Oscars 2025: 'Anora' Wins Big, Here's The Full List Of Winners
The 97th Academy Awards have concluded with Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ taking home five top honours of the night including Best Picture and Best Actress.
Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’, a drama about a sex worker who marries the pampered son of a Russian oligarch, emerged as the success story of Oscars 2025. The film won in five categories at the 97th Academy Awards, including the prize for Best Picture. The film defeated tough competition in the form of ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Emilia Perez’, ‘A Complete Unknown’ and more. Sean Baker won the Best Director award, while Mikey Madison took home the Best Actress accolade. Adrien Brody won the Best Actor award for his phenomenal performance in ‘The Brutalist’.
“I grew up in Los Angeles, but Hollywood always felt so far away from me, so to be here, standing in this room today is really incredible,” said ‘Anora’ actress Mikey Madison during her acceptance speech.
She also went on to pledge her support to the sex worker community, calling herself, “an ally.”
Check out the full list of winners here:
Best Picture - Anora
Best Director - Sean Baker (Anora)
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Mikey Madison (Anora)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)
Adapted Screenplay - Conclave (Screenplay by Peter Straughan)
Original Screenplay - Anora (Written by Sean Baker)
Animated Short Film - In The Shadows of the Cypress
Costume Design - Wicked (Paul Tazewell)
Live Action Short Film - I'm Not a Robot
Makeup and Hairstyling - The Substance (Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli)
Original Score - The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)
Animated Feature Film - Flow
Cinematography - The Brutalist (Lol Crawley)
Documentary Feature Film - No Other Land
Documentary Short Film - The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Film Editing - Anora (Sean Baker)
International Feature Film - I'm Stil Here (Brazil)
Original Song - El Mal from Emilia Perez
Production Design - Wicked (Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Lee Sandales)
Sound - Dune: Part Two (Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill)
Visual Effects - Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer)
The 97th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on Monday morning. This time, the prestigious award ceremony was hosted by Conan O’Brien.
