All 2025 Oscar Winners in the 97th Academy Awards

The 97th Academy Awards took place last night, celebrating a night of glitz, glamour, and talent. Wondering who took awards home and who didn't? In this article, we’ll highlight all the Oscar winners from this year’s ceremony.

The Ceremony - Beauty & Drama

Hosted by the always-hilarious Conan O'Brien, the show opened with dazzling performances by Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, paying tribute to The Wizard of Oz. Though neither took home an award, they won over audiences online. Another standout moment came from Doja Cat, Lisa, and RAYE, who delivered a stunning tribute to the James Bond franchise. However, many questioned why the ceremony overlooked honoring legendary filmmaker David Lynch, who passed away this year.

Controversy arose with the presence of Emilia Pérez lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who faced backlash over past racist and offensive tweets. Fellow cast member Selena Gomez shared a warm moment with her on camera, seemingly showing support despite the racist and Islamophobic controversy. Meanwhile, Zoe Saldaña addressed the backlash surrounding Emilia Pérez in Mexico, stating, “I am very sorry that so many Mexicans felt offended… I don’t share your opinion. To me, the heart of this film was not Mexico.” An unusual statement, considering the nature of the movie. This only fueled further the ongoing debate, turning Gascón and Saldaña into two of the most criticized nominees and making Emilia Pérez more of a meme than a celebrated work of art. One thing is for sure, Emilia Pérez isn't a winner in the eyes of the general audience.

The biggest surprise of the night was Anora, which swept multiple awards. Mikey Madison’s win over Demi Moore for Best Actress even led some to draw comparisons to the plot of The Substance.

Full List of All Oscar Winners in All Categories in 2025

Now, without further ado, here’s the full list of Oscar winners in 2025.

Best Picture

Anora — WINNER
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Brutalist
The Substance
Wicked

Best  Lead Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist — WINNER
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best Lead Actress

Mikey Madison, Anora — WINNER
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain — WINNER
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez — WINNER
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown

Best Director

Sean Baker, Anora — WINNER
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez

Original Screenplay

Sean Baker, Anora — WINNER
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David, September 5

Adapted Screenplay

Peter Straughan, Conclave — WINNER
James Mangold and Jay Cocks, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

Editing

Sean Baker, Anora — WINNER
David Jancso, The Brutalist
Nick Emerson, Conclave
Juliette Welfling, Emilia Pérez
Myron Kerstein, Wicked

Cinematography

Lol Crawley, The Brutalist — WINNER
Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman, Maria
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu

Original Score

Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist — WINNER
Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Pérez
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot

Production Design

Wicked — WINNER
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu

Costume Design

Paul Tazewell, Wicked — WINNER
Arianne Phillips, A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christl, Conclave
Janty Yates and Dave Crossman, Gladiator II
Linda Muir, Nosferatu

Makeup and Hairstyling

Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli, The Substance — WINNER
Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado, A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Emilia Pérez
David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton, Nosferatu
Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth, Wicked

International Feature

I’m Still Here (Brazil) — WINNER
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Emilia Pérez (France)
Flow (Latvia)

Animated Feature

Flow — WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Documentary Feature

No Other Land — WINNER
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugar King

Visual Effects

Dune: Part Two — WINNER
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Sound

Dune: Part Two — WINNER
A Complete Unknown
Wicked
Emilia Pérez
The Wild Robot

Original Song

“El Mal,” Emilia Pérez — WINNER
“The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird,” Sing Sing
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late

Live-Action Short

I’m Not a Robot — WINNER
A Lien
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Documentary Short

The Only Girl in the Orchestra — WINNER
Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart

Animated Short

In the Shadow of the Cypress — WINNER
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

And there you have it, all of the winners from the Oscars in 2025. It was definitely a questionable award season, tainted by the questionable success of Emilia Perez. Finally, at the Oscars, things finally started making a little more sense, with films such as The Brutalist and Anora sweeping the awards instead.