It was a night about actors and directors getting their dues in Los Angeles this past Sunday, March 2nd, at the 2025 Oscars Award ceremony.

Kieran Culkin, took home the first award of the night, beating out Edward Norton, Yura Borisov, and Guy Pearce, to win Best supporting actor.

“no idea how I got here” (THR) The succession actor said in his speech when looking back on his career.

Anora’s Mikey Madison was added to history as she became the second youngest woman born in the 90s to win the Best Actress award at the age of 25, after Jennifer Lawrence, at 22, took home the award in 2013 for her role in the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany.

Madison’s win shocked the world as she beat out Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofia Gascon, and The Substance’s, Demi Moore, who many thought was a shoo-in to win the award that would have made it her very first Oscar in her illustrious 40-year career. “I just wanted to recognize and honor the sex worker community. I will continue to support and be an ally. All of the incredible women I have had the privilege of meeting from that community have been one of the highlights of this entire experience” (THR) said Madison.

Madison plays a sex worker in the indie film, “who meets and marries the son of a Russian oligarch, after which she runs afoul of his powerful family” (THR). Madison wanted to highlight how much sex workers helped her performance and talked about how physically demanding this role was.

“I am a proud child of immigrant parents, with dreams and dignity and hard working hands” (THR), said Zoe Saldana, after taking home the Best Support Actress award for her role in Emilia Perez, a Netflix Musical Film, about a drug cartel leader who wants to transition to a woman.

This is Saldana’s first Oscar award in her career.

Adrien Brody became a two-time Oscar winner after taking home the Best Actor award for his role in The Brutalist. It has been 23 years since Brody has won an Oscar.

“Winning an award like this, it signifies a destination” (People).

Anora was the last film standing, as the dramedy indie film won Best Picture, ”

The win doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Since the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last May — where it won the top prize, the Palme D’or — it’s racked up major accolades throughout awards season, including the top feature film award from the Producers Guild of America” (NPR).

Other awards:

Best director

• Sean Baker, “Anora” — Winner
• Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
• James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
• Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
• Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”

Best cinematography

• “The Brutalist,” Lol Crawley — Winner
• “Dune: Part Two,” Greig Fraser
• “Emilia Pérez,” Paul Guillaume
• “Maria,” Edward Lachman
• “Nosferatu,” Jarin Blaschke

Best animated feature

• “Flow” — Winner
• “Inside Out 2”
• “Memoir of a Snail”
• “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
• “The Wild Robot”

Best animated short

• “In the Shadow of the Cypress” — Winner
• “Beautiful Men”
• “Magic Candies”
• “Wander to Wonder”
• “Yuck!”

Best costume design

• “Wicked,” Paul Tazewell — Winner
• “A Complete Unknown,” Arianne Phillips
• “Conclave,” Lisy Christl
• “Gladiator II,” Janty Yates
• “Nosferatu,” Linda Muir

Best original screenplay

• “Anora,” Sean Baker — Winner
• “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
• “A Real Pain,” Jesse Eisenberg
• “September 5,” Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder
• “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat

Best adapted screenplay

• “Conclave,” Peter Straughan — Winner
• “A Complete Unknown,” Jay Cocks & James Mangold
• “Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Nicolas Livecchi
• “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
• “Sing Sing,” Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield

Best makeup and hairstyling

• “The Substance” — Winner
• “A Different Man”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Nosferatu”
• “Wicked”

Best film editing

• “Anora,” Sean Baker — Winner
• “The Brutalist,” Dávid Jancsó
• “Conclave,” Nick Emerson
• “Emilia Pérez,” Juliette Welfling
• “Wicked,” Myron Kerstein

Best production design

• “Wicked,” Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales — Winner
• “The Brutalist,” Judy Becker
• “Conclave,” Suzie Davies
• “Dune: Part Two,” Patrice Vermette
• “Nosferatu,” Craig Lathrop

Best original song

• “El Mal,” “Emilia Pérez” (Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard) — Winner
• “Never Too Late,” “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Elton John & Brandi Carlile)
• “Mi Camino,” “Emilia Pérez” (Clement Ducol & Camille)
• “Like a Bird,” “Sing Sing” (Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander)
• “The Journey,” “The Six Triple Eight” (Diane Warren) (CBS)

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