The Brutalist” and “Wicked” secured 10 nominations apiece in a year with a wide-open best picture race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.

Emilia Perez' leads the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13 nods, followed by 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' with 10 each.

Despite securing 13 Oscar nominations, Emilia Pérez has become one of the most divisive nominees this year with many netizens questioning its authenticity

Emilia Pérez is set in Mexico and tackles sensitive topics like drug trafficking, gang violence and missing persons. Critics note that someone who hasn’t lived in Mexico under such threats might not be the best person to tell such a story, and some even accused the movie of perpetuating stereotypes.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an international filmmaking team.

Emilia Pérez has the potential to set an Oscar milestone when the nominations are announced on Thursday. The Spanish-language Netflix musical drama about a trans drug lord could establish a new record for most nominations for an international film.

The Academy announced nominations for the upcoming Oscars Thursday morning, with the Spanish-language, French-produced crime musical “Emilia Pérez” leading with 13 nominations, the most ever for a non-English movie, with “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” right behind.