The Academy has unveiled the 10 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 Still Here among the international feature film category heavyweights.
Besides the French, German and Brazilian contenders, the list includes Mati Diop’s Dahomey for Senegal, Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap for Ireland, Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio for Italy, Sandhya Suri’s Santosh for the UK, and Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language for Canada.
Europe accounts for 10 or two-thirds of the shortlist, Africa and Middle East two, and Americas two, while Thailand is the sole Asian representative.
Documentary contenders include No Other Land co-directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, Shiori Itō’s Black Box Diaries, and Emily Kassie’s Sugarcane.
Emilia Perez, which Netflix has for the US and UK, makes the shortlists six times in total including categories like make-up and hairstyling, score and song. Universal’s Wicked appears four times, while Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune: Part Two, 20th Century Studios’ Alien Romulus, and Paramount’s Gladiator II appear three times each, including on the visual effects shortlist.
Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot also secured three slots.
The nominations will be announced on January 17, 2025, and the 97th Oscars ceremony takes place on March 2, 2025.
The shortlists appear below, listed alphabetically by film title unless specified.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the documentary feature film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-nine films were eligible in the category. Members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
- The Bibi Files, dir. Alexis Bloom
- Black Box 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 Other Land, dirs. Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
- Porcelain War, dirs. Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
- Queendom, dir. Agniia Galdanova
- The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin, dir. Benjamin Ree
- Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat, dir. Johan Grimonprez
- Sugarcane, dirs. Emily KassieJulian, Brave NoiseCat
- Union, dirs. Brett Story, Stephen Maing
- Will & Harper, dir. Josh Greenbaum
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Fifteen films will advance to the next round of voting in the international feature film category for the 97th Academy Awards. Films from 85 countries and regions were eligible in the category. Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
- I’m Still Here, dir. Walter Salles (Brazil)
- Universal Language, dir. Matthew Rankin (Canada)
- Waves, dir. Jiří Mádl (Czech Republic)
- The Girl With The Needle, dir. Magnus von Horn (Denmark)
- Emilia Pérez, dir. Jacques Audiard. (France)
- The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, dir. Mohammad Rasoulof (Germany)
- Touch, dir. Baltasar Kormákur (Iceland)
- Kneecap, dir. Rich Peppiatt (Ireland)
- Vermiglio, dir. Maura Delpero (Italy)
- Flow, dir. Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia)
- Armand, dir. Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway)
- From Ground Zero, compiled by Rashid Masharawi (Palestine)
- Dahomey, dir. Mati Diop (Senegal)
- How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, dir. Pat Boonnitipat (Thailand)
- Santosh, dir. Sandhya Suri (United Kingdom)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the documentary short film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred four films qualified in the category. Members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
- Chasing Roo
- Death By Numbers
- Eternal Father
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments Of A Beating Heart
- Keeper
- Makayla’s Voice: A Letter To The World
- Once upon A Time In Ukraine
- The Only Girl In The Orchestra
- Planetwalker
- The Quilters
- Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr
- A Swim Lesson
- Until He’s Back
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Ten films will advance in the makeup and hairstyling category for the 97th Academy Awards. All members of the Academy’s makeup artists and hairstylists branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on January 11, 2025. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
- The Apprentice
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- A Different Man
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Waltzing With Brando
- Wicked
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Twenty scores will advance in the original score category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred forty-five scores were eligible in the category. Members of the music branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
- Alien: Romulus
- Babygirl
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Blink Twice
- Blitz
- The Brutalist
- Challengers
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- The Fire Inside
- Gladiator II
- Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
- Inside Out 2
- Nosferatu
- The Room Next Door
- Sing Sing
- The Six Triple Eight
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
- Young Woman And The Sea
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Fifteen songs will advance in the original song category for the 97th Academy Awards. Eighty-nine songs were eligible in the category. Members of the music branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
- “Forbidden Road” from Better Man
- “Winter Coat” from Blitz
- “Compress/Repress” from Challengers
- “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
- “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
- “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
- “Sick In The Head” from Kneecap
- “Beyond” from Moana 2
- “Tell Me It’s You” from Mufasa: The Lion King
- “Piece By Piece” from Piece by Piece
- “Like A Bird” from Sing Sing
- “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
- “Out Of Oklahoma” from Twisters
- “Kiss The Sky” from The Wild Robot
- “Harper And Will Go West” from Will & Harper
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the animated short film category for the 97th Academy Awards. Eighty-eight films qualified in the category. Academy members from the animation branch and short films branch were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. In the nominations round, Academy members from the animation branch and short films branch are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
- Au Revoir Mon Monde
- A Bear Named Wojtek
- Beautiful Men
- Bottle George
- A Crab In The Pool
- In The Shadow Of The Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Maybe Elephants
- Me
- Origami
- Percebes
- The 21
- Wander To Wonder
- The Wild-Tempered Clavier
- Yuck!
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the live action short film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred eighty films qualified in the category. Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
- Anuja
- Clodagh
- The Compatriot
- Crust
- Dovecote
- Edge Of Space
- The Ice Cream Man
- I’m Not A Robot
- The Last Ranger
- A Lien
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
- The Masterpiece
- An Orange From Jaffa
- Paris 70
- Room Taken
SOUND
Ten films will advance in the sound category for the 97th Academy Awards. All eligible members of the sound branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. Academy members will be invited to view excerpts from each of the shortlisted films beginning January 9, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay area, followed by London, Los Angeles and New York on January 11, 2025. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
- Alien: Romulus
- Blitz
- A Complete Unknown
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Gladiator II
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ten films remain in the running in the visual effects category for the 97th Academy Awards. The visual efects branch executive committee determined the shortlist. All members of the visual effects branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on January 11, 2025. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Civil War
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Dune: Part Two
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Twisters
- Wicked
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