Posted by Larry Gleeson

It was quite a night at the 97th Academy Awards inside the Dolby Theatre at Ovation in Hollywood, California. Indie filmmaker Sean Baker walked away with four Oscars for his latest work, Anora. Meanwhile, his lead actress, Mikey Madison, walked away with an Oscar of her own, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, for her portrayal of sex worker Anora. There were many highlights to the evening including a stand up performance by Conan O’Brien as this year’ s host, a magical opening montage, A-list presenters, song and dance routines, a tribute to the late Quincy Jones, and a “wicked” performance from Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo. A complete list of Oscar winners is below:

Oscar Winners 2025

Best Picture

• Anora – WINNER
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best Director

• Sean Baker (Anora) – WINNER
• Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
• James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
• Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
• Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Actor in a Leading Role

• Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) – WINNER
• Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
• Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
• Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
• Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Actress in a Leading Role

• Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
• Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
• Mikey Madison (Anora) – WINNER
• Demi Moore (The Substance)
• Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Yura Borisov (Anora)
• Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) – WINNER
• Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
• Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
• Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
• Ariana Grande (Wicked)
• Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
• Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
• Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) – WINNER

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave – WINNER
• Emilia Pérez
• Nickel Boys
• Sing Sing

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• Anora – WINNER
• The Brutalist
• A Real Pain
• September 5
• The Substance

Cinematography

• The Brutalist – WINNER
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu

Animated Feature Film

• Flow – WINNER
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir Of A Snail
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Music (Original Score)

• The Brutalist – WINNER
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

Music (Original Song)

• El Mal (Emilia Pérez) – WINNER
• The Journey (The Six Triple Eight)
• Like A Bird (Sing Sing)
• Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez)
• Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late)

Production Design

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Wicked – WINNER

Film Editing

• Anora – WINNER
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked

Documentary Feature Film

• Black Box Diaries
• No Other Land – WINNER
• Porcelain War
• Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat
• Sugarcane

Documentary Short Film

• Death By Numbers
• I Am Ready, Warden
• Incident
• Instruments Of A Beating Heart
• The Only Girl In The Orchestra – WINNER

International Feature Film

• I’m Still Here (Brazil) – WINNER
• The Girl With The Needle (Denmark)
• Emilia Pérez (France)
• The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (Germany)
• Flow (Latvia)

Makeup and Hairstyling

• A Different Man
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance – WINNER
• Wicked

Visual Effects

• Alien: Romulus
• Better Man
• Dune: Part Two – WINNER
• Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
• Wicked

Costume Design

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Gladiator II
• Nosferatu
• Wicked – WINNER

Animated Short Film

• Beautiful Men
• In The Shadow Of The Cypress – WINNER
• Magic Candies
• Wander To Wonder
• Yuck!

Live-Action Short Film

• A Lien
• Anuja
• I’m Not A Robot – WINNER
• The Last Ranger
• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Sound

• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two – WINNER
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot