The Academy has unveiled the ten shortlists for the 97th Academy Awards in March, with Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez, Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig and Walter Salles’s I’m Nonetheless Right here among the many worldwide characteristic movie class heavyweights.
Moreover the French, German and Brazilian contenders, the listing contains Mati Diop’s Dahomey for Senegal, Wealthy Peppiatt’s Kneecap for Eire, Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio for Italy, Sandhya Suri’s Santosh for the UK, and Matthew Rankin’s Common Language for Canada.
Europe accounts for 10 or two-thirds of the shortlist, Africa and Center East two, and Americas two, whereas Thailand is the only real Asian consultant.
Documentary contenders embrace No Different Land co-directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, Shiori Itō’s Black Field Diaries, and Emily Kassie’s Sugarcane.
Emilia Perez, which Netflix has for the US and UK, makes the shortlists six instances in complete together with classes like make-up and hairstyling, rating and music. Common’s Depraved seems 4 times, whereas Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune: Half Two, twentieth Century Studios’ Alien Romulus, and Paramount’s Gladiator II seem thrice every, together with on the visible results shortlist.
Common/DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robotic additionally secured three slots.
The nominations might be introduced on January 17, 2025, and the 97th Oscars ceremony takes place on March 2, 2025.
The shortlists seem beneath, listed alphabetically by movie title except specified.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Fifteen movies will advance within the documentary characteristic movie class for the 97th Academy Awards. 100 sixty-nine movies had been eligible within the class. Members of the documentary department vote to find out the shortlist and the nominees.
- The Bibi Recordsdata, dir. Alexis Bloom
- Black Field Diaries, dir. Shiori Itō
- Dahomey, dir. Mati Diop
- Daughters, dirs. Natalie Rae and Angela Patton
- Eno, dir. Gary Hustwit
- Frida, dir. Carla Gutierrez
- Hollywoodgate, dir. Ibrahim Nash’at
- No Different Land, dirs. Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
- Porcelain Struggle, dirs. Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
- Queendom, dir. Agniia Galdanova
- The Exceptional Life Of Ibelin, dir. Benjamin Ree
- Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat, dir. Johan Grimonprez
- Sugarcane, dirs. Emily KassieJulian, Courageous NoiseCat
- Union, dirs. Brett Story, Stephen Maing
- Will & Harper, dir. Josh Greenbaum
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Fifteen movies will advance to the following spherical of voting within the worldwide characteristic movie class for the 97th Academy Awards. Movies from 85 international locations and areas had been eligible within the class. Academy members from all branches had been invited to take part within the preliminary spherical of voting and should have met a minimal viewing requirement to be eligible to vote within the class. Within the nominations spherical, Academy members from all branches are invited to decide in to take part and should view all 15 shortlisted movies to vote.
The movies, listed in alphabetical order by nation, are:
- I’m Nonetheless Right here, dir. Walter Salles (Brazil)
- Common Language, dir. Matthew Rankin (Canada)
- Waves, dir. Jiří Mádl (Czech Republic)
- The Lady With The Needle, dir. Magnus von Horn (Denmark)
- Emilia Pérez, dir. Jacques Audiard. (France)
- The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, dir. Mohammad Rasoulof (Germany)
- Contact, dir. Baltasar Kormákur (Iceland)
- Kneecap, dir. Wealthy Peppiatt (Eire)
- Vermiglio, dir. Maura Delpero (Italy)
- Movement, dir. Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia)
- Armand, dir. Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway)
- From Floor Zero, compiled by Rashid Masharawi (Palestine)
- Dahomey, dir. Mati Diop (Senegal)
- How To Make Thousands and thousands Earlier than Grandma Dies, dir. Pat Boonnitipat (Thailand)
- Santosh, dir. Santosh Sivan (United Kingdom)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Fifteen movies will advance within the documentary brief movie class for the 97th Academy Awards. 100 4 movies certified within the class. Members of the documentary department vote to find out the shortlist and the nominees.
- Chasing Roo
- Demise By Numbers
- Everlasting Father
- I Am Prepared, Warden
- Incident
- Devices Of A Beating Coronary heart
- Keeper
- Makayla’s Voice: A Letter To The World
- As soon as upon A Time In Ukraine
- The Solely Lady In The Orchestra
- Planetwalker
- The Quilters
- Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr
- A Swim Lesson
- Till He’s Again
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Ten movies will advance within the make-up and hairstyling class for the 97th Academy Awards. All members of the Academy’s make-up artists and hairstylists department might be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from every of the shortlisted movies on January 11, 2025. Department members will vote to appoint 5 movies for remaining Oscar consideration.
- The Apprentice
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- A Totally different Man
- Dune: Half Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Waltzing With Brando
- Depraved
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Twenty scores will advance within the authentic rating class for the 97th Academy Awards. 100 forty-five scores had been eligible within the class. Members of the music department vote to find out the shortlist and the nominees.
- Alien: Romulus
- Babygirl
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Blink Twice
- Blitz
- The Brutalist
- Challengers
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- The Hearth Inside
- Gladiator II
- Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
- Inside Out 2
- Nosferatu
- The Room Subsequent Door
- Sing Sing
- The Six Triple Eight
- Depraved
- The Wild Robotic
- Younger Lady And The Sea
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Fifteen songs will advance within the authentic music class for the 97th Academy Awards. Eighty-nine songs had been eligible within the class. Members of the music department vote to find out the shortlist and the nominees.
- “Forbidden Street” from Higher Man
- “Winter Coat” from Blitz
- “Compress/Repress” from Challengers
- “By no means Too Late” from Elton John: By no means Too Late
- “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
- “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
- “Sick In The Head” from Kneecap
- “Past” from Moana 2
- “Inform Me It’s You” from Mufasa: The Lion King
- “Piece By Piece” from Piece by Piece
- “Like A Chicken” from Sing Sing
- “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
- “Out Of Oklahoma” from Twisters
- “Kiss The Sky” from The Wild Robotic
- “Harper And Will Go West” from Will & Harper
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Fifteen movies will advance within the animated brief movie class for the 97th Academy Awards. Eighty-eight movies certified within the class. Academy members from the animation department and brief movies department had been invited to take part within the preliminary spherical of voting and should have met a minimal viewing requirement to be eligible to vote within the class. Within the nominations spherical, Academy members from the animation department and brief movies department are invited to decide in to take part and should view all 15 shortlisted movies to vote.
- Au Revoir Mon Monde
- A Bear Named Wojtek
- Stunning Males
- Bottle George
- A Crab In The Pool
- In The Shadow Of The Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Perhaps Elephants
- Me
- Origami
- Percebes
- The 21
- Wander To Surprise
- The Wild-Tempered Clavier
- Yuck!
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Fifteen movies will advance within the reside motion brief movie class for the 97th Academy Awards. 100 eighty movies certified within the class. Academy members from all branches had been invited to take part within the preliminary spherical of voting and should have met a minimal viewing requirement to be eligible to vote within the class. Within the nominations spherical, Academy members from all branches are invited to decide in to take part and should view all 15 shortlisted movies to vote.
- Anuja
- Clodagh
- The Compatriot
- Crust
- Dovecote
- Edge Of Area
- The Ice Cream Man
- I’m Not A Robotic
- The Final Ranger
- A Lien
- The Man Who May Not Stay Silent
- The Masterpiece
- An Orange From Jaffa
- Paris 70
- Room Taken
SOUND
Ten movies will advance within the sound class for the 97th Academy Awards. All eligible members of the sound department vote to find out the shortlist and the nominees. Academy members might be invited to view excerpts from every of the shortlisted movies starting January 9, 2025, within the San Francisco Bay space, adopted by London, Los Angeles and New York on January 11, 2025. Department members will vote to appoint 5 movies for remaining Oscar consideration.
- Alien: Romulus
- Blitz
- A Full Unknown
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Dune: Half Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Gladiator II
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Depraved
- The Wild Robotic
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ten movies stay within the working within the visible results class for the 97th Academy Awards. The visible efects department govt committee decided the shortlist. All members of the visible results department might be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from every of the shortlisted movies on January 11, 2025. Department members will vote to appoint 5 movies for remaining Oscar consideration.
- Alien: Romulus
- Higher Man
- Civil Struggle
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Dune: Half Two
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Twisters
- Depraved