Netflix’s Emilia Pérez story about trans drug boss leads Oscar nominations
Netflix musical Emilia Pérez leads this year's Oscars nominations, with Wicked also among the top contenders.
Emilia Pérez, about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender, has 13 nominations in total, although one of its stars, Selena Gomez, missed out.
Wicked received 10 nominations, including nods for British actress Cynthia Erivo and her co-star Ariana Grande.
Three-and-a-half-hour epic The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, also has 10 nominations, while Demi Moore has the first Oscar nomination of her career.
Demi Moore has received big support for her performance in The Substance
Moore, 62, is nominated for best actress for playing a fading star who swaps her body for a younger and more beautiful version of herself in The Substance.
She said an Oscar nomination was "an incredible honour and these last few months have been beyond my wildest dreams".
Referring to the wildfires in Los Angeles, she continued: "This is a time of incredible contrasts and right now, my heart is with my friends, family, neighbours, and community here in LA."
In the best actor category, two big names are in contention for portraying the early years of very different real-life figures - Sebastian Stan for playing Donald Trump in The Apprentice and Timothée Chalamet for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
That makes Chalamet, 29, the youngest person to get two best actor nominations since James Dean in the 1950s, according to Variety.
But 2003 best actor winner Brody is favourite to scoop that prize again, for playing a Hungarian architect hired by a wealthy American after World War Two in The Brutalist.
The top nominees:
Emilia Pérez - 13 nominations
Wicked - 10
The Brutalist - 10
A Complete Unknown - 8
Conclave - 8
The Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by US comedian Conan O'Brien, will take place on 2 March.
The nominations had been due to be announced last week, but were postponed twice because of the fires.
Organisers have said the ceremony will "reflect on the recent events while highlighting the strength, creativity, and optimism that defines Los Angeles and our industry".
