2025 Oscars: Anora Wins Best Picture and Winner List

Anora reached its enchanting conclusion at the 2025 Academy Awards.

This dramedy tells the story of a sex worker who weds the son of a Russian oligarch, taking home five Oscars, including Best Picture. Director Sean Baker made history by being the first individual to earn four Academy Awards for a single film, collecting honors for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. Miey Madison, the lead in Anora, pulled off a surprising win for Best Actress, defeating Demi Moore from The Substance.

The Brutalist, directed by Brady Corbet, won three Oscars, including Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. Adrien Brody, the star of The Brutalist, earned the Best Actor award, narrowly beating out Timothée Chalamet.

Kieran Culkin from A Real Pain and Zoe Saldaña from Emilia Pérez were recognized as Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.

Check out the full list of winners below.

Best Picture

Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker, 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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Peter Straughan, Conclave

Best Original Screenplay

Sean Baker, Anora

Best Animated Feature

Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman, Flow

Best Documentary Feature

Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham, No Other Land

Best International Feature

Brazil, I’m Still Here

Best Film Editing

Anora

Best Cinematography

Lol Crawley, The Brutalist

Best Production Design

Production Design: Nathan Crowley / Set Decoration: Lee Sandales, Wicked

Best Costume Design

Paul Tazewell, Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli, The Substance

Best Original Song

El Mal, Emilia Pérez (Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard)

Best Original Score

Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist

Best Sound

Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill, Dune: Part Two

Best Visual Effects

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer, Dune: Part Two

Best Live-Action Short

Victoria Warmerdam and Trent, I’m Not a Robot

Best Animated Short

Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, In the Shadow of the Cypress

Best Documentary Short

Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington, The Only Girl in the Orchestra