Los Angeles (National Times): The 97th Academy Awards unfolded at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O’Brien on a night filled with surprises, emotional speeches, and history-making moments. Sean Baker’s Anora emerged as the biggest winner of the night, clinching Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress among its five total awards.
Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez led the nominations with 13 nods, while Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist and Jon M. Chu’s Wicked followed with 10 nominations each.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
🏆 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 Actress
✅ Mikey Madison, Anora – WINNER
🔹 Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
🔹 Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
🔹 Demi Moore, The Substance
🔹 Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
🏆 Best Actor
✅ Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – WINNER
🔹 Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
🔹 Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
🔹 Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
🔹 Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
🏆 Best Director
✅ Sean Baker, Anora – WINNER
🔹 Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
🔹 James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
🔹 Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
🔹 Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
🏆 Best Supporting Actress
✅ Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
🔹 Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
🔹 Ariana Grande, Wicked
🔹 Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
🔹 Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
🏆 Best Supporting Actor
✅ Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER
🔹 Yura Borisov, Anora
🔹 Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
🔹 Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
🔹 Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
🏆 Best Original Screenplay
✅ Anora – WINNER
🔹 The Brutalist
🔹 A Real Pain
🔹 September 5
🔹 The Substance
🏆 Best Adapted Screenplay
✅ Conclave – WINNER
🔹 A Complete Unknown
🔹 Emilia Pérez
🔹 Nickel Boys
🔹 Sing Sing
🏆 Best Animated Feature Film
✅ Flow – WINNER
🔹 Inside Out 2
🔹 Memoir of a Snail
🔹 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
🔹 The Wild Robot
🏆 Best International Feature Film
✅ I’m Still Here – WINNER
🔹 The Girl With the Needle
🔹 Emilia Pérez
🔹 The Seed of the Sacred Fig
🔹 Flow
🏆 Best Documentary Feature
✅ No Other Land – WINNER
🔹 Black Box Diaries
🔹 Porcelain War
🔹 Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
🔹 Sugarcane
🏆 Best Cinematography
✅ The Brutalist – WINNER
🔹 Dune: Part Two
🔹 Emilia Pérez
🔹 Maria
🔹 Nosferatu
🏆 Best Film Editing
✅ Anora – WINNER
🔹 The Brutalist
🔹 Conclave
🔹 Emilia Pérez
🔹 Wicked
🏆 Best Sound
✅ Dune: Part Two – WINNER
🔹 A Complete Unknown
🔹 Emilia Pérez
🔹 Wicked
🔹 The Wild Robot
🏆 Best Visual Effects
✅ Dune: Part Two – WINNER
🔹 Alien: Romulus
🔹 Better Man
🔹 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
🔹 Wicked
🏆 Best Costume Design
✅ Wicked – WINNER
🔹 A Complete Unknown
🔹 Conclave
🔹 Gladiator II
🔹 Nosferatu
🏆 Best Makeup and Hairstyling
✅ The Substance – WINNER
🔹 A Different Man
🔹 Emilia Pérez
🔹 Nosferatu
🔹 Wicked
🏆 Best Original Score
✅ The Brutalist – WINNER
🔹 Conclave
🔹 Emilia Pérez
🔹 Wicked
🔹 The Wild Robot
🏆 Best 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
🏆 Best Animated Short Film
✅ In the Shadow of the Cypress – WINNER
🔹 Beautiful Men
🔹 Magic Candies
🔹 Wander to Wonder
🔹 Yuck!
🏆 Best Live Action Short Film
✅ I’m Not a Robot – WINNER
🔹 Alien
🔹 Anuja
🔹 The Last Ranger
🔹 A Man Who Would Not Remain Silent
🏆 Best Documentary Short Subject
✅ The Only Girl in the Orchestra – WINNER
🔹 Death By Numbers
🔹 I Am Ready, Warden
🔹 Incident
🔹 Instruments of a Beating Heart
With Sean Baker’s Anora and The Brutalist securing multiple wins, the 2025 Oscars celebrated bold storytelling, powerful performances, and cinematic excellence.
