The 97th Academy Awards have arrived, and the biggest night in Hollywood is unfolding live! Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the 2025 Oscars are airing live on ABC and Hulu, reaching audiences in over 200 territories worldwide. Stay tuned for real-time updates on the complete list of Oscar winners 2025 right here.
Oscar Winners 2025 – Complete List
Best Picture – Oscar Winner 2025
🏆 WINNER: ANORA – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, Producers
- THE BRUTALIST
- A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
- CONCLAVE
- DUNE: PART TWO
- EMILIA PÉREZ
- I’M STILL HERE
- NICKEL BOYS
- THE SUBSTANCE
- WICKED
Best Actor in a Leading Role
🏆 WINNER: Adrien Brody – THE BRUTALIST
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Monica Barbaro – A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
- Ariana Grande – WICKED
- Felicity Jones – THE BRUTALIST
- Isabella Rossellini – CONCLAVE
Best Animated Feature Film
🏆 WINNER: FLOW – Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman
- INSIDE OUT 2
- MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
- WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
- THE WILD ROBOT
Best Cinematography
🏆 WINNER: THE BRUTALIST – Lol Crawley
- DUNE: PART TWO – Greig Fraser
- EMILIA PÉREZ – Paul Guilhaume
- MARIA – Ed Lachman
- NOSFERATU – Jarin Blaschke
Best Directing
🏆 WINNER: Sean Baker – ANORA
- Brady Corbet – THE BRUTALIST
- James Mangold – A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
- Jacques Audiard – EMILIA PÉREZ
- Coralie Fargeat – THE SUBSTANCE
Best Documentary Feature Film
🏆 WINNER: NO OTHER LAND – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham
- BLACK BOX DIARIES
- PORCELAIN WAR
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT
- SUGARCANE
Best International Feature Film
🏆 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 Visual Effects
🏆 WINNER: DUNE: PART TWO – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
- ALIEN: ROMULUS
- BETTER MAN
- KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
- WICKED
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
🏆 WINNER: ANORA – Written by Sean Baker
- THE BRUTALIST – Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
- A REAL PAIN – Written by Jesse Eisenberg
- SEPTEMBER 5 – Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
- THE SUBSTANCE – Written by Coralie Fargeat
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
🏆 WINNER: CONCLAVE – Screenplay by Peter Straughan
- A COMPLETE UNKNOWN – Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
- EMILIA PÉREZ – Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi
- NICKEL BOYS – Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- SING SING – Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Oscars 2025 Recap
The 97th Academy Awards showcased the finest achievements in film. With ANORA winning Best Picture and Sean Baker taking home the award for Best Director, independent cinema made a strong statement.
Adrien Brody’s Best Actor win for THE BRUTALIST and Mikey Madison’s Best Actress win for ANORA further cemented these films as major award contenders. DUNE: PART TWO dominated Visual Effects, while WICKED triumphed in Production Design and Costume Design.
Stay tuned for more updates and highlights from the Oscars 2025!