The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles hosted the 97th Academy Awards ceremony to honor movies that reached their highest peak throughout the previous year. The evening brought viewers memorable moments along with standout victories under the direction of Conan O’Brien as host. Check out the complete list of winners for the Oscars 2025.
Anora Won The Five Oscar Awards In 2025
Anora took home the most Oscars during the evening, securing five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Sean Baker. Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody each won an Oscar for their roles, with Madison taking home Best Actress and Brody winning Best Actor. Zoe Saldaña earned the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Emilia Pérez, where the movie amassed 13 nominations for a non-English language film. Paul Tazewell made history as the first Black person to win the Best Costume Design award for his work on “Wicked.”
Oscars 2025 Winners List
| Oscar Category | Oscar Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Anora | The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, Wicked |
| Best Actress | Mikey Madison – Anora | Cynthia Erivo – Wicked, Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez, Demi Moore – The Substance, Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here |
| Best Actor | Adrien Brody – The Brutalist | Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown, Colman Domingo – Sing Sing, Ralph Fiennes – Conclave, Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice |
| Best Supporting Actress | Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez | Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown, Ariana Grande – Wicked, Felicity Jones – The Brutalist, Isabella Rossellini – Conclave |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain | Yura Borisov – Anora, Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown, Guy Pearce – The Brutalist, Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice |
| Best Director | Sean Baker – Anora | Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez, Brady Corbet – The Brutalist, Coralie Fargeat – The Substance, James Mangold – A Complete Unknown |
| Best International Feature | I’m Still Here – Brazil | The Girl with the Needle – Denmark, Emilia Pérez – France, The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Germany, Flow – Latvia |
| Best Animated Feature | Flow | Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot |
| Best Original Screenplay | Anora – Sean Baker | The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg, September 5 – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David, The Substance – Coralie Fargeat |
| Best Documentary Feature | No Other Land | Black Box Diaries, Porcelain War, Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, Sugarcane |
| Best Cinematography | The Brutalist | Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Maria, Nosferatu |
| Best Film Editing | Anora | The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked |
| Best Visual Effects | Dune: Part Two | Alien: Romulus, Better Man, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Wicked |
| Best Documentary Short | The Only Girl in the Orchestra | Death by Numbers, I Am Ready, Warden, Incident, Instruments of a Beating Heart |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Conclave – Peter Straughan | A Complete Unknown – Jay Cocks and James Mangold, Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard, Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Sing Sing – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar |
| Best Original Song | El Mal – Emilia Pérez | Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late, Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez, Like A Bird – Sing Sing, The Journey – The Six Triple Eight |
| Best Original Score | The Brutalist | Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked, The Wild Robot |
| Best Sound | Dune: Part Two | A Complete Unknown, Emilia Pérez, Wicked, The Wild Robot |
| Best Costume Design | Wicked | Nosferatu, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Gladiator II |
| Best Makeup & Hairstyling | The Substance | A Different Man, Emilia Pérez, Nosferatu, Wicked |
| Best Production Design | Wicked | The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, Conclave |
| Best Live Action Short | I’m Not a Robot | Anuja, The Last Ranger, A Lien, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent |
| Best Animated Short | In the Shadow of the Cypress | Beautiful Men, Magic Candies, Wander to Wonder, Yuck! |
This year’s Oscar Awards celebrated outstanding films and performances. Anora won big, along with The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez. From compelling storytelling to breathtaking visuals, the winners showcased the best of cinema and set a high standard for the future.
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