'Emilia Perez' looks set to lead the field of nominees for the Oscars
'Anora' and 'Emilia Perez' were among the top contenders for multiple categories at the Oscars 2025. AFP

KEY POINTS

  • 'Anora' took home multiple trophies, including Best Picture and Best Actress
  • 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo took the stage in a glorious performance of 'Defying Gravity'
  • Animated film 'Flow' won over 'Inside Out' and 'The Wild Robot'
  • Best Cinematography went to 'The Brutalist' and Adrien Brody won Best Actor

Hollywood's biggest stars came together Sunday night to crown the Oscar winners of the 97th Academy Awards, with "Anora" bagging multiple trophies.

The event wasn't even halfway through when Cynthia Erivo of "Wicked" delivered a powerful rendition of "Defying Gravity" as her co-star Ariana Grande looked on in support.

Erivo was among the nominees for Best Actress, while Grande was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress. On social platform X, fans expressed dismay over Erivo supposedly being "robbed" of the Best Actress award.

Among the most notable winners were animated film "Flow," which bested "Inside Out 2" and "The Wild Robot," and "Anora," which took home major awards.

Here is the full list of nominees and winners at the Oscars 2025:

Best Picture

  • "Anora" – Winner
  • "The Brutalist"
  • "Emilia Pérez"
  • "A Complete Unknown"
  • "Conclave"
  • "Dune: Part Two"
  • "Wicked"
  • "I'm Still Here"
  • "Nickel Boys"
  • "The Substance"

Best Director

  • Sean Baker, "Anora" – Winner
  • Brady Corbet, "The Brutalist"
  • Jacques Audiard, "Emilia Pérez"
  • James Mangold, "A Complete Unknown"
  • Coralie, Fargeat, "The Substance"

Best Actor

  • Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist" – Winner
  • Ralph Fiennes, "Conclave"
  • Timothée Chalamet, "A Complete Unknown"
  • Sebastian Stan, "The Apprentice"
  • Colman Domingo, "Sing Sing"

Best Actress

  • Mikey Madison, "Anora" – Winner
  • Cynthia Erivo, "Wicked"
  • Karla Sofía Gascon, "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 Saldana, "Emilia Pérez" – Winner
  • Ariana Grande, "Wicked"
  • Felicity Jones, "The Brutalist"
  • Isabella Rossellini, "Conclave"
  • Monica Barbaro, "A Complete Unknown"

Best Cinematography

  • Lol Crawley, "The Brutalist" – Winner
  • Paul Guilhaume, "Emilia Pérez"
  • Ed Lachman, "Maria"
  • Greig Fraser, "Dune" Part Two"
  • Jarin Blaschke, "Nosferatu"

Best International Feature Film

  • Brazil, "I'm Still Here" – Winner
  • France, "Emilia Pérez"
  • Latvia, "Flow"
  • Denmark, "The Gilr with the Needle"
  • Germany, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"

Best Animated Feature Film

  • "Flow" – Winner
  • "Inside Out 2"
  • "The Wild Robot"
  • "Memoir of a Snail"
  • "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"

Best Animated Short Film

  • "In the Shadow of the Cypress" – Winner
  • "Beautiful Men"
  • "Magic Candies"
  • "Wander to Wonder"
  • "Yuck!"

Best Documentary Feature Film

  • "No Other Land" – Winner
  • "Sugarcane"
  • "Black Box Diaries"
  • "Porcelain War"
  • "Soundtrack to Coup d'Etat"

Best Documentary Short Film

  • "The Only Girl in the Orchestra" – Winner
  • "Death by Numbers"
  • "I Am Ready, Warden"
  • "Incident"
  • "Instruments of a Beating Heart"

Best Live Action Short Film

  • "I'm Not a Robot" – Winner
  • "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent"
  • "A Lien"
  • "Anuja"
  • "The Last Ranger"

Best Film Editing

  • Sean Baker, "Anora" – Winner
  • Dávid Jancsó, "The Brutalist"
  • Myron Kerstein, "Wicked"
  • Juliette Welfling, "Emilia Pérez"
  • Nick Emerson, "Conclave"

Best Original Score

  • Daniel Blumberg, "The Brutalist" – Winner
  • John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, "Wicked"
  • Clément Ducol and Camille, "Emilia Pérez"
  • Volker Bertelmann, "Colclave"
  • Kris Bowers, "The Wild Robot"

Best Original Song

  • "El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" – Winner
  • "Mi Camino" from "Emilia Pérez"
  • "Never Too Late" from "Elton John: Never Too Late"
  • "The Journey" from "The Six Triple Eight"
  • "Like A Bird" from "Sing Sing"

Best Visual Effects

  • "Dune: Part Two" – Winner
  • "Wicked"
  • "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes"
  • "Alien: Romulus"
  • "Better Man"

Best Sound

  • "Dune: Part Two" – Winner
  • "Wicked"
  • "Emilia Pérez"
  • "A Complete Unknown"
  • "The Wild Robot"

Best Production Design

  • "Wicked" – Winner
  • "The Brutalist"
  • "Dune: Part Two"
  • "Conclave"
  • "Nosferatu"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • "The Substance" – Winner
  • "Wicked"
  • "Emilia Pérez"
  • "A Different Man"
  • "Nosferatu"

Best Costume Design

  • Paul Tazewell, "Wicked" – Winner
  • Janty Yates and Dave Crossman, "Gladiator II"
  • Lisy Christl, "Conclave"
  • Arianne Philipps, "A Complete Unknown"
  • Linda Muir, "Nosferatu"

Best Original Screenplay

  • Sean Baker, "Anora" – Winner
  • Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, "The Brutalist"
  • Coralie Fargeat, "The Substance"
  • Jesse Eisenberg, "A Real Pain"
  • Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum, co-written by Alex David, "September 5"

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • Peter Straughan, "Conclave" – Winner
  • Jacques Audiard, Lea Mysius, Thomas Bidegain and Nicolas Livecchi, "Emilia Pérez"
  • Jay Cocks and James Mangold, "A Complete Unknown"
  • Joslyn Barnes and RaMell Ross, "Nickel Boys"
  • Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, "Sing Sing"
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