Oscars 2025: Full list of winners and unforgettable highlights
The much-anticipated 97th Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, concluded with historic wins and unforgettable moments.
This year’s theme, Community and Spirit, honored the 29 lives lost and thousands of homes destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in 2025. The event celebrated cinematic excellence and paid tribute to actors, filmmakers, and industry professionals who pushed storytelling to new heights.
The star-studded ceremony took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, kicking off at 10 PM (WAT) with celebrities gracing the red carpet. The main event, which ran from 1 AM to 4 AM (WAT) on March 3, 2025, opened with a powerful performance of Defy Gravity by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Full list of nominees and winners at the 2025 Academy Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Adrien Brody
Timothée Chalamet
Colman Domingo
Ralph Fiennes
Sebastian Stan
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 in a Leading Role
WINNER: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Best Animated Feature
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
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 Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Director
WINNER: Sean Baker (Anora)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
Best International Feature
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 Costume Design
WINNER: Wicked
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
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, Alex David
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Conclave – Peter Straughan
A Complete Unknown – Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best Original Song
WINNER: El Mal (Emilia Pérez)
Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late)
Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez)
Like A Bird (Sing Sing)
The Journey (The Six Triple Eight)
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
Sugarcane
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER: The Substance
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Production Design
WINNER: Wicked
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best Sound
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Cinematography
WINNER: The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Documentary Short
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
Best Live Action Short
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
A Lien
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Animated Short
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
The 2025 Oscars saw groundbreaking wins and powerful moments that will undoubtedly remain topics of conversation in pop culture for years to come.
