The glitz, the glamour, and the golden statuettes – Hollywood’s biggest night AKA the 2025 Oscars delivered yet another unforgettable celebration of cinema. The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien at the legendary Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, honoured 2024’s most outstanding films, performances, and creative achievements.
This year, indie film Anora dominated the night, winning five of its six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The film’s poignant portrayal of sex workers resonated deeply, with both director Sean Baker and lead actress Mikey Madison paying tribute to the community in their acceptance speeches.
Beyond Anora’s sweeping success, the night was marked by historic firsts and powerful messages. Paul Tazewell of Wicked became the first African American man to win Best Costume Design, while Zoe Saldana won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Emilia Pérez, making her the first American of Dominican origin to win an Oscar.
The Best Documentary Feature winner, No Other Land, delivered one of the most emotional moments of the evening, as filmmakers Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham used their speech to call attention to the ongoing struggles in Palestine.
Meanwhile, Adrien Brody made history with the longest-ever Oscar speech, speaking for five minutes and forty seconds as he accepted the Best Actor award for The Brutalist, breaking Greer Garson’s 1943 record.
Now that the golden statuettes have been handed out, here’s a full list of the 2025 Oscar winners, celebrating the films and performances that captivated audiences and critics alike.
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Achievement in Directing
WINNER: Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet
A Complete Unknown, James Mangold
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Mikey Madison, Anora
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best International Feature Film
WINNER: I’m Still Here, Brazil
The Girl with the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia
Best Documentary Feature Film
WINNER: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg
Conclave, Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez, Clément Ducol and Camille
Wicked, John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers
Achievement in Cinematography
WINNER: The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Live Action Short Film
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
A Lien
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Achievement in Visual Effects
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Achievement in Sound
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Documentary Short Film
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
Best Original Song
WINNER: El Mal from Emilia Pérez
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
Achievement in Production Design
WINNER: Wicked
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Achievement in Film Editing
WINNER: Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, David Jancso
Conclave, Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez, Juliette Welfling
Wicked, Myron Kerstein
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
WINNER: The Substance, Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
A Different Man, Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
Emilia Pérez, Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
Nosferatu, David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Wicked, Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
WINNER: Conclave, Screenplay by Peter Straughan
A Complete Unknown, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Emilia Pérez, Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel Boys, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing, Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
WINNER: Anora, Written by Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain, Written by Jesse Eisenberg
The Substance, Written by Coralie Fargeat
September 5, Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
Achievement in Costume Design
WINNER: Wicked
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Best Animated Short Film
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
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