Oscars 2025: Priyanka Chopra-Backed Anuja Bags Nomination; Netflix Movie Emilia Pérez Dominates
Anuja, backed by Guneet Monga and Priyanka Chopra, received nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.
Emilia Pérez took the Oscars by storm, setting a record for a non-English language film with 13 nominations. The film was followed by The Brutalist and Wicked, which tied with 10 nods in multiple categories. Anuja, a Hindi language filmbacked by actress Priyanka Chopra, also secured a nomination.
Emilia Pérez's achievement of 13 nods puts the Netflix movie alongside cinematic giants like All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016), which each received 14 nominations.
The 2025 Oscar nominations across 23 categories were announced Thursday morning by Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang, live from the Film Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Notably, Anuja, also backed by Guneet Monga, received nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the Oscars 2025. Monga previously won an Oscar for The Elephant Whisperers at the 95th Academy Awards in 2023.
Anuja was produced in collaboration with the Salaam Baalak Trust, a non-profit organisation founded by Mira Nair's family to support street and working children. Priyanka Chopra and Anita Bhatia served as executive producers, while Mindy Kaling and Oscar winner Guneet Monga were among the producers who joined the team to amplify the film's impact.
Directed by Adam J Graves, the film features Ananya Shanbhag, Sajda Pathan, and Nagesh Bhosle. It narrates the story of two sisters struggling to find joy and opportunity in a world intent on their exploitation and exclusion.
The announcement of the 2025 Academy Awards nominees, originally set for Jan.17, was delayed twice amid the Los Angeles wildfires, which have left at least 28 people dead with more than 14,000 structures destroyed and nearly 40,000 acres burned.
The Academy also canceled its annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon and said that it would donate the $250,000 it planned to spend on the event to wildfire relief efforts.
The 97th Academy Awards, to be hosted by Conan O'Brien, will air live on Mar. 2 from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Indians would be able to watch the Oscars live be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
