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Best Picture: Anora
The genre-hopping Anora, a nonchalant take on sex work filled with shouted profanities, won best picture at the 97th Academy Awards.
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Best Director: Sean Baker, Anora
Sean Baker wins the Best Director award for his amazing work in Anora.
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Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Adrien Brody has earned his second Oscar -- for Best Actor this time for his portrayal of fictional Hungarian architect Laszlo Toth in The Brutalist.
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Best Actress: Mikey Madison, Anora
For her gripping performance as a fearless sex worker in Anora, Mikey Madison clinched the 2025 Best Actress Oscar, surpassing Demi Moore. Overwhelmed with joy, she called the win “a dream come true".
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Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Kieran Culkin has won the 'Best Supporting Actor' Oscar for his impeccable work in A Real Pain.
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Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
Zoe Saldana took home the Academy Award for 'Best Supporting Actress' for her role in the Netflix film Emilia Perez. She played Rita Mora Castro, a lawyer who helps the lead character, a trans cartel boss, transition and embrace a new life.
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Best Original Screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora
Sean Baker took home the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Anora, a compelling comedy-drama centered on a sex worker’s unexpected marriage to a Russian oligarch’s son.
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Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave
Peter Straughan was honoured with 'Best Adapted Screenplay' for his impressive work on Conclave.
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Best International Feature Film: I'm Still Here (Brazil)
I'm Still Here has won the Oscar for 'Best International Feature', the first Brazilian movie to win in the category.
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Best Animated Feature: Flow
The Latvian adventure Flow has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
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Best Documentary Feature: No Other Land
No Other Land, an Israeli-Palestinian collaboration, won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
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Best Film Editing: Sean Baker, Anora
Sean Baker took home the Academy Award for Best Editing for his film Anora.
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Best Costume Design: Paul Tazewell, Wicked
Paul Tazewell won the Oscar for his exceptional Costume Design work in Wicked at the 97th Academy Awards.
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Best Production Design: Nathan Crowley and Lee Sanders, Wicked
Nathan Crowley and Lee Sanders won the Best Production Design award for their work in Wicked.
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Substance
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stephanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli have won the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for their work in The Substance.
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Best Original Song: Clement Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard, El Mal from Emilia Perez
Clement Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard took home the original song award at the Oscars for their song, El Mal, from the movie Emilia Perez.
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