2025 Oscar Winners: Anora Dominates, The Brutalist Wins Big (Full List)

Sean Baker’s Cinderella story, Anora, dominated the oscars last night with five wins including Best Actress, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Director, and Best Picture. Anora stars Mikey Madison as a young sex worker who marries a Russian Oligarch’s son. Anora is a fantastic film romance, often comedy, etc.

Close behind, with a total of three wins, was Brady Cobert’s historical epic, The Brutalist. The film took home awards for Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. With a runtime of three hours and thirty five minutes, the historical drama spans roughly thirty years. The story follows Hugarian-Jewish architect László Tóth’s journey from first arriving in the United States to creating building commissions.

Both Wicked and Dune: Part Two received two awards. Wicked won for costume and production design. While Dune: Part Two won for Visual Effects and sound.

Check out the full list of winners below.

2025 Academy Award winners

Best picture: Anora

Achievement in directing: Anora, Sean Baker

Performance by an actor in a leading role: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Performance by an actress in a leading role: Mikey Madison, Anora

Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best animated feature film: Flow

Best international feature film: I’m Still Here, Brazil

Best documentary feature film: No Other Land

Original Score: The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg

Achievement in cinematography: The Brutalist

Best live action short film: I’m Not a Robot

Achievement in visual effects: Dune: Part Two

Achievement in sound: Dune: Part Two

Best documentary short film: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Original Song: “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez

Achievement in production design: Wicked

Achievement in film editing: Anora, Sean Baker

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling: The Substance, Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli

Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Conclave, Screenplay by Peter Straughan

Writing (Original Screenplay): Anora, Written by Sean Baker

Achievement in costume design: Wicked

Best animated short film: In the Shadow of the Cypress