And the Oscar goes to …
The 97th annual Academy Awards were hosted by Conan O’Brien at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
The biggest movie stars in Tinseltown flocked to the A-list affair on Sunday, March 2, marking the end of the 2025 awards season.
Demi Moore in “The Substance.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Cynthia Erivo (left) and Ariana Grande in “Wicked.” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett CollectionGoing into the show, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez’s “Emilia Pérez” had earned the most nominations with 13. The 2024 flick, which also features the controversial star Karla Sofía Gascón, set the record for the most-nominated non-English language film.
All eyes were set on Demi Moore, who, for the first time in her decadeslong career, was nominated to win a Best Actress Academy Award for her role in “The Substance.”
But she was up against some stiff competition — and Mikey Madison (“Anora”) took the win in a major Oscars upset.
Zoe Saldana in “Emilia Pérez.” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
Oscars host Conan O’Brien rolls out the red carpet at Dolby Theatre. Getty Images
Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain.” ©Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection“A Complete Unknown,” “The Substance,” “The Brutalist,” “Wicked,” “Anora,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez” and more vied for the ultimate prize — the coveted Best Picture award, which also went to “Anora.”
The award show came with its share of snubs, too. Angelina Jolie for “Maria,” Nicole Kidman for “Babygirl,” Pamela Anderson for “The Last Showgirl” and Denzel Washington for “Gladiator II” are just some of the stars who were shockingly overlooked for 2025 Academy Awards nods.
Mikey Madison in “Anora.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in “The Apprentice.” Courtesy Everett CollectionScroll to see this year’s full list of Oscar nominees and winners.
Best Picture
WINNER: “Anora”
“A Complete Unknown”
“The Substance”
“The Brutalist”
“Wicked”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys
“Anora” took home the Oscar for Best Picture. Getty ImagesBest Actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Demi Moore — “The Substance”
Cynthia Erivo — “Wicked”
Karla Sofía Gascón — “Emilia Pérez”
Fernanda Torres — “I’m Still Here”
Mikey Madison won the Oscar for Best Actress. REUTERSBest Actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody — “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet — “A Complete Unknown”
Ralph Fiennes — “Conclave”
Colman Domingo — “Sing Sing”
Sebastian Stan — “The Apprentice”
Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his role in “The Brutalist.” Rob Latour/ShutterstockBest Supporting Actor
WINNER: Kieran Culkin — “A Real Pain”
Yura Borisov — ” Anora”
Edward Norton — “A Complete Unknown”
Jeremy Strong — “The Apprentice”
Guy Pearce — “The Brutalist”
Kieran Culkin accepting the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Chris Pizzello/Invision/APBest Supporting Actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña— “Emilia Pérez”
Monica Barbaro — “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande — “Wicked”
Felicity Jones — “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini — “Conclave”
Saldana accepting the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. REUTERSBest Director
WINNER: Sean Baker — “Anora”
Brady Corbet — “The Brutalist”
James Mangold — “A Complete Unknown”
Jacques Audiard — “Emilia Pérez”
Coralie Fargeat — “The Substance”
Sean Baker won Best Director for his film “Anora.” Chris Pizzello/Invision/APBest Original Screenplay
WINNER: “Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“September 5”
“The Substance”
Sean Baker won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Anora.” AFP via Getty ImagesBest Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: “Conclave”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”
Peter Straughan accepting the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for “Conclave.” AFP via Getty ImagesBest Cinematography
WINNER: “The Brutalist”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
Lol Crawley accepts the award for Best Cinematography for “The Brutalist.” AFP via Getty ImagesBest Original Score
WINNER: “The Brutalist”
“Wicked”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Conclave”
“The Wild Robot”
Daniel Blumberg won Best Original Score for “The Brutalist.” REUTERS/Carlos BarriaBest Song
WINNER: “El Mal” — “Emilia Pérez”
“Mi Camino” — “Emilia Pérez”
“The Journey” — “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird” — “Sing Sing”
“Never Too Late” — “Elton John: Never Too Late”
Clément Ducol (from left), Jacques Audiard and Camille Dalmais accepting the Oscar for Best Original Song. Getty ImagesBest Editing
WINNER: “Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
Sean Baker accepting the Oscar for Best Editing. ALLISON DINNER/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockBest Production Design
WINNER: “Wicked”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
Nathan Crowley (left) and Lee Sandales accept the award for Best Production Design for “Wicked.” Chris Pizzello/Invision/APBest Costume Design
WINNER: “Wicked”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Gladiator II”
“Nosferatu”
Paul Tazewell won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on “Wicked.” REUTERSBest Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER: “The Substance”
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”
Marilyne Scarselli (from left), Pierre Olivier Persin and Stephanie Guillon accept the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Getty ImagesBest Sound
WINNER: “Dune: Part Two”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
Nominees accepting the Oscar for Best Sound for “Dune: Part Two.” REUTERSBest Visual Effects
WINNER: “Dune: Part Two”
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Wicked”
Stephen James (from left), Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer and Paul Lambert accept the Best Visual Effects Oscar for “Dune: Part Two.” Getty ImagesBest International Feature
WINNER: “I’m Still Here”
“The Girl With the Needle”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Flow”
Walter Salles accepts the Best International Feature Film award for “I’m Still Here.” Getty ImagesBest Animated Feature
WINNER: “Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis giving a speech after “Flow” won Best Animated Feature. AFP via Getty ImagesBest Animated Short
WINNER: “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Beatiful Men”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi accept the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. AFP via Getty ImagesBest Live-Action Short
WINNER: “I’m Not a Robot”
“A Lien”
“Anuja”
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent”
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: “No Other Land”
“Black Box Diaries”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
Yuval Abraham (right) and Basel Adra accept the award for Best Documentary Feature for “No Other Land.” AFP via Getty ImagesBest Documentary Short
“Death by Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
Molly O’Brien (left) and Lisa Remington won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film for “The Only Girl in the Orchestra.” REUTERS