The 97th Academy Awards kicked off in Los Angeles. "Anora" won Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars. The film dominated the evening with five awards, including Best Actress for Mikey Madison. Director Sean Baker took home three Oscars for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.

In other acting categories, Adrien Brody won Best Actor for "The Brutalist", Kieran Culkin earned Best Supporting Actor for "A Real Pain", and Zoe Saldaña received Best Supporting Actress for "Emilia Pérez", highlighting that she is the "first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award."

Other films that won multiple awards were "The Brutalist", which earned best cinematography and best original score in addition to best actor; "Dune: Part Two", winning best sound and best visual effects; and "Emilia Pérez", which also landed the best original song Oscar for "El Mal." Best makeup and hairstyling went to "The Substance".

The show opened with a performance by Wicked's Oscar-nominated stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. In addition, Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink and Raye took part in a tribute to the music of the James Bond films. Queen Latifah, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey led a tribute to the late Quincy Jones. The show also featured a special appearance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

Hollywood mourned the loss of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, who passed away just days before the Academy Awards. Morgan Freeman, his co-star in "Under Suspicion" and "Unforgiven", paid tribute, recalling Hackman's hope to be remembered for his dedication to quality work. "Gene, you'll be remembered for that and so much more," Freeman said. The Oscars' In Memoriam segment also honored Maggie Smith, Kris Kristofferson, and Donald Sutherland.

Check out the list of winners here:

Best Picture

Anora: Winner

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I'm Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist): Winner

Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)

Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)

Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)

Mikey Madison (Anora): Winner

Demi Moore (The Substance)

Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)

Best Actor (Supporting Role)

Yura Borisov (Anora)

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain): Winner

Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)

Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Best Actress (Supporting Role)

Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)

Ariana Grande (Wicked)

Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)

Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)

Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez): Winner

Best Director

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Sean Baker (Anora): Winner

Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)

Best International Feature Film

I'm Still Here (Brazil): Winner

The Girl With the Needle (Denmark)

Emilia Pérez (France)

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)

Flow (Latvia)

Best cinematography

The Brutalist: Winner

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria Nosferatu

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave: Winner

A Complete Unknown

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Anora: Winner

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I'm Not a Robot: Winner

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of the Cypress : Winner

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Animated Feature Film

Flow: Winner

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best Documentary Short

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra: Winner

Best Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land: Winner

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup D' etat

Sugarcane

Best 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)

Best Original Score

The Brutalist: Winner

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Makeup And Hairstyling

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance: WINNER

Wicked

Best Costume Design

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked: Winner

Best Editing

Anora: WINNER

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two: Winner

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked: Winner

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two: Winner

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked