Oscar 2025: Anora Wins Big, Complete Winners List Revealed

It all came down to the big night, the 97th Academy Awards, following what many considered to be an exciting and surprising awards season. In an unexpected turn of events, Anora won Best Picture in the Los Angeles Awards ceremony, which was hosted by Conan O'Brien. And that's not all! Additionally, the movie won other major awards, including Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Editing, all of which went to Sean Baker. Indeed, Sean became the first person to win four Oscars in one night, making history. Star Mikey Madison defeated Demi Moore in a shocking and unexpected victory as well.

The 2015 film Tangerine, which was shot entirely on an iPhone, was a feature-length slice-of-life that followed two transgender women, both sex workers, as they went about their day taking heartbreak and discrimination on the chin and giving nothing short of blistering performances. Baker is an experienced and experimental director who should have won big at the Oscars ten years ago.

The Academy was able to share the love this year! Lol Crawley won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, while Adrien Brody won Best Actor for The Brutalist. After winning for his score, Daniel Blumberg gave a nervous and emotional speech, which was undoubtedly one of the night's most touching moments. Dune 2 won Sound and Visual Effects, while Wicked won Costume Design and Production Design. The movie's song, "El Mal," won Best Original Song, while Emilia Pérez's Zoe Saldana earned another Supporting Actress honour to her resume.

Oscar 2025 Winners List:

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

DIRECTING
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
I’m Still Here
The Girl With The Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
Flow

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

COSTUME DESIGN
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

FILM EDITING
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

SOUND
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

VISUAL EFFECTS
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Wicked

ORIGINAL SONG
‘El Mal’ – Emilia Pérez
‘The Journey’ – The Six Triple Eight
‘Like A Bird’ – Sing Sing
‘Mi Camino’ – Emilia Pérez
‘Never Too Late’ – Elton John: Never Too Late

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
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

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
A lien
Anuja
I’m Not A Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Beautiful Men
In The Shadow Of The Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander To Wonder
Yuck!

In terms of acting, it was anticipated that Kieran Culkin, who has received enough Supporting Actor honours from A Real Pain, Brody, and Saldana would win. The night's biggest surprise, though? Flow defeated The Wild Robot and Inside Out 2 to win Best Animated Feature. The actual awards ceremony was a little too lengthy. The lengthy Bond musical tribute and even Conan O'Brien's song about not wasting time will undoubtedly raise some eyebrows. Overall, the evening was enjoyable.

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