2025 Academy Awards: Full List of Winners and Highlights

The 97th Academy Awards, held on March 9, 2025, was a night of triumph for Anora, Sean Baker’s critically acclaimed drama, which took home five Oscars, including the coveted Best Picture and Best Director awards. The film’s success was a testament to Baker’s multifaceted talent, as he also won for Best Film Editing and Best Original Screenplay, tying Walt Disney’s record for the most Oscars won by a single person in one year. Disney achieved this feat in 1954, though his wins were for multiple projects, while Baker’s victories were all for Anora.

The evening was filled with historic moments and fierce competition. Emilia Pérez, the year’s most-nominated film with 13 nods, made headlines when Karla Sofía Gascón became the first transgender woman to receive an acting nomination for her portrayal of the film’s titular character. However, her campaign was overshadowed by controversy after past offensive social media posts resurfaced. The Best Actress award ultimately went to Mikey Madison for her captivating performance in Anora.

Other major contenders included Wicked, the adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, and The Brutalist, both of which earned 10 nominations each. While Wicked won two awards, including Best Costume Design, The Brutalist secured Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. Zoe Saldaña made history as the first American of Dominican descent to win an Oscar, taking home Best Supporting Actress for her role in Emilia Pérez.

Below is the complete list of winners and nominees from the 2025 Oscars:

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Best Picture

• Winner: Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Wicked

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Best Actress

• Winner: Mikey Madison, Anora
• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
• Demi Moore, The Substance
• Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

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Best Actor

• Winner: Adrian Brody, The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
• Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

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Best Supporting Actor

• Winner: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Yura Borisov, Anora
• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

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Best Supporting Actress

• Winner: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
• Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

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Best Director

• Winner: Sean Baker, Anora
• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
• James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

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Best Cinematography

• Winner: The Brutalist, Lol Crawley
• Dune: Part Two, Greig Fraser
• Emilia Pérez, Paul Guillaume
• Maria, Edward Lachman
• Nosferatu, Jarin Blaschke

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Best Animated Feature

• Winner: Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

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Best Costume Design

• Winner: Wicked, Paul Tazewell
• A Complete Unknown, Arianne Phillips
• Conclave, Lisy Christl
• Gladiator II, Janty Yates
• Nosferatu, Linda Muir

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Best Original Screenplay

• Winner: Anora, Sean Baker
• The Brutalist, Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
• A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg
• September 5, Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder
• The Substance, Coralie Fargeat

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Best Adapted Screenplay

• Winner: Conclave, Peter Straughan
• A Complete Unknown, Jay Cocks & James Mangold
• Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Nicolas Livecchi
• Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
• Sing Sing, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield

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Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Winner: The Substance
• A Different Man
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

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Best Film Editing

• Winner: Anora, Sean Baker
• The Brutalist, Dávid Jancsó
• Conclave, Nick Emerson
• Emilia Pérez, Juliette Welfling
• Wicked, Myron Kerstein

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Best Original Score

• Winner: The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg
• Conclave, Volker Bertelmann
• Emilia Pérez, Clément Ducol & Camille
• Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
• The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers

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Best International Feature

• Winner: I’m Still Here, Walter Salles (Brazil)
• The Girl with the Needle, Magnus von Horn (Denmark)
• Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard (France)
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Mohammad Rasoulof (Germany)
• Flow, Miguel Gomes (Latvia)

Best Visual Effects

• Winner: Dune: Part Two
• Alien: Romulus
• Better Man
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked

The 2025 Oscars celebrated a diverse array of films and performances, showcasing the power of storytelling across genres and cultures. With Anora leading the charge, the night was a testament to the enduring magic of cinema. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!