Whether audiences were caught up in the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez or enchanted by the Wicked magic, the 97th Academy Awards brought the 2025 awards season to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday night. Hosted for the first time by Conan O’Brien, the ceremony saw Anora take center stage, winning five Oscars, including Best Picture.

Sean Baker, who had never won an Oscar before the event, made history by taking home four awards in a single night—the most for any individual film. In addition to producing Anora, which won Best Picture, Baker also claimed trophies for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.

On the acting front, Mikey Madison (Anora) triumphed in the hotly contested Best Actress race against Demi Moore (The Substance). While Moore had racked up several early-season wins, Madison gained momentum with key victories at the BAFTA Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards, ultimately securing her first Oscar.

Best Actor was another closely watched battle, with Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) emerging as a strong contender against Adrien Brody (The Brutalist). In the end, Brody won his second Academy Award for his performance.

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) both completed their dominant awards-season runs by winning Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.

A historic moment came in the Best Costume Design category, where Paul Tazewell (Wicked) became the first Black man to win in this category. Meanwhile, legendary songwriter Diane Warren made headlines for an unfortunate reason—she extended her Oscars losing streak after her 16th consecutive defeat in the Best Original Song category.

The evening featured several standout moments, including a reunion between The Color Purple stars Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, who introduced a musical tribute to Quincy Jones led by Queen Latifah. The show opened with Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performing a Wizard of Oz-themed medley.

Special honorees at this year’s ceremony included Honorary Award recipients Juliet Taylor and Quincy Jones, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winner Richard Curtis, and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award recipients Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, recognized for their contributions to the James Bond franchise.

Read on for the full list of winners.

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Full List of 2025 Oscar 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 Director

• Sean Baker (Anora) (WINNER)
• Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
• James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
• Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
• Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Best Actor

• Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) (WINNER)
• Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
• Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
• Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
• Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

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 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 Supporting Actress

• Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) (WINNER)
• Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
• Ariana Grande (Wicked)
• Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
• Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)

Best Animated Feature

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

Best International Feature

• I’m Still Here (Brazil) (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 Adapted Screenplay

• Peter Straughan (Conclave) (WINNER)
• James Mangold & Jay Cocks (A Complete Unknown)
• Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, & Nicolas Livecchi (Emilia Pérez)
• RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes (Nickel Boys)
• Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing)

Best Original Screenplay

• Sean Baker (Anora) (WINNER)
• Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist)
• Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
• Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, & Alex David (September 5)
• Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Best Film Editing

• Anora (WINNER)
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked

Best Cinematography

• The Brutalist (WINNER)
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu

Best Production Design

• Wicked (WINNER)
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu

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 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 Original Score

• The Brutalist (WINNER)
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

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 Live-Action Short

• I’m Not a Robot (WINNER)
• A Lien
• Anuja
• The Last Ranger
• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short

• In the Shadow of the Cypress (WINNER)
• Beautiful Men
• Magic Candies
• Wander to Wonder
• Yuck!

Best Documentary Short

• The Only Girl in the Orchestra (WINNER)
• Death by Numbers
• I Am Ready, Warden
• Incident
• Instruments of a Beating Heart