The nominations for the 97th Oscars were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday. Anuja, a short film set in New Delhi by Guneet Monga bagged a nomination in the Live Action Short category.
Anuja is directed by Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai. Actor Priyanka Chopra recently boarded the project as an executive producer. Anuja is a tale of a gifted nine-year-old Anuja, who struggles to make a choice between education and factory work alongside her sister, a decision that will shape their futures.
It stars Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag.
Along with 'Anuja', another movie with an India connection, 'I am Ready, Warden' got nominated in the Documentary Short Film category. The film is directed by Indian-origin American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra.
The following is a full list of nominees:
BEST PICTURE
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Prez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothe Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here
BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaa, Emilia Perez
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Prez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Im Still Here, Brazil
The Girl with the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Sugarcane
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
El Mal from Emilia Prez
The Journey from The Six Triple Eight
Like a Bird from Sing Sing
Mi Camino from Emilia Prez
Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late
BEST SOUND
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
A Lien
Anuja
Im Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
BEST FILM EDITING
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez