The 97th Academy Awards Ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night, saw “Anora” as the biggest winner of the evening, sweeping five awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison took home the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively.
The 97th Oscars marked the grand finale of the 2025 awards season and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “Anora” emerged as the top winner with five awards, including Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Following closely behind was Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” which won three major awards for Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Music.
“Emilia Pérez,” “Wicked,” and “Dune: Part Two” each received two awards. The Best Animated Feature award went to “Flow,” beating out “The Wild Robot,” which had previously won the Annie Award last month.
American director Sean Baker, following his win at the Directors Guild of America Awards, received his first Best Director award for “Anora.” Adrien Brody, the lead actor in “The Brutalist,” won the Best Actor award despite losing to Timothée Chalamet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Mikey Madison of “Anora” won her first Best Actress award, triumphing over Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres.
Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively for their roles in “A Real Pain” and “Emilia Pérez,” after previously winning at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the BAFTA Awards, and the Golden Globes.
Below are the nominees and winners of the 97th Academy Awards:
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 Saldana – “Emilia Pérez”
Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
Best Original Screenplay:
Winner: “Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“September 5”
“The Substance”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Winner: “Conclave”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
Best Animated Feature Film:
Winner: “Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
Best International Film:
Winner: “I’m Still Here”
“The Girl with the Needle”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Flow”
Best Cinematography:
Winner: “The Brutalist”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
Best Film Editing:
Winner: “Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
Best Original Song:
Winner: “El Mal” – “Emilia Pérez”
“The Journey” – “Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird” – “Sing Sing”
“Mi Camino” – “Emilia Pérez”
“Never Too Late” – “Elton John: Never Too Late”
Best Costume Design:
Winner: “Wicked”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Gladiator II”
“Nosferatu”
Best Sound Editing:
Winner: “Dune: Part Two”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Best Original Score:
Winner: “The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Best Documentary Feature:
Winner: “No Other Land”
“Black Box Diaries”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
Best Documentary Short:
Winner: “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
“Death By Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Winner: “The Substance”
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Best Production Design:
Winner: “Wicked”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
Best Visual Effects:
Winner: “Dune: Part Two”
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Wicked”
Best Live Action Short Film:
Winner: “I’m Not a Robot”
“Alien”
“Anuja”
“The Last Ranger”
“A Man Who Would Not Remain Silent”
Best Animated Short Film:
Winner: “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Beautiful Men”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”