Oscars 2025: Celebrating the Triumphs and Upsets

Zoe Saldaña (Left) claimed the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Emilia Perez, while Mikey Madison  (Right) earned her first-ever Academy Award for her role in Anora.

Oscars 2025: Triumphs and Upsets

Zoe Saldaña secured a victory for her remarkable supporting performance in Emilia Perez, while Anora took home the prestigious Best Picture award.

'Anora' dominated Sunday night at the 97th Academy Awards, emerging as one of the biggest winners.

The 2025 Academy Awards brought together an array of Hollywood's finest, with stars like Demi Moore, Ariana Grande, and Zoe Saldaña gracing the red carpet at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre in dazzling ensembles.

Below is the complete list of winners from the 97th Annual Academy Awards. The winner in each category is highlighted in bold.

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Best Picture

1. 'Anora'
2. 'Brutalist'
3. 'A Complete Unknown'
4. 'Conclave'
5. 'Dune: Part Two'
6. 'Emilia Pérez'
7. 'I'm Still Here'
8. 'Nickel Boys'
9. 'The Substance'
10. 'Wicked'

Best Director

1. Sean Baker, 'Anora'
2. Jacques Audiard, 'Emilia Pérez'
3. Brady Corbet, 'The Brutalist'
4. Coralie Fargeat, 'The Substance'
5. James Mangold, 'A Complete Unknown'

Best Actor in a Leading Role

1. Adrien Brody, 'The Brutalist'
2. Timothée Chalamet, 'A Complete Unknown'
3. Colman Domingo, 'Sing Sing'
4. Ralph Fiennes, 'Conclave'
5. Sebastian Stan, 'The Apprentice'

Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Mikey Madison, 'Anora'
2. Cynthia Erivo, 'Wicked'
3. Karla Sofía Gascón, 'Emilia Pérez'
4. Demi Moore, 'The Substance'
5. Fernanda Torres, 'I'm Still Here'

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1. Kieran Culkin, 'A Real Pain'
2. Yura Borisov, 'Anora'
3. Edward Norton, 'A Complete Unknown'
4. Guy Pearce, 'The Brutalist'
5. Jeremy Strong, 'The Apprentice'

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1. Zoe Saldaña, 'Emilia Pérez'
2. Monica Barbaro, 'A Complete Unknown'
3. Ariana Grande, 'Wicked'
4. Felicity Jones, 'The Brutalist'
5. Isabella Rossellini, 'Conclave'

Best Original Screenplay

1. 'Anora' – Sean Baker
2. 'The Brutalist' – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
3. 'A Real Pain' – Jesse Eisenberg
4. 'September 5' – Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder
5. 'The Substance' – Coralie Fargeat

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. 'Conclave' – Peter Straughan
2. 'A Complete Unknown' – Jay Cocks & James Mangold
3. 'Emilia Pérez' – Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Nicolas Livecchi
4. 'Nickel Boys' – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
5. 'Sing Sing' – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John "Divine G" Whitfield

Best International Feature

1. 'I'm Still Here' – Walter Salles (Brazil)
2. 'The Girl with the Needle' – Magnus von Horn (Denmark)
3. 'Emilia Pérez' – Jacques Audiard (France)
4. 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' – Mohammad Rasoulof (Germany)
5. 'Flow' – Miguel Gomes (Latvia)

Best Documentary Feature

1. 'No Other Land' – Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
2. 'Black Box Diaries' – Shiori Itō
3. 'Porcelain War' – Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev
4. 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' – Johan Grimonprez
5. 'Sugarcane' – Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie

Best Animated Feature

1. 'Flow'
2. 'Inside Out 2'
3. 'Memoir of a Snail'
4. 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl'
5. 'The Wild Robot'

Best Cinematography

1. 'The Brutalist' – Lol Crawley
2. 'Dune: Part Two' – Greig Fraser
3. 'Emilia Pérez' – Paul Guillaume
4. 'Maria' – Edward Lachman
5. 'Nosferatu' – Jarin Blaschke

Best Costume Design

1. 'Wicked' – Paul Tazewell
2. 'A Complete Unknown' – Arianne Phillips
3. 'Conclave' – Lisy Christl
4. 'Gladiator II' – Janty Yates
5. 'Nosferatu' – Linda Muir

Best Film Editing

1. 'Anora' – Sean Baker
2. 'The Brutalist' – Dávid Jancsó
3. 'Conclave' – Nick Emerson
4. 'Emilia Pérez' – Juliette Welfling
5. 'Wicked' – Myron Kerstein

Best Production Design

1. 'Wicked' – Nathan Crowley
2. 'The Brutalist' – Judy Becker
3. 'Conclave' – Suzie Davies
4. 'Dune: Part Two' – Patrice Vermette
5. 'Nosferatu' – Craig Lathrop

Best Original Score

1. 'The Brutalist' – Daniel Blumberg
2. 'Conclave' – Volker Bertelmann
3. 'Emilia Pérez' – Clément Ducol & Camille
4. 'Wicked' – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
5. 'The Wild Robot' – Kris Bowers

Best Sound

1. 'Dune: Part Two'
2. 'A Complete Unknown'
3. 'Emilia Pérez'
4. 'Wicked'
5. 'The Wild Robot'

Best Visual Effects

1. 'Dune: Part Two'
2. 'Alien: Romulus'
3. 'Better Man'
4. 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'
5. 'Wicked'

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1. 'The Substance'
2. 'A Different Man'
3. 'Emilia Pérez'
4. 'Nosferatu'
5. 'Wicked'

Best Documentary Short

1. 'The Only Girl in the Orchestra'
2. 'Death by Numbers'
3. 'I Am Ready, Warden'
4. 'Incident'
5. 'Instruments of a Beating Hart'

Best Animated Short

1. 'In the Shadow of Cypress'
2. 'Beautiful Men'
3. 'Magic Candies'
4. 'Wander to Wonder'
5. 'Yuck!'

Best Live-Action Short

1. 'I'm Not a Robot'
2. 'A Lien'
3. 'Anuja'
4. 'The Last Ranger'
5. 'The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent'