Oscars 2025 Winners List: Who Took Home the Top Awards
An overview of the winners in the main categories of the 2025 Oscars.
In Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards ceremony has come to an end. And although Ukraine's "Porcelain War" by Slava Leontiev was nominated for Best Documentary Feature, this year's Oscars felt different for Ukrainians, as five awards went to "Anora," a film starring Russian actors.
The DeTalks editorial team has prepared a roundup of the biggest award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Read more about the Ukrainian nominee film in the article.
Who Won What
The most Oscars 2025 statuettes went to "Anora" and its director Sean Baker. The Academy's branches voted for the film in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Actress categories — lead star Mikey Madison.
The Academy's Best Picture nomination is considered the most important and prestigious one. Among the other nominees were films such as Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Two," "The Brutalist" starring Adrien Brody, "Conclave," the Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," "The Substance," "Emilia Pérez" and Brazil's "I'm Still Here."
The second most important nomination "went" to Adrien Brody for his leading role in "The Brutalist," about a Jewish architect who moves from postwar Europe to America and tries to build his life from scratch.
"I believe that if the past can teach us anything, it's a reminder to not let hate go unchecked," the actor said from the stage.
The actor received his first Oscar in 2003 for his role in Roman Polanski's "The Pianist." Earlier this year, "The Brutalist" also won three Golden Globes, including for Best Actor.
"My father told me, 'It takes 15 years to be an overnight success,' and it took me 17 and a half years," recalled the actor as he received his first Oscar. Alongside the lead actor win, the film also took awards for Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. By the number of statuettes won, "The Brutalist" came in second after "Anora."
In the supporting categories, Kieran Culkin won for "A Real Pain," while Zoe Saldaña took the award for "Emilia Pérez." The film also claimed the prize for Best Original Song.
"Wicked" won in the Best Production Design category, which went to Paul Tazewell. The designer became the first Black actor to win in this category.
Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Two" also picked up two statuettes, for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects. Read more about how the film's details were created in our article.
This year, Brazil and Latvia won at the Oscars for the first time in history. "I'm Still Here" brought Brazil its first statuette in the Best International Feature Film category, while Latvia's first win came with "Flow" in the Best Animated Feature category.
What Else Made the Ceremony Memorable
In light of recent events in the Oval Office, the Oscars saw a moment that is being compared to the journalist's question to Volodymyr Zelenskyy about his suit. Actor and comedian Adam Sandler came to the ceremony in sweatpants and a hoodie. Host Conan O'Brien joked: "Adam, what are you wearing? You look like a guy playing video poker at 2 a.m. At a prestigious night like this, it's important that everyone be dressed to the nines."
Zelenskyy's and Sandler's outfits were also compared in the Times Now publication.
The Ukrainian Presence at the Oscars
Several film industry figures expressed support for Ukraine at the ceremony. For example, Peter Straughan, a British writer and this year's Oscar winner for the "Conclave" screenplay, wore a blue-and-yellow ribbon to the ceremony.
"I just want to say, let's not turn our backs on Ukraine," he said in an interview with Variety.
American director Daryl Hannah, who was announcing the winners in the Best Film Editing category, began her speech with the words "Slava Ukraini."
Last year, director Mstyslav Chernov brought home Ukraine's first own Oscar, in the Best Documentary Feature category. This year, Ukraine was nominated with "Porcelain War" in the same category, but the winning spot went to "No Other Land," a film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"I'm not very optimistic about winning, because there has been no precedent of the same subject taking the Oscar twice. Thanks to Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine already has that achievement. Still, we do our best — what else is there for us to do, as usual," said the film's artist and director Slava Leontiev about promoting the film.
"Porcelain War" will be shown in Ukrainian cinemas from March 6, 2025. The film follows artists from Kharkiv who stayed in the city after the start of the full-scale invasion. The film premiered in early 2024 at the American independent film festival Sundance.