On Sunday night, the 97th Academy Awards aired live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with late-night legend Conan O’Brien assuming hosting duties for the first time.
So how did 2024’s most buzzed-about films, from the embattled Emilia Pérez, which led the field with 13 nominations, to Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, The Substance, and Wicked fare? Let’s just say there was a little something for everyone.
Catch up on all the winners at the 2025 Oscars right here.
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison, Anora
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best Director
WINNER: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best Actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Original Score
WINNER: Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Pérez
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Best International Feature
WINNER: Brazil, I’m Still Here
Denmark, The Girl with the Needle
France, Emilia Pérez
Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Latvia, Flow
Best Cinematography
WINNER: The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Live-Action Short
WINNER: “I’m Not a Robot”
“A Lien”
“Anuja”
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Sound
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short
WINNER: “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
“Death by Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
Best Original Song
WINNER: “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Production Design
WINNER: Wicked
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Best Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Hair and Makeup
WINNER: The Substance
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Peter Straughan, Conclave
James Mangold and Jay Cocks, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi, Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, with a story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield, Sing Sing
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David, September 5
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best Costume Design
WINNER: Wicked
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Best Animated Short
WINNER: “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Beautiful Men”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
Best Animated Feature
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
See all the looks on the 2025 Oscars red carpet here:
