‘Anora’ wins five Academy Awards, with ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Dune: Part Two’, ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ also achieving multiple wins.
The winners of the 97th Academy Awards have now been announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O’Brien.
The ceremony began with a stunning performance by Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who performed a medley of songs from The Wizard of Oz universe, including ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, ‘Home’ and, of course, ‘Defying Gravity’.
As is tradition, the winners from last year’s Oscars returned to present the awards in the category of the opposite gender to 2025’s winners.
Anora was the success of the night, taking home an amazing five awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for star Mikey Madison, and Achievement in Directing for the film’s writer, director, producer and editor, Sean Baker. Sean Baker’s success saw him become the second person to claim four individual Oscars in one night – a feat only previously achieved by Walt Disney.
The Brutalist won three awards, with star Adrien Brody bringing home the win for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez and Wicked all achieved two wins.
Full List of Oscars 2025 Winners:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Anora – WINNER
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Performance by an 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
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain – WINNER
- Yura Borisov – Anora
- Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Mikey Madison – Anora – WINNER
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez – WINNER
- Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- Flow – WINNER
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
- In the Shadow of the Cypress – WINNER
- Beautiful Men
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best International Feature Film of the Year
- I’m Still Here – WINNER
- The Girl with the Needle
- Emilia Pérez
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Flow
Achievement in Directing
- Anora – Sean Baker – WINNER
- The Brutalist – Brady Corbet
- A Complete Unknown – James Mangold
- Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
- The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg – WINNER
- Conclave – Volker Bertelmann
- Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol and Camille
- Wicked – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
- The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- ‘El Mal’ from Emilia Pérez – WINNER
- ‘The Journey’ from The Six Triple Eight
- ‘Like A Bird’ from Sing Sing
- ‘Mi Camino’ from Emilia Pérez
- ‘Never Too Late’ from Elton John: Never Too Late
Adapted Screenplay
- Conclave – Peter Straughan – WINNER
- A Complete Unknown – James Mangold & Jay Cocks
- Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius & Nicolas Livecchi
- Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield
Original Screenplay
- Anora – Sean Baker – WINNER
- The Brutalist – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5 – Moritz Binder & Tim Fehlbaum, Co-Written by Alex David
- The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Best Documentary Feature Film
- No Other Land – WINNER
- Black Box Diaries
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
- Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra – WINNER
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
Best Live Action Short Film
- I’m Not a Robot – WINNER
- A Lien
- Anuja
- The Last Ranger
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Achievement in Cinematography
- The Brutalist – Lol Crawley – WINNER
- Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser
- Emilia Pérez – Paul Guilhaume
- Maria – Ed Lachman
- Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke
Achievement in Costume Design
- Wicked – Paul Tazewell – WINNER
- A Complete Unknown – Arianne Phillips
- Conclave – Lisy Christl
- Gladiator II – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
- Nosferatu – Linda Muir
Achievement in Film Editing
- Anora – Sean Baker – WINNER
- The Brutalist – David Jancso
- Conclave – Nick Emerson
- Emilia Pérez – Juliette Welfling
- Wicked – Myron Kerstein
Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling
- The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon & Marilyne Scarselli – WINNER
- A Different Man – Mike Marino, David Presto & Crystal Jurado
- Emilia Pérez – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier & Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
- Nosferatu – David White, Traci Loader & Suzanne Stokes-Munton
- Wicked – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount & Sarah Nuth
Achievement in Production Design
- Wicked – Nathan Crowley (Production Design) & Lee Sandales (Set Decoration) – WINNER
- The Brutalist – Judy Becker (Production Design) & Patricia Cuccia (Set Decoration)
- Conclave – Suzie Davies (Production Design) & Cynthia Sleiter (Set Decoration)
- Dune: Part Two – Patrice Vermette (Production Design) & Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)
- Nosferatu – Craig Lathrop (Production Design) & Beatrice Brentnerová (Set Decoration)
Achievement in Sound
- Dune: Part Two – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett & Doug Hemphill – WINNER
- A Complete Unknown – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey & David Giammarco
- Emilia Pérez – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz & Niels Barletta
- Wicked – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson & John Marquis
- The Wild Robot – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo & Leff Lefferts
Achievement in Visual Effects
- Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe & Gerd Nefzer – WINNER
- Alien: Romulus – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin & Shane Mahan
- Better Man – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft & Peter Stubbs
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story & Rodney Burke
- Wicked – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk & Paul Corbould
From all of us at Spotlight, a huge congratulations to all the winners! We can’t wait for the first Achievement in Casting award at the 98th Academy Awards next year!
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