Agencies :
The 97th Academy Awards kicked off in Los Angeles. ‘Anora’ won Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars. The film dominated the evening with five awards, including Best Actress for Mikey Madison.
Director Sean Baker took home three Oscars for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.
In other acting categories, Adrien Brody won Best Actor for ‘The Brutalist’, Kieran Culkin earned Best Supporting Actor for ‘A Real Pain’, and Zoe Saldaña received Best Supporting Actress for ‘Emilia Pérez’, highlighting that she is the ‘first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award.’
Other films that won multiple awards were ‘The Brutalist’, which earned Best Cinematography and Best Original Score in addition to Best Actor; ‘Dune: Part Two’, winning best sound and Best Visual Effects; and ‘Emilia Pérez’, which also landed the Best Original Song Oscar for ‘El Mal.’ Best Makeup and Hairstyling went to ‘The Substance’.
The list of winners:
Best Picture
Anora.
Best Actor
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Best Actress
Mikey Madison (Anora).
Best Actor (Supporting Role)
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain).
Best Actress (Supporting Role)
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez).
Best Director
Sean Baker (Anora).
Best International Feature Film
I’m Still Here (Brazil).
Best cinematography
The Brutalist.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave.
Best Original Screenplay
Anora.
Best Live Action Short Film
I’m Not a Robot.
Best Animated Short Film
In the Shadow of the Cypress.
Best Animated Feature Film
Flow.
Best Documentary Short
The Only Girl in the Orchestra.
Best Documentary Feature Film
No Other Land.
Best Original Song
El Mal (Emilia Pérez).
Best Original Score
The Brutalist.
Best Makeup And Hairstyling
The Substance.
Best Costume Design
Wicked.
Best Editing
Anora.
Best Sound
Dune: Part Two.
