A new set of Hollywood’s brightest stars and filmmakers took home the prestigious Oscar statuette at the 97th Academy Awards held on March 3 (Manila time) at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, USA.
Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her lead role in Anora, while Adrien Brody bagged Best Actor for his performance in The Brutalist.
Here are the winners in key categories:
🔹 Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
🔹 Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
🔹 Best Animated Feature Film – Flow (Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman)
🔹 Best Animated Short Film – In the Shadow of the Cypress (Shirin Sohani, Hossein Molayemi)
🔹 Best Costume Design – Wicked (Paul Tazewell)
🔹 Best Original Screenplay – Anora (Sean Baker)
🔹 Best Adapted Screenplay – Conclave (Peter Straughan)
🔹 Best Makeup and Hairstyling – The Substance (Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Marilyne Scarselli)
🔹 Best Film Editing – Anora (Sean Baker)
🔹 Best Production Design – Wicked (Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales)
🔹 Best Original Song – “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard)
🔹 Best Documentary Short Film – The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Molly O’Brien, Lisa Remington)
🔹 Best Documentary Feature Film – No Other Land (Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham)
🔹 Best Sound – Dune: Part Two (Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill)
🔹 Best Visual Effects – Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer)
🔹 Best Live Action Short Film – I’m Not a Robot (Victoria Warmerdam, Trent)
🔹 Best Cinematography – The Brutalist (Lol Crawley)
🔹 Best International Feature Film – I’m Still Here (Brazil, Walter Salles)
🔹 Best Original Score – The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)
🔹 Best Director – Sean Baker (Anora)
The 2025 Academy Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in film, highlighting fresh talent and visionary storytelling across various genres.
