The Cannes Film Festival organisers say they are “delighted” to note that EIGHT of the films in its 2024 Official Selection have made the shortlist for this year’s Oscar nominations.
The films have generated a total of 31 nominations across 17 categories! It’s a great testament to the Cannes selection process, overseen by Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch, who was re-elected last week for her second three-year term. She confirmed she will “continue to protect the independence of the selection process” and “relentlessly support emerging talents”.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today unveiled the Oscar nominees for its 97th ceremony, which will be held on March 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, winner of the 2024 Jury Prize and Best Performance by an Actress Award, leads the ways with 13 nominations, a record for a non-English-language film.
Sean Baker’s Anora, winner of the Palme d’or at the 77th Festival de Cannes, totals 6 nominations.
Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, which won Best Screenplay Award in Cannes, received 5 Oscar nominations. Much of The Substance was actually filmed on the French Riviera in Cannes and Nice! (And its star, Demi Moore, has already won the Golden Globe for Best Actress.)
Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice and Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow each received 2 Oscar nominations.
Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig, winner of the Jury Special Prize, received one Oscar nomination, as did Nebojša Slijepcevic’s The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, winner of the Short Film Palme d’or, and Magnus Von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle.
“The Festival de Cannes warmly congratulates the nominees and wishes them the success they deserve at the 97th Academy Award ceremony,” the Cannes Film Festival said in a press statement today.
Cannes Film Festival Films Nominated for Oscars:
EMILIA PÉREZ
by Jacques Audiard
Competition – Jury Prize – Best Performance by an Actress
13 nominations
- Actress in a leading role
- Actress in a supporting role
- Cinematography
- Directing
- Film editing
- International feature film
- Makeup and hairstyling
- Music (original score)
- Music (original song) – 2 nominations
- Best picture
- Sound
- Writing (adapted screenplay)
ANORA
by Sean Baker
Competition – Palme d’or
6 nominations
- Actor in a supporting role
- Actress in a leading role
- Directing
- Film editing
- Best picture
- Writing (original screenplay)
THE SUBSTANCE
by Coralie Fargeat
Competition – Best Screenplay
5 nominations
- Actress in a leading role
- Directing
- Makeup and hairstyling
- Best picture
- Writing (original screenplay)
THE APPRENTICE
by Ali Abbasi
Competition
2 nominations
- Actor in a leading role
- Actor in a supporting role
FLOW
by Gints Zilbalodis
Un Certain Regard
2 nominations
- Animated feature film
- International feature film
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
by Magnus von Horn
Competition
1 nomination
- International feature film
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
by Nebojša Slijepcevic
Short film Competition – Palme d’or
1 nomination
- Live action short film
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
by Mohammad Rasoulof
Competition – Special Award
1 nomination
- International feature film
FULL LIST OF ACADEMY AWARD (OSCAR) NOMINATIONS 2025
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
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 Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown – Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Conclave – Peter Straughan
Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best original screenplay
Anora – Sean Baker
The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Best original song
Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late
El Mal – Emilia Pérez
Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez
Like A Bird – Sing Sing
The Journey – The Six Triple Eight
Best original score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best international feature
I’m Still Here – Brazil
The Girl with the Needle – Denmark
Emilia Pérez – France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Germany
Flow – Latvia
Best animated feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best documentary feature
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best costume design
Wicked
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best make-up and hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best production design
Wicked
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best film editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best visual effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best live action short
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
A Lien
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best animated short
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best documentary short
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
This year’s Cannes Film Festival will run from Tue, May 13, 2025 to Sat, May 24, 2025.
