Record-breaking 14 Nominations For 'emilia Perez' At The 97th Academy Awards

Emilia Perez leads the nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards with a record-breaking 14.

Jacques Audiard's musical thriller is up for the coveted Best Picture accolade - for which it will contest with Anora, Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave , Dune: Part Two, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked - as well as Best Director for the filmmaker, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Karla Sofa Gascn, a Supporting Actress nod for Zoe Saldaa, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best International Feature Film.

It is also nominated for sound, make-up and hairstyling, film editing, cinematography, original score, and received two spots on the Best Original Song shortlist, for El Mal and Mi Camino.

The Brutalist and Wicked follow with 10 places on the shortlist, with nods for the first including Best Actor in a Leading Role for Adrien Brody, Supporting Actor and Actress nods for Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones respectively, and Best Director for Brady Corbet.

Wicked' stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role respectively, with a number of other nods in technical categories.