The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are set to take place on March 2. This year's batch of nominees has several intriguing facts and trends. For the first time in over 50 years, two musicals, Wicked and Emilia Pérez, have been nominated for best picture. This musical resurgence can be attributed to the expansion of the best picture category to 10 slots. Adrien Brody, who is currently the youngest-ever winner of best actor, could break another record if he wins again. However, Timothée Chalamet is a major threat to Brody's potential win and could take his record as the youngest-ever winner. Other notable facts include Netflix's Emilia Pérez potentially following a pattern of heavily nominated streaming films that fail to win many Oscars, and the historic lack of overlap between best picture and best actress categories. The Oscars have also seen several controversies, including the use of AI in The Brutalist and the lack of an intimacy coordinator in Anora. Several actors, including Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, are nominated for best supporting actor, while Diane Warren hopes to finally win an Oscar after 16 nominations. The Substance, a body horror film, is nominated for best picture, and its director, Coralie Fargeat, could make history if she wins. Sean Baker, the director of Anora, could become the first person to win four Oscars for the same film. Other notable nominees include Sebastian Stan, who portrayed Donald Trump in his younger years, and Isabella Rossellini, who is nominated for an eight-minute performance in Conclave.