Oscars 2025: Guneet Monga's Anuja to Emilia Perez; Read full list of nominees here

Anuja has bagged the nomination in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category for the 97th Academy Awards. Anuja's production team includes Mindy Kaling (Never Have I Ever), Guneet Monga Kapoor (The Elephant Whisperers) and executive producer Priyanka Chopra.

Anuja is an Indian short film which has bagged a nomination in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category at the 97th Academy Awards. Directed by Adam J. Graves, the film narrates a powerful story of nine-year-old Anuja, which was played by Sajda Pathan, who works in a garment factory in Delhi with her sister Palak portrayed by Ananya Shanbhag. Anuja stars Ananya Shanbhag, Sajda Pathan, and Nagesh Bhosle in pivotal roles.

The film was jointly backed by Suchitra Mattai, Mindy Kaling, Guneet Monga Kapoor, Krushan Naik, Aaron Kopp, Devananda Graves, Michael Graves, Ksheetij Saini, and Alexandra Blaney. Priyanka Chopra and Anita Bhatia are the executive producers of the film. Netflix announced that Anuja will soon be available on the platform and viewers are quite excited.

"Anuja is a story that means so much to me — it's powerful, hopeful, and full of life, just like the incredible young girls it represents. I'm deeply passionate about this film and grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Suchitra Mattai and Adam Graves to bring this important narrative to life. The film brings attention to crucial issues while celebrating resilience, humour, and hope. I'm delighted that, with Netflix joining the team, the conversation will expand as it reaches audiences far and wide," Mindy Kaling had earlier said.

Anuja was selected among 15 shortlisted films for a nomination under Best Short Film (Live Action) category. Clodagh, The Compatriot, Crust, Dovecote, Edge of Space, The Ice Cream Man, I’m Not a Robot, The Last Ranger, A Lien, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, The Masterpiece, An Orang from Jaffa, Paris 70, and Room Taken and others were shortlisted in the category.

Take a full list of nominees here:

BEST PICTURE

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickle Boys
The Substance
Wicked

BEST DIRECTOR

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
Sean Baker, Anora
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

BEST ACTRESS

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here

BEST ACTOR

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Perez

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Substance (Coralie Fargeat)
Anora (Sean Baker)
The Brutalist (Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold)
A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg)
September 5 (Tim Fehlbaum and Moritz S Binder)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Sing Sing
Nickle Boys

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Emilia Pérez
The Girl With The Needle
I'm Still Here
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
Flow

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Sugarcane

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments Of A Beaten Heart
The Only Girl In The Orchestra

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

Anuja
I'm Not A Robot
The Last Ranger
Alien
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John & Brandi Carlile)
El Mal from Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard)
Like A Bird from Sing Sing (Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada)
The Journey from The Six Triple Eight (Diane Warren)
Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard)

BEST SOUND

A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
The Wild Robot
Wicked

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

BEST FILM EDITING

Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Alien: Romulus
Kingdom Of The Planet Of Apes
Dune: Part Two
Better Man
Wicked