The Best of the 2025 Oscars

Sofia Villajos
Mar 3, 2025
5 min read

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The 97th Academy Awards were an unforgettable night, and we at Sohonet couldn’t be prouder of our customers and collaborators who continue to push the boundaries of storytelling.

Anora was the night’s biggest winner, earning five Oscars, including Best Picture. Mikey Madison took home Best Actress, while Sean Baker made history by winning four awards: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture.

Adrien Brody claimed Best Actor for The Brutalist, Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, and Zoe Saldaña became the first American of Dominican descent to win an Oscar, earning Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez.

It was also a huge night for international cinema. Flow won Best Animated Feature, making history as Latvia’s first Oscar-winning film. No Other Land took home Best Documentary, and I'm Still Here made history as Brazil’s first Oscar-winning film.

The technical brilliance behind these films was celebrated, too. The Brutalist won Best Cinematography and Best Original Score, Dune: Part Two won Best Sound and Best Visual Effects, and Emilia Pérez took home Best Original Song.

The night was filled with unforgettable moments, from performances by Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink, and Raye to heartfelt tributes honoring legends like Quincy Jones and Gene Hackman. The ceremony also paid tribute to the victims of the devastating LA wildfires, recognizing the impact on both the community and the film industry.

At Sohonet, we’re honored to support the incredible artists, directors, and crews who bring these films to life. Huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees—you inspire us every day!

Here is the full list of winners:

Best picture

• WINNER: Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• I'm Still Here
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best actress

• WINNER: Mikey Madison - Anora
• Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
• Demi Moore - The Substance
• Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here

Best actor

• WINNER: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
• Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Best supporting actress

• WINNER: Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
• Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande - Wicked
• Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini - Conclave

Best supporting actor

• WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
• Yura Borisov - Anora
• Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice

Best director

• WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
• Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
• Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
• James Mangold - A Complete Unknown

Best international feature

• WINNER: I'm Still Here - Brazil
• The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
• Emilia Pérez - France
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
• Flow - Latvia

Best animated feature

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

Best original screenplay

• WINNER: Anora - Sean Baker
• The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
• A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
• September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
• The Substance - Coralie Fargeat

Best adapted screenplay

• WINNER: Conclave - Peter Straughan
• A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
• Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
• Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
• Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best original song

• WINNER: El Mal - Emilia Pérez
• Never Too Late - Elton John: Never Too Late
• Mi Camino - Emilia Pérez
• Like A Bird - Sing Sing
• The Journey - The Six Triple Eight

Best original score

• WINNER: The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

Best documentary feature

• WINNER: No Other Land
• Black Box Diaries
• Porcelain War
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
• Sugarcane

Best costume design

• WINNER: Wicked
• Nosferatu
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Gladiator II

Best make-up and hairstyling

• WINNER: The Substance
• A Different Man
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Best production design

• WINNER: Wicked
• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Conclave

Best sound

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

Best film editing

• WINNER: Anora
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked

Best cinematography

• WINNER: The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu

Best visual effects

• WINNER: Dune: Part Two
• Alien: Romulus
• Better Man
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked

Best live action short

• WINNER: I'm Not a Robot
• Anuja
• The Last Ranger
• A Lien
• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best animated short

• WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
• Beautiful Men
• Magic Candies
• Wander to Wonder
• Yuck!

Best documentary short

• WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
• Death by Numbers
• I Am Ready, Warden
• Incident
• Instruments of a Beating Heart