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Oscars 2025 Winners: ‘Anora’ Emerges as the Big Winner

Oscars 2025 Best Picture Winner Anora
Oscars 2025 Best Picture Winner Anora
‘Anora’ wins the Oscar® for Best Picture during the live ABC Telecast of the 97th Oscars® (Credit:
Phil McCarten / The Academy ©A.M.P.A.S.)

The 2025 Oscars turned out to be a golden night for Anora. The critically acclaimed indie took home five Oscars including Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay (all Sean Baker), Best Actress (Mikey Madison), and Best Picture. Anora won in every category it was nominated in except Best Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov) which went to Kieran Culkin as expected.

Emilia Pérez went into Hollywood’s Big Night with 13 nominations, winning in just two: Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldana) and Best Original Song. The Brutalist was recognized with three Oscars after earning 10 nominations. Wicked also earned 10 nominations and finished the night with two wins. And Dune: Part Two won the Achievement in Sound and Visual Effects Oscars out of its five nominations.

The show opened with a moving tribute to Los Angeles followed by Ariana Grande singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Cynthia Erivo performing “Home” from The Wiz, and Grande and Erivo dueting on “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. That opening alone made the 2025 Oscars worth watching.

Conan O’Brien kept the opening monologue focused on actors and films, and avoided politics throughout the show-for the most part. Two hours in when Anora was sweeping awards, O’Brien delivered his most memorable joke of the night, saying, “I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.”

Winners were announced during the 97th Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

2025 Oscars Nominees and Winners:

Best motion picture of the year
WINNER: “Anora”
“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
WINNER: Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)
Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon)
WINNER: Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain” (Searchlight)
Edward Norton in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Jeremy Strong in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Universal)
Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
WINNER: Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)
Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)
Fernanda Torres in “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Monica Barbaro in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Universal)
Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

Achievement in directing
WINNER: “Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) Brady Corbet
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) James Mangold
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Jacques Audiard
“The Substance” (MUBI) Coralie Fargeat

Best animated feature film of the year
WINNER: “Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films)
“Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney) Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Adapted screenplay
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
WINNER: “Conclave” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Peter Straughan
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Screenplay by Jacques Audiard, in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing” (A24) Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

Original screenplay
WINNER: “Anora” (Neon) Written by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight) Written by Jesse Eisenberg
“September 5” (Paramount) Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Co-Written by Alex David
“The Substance” (MUBI) Written by Coralie Fargeat

Best documentary feature film
“Black Box Diaries”
WINNER: “No Other Land”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”

Best international feature film of the year
WINNER: “I’m Still Here” Brazil
“The Girl with the Needle” Denmark
“Emilia Pérez” France
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Germany
“Flow” Latvia

The Brutalist Oscars
Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce in ‘The Brutalist’ (Photo Credit: A24)

Achievement in cinematography
WINNER: “The Brutalist” (A24) Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Greig Fraser
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Paul Guilhaume
“Maria” (Netflix) Ed Lachman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Jarin Blaschke

Achievement in costume design
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Arianne Phillips
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Lisy Christl
“Gladiator II” (Paramount) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Linda Muir
WINNER: “Wicked” (Universal) Paul Tazewell

Achievement in film editing
WINNER: “Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) David Jancso
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Nick Emerson
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Juliette Welfling
“Wicked” (Universal) Myron Kerstein

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“A Different Man” (A24) Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne StokesMunton
WINNER: “The Substance” (MUBI) Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
“Wicked” (Universal) Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
WINNER: “The Brutalist” (A24) Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Clément Ducol and Camille
“Wicked” (Universal) John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Kris Bowers

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
WINNER: “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” Music by Clément Ducol and Camille Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin

Achievement in production design
“The Brutalist” (A24) Production Design: Judy Becker Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Production Design: Suzie Davies Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Patrice Vermette Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Production Design: Craig Lathrop Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
WINNER: “Wicked” (Universal) Production Design: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Achievement in sound
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
WINNER: “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
“Wicked” (Universal) Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts

Achievement in visual effects
“Alien: Romulus” (20th Century) Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
“Better Man” (Paramount) Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
WINNER: “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century) Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
“Wicked” (Universal) Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

Best live action short film
“A Lien”
“Anuja”
WINNER: “I’m Not a Robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”

Best documentary short film
“Death by Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
WINNER: “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”

Best animated short film
“Beautiful Men”
WINNER: “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”




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