The 97th Annual Academy Awards saw Anora emerge as the big winner, taking home five Oscars, including the prestigious Best Picture award. Adrien Brody claimed his second Best Actor Oscar for his performance in The Brutalist, while Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her role in Anora.
Here’s a breakdown of the night’s top winners:
- Best Picture: Anora
- Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Best Actress: Mikey Madison, Anora
- Director: Sean Baker, Anora
- Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
- Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
- International Film: I’m Still Here
- Documentary Feature: No Other Land
- Original Screenplay: Anora, Sean Baker
- Adapted Screenplay: Conclave, Peter Straughan
- Original Score: The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg
- Original Song: El Mal from Emilia Pérez
- Animated Film: Flow
- Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two
- Costume Design: Wicked, Paul Tazewell (First Black Oscar winner in this category)
- Cinematography: The Brutalist, Lol Crawley
- Documentary Short Film: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
- Best Sound: Dune: Part Two
- Production Design: Wicked
- Makeup and Hairstyling: The Substance
- Film Editing: Anora, Sean Baker
- Best Animated Short Film: In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Best Live Action Short Film: I’m Not a Robot
In addition to Anora‘s sweeping success, Flow triumphed in the Animated Feature Film category, and Wicked made history with Paul Tazewell becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar for Costume Design.
It was a memorable night for filmmaker Sean Baker, who walked away with three awards for Anora, including Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Film Editing.
Other notable wins included Dune: Part Two for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound, as well as I’m Still Here, which won Best International Film.
The ceremony also celebrated Emilia Pérez, which saw Zoe Saldaña winning Best Supporting Actress and the film’s El Mal securing Best Original Song.
