The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, dazzled audiences coast-to-coast as it aired live from the iconic Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood on March 2, 2025.
The ceremony recognized cinematic talent while honoring the heroes and victims of the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
Here is a full list of the 2025 Oscar winners:
Best supporting actor
News: Kieran Culkin wins best supporting actor Oscar for A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best animated feature
News: Flow wins best animated feature Oscar
Flow – WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best animated short
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress – WINNER
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best costume design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked – WINNER, Paul Tazewell
Best original screenplay
News: Sean Baker wins best original screenplay Oscar for Anora
Anora – WINNER
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Best adapted screenplay
News: Peter Straughan wins best adapted screenplay Oscar for Conclave
A Complete Unknown
Conclave – WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best makeup and hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance – WINNER
Wicked
Best editing
Anora – WINNER, Sean Baker
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best supporting actress
News: Zoe Saldaña wins best supporting actress Oscar
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Best production design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked – WINNER
Best original song
News: Songwriter Diane Warren loses original song Oscar for the 16th time
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 documentary short
Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – WINNER
Best documentary feature
News: No Other Land wins best documentary feature Oscar
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land – WINNER
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best visual effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best live action short
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot – WINNER
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best cinematography
The Brutalist – WINNER
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best international feature
News: I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film
I’m Still Here – WINNER (Brazil)
The Girl With the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of a Sacred Fig
Flow
Best original score
News: British composer Daniel Blumberg wins best original score Oscar for The Brutalist
The Brutalist – WINNER, Daniel Blumberg
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best actor
News: Adrien Brody wins best actor Oscar for The Brutalist
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best director
News: Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for Anora
Sean Baker, Anora – WINNER
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best actress
News: Mikey Madison wins best actress Oscar for Anora
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora – WINNER
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best picture
Anora – WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
