Winners for the 97th Academy Awards announced March 2, 2025, from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Winners for the 97th Academy Awards were unveiled live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 2.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened Hollywood's biggest night, with Conan O’Brien following with his opening monologue and a song and dance, "I Won't Waste Time."
"Anora" was the big winner of the night, taking home five total Oscars, including winning Best Picture and Mikey Madison for Best Actress. Sean Baker tied Walt Disney's record for the most Oscar wins in a single night, with four Oscars.
"The Brutalist" was the second biggest winner of the night, with three Oscars, including Adrien Brody for Best Actor. Brody also broke Chartlon Heston's record from 1960 for the longest on-screen performance for a Best Actor winner.
The ceremony clocked in at 3 hours and 47 minutes, longer than the runtime of "The Brutalist" at 3 hours and 35 minutes. (Last year's show was 20 minutes shorter, ending on time.)
Other records broken include Paul Tazewell ("Wicked") becoming the first black male costume designer to ever win an Oscar in the Best Costume Design category, and Diane Warren officially tying the record as the most nominated individual without a competitive win at the Oscars (16 nominations).
Records
Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) joined an elite group of 10 actors who have won the Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar 2 or more times – Brody previously won for “The Pianist” in 2003, his win in 2025 was his second.
Paul Tazewell (“Wicked”) became the first black male costume designer to win an Oscar in the Best Costume Design category and only the second black designer to ever win following Ruth E. Carter who won 2 Oscars in the category for the “Black Panther” franchise.
Diane Warren extended her record as the most nominated individual without a win in the Best Original Song category - her nomination for “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” was Warren’s 16th nomination without a win.
Sean Baker (“Anora”) became only the third director to win an Oscar for editing a movie they also directed, joining James Cameron (who won for editing “Titanic”) and Alfonso Cuarón (who won for editing “Gravity”); however, Sean Baker became the first director to win for a sole editing credit since both Cameron and Cuarón won as part of a group.
Richard King (“Dune: Part Two”) tied the record for the most wins in the Sound categories at the Oscars - prior to 2025, King had won 4 Oscars in the Best Sound Editing category before Best Sound Editing & Best Sound Mixing categories were merged into Best Sound category, and he won his 5th Oscar in the Best Sound Category for “Dune: Part Two”, thus tying the record of sound engineers Fred Hynes, Douglas Shearer & Thomas T. Moulton who won 5 Oscars in the Best Sound Mixing category.
Brazil (“I’m Still Here”) won its first Oscar in the Best International Feature category.
“Flow” became the first dialogue-free movie to win Best Animated Feature.
Chris Sanders extended his record as the most nominated individual without a win for Best Animated Feature – “The Wild Robot” was his 4th nomination following nominations for “Lilo & Stitch”, “How To Train Your Dragon” & “The Croods.”
Thanks to VegasInsider.com for sharing some of these records.
Final Tally
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix): 2 out of 13
"The Brutalist" (A24): 3 out of 10
"Wicked" (Universal): 2 out of 10
"A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight): 0 out of 8
"Conclave" (Focus Features): 1 out of 8
"Anora" (Neon): 5 out of 6
"Dune: Part Two" (Warner Bros.): 2 out of 5
"The Substance" (MUBI): 1 out of 5
"Nosferatu" (Focus Features): 0 out of 4
"I'm Still Here" (Sony Pictures Classics): 1 out of 3
"Sing Sing" (A24): 0 out of 3
"The Wild Robot" (Universal): 0 out of 3
"The Apprentice" (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit): 0 out of 2
"Flow" (Sideshow/Janus Films): 1 out of 2
"Nickel Boys" (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios): 0 out of 2
"A Real Pain" (Searchlight): 1 out of 2
And the Oscar goes to…
Best Picture
"Anora" (Neon)
A Cre Films Production
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers **WINNER**
"The Brutalist" (A24)
An A24/Brookstreet Pictures/Kaplan Morrison Production
Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers
"A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight)
A Veritas Entertainment Group/White
Water/Range/Picture Company/Turnpike Films Production
Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
"Conclave" (Focus Features)
A FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
"Dune: Part Two" (Warner Bros.)
A Legendary Pictures Production
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix)
A Netflix/Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé/ France 2 Cinéma/Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello in association with Library Pictures International Production
Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers
"I'm Still Here" (Sony Pictures Classics)
A VideoFilmes/RT Features/Mact Production
Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers
"Nickel Boys" (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
A Plan B Entertainment/Anonymous Content/Louverture Films Production
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers
"The Substance" (MUBI)
A Match Factory/Working Title/Blacksmith/A Good Story Production
Coralie Fargeat and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Producers
"Wicked" (Universal)
A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt Production
Marc Platt, Producer
Best Actor
Adrien Brody in "The Brutalist" (A24) **WINNER**
Timothée Chalamet in "A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight)
Colman Domingo in "Sing Sing" (A24)
Ralph Fiennes in "Conclave" (Focus Features)
Sebastian Stan in "The Apprentice" (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov in "Anora" (Neon)
Kieran Culkin in "A Real Pain" (Searchlight) **WINNER**
Edward Norton in "A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight)
Guy Pearce in "The Brutalist" (A24)
Jeremy Strong in "The Apprentice" (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo in "Wicked" (Universal)
Karla Sofía Gascón in "Emilia Pérez" (Netflix)
Mikey Madison in "Anora" (Neon) **WINNER**
Demi Moore in "The Substance" (MUBI)
Fernanda Torres in "I'm Still Here" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro in "A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight)
Ariana Grande in "Wicked" (Universal)
Felicity Jones in "The Brutalist" (A24)
Isabella Rossellini in "Conclave" (Focus Features)
Zoe Saldaña in "Emilia Pérez" (Netflix) **WINNER**
Best Animated Feature
"Flow" (Sideshow/Janus Films) **WINNER**
"Inside Out 2" (Walt Disney)
"Memoir of a Snail" (IFC Films)
"Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" (Netflix)
"The Wild Robot" (Universal)
Best Animated Short Film
"Beautiful Men" (Miyu Distribution)
"In the Shadow of the Cypress" **WINNER**
"Magic Candies" (Toei Animation)
"Wander to Wonder" (Miyu Distribution)
"Yuck!" (Miyu Distribution)
Best Cinematography
"The Brutalist" (A24) Lol Crawley **WINNER**
"Dune: Part Two" (Warner Bros.) Greig Fraser
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix) Paul Guilhaume
"Maria" (Netflix) Ed Lachman
"Nosferatu" (Focus Features) Jarin Blaschke
Best Costume Design
"A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight) Arianne Phillips
"Conclave" (Focus Features) Lisy Christl
"Gladiator II" (Paramount) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
"Nosferatu" (Focus Features) Linda Muir
"Wicked" (Universal) Paul Tazewell **WINNER**
Best Directing
"Anora" (Neon) Sean Baker **WINNER**
"The Brutalist" (A24) Brady Corbet
"A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight) James Mangold
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix) Jacques Audiard
"The Substance" (MUBI) Coralie Fargeat
Best Documentary Feature
"Black Box Diaries" (MTV Documentary Films)
"No Other Land" **WINNER**
"Porcelain War" (Picturehouse)
"Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" (Kino Lorber)
"Sugarcane" (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Best Documentary Short Film
"Death by Numbers"
"I Am Ready, Warden" (MTV Documentary Films)
"Incident" (The New Yorker)
"Instruments of a Beating Heart" (The New York Times Op-Docs/Cineric Creative)
"The Only Girl in the Orchestra" (Netflix) **WINNER**
Best Film Editing
"Anora" (Neon) Sean Baker **WINNER**
"The Brutalist" (A24) David Jancso
"Conclave" (Focus Features) Nick Emerson
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix) Juliette Welfling
"Wicked" (Universal) Myron Kerstein
Best International Feature Film
"I'm Still Here" (Brazil)
A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production **WINNER**
"The Girl with the Needle" (Denmark)
A Nordisk Film Creative Alliance Production
"Emilia Pérez" (France)
A Pathé Production
"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" (Germany)
A Run Way Pictures Production
"Flow" (Latvia)
A Dream Well Studio Production
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
"A Different Man" (A24)
Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix)
Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
"Nosferatu" (Focus Features)
David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
"The Substance" (MUBI)
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli **WINNER**
"Wicked" (Universal)
Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Best Music (Original Score)
"The Brutalist" (A24) Daniel Blumberg **WINNER**
"Conclave" (Focus Features) Volker Bertelmann
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix) Clément Ducol and Camille
"Wicked" (Universal) John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
"The Wild Robot" (Universal) Kris Bowers
Best Music (Original Song)
"El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" (Netflix)
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard **WINNER**
"The Journey" from "The Six Triple Eight" (Netflix)
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"Like A Bird" from "Sing Sing" (A24)
Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
"Mi Camino" from "Emilia Pérez" (Netflix)
Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
"Never Too Late" from "Elton John: Never Too Late" (Disney+)
Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Best Production Design
"The Brutalist" (A24)
Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
"Conclave" (Focus Features)
Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
"Dune: Part Two" (Warner Bros.)
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
"Nosferatu" (Focus Features)
Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
"Wicked" (Universal)
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales **WINNER**
Best Live Action Short Film
"A Lien" Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
"Anuja" Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
"I'm Not a Robot" (The New Yorker) Victoria Warmerdam and Trent **WINNER**
"The Last Ranger" Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
"The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent" (Manifest) Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Best Sound
"A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight)
Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
"Dune: Part Two" (Warner Bros.)
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill **WINNER**
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix)
Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
"Wicked" (Universal)
Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
"The Wild Robot" (Universal)
Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Best Visual Effects
"Alien: Romulus" (20th Century)
Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
"Better Man" (Paramount)
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
"Dune: Part Two" (Warner Bros.)
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer **WINNER**
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" (20th Century)
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
"Wicked" (Universal)
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
"A Complete Unknown" (Searchlight)
Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
"Conclave" (Focus Features)
Screenplay by Peter Straughan **WINNER**
"Emilia Pérez" (Netflix)
Screenplay by Jacques Audiard;
In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
"Nickel Boys" (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
"Sing Sing" (A24)
Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
"Anora" (Neon)
Written by Sean Baker **WINNER**
"The Brutalist" (A24)
Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
"A Real Pain" (Searchlight)
Written by Jesse Eisenberg
"September 5" (Paramount)
Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
Co-Written by Alex David
"The Substance" (MUBI)
Written by Coralie Fargeat
The 97th Academy Awards, for outstanding film achievements of 2024, will be presented on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. The ceremony will also be streamed live on Hulu.
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