Emilia Perez leads the nominations for this year’s Oscars – and has broken the record for the most nominated non-English language film in the history of the awards.

The Spanish-language musical, which tells the story of a Mexican cartel boss who undergoes gender affirmation surgery, stars Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofia Gascon – who is the first transgender woman to be nominated in an acting category.

It has 13 Oscar nominations in total – closely followed by The Brutalist and Wicked, which each have 10, and Conclave and A Complete Unknown, which have eight.

All are up for best picture, alongside Anora, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys and The Substance.

In the acting categories, Gascon is up for best actress against Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, Anora newcomer Mikey Madison, and Golden Globe winners Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres, for their performances in The Substance and I’m Still Here respectively.

Timothee Chalamet’s portrayal of Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown has earned him a nomination for best actor, alongside Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Colman Domingo (Sing Sing).

This year’s Oscars nominations announcement was originally scheduled to take place on 17 January, but was pushed back twice due to the wildfires which have devastated Los Angeles since the start of the year.

Winners will be announced at the star-studded Academy Awards ceremony, which is due to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday 2 March.

Comedian and TV personality Conan O’Brien is this year’s host.

Source: SkyNews