Oscars Award Winners 2025

The 97th Academy Awards were held Monday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 

The award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), is the most prestigious and sought-after honor in the sphere of entertainment worldwide.

Comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the event, which was the first Oscars broadcast both on ABC and via streaming on Hulu. 

'Anora' emerged as the night's most lauded film, securing five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Sean Baker, Best Leading Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Original Screenplay.

Sean Baker also created history by becoming first film maker to win 5 oscar awards in a single ceremony after Walt Disney.

Adrien Brody won his second Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in 'The Brutalist,' a film about a reclusive artist caught in the complexities of his own creative ambition.

Kieran Culkin received the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 'A Real Pain.' While Zoe Saldaña won for her role in 'Emilia Pérez.'

See the complete list of winners at the 97th Academy Awards below.


Oscar 2025: Complete List of Winners


  • Best Picture – Anora (Directed by Walter Salles).
  • Best Actor – Adrien Brody (The Brutalist).
  • Best Actress – Mikey Madison (Anora).
  • Best Director – Sean Baker (Anora).
  • Best International Film – I'm Still Here (Director: , Brazil).
  • Best Supporting Actress – Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez).
  • Best Supporting Actor – Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain).
  • Best Animated Film – Flow.
  • Best Live-action Short Film – I'm Not a Robot.
  • Best Animated Short Film – In the Shadow of the Cypress.
  • Best Documentary Short Film – The Only Girl in the Orchestra
  • Best Documentary Feature – No Other Land.
  • Best Adapted Screenplay – Conclave (Peter Straughan).
  • Best Original Screenplay – Anora (Sean Baker).
  • Best Original Score – The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg).
  • Best Original Song – El Mal (Emilia Pérez).
  • Best Sound – Dune: Part Two.
  • Best Cinematography – The Brutalist (Lol Crawley).
  • Best Visual Effects – Dune: Part Two
  • Best Editing – Anora (Sean Baker).
  • Best Production Design – Wicked.
  • Best Makeup & Hairstyling – The Substance.
  • Best Costume Design – Wicked (Paul Tazewell).


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India's Nominations for Oscar 2025


The following are the official Indian entries for OSCARS 2025:

  • Best Live Action Short Film – Anuja (Director: Adam J. Graves).
    • Theme – A short film centers around child labor, education, and the struggles of girls and explores the life of a 9-year-old girl who works in a garment factory in Delhi.
  • Best International Feature Film – Laapataa Ladies (Director: Kiran Rao).
    • Theme –  a satire on patriarchy which tells a tale of  two brides who accidentally get swapped during a train journey their aspirations, financial independence, the importance of education etc

The above list of Oscar 2025 winners would be extremely beneficial for many competitive examinations such as KAS, UPSC-prelims, Kerala PSC-prelims & mains, SSC, NDA, CDS Railways, Other State Service exams, and so on.


    📝SideNotes:

    • First Oscar-nominated Film of India – Mother India.
      • Best International Feature Film category in 1958.
    • First Indian to win an Oscar – Bhanu Athaiya.
      • Best Costume Design in the 1983 film Gandhi.

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