The 97th Academy Awards have unveiled the shortlist of 10 classes for the upcoming ceremony, marking a big milestone for contenders hoping to safe a nomination. Among these making an impression are Netflix’sEmilia Pérez‘ and Universal Pictures’ ‘Wicked‘, each now firmly positioned for additional consideration.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 movies will transfer ahead in a number of classes, together with Animated Short Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original ScoreOriginal Song, Sound, and Visual Effects.
The voting course of to find out the official nominees will start on January 8 and finish on January 12, 2025The nominees themselves will likely be revealed on January 17, 2025. Below is an summary of the shortlisted movies in numerous classes:
Documentary Feature Film
Fifteen movies have made it to the following spherical of voting in this class. Out of 169 submissions, these 15 movies will likely be thought-about for a nomination. Academy members throughout the Documentary Branch, who vote for this class, are tasked with additional narrowing the pool down to 5 movies. The movies advancing are:
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– The Bibi Files
– Black Box Diaries
– Dahomey
Daughters
-Eno
-Frida
Hollywoodgate
– ‘No Other Land’
-Porcelain War
-Queendom
– The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
– Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
-Union
Will & Harper
Documentary Short Film
This yr’s Documentary Short Film class could have 15 movies out of the 104 that have been eligible. These movies have been chosen by members of the Documentary Branch, with nominations decided from this shortlist. The movies are as follows:
– Chasing Roo
– Death by Numbers
-Eternal Father
– I’m prepared, 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
International Feature Film
15 movies from 85 completely different international locations will advance in this class. Eligible movies are reviewed by all Academy members, who’re invited to take part in the voting course of after assembly particular viewing standards. The record of shortlisted movies contains:
– “I’m Still Here”, Brazil
– “Universal Language”, Canada
– “Waves”, Czech Republic
– “The Girl with the Needle”, Denmark
– “Emilia Pérez”, France
– “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, Germany
– “Touch”, Iceland
– “Kneecap”, Ireland
– Vermigno, Italy
– “Flow”, Latvia
– “Armand”, Norway
– “From Ground Zero”, Palestine
– “Dahomey”, Senegal
– “How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies”, Thailand
– “Santosh”, United Kingdom
Makeup and Hairstyling
The Makeup and Hairstyling class options ten movies which can proceed to the following spherical. These movies are underneath assessment by the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch, whose members will in the end vote on the nominees. The shortlist contains:
-The Apprentice
– Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
-A Different Man
– Dune: Part Two
-Emilia Pérez
-Maria
– Nosferatu
-The Substance
Waltzing with Brando
Wicked
Original Score
Out of 145 eligible scores, twenty have superior to be thought-about for nomination in the Original Score class. These scores are chosen by members of the Music Branch, and the nominees will likely be decided from this shortlist. The movies with notable unique scores are:
– 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
Original Song
The Original Song class sees 15 songs nominated from a pool of 89 eligible tracks. These songs, representing a wide range of movies, have been chosen by members of the Music Branch and will likely be voted on for remaining consideration. The following tracks are in the working:
– 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
– My 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 movies will advance from a complete of 88 eligible movies in the Animated Short Film class. The shortlist has been reviewed by each the Animation and Short Films branches, and the ultimate nominations will likely be constructed from this pool. The shortlisted movies are:
– 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 stay motion movies will make the shortlist from a pool of 180 eligible movies. These movies will likely be reviewed by all Academy branches, with remaining nominations voted from this shortlist. The shortlisted stay motion quick movies are:
-Anuj
– 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
In the Sound class, 10 movies will advance to the following stage of voting. All eligible Sound Branch members will assessment these shortlisted movies earlier than casting their votes. The shortlisted movies are:
– 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
The shortlist for the Visual Effects class has been finalized, with 10 movies progressing to the following spherical. The members of the Visual Effects Branch will view excerpts from every of those movies earlier than voting for the ultimate nominees. The movies advancing are:
– 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
This assortment of movies marks the beginning of the highway to the 97th Academy Awards, with extra to unfold in January because the voting course of continues.
