The 97th Academy Awards delivered a night full of surprises, historic wins, and emotional speeches, as Hollywood celebrated the best in film from the past year. Conan O’Brien hosted the star-studded event. Surprisingly, the comedian did not hold back and made history.
Additionally, ‘Anora’ dominates with five Oscar wins, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing for Sean Baker, making him the first filmmaker to win four Oscars for a single film in one night. With ‘Anora’ leading the night and Sean Baker’s record-breaking wins, the 2025 Oscars will be remembered as a historic evening. Moreover, here’s the full list of 2025 Oscar winners.
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Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Director
WINNER: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best Actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison, Anora
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Best Animated Feature
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
The Wild Robot
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best International Feature
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl With the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Peter Straughan, Conclave
James Mangold and Jay Cocks, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard (in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi), Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John “Divine G” Whitfield, Sing Sing.
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David, September 5
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Costume Design
WINNER: Wicked
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER: The Substance
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Original Song
WINNER: “El Mal,” Emilia Pérez (music by Clément Ducol and Camille; lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard)
“The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight (music and lyric by Diane Warren)
“Like a Bird,” Sing Sing (music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada)
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez (music and lyrics by Camille and Clément Ducol)
“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late (music and lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin)
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Sound
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Live-Action Short
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
A Lien
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Animated Short
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
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Best Documentary Short
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Death by Numbers
I am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
