The 97th Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, concluded with historic wins and remarkable performances.
This year’s ceremony, themed “Community and Spirit,” paid tribute to the 29 lives lost and thousands of homes destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires of 2025.
Held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, the event honored cinematic excellence while emphasizing the power of storytelling.
It was a night where talent, dedication, and artistic passion were celebrated.
Kicking off at 10 PM (WAT) with a stunning red carpet display, the main event, which ran from 1 AM to 4 AM (WAT) on March 3, 2025, opened with a captivating performance of Defy Gravity by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Full List of Winners and Nominees 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 Oscars 2025 delivered unforgettable moments and groundbreaking achievements, setting new milestones in the film industry.
