I was wrong.
The 97th Academy Awards have officially concluded, with Anora emerging as the ceremony's biggest winner, taking home five awards, including the prestigious Best Picture honor. The star-studded event, held on March 3, 2025 (Philippine time) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, celebrated the finest films and performances of 2024 across 23 categories.
Hosted by comedian and podcaster Conan O'Brien in his debut as the Oscars emcee, the ceremony was broadcast live on ABC in the United States and streamed for the first time ever on Hulu. In the Philippines, fans were able to watch the live broadcast on Disney+, marking a historic moment for local viewers to experience the Oscars in real-time.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
BEST PICTURE
Anora — WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave | Read my review
Dune: Part Two | Read my review
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked | Read my review
BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker, Anora — WINNER
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora — WINNER
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist — WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain — WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez — WINNER
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jay Cocks and Jay Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Peter Straughan, Conclave — WINNER
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sean Baker, Anora — WINNER
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David, September 5
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Arianne Phillips, A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christl, Conclave
Janty Yates and Dave Crossman, Gladiator II
Linda Muir, Nosferatu
Paul Tazewell, Wicked — WINNER
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Mike Marino, David Presto, and Crystal Jurado, A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Emilia Pérez
David White, Traci Loader, and Suzanne Stokes-Munton, Nosferatu
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli, The Substance — WINNER
Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, and Sarah Nuth, Wicked
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist — WINNER
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Pérez
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
“A Lien”
“Anuja”
“I’m Not a Robot” — WINNER
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
“Beautiful Men”
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” — WINNER
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
BEST 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
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land — WINNER
Porcelain Wars
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Death by Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” — WINNER
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
I’m Still Here, Brazil — WINNER
The Girl with the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Flow — WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked — WINNER
BEST EDITING
Sean Baker, Anora — WINNER
Dávid Jancsó, The Brutalist
Nick Emerson, Conclave
Juliette Welfling, Emilia Pérez
Myron Kerstein, Wicked
BEST SOUND
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two — WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two — WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lol Crawley, The Brutalist — WINNER
Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman, Maria
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
— WALPHS.com