The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were delayed after deadly wildfires raged through the Los Angeles area.The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have finally been revealed, after two delays due to the devastating wildfires raging across southern California in the United States.
The wildfires have yet to abate, with a new conflagration, the Hughes Fire, erupting north of Los Angeles this week.
But the nominations continued as scheduled on Thursday, with the divisive, experimental musical Emilia Perez grabbing the most nods.
One of its 13 nominations was a history-maker: Karla Sofia Gascon has become the first transgender woman ever honoured in the Best Actress category.
In the film, she plays a former cartel boss who secretly undergoes gender-affirming surgery and reinvents herself as a humanitarian in modern-day Mexico.
But her category will be one of the hottest to watch, with fierce competition from The Substance’s Demi Moore and Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres of the historical drama I’m Still Here.
Earning another 10 Oscars nods was the Broadway blockbuster Wicked, signalling a strong year for Hollywood musicals. The Brutalist, a period drama about an architect surviving the Holocaust and moving to the US, also racked up 10 nominations. Advertisement
Other favourites from the Academy this year were the Vatican drama Conclave and the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, both of which scooped up eight nods.
Another six nominations went to the zany comedy-drama Anor …
