The highly anticipated list of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards has been revealed. The nominations had originally been planned for January 17. But after wildfires on January 7 began burning through parts of Los Angeles, leaving behind mass destruction, the academy extended its voting window and twice postponed the nominations announcement.

Leading the nominations is Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language, French-made film, Emilia Pérez, with 13 nods, including a historic nomination for Karla Sofía Gascón. The ceremony will be broadcast on 2 March from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Here’s everything you need to know about the nominees:

The Best Picture category features a broad range of genres and styles this year. The nominees are:

  • Anora
  • The Brutalist
  • A Complete Unknown
  • Conclave
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Emilia Pérez
  • I’m Still Here
  • Nickel Boys
  • The Substance
  • Wicked

Best actress: A historic momination

Karla Sofía Gascón’s nomination for Emilia Pérez makes her the first openly transgender actor to be recognised by the Academy. She joins a talented group of nominees:

  • Demi Moore, The Substance
  • Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
  • Mikey Madison, Anora
  • Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
  • Best Actor: Intense Competition

The Best Actor category is packed with powerful performances. The nominees are:

  • Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
  • Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
  • Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
  • Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
  • Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
  • Best Supporting Actress: Strong Performances

In the Best Supporting Actress category, we see a mix of seasoned and rising stars:

  • Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
  • Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
  • Ariana Grande, Wicked
  • Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
  • Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Supporting Actor: International talent

This year’s Best Supporting Actor nominees highlight global talent:

  • Yura Borisov, Anora
  • Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
  • Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
  • Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
  • Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

The Best Director category celebrates some of the industry’s most innovative talents:

  • Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
  • Sean Baker, Anora
  • Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
  • James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
  • Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Original Song

This year’s nominees for Best Original Song include memorable tracks from acclaimed films:

  • “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
  • “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
  • “Like a Bird” from Sing Sing
  • “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
  • “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late

Animated Features

The nominees for Best Animated Feature are:

  • Flow
  • Inside Out 2
  • Memoir of a Snail
  • Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
  • The Wild Robot

International Feature Film

This year’s Best International Feature Film nominees are:

  • I’m Still Here (Brazil)
  • The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
  • Emilia Pérez (France)
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
  • Flow (Latvia)

Technical Categories

In technical categories, the nominees showcase extraordinary achievements:

  • Best Visual Effects: Alien: Romulus, Better Man, Dune: Part Two, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Wicked
  • Best Cinematography: The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, Wicked
  • Best Production Design: Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked

The nominees for Best Original and Adapted Screenplay are:

  • Original Screenplay: Anora, The Brutalist, A Real Pain, September 5, The Substance
  • Adapted Screenplay: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing

Documentary Features:

The nominees for Best Documentary Feature are:

  • Black Box Diaries
  • No Other Land
  • Porcelain War
  • Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
  • Sugarcane

Short Films:

Short films also take the spotlight with nominations across multiple categories:

  • Animated Short: Beautiful Men, In the Shadow of the Cypress, Magic Candies, Wander to Wonder, Yuck!
  • Live Action Short: A Lien, Anuja, I’m Not a Robot, The Last Ranger, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
  • Documentary Short: Death by Numbers, I Am Ready, Warden, Incident, Instruments of a Beating Heart, The Only Girl in the Orchestra