Right now, Anora is leading, having snagged top honors at the Producers Guild of America Awards and the Directors Guild of America Awards. Those wins typically indicate who will triumph at the Oscars. The dramedy follows a sex worker who marries the son of an oligarch.

The Academy announced nominations for the upcoming Oscars Thursday morning, with the Spanish-language, French-produced crime musical “Emilia Pérez” leading with 13 nominations, the most ever for a non-English movie,

Jacques Audiard’s crime movie has picked up numerous awards, but where does it figure among the all-time Hollywood blockbusters?

Director Jacques Audiard also won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay from the French equivalent of the Oscars.

The 97th Academy Awards nominations were announced on January 23, 2025, with Emilia Pérez leading the pack with 13 nominations, making it the most-nominated non-English-language film in Oscar history.

Jacques Audiard's musical was the big winner at the 50th César Awards, France's equivalent to the Oscars, but scandal-stricken star Karla Sofía Gascón was snubbed in the best actress category.

Despite the controversies surrounding the film in the US, France has awarded Jacques Audiard’s cartel trans musical 'Emilia Pérez' seven Césars, including Best Film – beating favourites like 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' and 'Beating Hearts'.