Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards has more potential drama than any recent year, with many possible outcomes in the top categories, including best picture, best actor and best actress.
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After the first frontrunner and lead nominee, “Emilia Pérez,” became engulfed in controversy, “Anora” ran the table with a trio of precursor guild honors. Then “Conclave” swooped in to win at the BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Here are the nominees in the major categories:
BEST PICTURE
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
BEST ACTRESS
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
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”
James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
“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 FILM
“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
