This year’s awards season was one wild ride, and it came to its epic conclusion at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. Winners were impossible to call until the very last moment, but Sean Baker’s Anora eventually swooped in and stole the show, winning five Oscars, including best picture.
It was a night to remember for Sean Baker, who won Oscars for directing, writing, and editing Anora, in addition to collecting the best picture prize for his work as one of the film’s producer. The acclaimed indie comedy defeated the likes of Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, Wicked, and Conclave to win this coveted award.
It was also a night to remember for Mikey Madison, who won an Oscar for her leading role in Anora. Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) joined her as winners in the acting categories.
In addition to Anora with five Oscars, the list of films with multiple awards also included The Brutalist with three, plus Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked with two each. The Academy Honorary Awards were presented to the late composer Quincy Jones and casting director Juliet Taylor ahead of the ceremony.
The 2025 Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, with Conan O’Brien serving as a host for the first time.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 ACADEMY AWARDS:
BEST PICTURE
Anora
A Cre Films Production
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Mikey Madison – Anora
DIRECTING
Sean Baker – Anora
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Brutalist
Daniel Blumberg
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
A VideoFilmes Produções Artísticas Production
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Lol Crawley
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
I’m Not a Robot
Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
SOUND
Dune: Part Two
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
No Other Land
An Antipode Films Production
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
Music by Clément Ducol and Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Wicked
Production Design: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
FILM EDITING
Anora
Sean Baker
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Substance
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Conclave
Screenplay by Peter Straughan
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Anora
Written by Sean Baker
COSTUME DESIGN
Wicked
Paul Tazewell
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Flow
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
