Oscars taking place this evening (March 2).The 97th Academy Awards are being hosted by Conan O’Brien for the first time, the comedian taking over duties from Jimmy Kimmel.Leading this year’s nominations is Netflix musical Emilia Pérez, which is up for 13 awards including Best Picture, while epic drama The Brutalist and Broadway adaptation Wicked follow behind with 10 nominations apiece.Other strong contenders include papal thriller Conclave and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown with eight nods each, while comedy drama Anora has six nominations.This year’s ceremony will get a bit of a change-up, with no performances for Best Original Song, while the show is expected to honour Los Angeles following the recent devastating wildfires.
Harrison Ford has also pulled out of presenting due to illness.NME will be updating the list below with the winners as they’re announced:Best PictureAnoraThe BrutalistA Complete UnknownConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezI’m Still HereNickel BoysThe SubstanceWickedBest DirectorSean Baker, AnoraBrady Corbet, The BrutalistJames Mangold, A Complete UnknownJacques Audiard, Emilia PérezCoralie Fargeat, The SubstanceBest ActorAdrien Brody, The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet, A Complete UnknownColman Domingo, Sing SingRalph Fiennes, ConclaveSebastian Stan, The ApprenticeBest ActressCynthia Erivo, WickedKarla Sofía Gascón, Emilia PérezMikey Madison, AnoraDemi Moore, The SubstanceFernanda Torres, I’m Still HereBest Supporting ActorYura Borisov, AnoraKieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNEREdward Norton, A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce, The BrutalistJeremy Strong, The ApprenticeBest Supporting ActressMonica Barbaro, A Complete UnknownAriana Grande, WickedFelicity Jones, The BrutalistIsabella Rossellini, ConclaveZoe.
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