Amid the most open — and sometimes unlikely — Oscar race in several years, controversial musical Emilia Pérez emerged as frontrunner after the 2025 Academy Award nominations were announced today. Backed by Netflix and directed by Jacques Audiard, the film received 13 nominations, including one for the blue-ribbon Best Picture prize.

Emilia Perez has dominated the Oscar buzz this year, making history as the most nominated non-English language film ever. The Spanish-language musical, centered on a

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday.