Who Won 97th Annual Academy Awards?

Kieran Culkin wins Best Supporting Actor

Mar 2, 2025

The 97th annual Academy Awards were held on March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. "Emilia Pérez" had the most nominations with 13, but it was "Anora" winning the most Oscars with five including Best Picture. Conan O'Brien hosted the ceremony.

Best Picture
AnoraAnora
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, producers
Other Nominees: The Brutalist; A Complete Unknown; Conclave; Dune: Part Two; Emilia Pérez; I'm Still Here; Nickel Boys; The Substance; Wicked
Best Actor
Adrien BrodyThe Brutalist
The Brutalist
Other Nominees: Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown); Colman Domingo (Sing Sing); Ralph Fiennes (Conclave); Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Best Actress
Mikey MadisonAnora
Anora
Other Nominees: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked); Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez); Demi Moore (The Substance); Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)
Best Supporting Actor
Kieran CulkinA Real Pain
A Real Pain
Other Nominees: Yura Borisov (Anora); Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown); Guy Pearce (The Brutalist); Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
Best Supporting Actress
Zoe SaldañaEmilia Perez
Emilia Pérez
Other Nominees: Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown); Ariana Grande (Wicked); Felicity Jones (The Brutalist); Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Best Director
Sean BakerAnora
Anora
Other Nominees: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist); James Mangold (A Complete Unknown); Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez); Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Adapted Screenplay
ConclaveConclave
Peter Straughan; based on the novel by Robert Harris
Other Nominees: A Complete Unknown; Emilia Pérez; Nickel Boys; Sing Sing
Original Screenplay
AnoraAnora
Sean Baker, screenwriter
Other Nominees: The Brutalist; A Real Pain; September 5; The Substance
Animated Feature
FlowFlow
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman, producers
Other Nominees: Inside Out 2; Memoir of a Snail; Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl; The Wild Robot
International Feature
I'm Still HereI'm Still Here
Brazil
Walter Salles, director
Other Nominees: Emilia Pérez (France); Flow (Latvia); The Girl with the Needle (Denmark); The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Documentary Feature
No Other LandNo Other Land
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham, producers
Other Nominees: Black Box Diaries; Porcelain War; Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat; Sugarcane
Documentary Short
The Only Girl In The OrchestraThe Only Girl In The Orchestra
Molly O'Brien and Lisa Remington, producers
Other Nominees: Death by Numbers; I Am Ready, Warden; Incident; Instruments of a Beating Heart
Live Action Short Film
I'm Not A RobotI'm Not A Robot
Victoria Warmerdam and Trent, producers
Other Nominees: A Lien; Anuja; The Last Ranger; The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Animated Short Film
In The Shadow Of The CypressIn The Shadow Of The Cypress
Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, producers
Other Nominees: Beautiful Men; Magic Candies; Wander to Wonder; Yuck!
Film Editing
AnoraAnora
Sean Baker, editor
Other Nominees: The Brutalist; Conclave; Emilia Pérez; Wicked
Cinematography
The BrutalistThe Brutalist
Lol Crawley, cinematographer
Other Nominees: Dune: Part Two; Emilia Pérez; Maria; Nosferatu
Costume Design
WickedWicked
Paul Tazewell, designer
Other Nominees: A Complete Unknown; Conclave; Gladiator II; Nosferatu
Makeup and Hairstyling
The SubstanceThe Substance
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli
Other Nominees: A Different Man; Emilia Pérez; Nosferatu; Wicked
Production Design
WickedWicked
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Other Nominees: The Brutalist; Conclave; Dune: Part Two; Nosferatu
Visual Effects
Dune: Part TwoDune: Part Two
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
Other Nominees: Alien: Romulus; Better Man; Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; Wicked
Sound
Dune: Part TwoDune: Part Two
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill
Other Nominees: A Complete Unknown; Emilia Pérez; Wicked; The Wild Robot
Original Score
The BrutalistThe Brutalist
Daniel Blumberg, composer
Other Nominees: Conclave; Emilia Pérez; Wicked; The Wild Robot
Original Song
"El Mal"Emilia Perez
Emilia Perez
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard
Other Nominees: "The Journey" (The Six Triple Eight); "Like a Bird" (Sing Sing); "Mi Camino" (Emilia Pérez); "Never Too Late" (Elton John: Never Too Late)