Indie Film "Anora" Sweeps at the 97th Oscars: All 2025 Winners at a Glance

Sean Baker's work "Anora" had already earned him awards for Best Director, as well as for Original Screenplay and Editing. And newcomer actress Mikey Madison surprisingly prevailed over veteran Demi Moore in the Best Actress category. With five honors from six nominations, the production was clearly at the top of the field.

The monumental work "The Brutalist" by young director Brady Corbet managed to win three Oscars. The fictional biography of an architect and Holocaust survivor earned Adrien Brody his second Best Actor Oscar after "The Pianist". "The Brutalist" also won awards in the Soundtrack and Cinematography categories.

All Oscar Winners 2025 in Detail

The Oscar Academy awarded prizes in 23 categories. Here is an overview of all the winners:

Musical "Emilia Pérez" as the Big Loser of the Evening

Initially, Jacques Audiard's narco-musical "Emilia Pérez" with 13 nominations was considered a top favorite of the evening. However, due to offensive tweets by trans lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón, the work lost its favorite status. Nevertheless, the song "El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" was awarded. Zoe Saldaña also prevailed against strong competitors and took home the trophy for Best Supporting Actress. Among the men, as predicted, Kieran Culkin secured the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Jesse Eisenberg's "A Real Pain".

At least one of its eight nominations could be turned into a trophy by the thriller "Conclave" from the Austrian-Swiss director Edward Berger - for the best adapted screenplay. For the first time ever, a film from Latvia was honored as the best animated film with "Flow", which was also nominated in the foreign Oscar category. However, the drama "I'm Still Here" triumphed here, bringing the honor to Brazil for the first time. Despite eight nominations, the Bob Dylan biography "Like A Complete Unknown" went completely empty-handed.

Oscar Gala Was Less Political Than Expected

The gala in Hollywood was hosted for the first time this year by comedian Conan O'Brien, who took a classic approach to his role. There was anticipation beforehand about how political the evening would be in light of Donald Trump's renewed presidency. And the answer is: moderate. Israeli director Yuval Abraham emphasized after his win in the documentary category with "No Other Land" that a political solution is needed for the coexistence of Palestinians and Israelis, which is being blocked by US foreign policy. Presenter Daryl Hannah greeted the audience in the Dolby Theatre with "Slava Ukraini". More present were the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles from January. The gala was opened with film clips related to L.A. and the slogan "We Love L.A.". During the event, representatives of the involved fire departments were welcomed on stage.

Lots of Music with "Wicked" and "James Bond" Medleys

There was more music than usual, even though the organizers had foregone live performances of the nominated Oscar songs this year. The evening was opened with a medley from the twice-honored musical "Wicked", where Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performed their parts from the ten-time nominated film. The James Bond franchise also received a musical medley in light of the takeover by Amazon, while Queen Latifah honored the late Quincy Jones.

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