Emilia Pérez and Wicked lead the Oscars shortlists of potential nominees

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named the shortlist of potential nominees for the Oscars, with Emilia Pérez and Wicked leading the lineup.

On Tuesday (17 December), The Academy announced the Oscars shortlists of potential nominees in 10 categories for the event, which indicates who could be nominated ahead of the ceremony in March. 

Currently, the Spanish-language trans cartel musical crime thriller Emilia Pérez and Jon M Chu’s movie adaptation of the musical Wicked look like they could be leading the nominations for the Oscars. 

The Karla Sofía Gascón-led film was named in six Oscars shortlists, which is the most of any film this year, including the International Feature Film category, as well as Original Score, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound and two shortlists in Original Song.

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