The 97th Academy Awards (Oscars 2025) ceremony was held on Monday morning at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The prestigious event was hosted by Conan O’Brien. This year’s Oscars were full of many big surprises and memorable moments.
Key highlights
- Jacques Audiard’s film Emilia Perez received 13 nominations.
- Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist and John M. Chu’s Wicked received 10 nominations each.
- This time the Oscars were broadcasted live on the OTT platform JioCinema.
- Now let’s have a look at the complete list of Oscars 2025 winners:
Best Picture
🏆 Anora – Winner
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- A Complete Unknown
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Perez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Director
🏆 Sean Baker (Anora) – Winner
- Brady Corbett (The Brutalist)
- James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
- Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez)
- Coralie Forget (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)
- Carla Sofia Gascón (Emilia Perez)
- 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 Saldana (Emilia Perez) – WINNER
- Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
- Ariana Grande (Wicked)
- Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
- Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Best International Feature Film
🏆 I’m Still Here (Brazil) – WINNER
- The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
- Emilia Perez (France)
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
- Flow (Latvia)
Best Animated Feature Film
🏆 Flow – WINNER
- Inside Out 2
- Memoirs of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul
- The Wild Robot
Best Documentary Feature
🏆 No Other Land – WINNER
- Black Box Diaries
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
- Sugarcane
Best Original Screenplay
🏆 Anora – Winner
- The Substance
- The Brutalist
- A Real Pain
- September 5
Best Adapted Screenplay
🏆 Conclave – Winner
- A Complete Unknown
- Emilia Perez
- Sing Sing
- Nickel Boys
Best Visual Effects
🏆 Dune: Part 2 – Winner
- Alien: Romulus
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Better Men
- Wicked
Most Award Winning Films
- Anora – 5 Awards
- The Brutalist – 3 Awards
- Wicked – 2 Awards
- Emilia Perez – 2 Awards
Oscars 2025 Highlights
This year’s Oscars saw many historic moments. Mikey Madison’s win made Anora the most winning film. Meanwhile, Dune: Part 2 dominated the Best Visual Effects category.
In the music category, Emilia Perez’s tune ‘El Mal’ won the Best Original Song award, while The Brutalist won the Best Original Score award.
These awards proved that the film industry is reaching new heights every year. This year’s winners have enriched the world of cinema with great stories and brilliant performances.
Who was your favorite Oscar winner? Let us know in the comments!
Oscars 2025 –
Answer: The Best Picture award was won by Anora.
Answer: Adrien Brody won the Best Actor award for The Brutalist.
Answer: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress award for Anora.
Answer: Sean Baker won the Best Director award for Anora.
Answer: The ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles.
