Conclave and Nosferatu Together Garner 12 Academy Award® Nominations

Early this morning, Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott presented the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards®. Both Conclave and Nosferatu were recognized for their creativity, artistic excellence, and originality. Conclave received eight nominations with Nosferatu garnering four.

Conclave director Edward Berger congratulated his colleagues who received nominations, adding “I am so happy to have shared this [journey] with such amazing filmmakers and actors.” Having already received numerous nominations from BAFTA, Critics Choice Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards, Conclave was nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Picture, Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Best Supporting Actress (Isabella Rossellini), Best Editing (Nick Emerson), Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Straughan), Best Original Score (Volker Bertelmann), Best Production Design (production design: Suzie Davies; set decoration: Cynthia Sleiter), and Best Costume Design (Lisy Christl).

The film’s producers—Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Mike Jackman—issued a joint statement upon hearing of their Best Picture nomination: “We’re absolutely thrilled by today’s nominations and honored that the Academy has recognized the extraordinary team that we were lucky enough to bring together, to deliver Edward Berger’s brilliant vision.” “It is my past, all that I have in me, that I brought to my interpretation of Sister Agnes,” Rossellini said, adding, “Thank you to the Academy. I am very honored."

Straughan, who won a Golden Globe for his adapted screenplay, said, “Conclave was a labor of love from the beginning because of all the wonderful people involved - from author Robert Harris to producer Tessa Ross, to director Edward Berger, to our amazing cast led by Ralph Fiennes.” Bertelmann, who won the Oscar® last year for his score for Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front, said, “To be nominated for the film Conclave that is so well crafted, with such an amazing cast and outstanding work in all the departments makes me very happy. The collaboration with Edward Berger is for me a big gift and allows me to search and discover a lot of possibilities.” Emerson responded to his nomination by expressing, "Working with director Edward Berger was a joyful collaboration from start to finish. I thank him for the brilliance, inspiration and friendship."

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Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu received four nominations: Best Cinematography (Jarin Blaschke), Best Production Design (production design: Craig Lathrop; set decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová), Best Costume Design (Linda Muir), and Best Makeup and Hairstyling (David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton).

On hearing of her nomination, Muir said, “Robert Eggers is an extraordinary talent whose leadership created an atmosphere that brought forth the best in his collaborators. The hair and makeup team of White, Loader, and Stokes-Munton issued a joint statement expressing, “It has been such an incredible journey. This film has been nothing but a gift and a passion shared by the most talented crew. We are all very proud to have been part of this special creative, collaborative film. It is truly a highlight of our careers.”

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To learn more about some of the nominees, read our exclusive interviews with Conclave’s Peter Straughan and Victor Bertelmann and Nosferatu’s Linda Muir and Jarin Blaschke. The Academy Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, March 2.