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Who won the 2025 Oscars?
The ceremony took place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The Academy’s official results and the Associated Press’s summary agree on the winners below.
Leading categories
- Best Picture: Anora
- Best Director: Sean Baker, Anora
- Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Best Actress: Mikey Madison, Anora
- Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
- Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
- Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave
- Original Screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora
Film and craft categories
- International Feature Film: I’m Still Here
- Documentary Feature Film: No Other Land
- Animated Feature Film: Flow
- Original Score: Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
- Original Song: “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez
- Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two
- Sound: Dune: Part Two
- Costume Design: Paul Tazewell, Wicked
- Production Design: Wicked
- Makeup and Hairstyling: The Substance
- Film Editing: Sean Baker, Anora
Short-film winners
- Documentary Short Film: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
- Live Action Short Film: I’m Not a Robot
- Animated Short Film: In the Shadow of the Cypress
See the Academy’s complete 2025 Oscars results for the full winner and nominee list. The Associated Press also recapped the 2025 Oscar winners.
Which films won the most Oscars?
Anora finished first with five wins: Best Picture, Director, Actress, Original Screenplay and Film Editing. It was the ceremony’s only five-time winner. Its haul combined top-picture recognition with directing, acting and two filmmaking awards.
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Who lost the Oscars? Films that went home without a win
The Academy publishes winners and nominees, not an official ranking of “losers.” A film that missed Best Picture may still have won in another category, so nomination totals alone are not a fair measure of failure.
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To identify films that went home empty-handed, compare each nominee’s nominations with the Academy’s final results. The official page provides the nominee and winner information, but the results summarized here do not establish a complete ranked list of non-winning films or their nomination-to-win conversion rates. For that reason, no film is labeled the night’s “biggest loser” here.
2025 Oscar snubs and surprises: notable milestones
Flow made history for Latvia and independent animation
Flow became the first Latvian film to win an Oscar and the first independent film to win Best Animated Feature, according to Time’s account of the win.
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Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win Costume Design
After winning for Wicked, costume designer Paul Tazewell said, “I am the first Black man to receive the Oscar design award,” as reported by Time.
Zoe Saldaña became the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award
Saldaña won Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez. In her acceptance speech, she said, “My grandmother came to this country in 1961,” and described herself as “the proud child of immigrant parents with dreams and dignity and hardworking hands,” adding that she was “the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award.” Time reported her remarks.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Where can I watch Anora?
Where Anora is available to stream, rent or buy changes by country and date. Check current listings in your region before choosing a service; a physical edition may also be listed as Anora Blu-ray. No single streaming service or current availability is established here.
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