The 97th Academy Awards ceremony occurred on March 2 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood when they honored the top films of 2024. The event displayed outstanding film achievements through expert performers and upcoming talent. “Anora” by Sean Baker swept all awards and became the Best Picture winner during the 2025 Oscars ceremony. Here we present the winner and nominee details through all the different film categories.
Major Categories
Best Picture
Winner: Anora
Nominees:
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Director
Winner: Sean Baker (Anora)
Nominees:
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Nominees:
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Mikey Madison (Anora)
Nominees:
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Nominees:
Yura Borisov (Anora)
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Nominees:
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Technical & Artistic Categories
Best Cinematography
Winner: The Brutalist (Lol Crawley)
Nominees:
Dune: Part Two (Greig Fraser)
Emilia Pérez (Paul Guilhaume)
Maria (Ed Lachman)
Nosferatu (Jarin Blaschke)
Best Film Editing
Winner: Anora (Sean Baker)
Nominees:
The Brutalist (David Jancso)
Conclave (Nick Emerson)
Emilia Pérez (Juliette Welfling)
Wicked (Myron Kerstein)
Best Production Design
Winner: Wicked
Nominees:
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Best Costume Design
Winner: Wicked (Paul Tazewell)
Nominees:
A Complete Unknown (Arianne Phillips)
Conclave (Lisy Christl)
Gladiator II (Janty Yates, Dave Crossman)
Nosferatu (Linda Muir)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Winner: The Substance
Nominees:
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Sound & Visual Effects
Best Sound
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Nominees:
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Nominees:
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Music Categories
Best Original Score
Winner: The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)
Nominees:
Conclave (Volker Bertelmann)
Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille)
Wicked (John Powell, Stephen Schwartz)
The Wild Robot (Kris Bowers)
Best Original Song
Winner: El Mal (Emilia Pérez)
Music: Clément Ducol, Camille
Lyrics: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard
Nominees:
The Journey (The Six Triple Eight) – Diane Warren
Like A Bird (Sing Sing) – Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada
Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez) – Camille, Clément Ducol
Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late) – Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, Bernie Taupin
Writing Categories
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Anora (Sean Baker)
Nominees:
The Brutalist (Brady Corbet, 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)
Nominees:
A Complete Unknown (James Mangold, Jay Cocks)
Emilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, Nicolas Livecchi)
Nickel Boys (RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes)
