Anora" takes home five awards, including best picture and best director, at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday


By David Bekoe
04th March, 2025
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Anora" takes home five awards, including best picture and best director, at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday
Director, and co producer of "Anora", Sean Baker, won four Oscars at Sunday's ceremony, tying Walt Disney for the most Oscars won in a single year by a single person. Baker in a memorable night, won all four awards for the same movie, as Disney won for four different projects during the 1954 ceremony.
Karla Sofía Gascón became the first transgender woman to be nominated in any acting category as she made Oscar history when she received a best actress nomination. Amidst this history nomination, Mikey Madison won the best actress category for the role she played in "Anora".
Zoe Saldaña became the first American of Dominican descent to win an Oscar as she won best supporting actress.
"Wicked," based on the hit Broadway musical, and "The Brutalist" both came into the night with 10 nominations each, and were also competing for best picture, best director and a slew of acting nominations.
Adrian Brody won his second best actor Oscar for his role as architect László Tóth in "The Brutalist." When Brody won his first Oscar for 2002's "The Pianist" at age 29, he became the youngest person to win the award. Timothée Chalamet was also nominated for best actor for his performance as the iconic folk singer Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown," and had been hoping to break Brody's record. Also nominated in the category were Ralph Fiennes, who starred in "Conclave," Colman Domingo, and Sebastian Stan, who could have become the first person to ever win best actor for playing the sitting U.S. president had he gone home with the award.
Former "Late Night" and "The Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien helmed this year's ceremony. A two-time host of the Emmys, this was O'Brien's first time as master of ceremonies for the Academy Awards.
"Emilia Pérez" had the most nominations this year with 13, including nods for best picture, best director, best writing and multiple acting nominations.
Below is the full list of this year's winners:
Best picture
WINNER: Anora
Best actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison - Anora
Best actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Best supporting actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best supporting actor
WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Best director
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Best international feature
WINNER: I'm Still Here - Brazil
Best animated feature
WINNER: Flow
Best original screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Best adapted screenplay
WINNER: Conclave - Peter Straughan
Best original song
WINNER: El Mal - Emilia Pérez
Best original score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Best documentary feature
WINNER: No Other Land
Best costume design
WINNER: Wicked
Best make-up and hairstyling
WINNER: The Substance
Best production design
WINNER: Wicked
Best sound
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Best film editing
WINNER: Anora
Best cinematography
WINNER: The Brutalist
Best visual effects
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Best live action short
WINNER: I'm Not a Robot
Best animated short
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Best documentary short
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
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