Emilia Pérez receives a record 13 nominations at the 2025 Oscars, beating by one the previous record for a French film, held since 2012 by The Artist. Another first in Oscar history: two French filmmakers are nominated for Best Director: Jacques Audiard and Coralie Fargeat (even though The Substance isn't French in terms of production).
Another record: the French film industry was involved in the production of four of the five films nominated for the Best International Feature Film Oscar. In addition to Emilia Pérez, The Seed of the Sacred Fig (competing for Germany), Flow (for Latvia), and I'm Still Here (for Brazil) were all co-produced by French companies.
Last but not least, on the short film front, French productions racked up a total of four nominations in two categories.
French films nominated for the Oscars 2025
Best Picture
- Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
- I'm Still Here by Walter Salles (minority-French co-production)
International Feature Film
- Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
- I'm Still Here by Walter Salles (minority-French co-production)
- Flow by Gints Zilbalodis (minority-French co-production)
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig by Mohammad Rasoulof (minority-French co-production)
Best Director
Actress in a Leading Role
- Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
- Fernanda Torres for I'm Still Here by Walter Salles (minority-French co-production)
Actress in a Supporting Role
Original Score
- Clément Ducol & Camille for Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
Cinematography
Animated Feature Film
- Flow by Gints Zilbalodis (minority-French co-production)
Adapted Screenplay
Makeup and Hairstyling
Documentary Feature Film
Original Song
- "El mal" by Zoé Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
- "Mi camino" by Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez)
Film Editing
Sound
Live-Action Short Film
- The Man Who Couldn't Remain Silent by Nebojša Slijepčević (minority-French co-production)
Animated Short Film
- Yuck! by Loïc Espuche
- Wander to Wonder by Nina Gantz (minority-French co-production)
- Beautiful Men by Nicolas Keppens (minority-French co-production)