In a dazzling night at the Oscars 2025, Mikey Madison took home the Best Actress award for her role in Anora, while Sean Baker was honored with Best Director for the same film. Adrien Brody won the Best Actor award for his performance in The Brutalist, and Daniel Blumberg received the Best Original Score award for his work on The Brutalist.
The 97th Academy Awards were conducted at the Dolby Theatre on Monday.
Zoe Saldana took home the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar for her performance in Emilia Perez. "I am a proud child of immigrant parents," she said in her acceptance speech.
Anora secured its second win of the night, taking home the Oscar for Film Editing, while Demi Moore's The Substance triumphed in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category. Conclave kicked off the wins, bagging the award for the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
Lol Crawley took home the award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Brutalist. The Best Documentary Feature Film award went to No Other Land, a powerful and moving piece. Kieran Culkin was honored with the Best Supporting Actor award for his outstanding performance in A Real Pain.
Conan O'Brien, making his debut as Oscars host, lead the star-studded event. Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez, a musical about a Mexican drug lord's transition, entered the night with a leading 13 nominations. The Brutalist and Wicked were strong contenders with 10 nominations each, while A Complete Unknown — the Bob Dylan biopic — and Conclave each received eight nominations.
Among the presenters of the 2025 Oscars ceremony are Dave Bautista, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Margaret Qualley, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldana, and Rachel Zegler.
They join previously announced presenters Selena Gomez, Oprah Winfrey, Joe Alwyn, Ana de Armas, Halle Berry, Scarlett Johansson, Bowen Yang, Lily-Rose Depp, and Sterling K. Brown. Last year's winners Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, are also set to present awards.
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