Nominations for 97th Academy Awards Don Land – Big Wins for “Emilia Pérez,” “The Brutalist,” and “Wicked”

Dem don announce the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards on Thursday, and e be better morning for films like “Emilia Pérez,” “The Brutalist,” and “Wicked.”
Before dem start the announcement, Academy leaders acknowledge the wahala of wildfires wey dey happen for Los Angeles. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott then announce the nominees for the big awards wey go end for the March ceremony.
“Emilia Pérez” collect the highest nominations with 13, while “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” follow closely with 10 nominations each.
The musical “Emilia Pérez” don shine despite plenty controversy. E win four Golden Globes, wey help reduce critics wey dey complain about Selena Gomez’s struggle with her Spanish dialogue and how the movie represent transgender people.
For “The Brutalist,” director Brady Corbet tell the story of Hungarian refugees (played by Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones) wey land for the US after World War II. Even though the film win big for Golden Globes, e enter wahala because dem use artificial intelligence for dialect. Corbet stand gidigba defend the film.
Meanwhile, “Wicked” carry blockbuster vibes come, and this time, e even reach award recognition. The movie get nomination for Best Picture, plus individual nominations for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Grande be first-time nominee, while if Erivo win, she go join the few people wey don reach EGOT status (win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
This year mark history as “Wicked” and “Emilia Pérez” make am the first time since 1968 wey two musicals go dey Best Picture category.
For acting categories, we see plenty first-time nominees, like Kieran Culkin, Demi Moore, Isabella Rossellini, and Zoe Saldaña.
The Oscar ceremony go happen on March 2, and Conan O’Brien go host the show wey go air for ABC. Below na the full list of nominees:
Best Picture:
- “Anora”
- “The Brutalist”
- “A Complete Unknown”
- “Conclave”
- “Dune: Part Two”
- “Emilia Pérez”
- “I’m Still Here”
- “Nickel Boys”
- “The Substance”
- “Wicked”
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”)
Other Categories:
The nominations also touch Best Director, Original Song, Costume Design, and plenty others, with “Wicked” and “Emilia Pérez” showing for almost every big category. Na March 2 we go sabi who go carry the top prizes go house!