FILM #21
of 35
DAY#29
of 38
97TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2025 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“Emilia Pérez”
February 20, 2025
NETFLIX
…Review and Analysis Coming Soon
Emilia Pérez follows three remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. Cartel leader Emilia enlists unappreciated lawyer Rita to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Netflix
November 1, 2024
132 minutes
best MOTION PICTURE
Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “Anora”
2. “Conclave”
3. “The Brutalist”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Wicked”
6. “Emilia Pérez”
7. “The Substance”
8. “I’m Still Here”
9. “Dune: Part Two”
10. “Nickel Boys”
PERSONAL
1. “Anora”
2. “Dune: Part Two”
3. “The Substance”
4. “The Brutalist”
5. “Wicked”
6. “Conclave”
7. “Nickel Boys”
8. “A Complete Unknown”
9. “Emilia Pérez”
10. “I’m Still Here”
best ActrESS in a Leading Role
Karla Sofía Gascón
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Demi Moore – “The Substance”
2. Mikey Madison – “Anora”
3. Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here”
4. Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
5. Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. Mikey Madison – “Anora”
2. Demi Moore – “The Substance”
3. Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
4. Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here”
5. Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”
best ActrESS in a SUPPORTING Role
Zoe Saldaña
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
2. Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
3. Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
4. Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
5. Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”
PERSONAL
1. Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
2. Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
3. Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”
4. Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
5. Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
best Cinematography
Paul Guilhaume
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “The Brutalist”
2. “Nosferatu”
3. “Dune: Part Two”
4. “Maria”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. “The Brutalist”
2. “Nosferatu”
3. “Dune: Part Two”
4. “Maria”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
best Directing
Jacques Audiard
| First-time Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. Sean Baker – “Anora”
2. Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
3. James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown”
4. Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
5. Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. Sean Baker – “Anora”
2. Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
3. Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
4. James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown”
5. Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
best Film Editing
Juliette Welfling
| 2007 | 80th Academy Awards | Best Film Editing | “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “Conclave”
2. “Anora”
3. “The Brutalist”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “Wicked”
PERSONAL
1. “Conclave”
2. “Anora”
3. “The Brutalist”
4. “Wicked”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
best International Feature Film
France
| 1948 | 21st Academy Awards | Special Foreign Language Film Award | “Monsieur Vincent” | WINNER |
| 1950 | 23rd Academy Awards | Honorary Foreign Language Film Award | “The Walls of Malapaga” | WINNER |
| 1952 | 25th Academy Awards | Honorary Foreign Language Film Award | “Forbidden Games” | WINNER |
| 1956 | 29th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Gervaise” | Nominee |
| 1957 | 30th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Gates of Paris” | Nominee |
| 1958 | 31st Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “My Uncle” | WINNER |
| 1959 | 32nd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Black Orpheus” | WINNER |
| 1960 | 33rd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “La Vérité” | Nominee |
| 1962 | 35th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Sundays and Cybele” | WINNER |
| 1964 | 37th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” | Nominee |
| 1966 | 39th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “A Man and a Woman” | WINNER |
| 1967 | 40th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Live For Life” | Nominee |
| 1968 | 41st Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Stolen Kisses” | Nominee |
| 1969 | 42nd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “My Night at Maud’s” | Nominee |
| 1970 | 43rd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Hoa-Binh” | Nominee |
| 1972 | 45th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” | WINNER |
| 1973 | 46th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Day For Night” | WINNER |
| 1974 | 47th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Lacombe, Lucien” | Nominee |
| 1976 | 49th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Cousin, Cousine” | Nominee |
| 1977 | 50th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Madame Rosa” | WINNER |
| 1978 | 51st Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Get Out Your Handkerchiefs” | WINNER |
| 1979 | 52nd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “A Simple Story” | Nominee |
| 1980 | 53rd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Last Metro” | Nominee |
| 1982 | 55th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Coup de Torchon (‘Clean Slate’)” | Nominee |
| 1983 | 56th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Entre Nous” | Nominee |
| 1985 | 58th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Three Men and a Cradle” | Nominee |
| 1986 | 59th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Betty Blue” | Nominee |
| 1987 | 60th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)” | Nominee |
| 1989 | 62nd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Camille Claudel” | Nominee |
| 1990 | 63rd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Cyrano de Bergerac” | Nominee |
| 1992 | 65th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Indochine” | WINNER |
| 1996 | 69th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Ridicule” | Nominee |
| 1999 | 72nd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “East-West” | Nominee |
| 2000 | 73rd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Taste of Others” | Nominee |
| 2001 | 74th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Amélie” | Nominee |
| 2004 | 77th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Chorus (Les Choristes)” | Nominee |
| 2005 | 78th Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “Joyeux Noël” | Nominee |
| 2008 | 81st Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “The Class” | Nominee |
| 2009 | 82nd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | “A Prophet” | Nominee |
| 2015 | 88th Academy Awards | Best International Feature Film | “Mustang” | Nominee |
| 2019 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best International Feature Film | “Les Misérables” | Nominee |
EXPERTS
1. “I’m Still Here”
2. “Emilia Pérez”
3. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
4. “Flow”
5. “The Girl with the Needle”
PERSONAL
1. “Flow”
2. “Emilia Pérez”
3. “I’m Still Here”
4. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
5. “The Girl with the Needle”
best Makeup and Hairstyling
Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “The Substance”
2. “Wicked”
3. “A Different Man”
4. “Nosferatu”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. “Nosferatu”
2. “The Substance”
3. “Wicked”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “A Different Man”
best Music (Original Score)
Clément Ducol and Camille
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “The Brutalist”
2. “Conclave”
3. “The Wild Robot”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “Wicked”
PERSONAL
1. “Conclave”
2. “The Brutalist”
3. “The Wild Robot”
4. “Wicked”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
best ORIGINAL SONG
“El Mal”
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
2. “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
3. “Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing”
4. “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
5. “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
2. “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
3. “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
4. “Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing”
5. “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
best ORIGINAL SONG
“Mi Camino”
Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
2. “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
3. “Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing”
4. “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
5. “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
2. “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
3. “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
4. “Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing”
5. “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
best SOUND
Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “A Complete Unknown”
3. “Wicked”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “The Wild Robot”
PERSONAL
1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “Wicked”
3. “The Wild Robot”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
best ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Screenplay by Jacques Audiard
In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Based on “Écoute” by Boris Razon
| First-time Nominees |
EXPERTS
1. “Conclave”
2. “A Complete Unknown”
3. “Nickel Boys”
4. “Sing Sing”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
PERSONAL
1. “Conclave”
2. “Sing Sing”
3. “Nickel Boys”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Emilia Pérez”
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