Academy Awards 2025 live updates and winners list!

Published By Alexandra Heilbron on Mar 03, 2025

97th Oscars live updatesThe 97th Oscars have begun at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. If you haven't already done so, click here to download our printable Oscar Nominees Score Sheet and check them off as you go. We'll be updating this list live as the winners are announced, so please keep refreshing. The show kicked off with Ariana Grande singing "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, followed by her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo singing "Home" from the musical The Wiz. The two then joined together to perform a medley from their hit movie Wicked.

Host Conan O’Brien was described as a "four-time Oscar viewer" as he made his appearance onstage.  He performed a hilarious monologue, culminating in his pointing out Adam Sandler incredibly underdressed, wearing a hoodie and basketball shorts in the audience. Conan then did a silly song and dance called "I Won't Waste Time," with movie characters joining him. Later on during the show, he announced that over one billion people are watching the ceremony around the world.

The first award of the night was given out by Robert Downey Jr. to the winner of the Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain. This is Kieran's first Oscar nomination and first win.

Goldie Hawn and Andrew Garfield announced Flow as the winner of the Best Animated Feature. This is a night for firsts -- so far every winner is a first timer and not only that, Paul Tazewell just became the first Black man to win in the Costume Design category, for Wicked.

The firsts continue with the screenplay categories. Paul Baker won his first Oscar for the Original Screenplay, Anora; and Peter Straughan is a first-time winner in the Adapted Screenplay category for Conclave.

Last year's Best Supporting Actress winner, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, presented this year's winner, Zoe Saldaña, with her first Oscar for her work in Emila Pérez.

The "In Memoriam" section began with Morgan Freeman paying tribute to Gene Hackman, who was found dead this past week but is now believed to have died February 17. The video of all the Academy members who passed away in the past year ended with Hackman as well. Quick work on behalf of the Academy.

It's finally time for the biggest awards of the night. Cillian Murphy has walked onstage to present the award to the Best Actor in a Leading Role winner -- and it is Adrien Brody for The Brutalist! Quentin Tarantino announced the winner of the Directing category -- Sean Baker, who just won his third Oscar of the night for Anora. Although Demi Moore was the favorite to win Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Substance, the award went to Mikey Madison for Anora. And though the Best Picture was expected to go to either Conclave or The Brutalist, Anora won the big award, bringing the film's total number of awards to five, out of six nominations.

That's a wrap on the 97th Academy Awards -- scroll down for the full list of winners! ~Alexandra Heilbron

Full list of nominees and winners:


BEST PICTURE
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien BrodyThe Brutalist - WINNER
Timothée ChalametA Complete Unknown
Colman DomingoSing Sing
Ralph FiennesConclave
Sebastian StanThe Apprentice

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia ErivoWicked
Karla Sofía GascónEmilia Pérez
Mikey MadisonAnora - WINNER
Demi MooreThe Substance
Fernanda TorresI’m Still Here

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Yura BorisovAnora
Kieran CulkinA Real Pain - WINNER
Edward NortonA Complete Unknown
Guy PearceThe Brutalist
Jeremy StrongThe Apprentice

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Monica BarbaroA Complete Unknown
Ariana GrandeWicked
Felicity JonesThe Brutalist
Isabella RosselliniConclave
Zoe SaldañaEmilia Pérez - WINNER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Flow - WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist - WINNER
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

COSTUME DESIGN
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked - WINNER

DIRECTING
Sean BakerAnora - WINNER
Brady CorbetThe Brutalist
James MangoldA Complete Unknown
Jacques AudiardEmilia Pérez
Coralie FargeatThe Substance

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land -WINNER
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
Sugarcane

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra - WINNER

FILM EDITING
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
I’m Still Here, Brazil - WINNER
The Girl with the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance - WINNER
Wicked

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Brutalist - WINNER
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“El Mal,” Emilia Pérez - WINNER
“The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird,” Sing Sing
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late

PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked - WINNER

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress - WINNER
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
A Lien
Anjua
I’m Not a Robot - WINNER
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent

SOUND
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two - WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

VISUAL EFFECTS
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two - WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
A Complete Unknown
Conclave - WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance


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