
● Emilia Perez – Paul Guilhaume
● Maria – Edward Lachman
● Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke
Best Documentary Feature
● Black Box Diaries
● No Other Land
● 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 Animated Short
● Beautiful Men
● In the Shadow of the Cypress
● Magic Candies
● Wander to Wonder
● Yuck!
Best Live-Action Short
● Alien
● Anuja
● I'm Not a Robot
● The Last Ranger
● The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent
Best Visual Effects
● Alien: Romulus
● Better Man
● Dune: Part Two
● Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
● Wicked
Best Production Design
● The Brutalist – PD: Judy Becker; Set: Patricia Cuccia
● Conclave – PD: Suzie Davies; Set: Cynthia Sleiter
● Dune: Part Two – PD: Patrice Vermette; Set: Shane Vieau
● Nosferatu – PD: Craig Lathrop; Set: Beatrice Brentnerová
● Wicked – PD: Nathan Crowley; Set: Lee Sandales
Best Costume Design
● A Complete Unknown – Arianne Phillips
● Conclave – Lisy Christl
● Gladiator II – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
● Nosferatu – Linda Muir
● Wicked – Paul Tazewell
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
● A Different Man – Mike Marino, David Presto, Crystal Jurado
● Emilia Perez – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
● Nosferatu – David White, Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton
● The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Marilyne Scarselli
● Wicked – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth
Best Film Editing
● Anora – Sean Baker
● The Brutalist – David Jancso
● Conclave – Nick Emerson
● Emilia Perez – Juliette Welfling
● Wicked – Myron Kerstein
Best Sound
● A Complete Unknown
● Dune: Part Two
● Emilia Perez
● Wicked
● The Wild Robot
Best Original Score
● The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
● Conclave – Volker Bertelmann
● Emilia Perez – Clément Ducol and Camille
● Wicked – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
● The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers
Best Original Song
● "El Mal" from Emilia Perez
● "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight
● "Like a Bird" from Sing Sing
● "Mi Camino" from Emilia Perez
● "Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late
Congratulations to all the nominees! I’m thrilled to see The Brutalist leading the pack—it’s my top film of 2024, and I’m glad it resonated with Academy voters as much as it did with me. A Complete Unknown also impressed with its acting nominations, particularly for Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro, both of whom I highlighted in a mini-review after my second viewing. However, I’m disappointed Nickel Boys missed out on a Best Cinematography nod—it truly deserved recognition there. Additionally, Saoirse Ronan’s stunning performance in The Outrun was sadly overlooked in the Best Actress category (I’d swap her in for Fernanda Torres). On a brighter note, I’m delighted to see Gints Zilbalodis’ animated gem Flow and Dune: Part Two earning well-deserved nominations. While there will inevitably be debates and complaints, I think this year’s lineup is strong overall. What do you think of the 2024 Oscar nominations?
