The Brutalist,’ ‘Wicked’ garner 10 nominations ‘Perez’ star Gascón becomes first openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting Oscar Demi Moore gets first Oscar nomination in four-decade ...

Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, and Wicked lead the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards. These are the biggest surprises and snubs amongst the lot.

James Mangold has directed several awards darlings, including Ford v Ferrari and Walk The Line but had consistently missed out on a best director nomination, until this year with A Complete Unknown.

Part-time Vermonter Gregory Maguire, who wrote the bestselling novel 'Wicked,' visited with Ariana Grande on the movie set in London and knew there would be Oscar buzz for her performance.