List of 97th Academy Awards winners

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) hosted the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. In celebration of movies released in 2024, the AMPAS presented to the Academy Awards (the Oscars) in 23 categories during the evening.

The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC and it was streamed on Hulu for the first time. The show was hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien for the first time, and Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returned as executive producers.

97th Academy Award Winners

Best Picture

Anora (2024) won Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. The film was created by Sean Baker. Mikey Madison plays Anora Mikheeva, a young dancer who recklessly married Mark Eydelshteyn's character, the son of a Russian tycoon.

The other films that were nominated for the category at the 97th Academy Awards are: The Brutalist, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.

Best Director

The American filmmaker Sean Baker won Best Director for “Anora” at the 97th Academy Awards. Sean Baker is an American filmmaker known for making independent feature films which are usually about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers.

The other directors who were nominated for the category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Brady Corbet – The Brutalist, James, Mangold – A Complete Unknown, Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez and Coralie Fargeat – The Substance.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

The American actor Adrien Brody won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in The Brutalist. He was portrayed as a Holocaust survivor who is Hungarian-Jewish and arrives in the US. He tries to live the American dream until a wealthy client transforms his life. This was his second Oscar after winning one for The Pianist (2002).

The other actors who were nominated for the category at the 97th Academy Awards were: Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence and Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice as Donald Trump.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

The American actress Mikey Madison won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as the titular character in Anora. Mikey Madison plays Anora Mikheeva, a young dancer who recklessly married Mark Eydelshteyn's character, the son of a Russian tycoon.

The other actresses who were nominated for the category in the 97th Academy Awards are: Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte, Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp, Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle and Fernanda Torres – I'm Still Here as Eunice Paiva.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

The American actor Kieran Culkin won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in “A Real Pain.” He won several other major awards such as Golden Globe, BAFTA Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in the film.

The other actors who were nominated for the category in the 97th Academy Awards are: Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger, Yura Borisov – Anora as Igor, Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. and Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice as Roy Cohn.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

The American actress Zoe Saldaña won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as a struggling lawyer in “Emilia Pérez.” She also won several other major awards such as BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the same role.

The other actresses who were nominated for the category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda "Glinda" Upland, Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez, Felicity Jones – The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth and Isabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister Agnes.

Best Original Screenplay

The American filmmaker Sean Baker won the Best Original Screenplay for “Anora” at the 97th Academy Awards. Sean Baker is an American filmmaker known for making independent feature films which are usually about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers.

The other directors/writers who were nominated for the category at the 97th Academy Awards are: The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg, September 5 – Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David and The Substance – Coralie Fargeat.

Best Adapted Screenplay

The British playwright, screenwriter and author Peter Straughan won the Best Adapted Screenplay award for “Conclave”, which is based on the novel by Robert Harris. He also won the Golden Globe for the same category.

The other directors nominated for the 97th Academy Awards category are: Emilia Pérez (Jacques Audiard); in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi; based on the opera libretto Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard and the novel Écoute by Boris Razon, A Complete Unknown (James Mangold and Jay Cocks); based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, Nickel Boys (RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes); based on Colson Whitehead's novel The Nickel Boys, and Sing Sing (screenplay by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; story by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield); based on the book The Sing Sing Follies (John H. Richardson) and the play Breakin' the Mummy's Code (Brent Buell).

Best Animated Feature Film

The 2024 animated fantasy adventure film “Flow,” won the Best Animated Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The film, which has no spoken dialogue, centers on a ring-tailed lemur, secretarybird, dog, cat, and capybara as they try to survive in a supposedly post-human world where the water level is sharply rising. The film also won a Golden Globe and was featured at the Latvian National Museum of Art for one week.

The other films that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Memoir of a Snail – Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney, Inside Out 2 – Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, and Richard Beek and The Wild Robot – Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann.

Best International Feature Film

The political biographical drama film “I’m Still Here,” won the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The movie centers on Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist who, during Brazil's military dictatorship, had to deal with the illegal abduction of her husband, dissident politician Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello).

The other films that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Flow (Latvia) – directed by Gints Zilbalodis, Emilia Pérez (France) in Spanish – directed by Jacques Audiard, The Girl with the Needle (Denmark) in Danish – directed by Magnus von Horn and The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) in Persian – directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.

Best Documentary Feature Film

The documentary film “No Other Land,” won the Best Documentary Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Four activists from the Palestinian-Israeli collective created the film, which they characterize as an act of resistance on the road to justice amid the conflict between the two countries.

The other films that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Black Box Diaries – Shiori Itō, Eric Nyari, and Hanna Aqvilin, Porcelain War – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, and Paula DuPré Pesmen, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grellety, and Sugarcane – Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, and Kellen Quinn.

Best Documentary Short Film

The 2023 American musical short documentary film “The Only Girl in the Orchestra,” won the Best Documentary Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The film revolves around Orin O'Brien, a revolutionary double bassist who was hired by Leonard Bernstein in 1966 to become the first female performer in the New York Philharmonic.

The other films that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: I Am Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp, Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard, Incident – Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven, and Instruments of a Beating Heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari.

Best Live Action Short Film

The 2023 Dutch-language short science fiction film “I'm Not a Robot,” won the Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The movie follows Lara as she enters a strange new universe following a string of unsuccessful CAPTCHA tests.

The other films that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz, Anuja – Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai, The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw, and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek.

Best Animated Short Film

The 2023 Iranian animated short film “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” won the Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The 20-minute documentary about PTSD made its debut at the 80th Venice International Film Festival's Orizzonti section in 2023.

The other films that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande, Magic Candies – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio, Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper, and Yuck! – Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet.

Best Original Score

The English artist, musician, songwriter and composer Daniel Blumberg, won the Best Original Score for “The Brutalist” at the 97th Academy Awards. Blumberg is most well-known as the former frontman of indie rock band Yuck.

The other artists that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Volker Bertelmann for Conclave, Clément Ducol and Camille for Emilia Pérez, John Powell and Stephen Schwartz for Wicked, Kris Bowers and The Wild Robot.

Best Original Song

Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais won the Best Original Song Award for “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez at the 97th Academy Awards. They also won the Cannes Soundtrack Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for the same song.

The other songs which were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren, "Like a Bird" from Sing Sing – Music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada, "Mi Camino" from Emilia Pérez – Music and lyrics by Camille and Clément Ducol, and "Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late – Music and lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin.

Best Sound

Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill co-won the Best Sound Award for Dune: Part Two at the 97th Academy Awards.

The other artists that were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: A Complete Unknown – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey, and David Giammarco, Wicked – Simon Hay Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson, and John Marquis, Emilia Pérez – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz, and Niels Barlees,tta, and The Wild Robot – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo, and Leff Lefferts.

Best Production Design

Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales co-won the Best Production Design Award for Wicked at the 97th Academy Awards. English production designer and former art director Nathan Crowley is well recognized for his work with Christopher Nolan. English set decorator Lee Sandales is best known for his work on the motion pictures Wicked (2024), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One (2016), 1917 (2019), and War Horse (2011).

The other designers / set decorators who were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: The Brutalist – Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia, Conclave – Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter, Dune: Part Two – Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau, and Nosferatu – Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová.

Best Cinematography

Laurie "Lol" Crawley won the Best Cinematography Award at the 97th Academy Awards for the epic period drama “The Brutalist.” He also won a BAFTA Award in the same category for the film.

The other artists who were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Greig Fraser for Dune: Part Two, Paul Guilhaume for Emilia Pérez, Edward Lachman for Maria, and Jarin Blaschke for Nosferatu.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli co-won the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Award for “The Substance” at the 97th Academy Awards.

The other makeup artists and hairstylists who were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Mike Marino, David Presto, and Crystal Jurado for A Different Man, Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini for Emilia Pérez, David White, Traci Loader, and Suzanne Stokes-Munton for Nosferatu, and Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, and Sarah Nuth for Wicked.

Best Costume Design

The American costume designer Paul Tazewell won the Best Costume Design Award for “Wicked” at the 97th Academy Awards. He also won several other awards in the similar category for his work in the film.

The other costume designers who were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Arianne Phillips for A Complete Unknown, Lisy Christl for Conclave, Janty Yates and Dave Crossman for Gladiator II, and Linda Muir for Nosferatu.

Best Film Editing

The American filmmaker Sean Baker won the Best Film Editing for “Anora.” Sean Baker is an American filmmaker known for making independent feature films. Baker won four awards at the 97th Academy Awards for the film.

The other artists who were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Dávid Jancsó for The Brutalist, Juliette Welfling for Emilia Pérez, Nick Emerson for Conclave, and Myron Kerstein for Wicked.

Best Visual Effects

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer co-won the Best Visual Effects Award for “Dune: Part Two” at the 97th Academy Awards.

The other visual effects artists who were nominated for the same category at the 97th Academy Awards are: Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan for Alien: Romulus, Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs for Better Man, Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould for Wicked.