The film “Anora” was the big winner of the night, sweeping the Oscars and leaving behind the big favorites, such as The Butalist and Conclave.
At the 97th Academy Awards, also known as the 2025 Oscars, “Anora” won 5 golden statutues at major categories like Best Picture, Best Director, Actress in Leading Role, Original Screenplay and Film Editing.
The “Brutalist” got 3 Oscars, with Andrien Brody winning an Oscar in Actor in Leading Role, and 2 more in the categories Cinematography and Original Music.
At third place came “Conclave”, “Wicked” and “DUNE” getting 2 Oscars each.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the night with a singing duet “Defying Gravity”.
Full performance of “Defying Gravity” by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/h9flMlgiVI
— Wicked News Hub (@wickednewshub) March 3, 2025
Full List of 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
Three Oscars. What about four? Or five? #Oscars
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 3, 2025
Congratulations to ANORA, this year's Best Picture winner! pic.twitter.com/Nt3Q2Ta405
Best Director
- Sean Baker (Anora) – WINNER
- Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
- James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
- Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
- Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Sean Baker makes a plea for seeing movies in theaters while accepting best director for #Anora at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/2uSg1QcIQf
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
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)
Congratulations to our The Brutalist family on their 3 Academy Award Wins including Best Actor for @adrienbrody, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/yTrgbCDEZg
— A24 (@A24) March 3, 2025
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)
Mikey Madison accepts the #Oscar award for best actress for starring in #Anora pic.twitter.com/P1BgZQAcd6
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
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)
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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
Zoe Saldaña teared up as she acknowledged her family in the audience after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Emilia Pérez."
— ABC News (@ABC) March 3, 2025
"Everything brave, outrageous and good that I've ever done in my life is because of you."#Oscarshttps://t.co/nl9CxOviL4 pic.twitter.com/WsgBP0Tv9s
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
Best Documentary Short Film winners Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington for THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA embrace at the 97th #Oscars.
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 3, 2025
Photo Credit: Matt Sayles pic.twitter.com/WR0hprLzIR
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)
Brazil snags the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. Congratulations to the cast and crew of I'M STILL HERE! 🇧🇷 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/uT5ELiigMg
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 3, 2025
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
Best Costume Design winner Paul Tazewell with Bowen Yang at the 97th #Oscars.
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 3, 2025
Photo Credit: Matt Sayles pic.twitter.com/QcFjPb25rj
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
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