
Oscars 2025 winners list: 'Anora', 'Wicked', Zoe Saldaña and more
Oscars 2025 winners list: 'Anora', 'Wicked', Zoe Saldaña and more
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'Anora,' Adrien Brody and the full Oscars recap
USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa recaps the 97th Academy Awards from Los Angeles, where 'Anora' was the night's big winner.
It's the night we wait for all awards season: the Oscars.
The stars wowed in their most opulent fashions on the red carpet and host Conan O'Brien dished out jokes from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. And then came time for the envelopes and the 24-karat gold-plated statuettes. The unique musical "Emilia Pérez" went into the night with 13 nominations, and took home two wins. 'The Brutalist' and 'Wicked' had 10 nods each, and left with three and two wins, respectively.
Sunday truly belonged to a woman named "Anora." The independent film starring Mikey Madison walked away with five Oscars – the most of the evening – including honors for best actress, best director and the night's biggest prize of best picture.
To see everyone who won – including Kieran Culkin ("A Real Pain") and Zoe Saldaña ("Emilia Pérez") – keep scrolling.
Oscars 2025 winners full list:
Best picture
WINNER: "Anora"
"The Brutalist"
"A Complete Unknown"
"Conclave"
"Dune: Part Two"
"Emilia Pérez"
"I'm Still Here"
"Nickel Boys"
"The Substance"
"Wicked"
Best actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison, "Anora"
Cynthia Erivo, "Wicked"
Karla Sofía Gascón, "Emilia Pérez"
Demi Moore, "The Substance"
Fernanda Torres, "I'm Still Here"
Best director
WINNER: Sean Baker, "Anora"
Brady Corbet, "The Brutalist"
James Mangold, "A Complete Unknown"
Jacques Audiard, "Emilia Pérez"
Coralie Fargeat, "The Substance"
Best actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist"
Timothée Chalamet, "A Complete Unknown"
Colman Domingo, "Sing Sing"
Ralph Fiennes, "Conclave"
Sebastian Stan, "The Apprentice"
Best supporting actor
WINNER: Kieran Culkin, "A Real Pain"
Yura Borisov, "Anora"
Edward Norton, "A Complete Unknown"
Guy Pearce, "The Brutalist"
Jeremy Strong, "The Apprentice"
Best supporting actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña, "Emilia Pérez"
Monica Barbaro, "A Complete Unknown"
Ariana Grande, "Wicked"
Felicity Jones, "The Brutalist"
Isabella Rossellini, "Conclave"
Best original score
WINNER: "The Brutalist" (Daniel Blumberg)
"Conclave" (Volker Bertelmann)
"Emilia Pérez" (Clément Ducol and Camille)
"Wicked" (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz)
"The Wild Robot" (Kris Bowers)
Best international film
WINNER: "I'm Still Here" (Brazil)
"The Girl With the Needle" (Denmark)
"Emilia Pérez" (France)
"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" (Germany)
"Flow" (Latvia)
Best cinematography
WINNER: "The Brutalist"
"Dune: Part Two"
"Emilia Pérez"
"Maria"
"Nosferatu"
Best live-action short
WINNER: "I'm Not a Robot"
"A Lien"
"Anuja"
"The Last Ranger"
"The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent"
Best visual effects
WINNER: "Dune: Part Two"
"Alien: Romulus"
"Better Man"
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes"
"Wicked"
Best sound
WINNER: "Dune: Part Two"
"A Complete Unknown"
"Emilia Pérez"
"Wicked"
"The Wild Robot"
Best documentary film
WINNER: "No Other Land"
"Black Box Diaries"
"Porcelain War"
"Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"
"Sugarcane"
Best documentary short
WINNER: "The Only Girl in the Orchestra"
"Death by Numbers"
"I Am Ready, Warden"
"Incident"
"Instruments of a Beating Heart"
Best original song
WINNER: "El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" (Clément Ducol and Camille)
"The Journey" from "The Six Triple Eight" (Diane Warren)
"Like A Bird" from "Sing Sing" (Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada)
"Mi Camino" from "Emilia Pérez" (Camille and Clément Ducol)
"Never Too Late" from "Elton John: Never Too Late" (Elton John, Brandi Carlile,Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin)
Best production design
WINNER: "Wicked"
"The Brutalist"
"Conclave"
"Dune: Part Two"
"Nosferatu"
Best editing
WINNER: "Anora"
"The Brutalist"
"Conclave"
"Emilia Pérez"
"Wicked"
Best makeup and hairstyling
WINNER: "The Substance"
"A Different Man"
"Emilia Pérez"
"Nosferatu"
"Wicked"
Best adapted screenplay
WINNER: "Conclave" (Peter Straughan)
"A Complete Unknown" (James Mangold and Jay Cocks)
"Emilia Pérez" (Jacques Audiard)
"Nickel Boys" (RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes)
"Sing Sing" (Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar)
Best original screenplay
WINNER: "Anora" (Sean Baker)
"The Brutalist" (Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold)
"A Real Pain" (Jesse Eisenberg)
"September 5" (Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David)
"The Substance" (Coralie Fargeat)
Best costume design
WINNER: "Wicked"
"A Complete Unknown"
"Conclave"
"Gladiator II"
"Nosferatu"
Best animated short
WINNER: "In the Shadow of the Cypress"
"Beautiful Men"
"Magic Candies"
"Wander to Wonder"
"Yuck!"
Best animated film
WINNER: "Flow"
"Inside Out 2"
"Memoir of a Snail"
"Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"
"The Wild Robot"
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