NEW YORK — Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an international filmmaking team. And just as singularly, it’s a best picture front-runner that, it sometimes seems, no one likes.

Coralie Fargeat and Brady Corbet are also among those in the running for more than one category at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity, dominated the list with 13 nominations.

The Best Director race at the 2025 Oscars has come down to five filmmakers: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown).

He was born in Paris and is the son of Marie-Christine Guibert and Michel Audiard, a film director and screenwriter. During the 1980s, he started creating screenplays for movies such as Réveillon chez Bob!, Mortelle randonnée, Baxter, Fréquence Meurtre, and Saxo.

Jacques Audiard has made waves with some outlandish comments about the musical crime film, starring Karla Sofia Gascón and Selena Gomez.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the Academy Awards nominations with a leading 13 picks, including best picture and best actress for Karla ...

Actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity, dominated ...

The 2023 Emmys repeat themselves here, as Culkin and Jeremy Strong of HBO’s hit show “ Succession” fight for another major award. Just as it happened then, I expect Culkin to win, with his only real threat being Guy Pearce from “The Brutalist”.

Only three films — “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land” — have scored more nominations in Academy Awards history. This year, “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13. The Oscars will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theater.

The French musical scored the most nominations of any movie this year, but it also faces criticism on multiple fronts.

Oscars: How to watch every movie nominated streaming or in theaters, including "Wicked," "Emilia Perez," and "The Brutalist."