In a historic night at the 2025 Oscars, Sean Baker’s dramedy Anora dominated the awards ceremony, making Baker the first filmmaker to win four major Oscars for a single film, taking home Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Director, and Best Picture.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the ceremony saw Emilia Pérez enter with the highest stakes, having received 13 nominations. While Zoe Saldana claimed the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Emilia Pérez, it was Anora that amassed the evening’s most prestigious honors.
To no one’s surprise (at least not mine), the 2025 Oscars continued a pattern of disconnect between Academy voters and general audiences. The selection of Anora over Dune: Part Two for Best Picture is once again proof of the Oscars’ traditional bias toward smaller, lesser-known films over blockbusters, particularly in the sci-fi and fantasy genres.
Denis Villeneuve’s absence from the Best Director category for Dune: Part Two, which is widely considered one of 2024’s strongest cinematic achievements, follows a long history of Academy Award snubs.
Not too long ago, Toni Collette’s phenomenal performance in Hereditary was completely overlooked. More recently, Matt Reeves’ The Batman failed to receive any nods in the Cinematography category, an oversight that still shocks me to this day.
This persistent gap between Oscar recognition and audience preference is why the Oscars have been losing merit, year after year. Despite big films driving theatrical attendance (especially now in the post-pandemic era), their consistent underrepresentation at the Oscars has left many, including myself, feeling that the awards no longer reflect the cinematic experiences of audiences.
Anyhow, the 2025 Oscars ceremony caps off a lengthy awards season that included controversial social media revelations about Karla Sofía Gascón’s racial sentiments and memorable acceptance speeches, thanks to Kieran Culkin.
Without further ado, here are your winners for the 2025 Academy Awards:
Table of Contents
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best International Feature Film
- Best Animated Feature Film
- Best Documentary Feature Film
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Cinematography
- Best Production Design
- Best Costume Design
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Sound
- Best Film Editing
- Best Live-Action Short Film
- Best Animated Short Film
- Best Documentary Short Film
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 Director
Sean Baker: Anora - Winner
Brady Corbet: The Brutalist
James Mangold: A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard: Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat: The Substance
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
Adrien Brody: The Brutalist - Winner
Timothée Chalamet: A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo: Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes: Conclave
Sebastian Stan: The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro: A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande-Butera: Wicked
Felicity Jones: The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini: Conclave
Zoe Saldaña: Emilia Pérez - Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov: Anora
Kieran Culkin: A Real Pain - Winner
Edward Norton: A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce: The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong: The Apprentice
Best Original Screenplay
Anora - Winner
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave - Winner
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best International Feature Film
I’m Still Here - Winner
The Girl With the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Animated Feature Film
Flow - Winner
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land - Winner
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Original Score
The Brutalist - Winner
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Original Song
“El Mal”: Emilia Pérez - Winner
“The Journey”: Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird”: Sing Sing
“Mi Camino”: Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late”: Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist - Winner
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked - Winner
Best Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked - Winner
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance - Winner
Wicked
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two - Winner
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two - Winner
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Film Editing
Anora - Winner
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
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 Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra - Winner
