Coralie Fargeat and Brady Corbet are also among those in the running for more than one category at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Musical Emilia Pérez, about a Mexican drug lord, is the frontrunner for the Academy Awards, with 13 nominations. But its depiction of the country is stoking criticism.

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón has become the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Academy Award.

French director Jacques Audiard told AFP Thursday that he was "extremely thrilled" after his film "Emilia Perez" shattered the record for the most Oscar nominations for a non-English-language film on Thursday.

Jacques Audiard's prize-winning film continues its awards sweep and looks set to dominate during awards season in both France and the US. View on euronews

"Emilia Pérez", a transgender cartel musical made by French director Jacques Audiard, topped this year's Oscar nominations, earning 13 nods in an announcement on Thursday. It was followed by the

The Academy nominations for 2025 were announced on Thursday, with Emilia Perez and The Brutalist being top contenders in several categories. The films are also in contention in the Directing category.

Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang unveiled the nominations on January 23 in a live presentation on the Oscars YouTube channel. Jacques Audiard’s Spanish crime thriller Emilia Pérez featured in multiple categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Lead Actress, which Karla Sofía Gascón is up for.

Here is the list of nominees for the Oscars, which will be broadcast March 2 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” dominated with 13 nominations, including best picture and best actress for Karla Sophia Gascon, making her the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar.

At a ceremony in Los Angles, Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott are unveiling the list of Oscars nominations for the 97th Academy Awards on March 2nd.