Oscars 2025: Independent Film Anora Dominates With 5 Awards, Check Out The Awardees Here

London: Low-budget comedy Anora has triumphed at this year’s Oscars winning five Oscars of the six awards it was up for: best picture, director, actress, editing and original screenplay.  Anora, which follows Mikey Madison’s sex worker who gets married to the son of a Russian oligarch, had premiered at the Cannes film festival last year.

Writer-director-editor Sean Baker—who won the best director award for Anora—has tied Walt Disney’s record for amount of Oscars taken home in one night.

“The Brutalist” went home with three awards, while “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” each received two.

“Emilia Pérez” took home two awards, for best supporting actress and best original song.

Conan O’Brien managed hosting duties for the telecast. The event lasted for about four hours and included a “Wicked” medley, a James Bond number and a Quincy Jones tribute.

Take a look at the winners:

Best Picture—“Anora”
Nominees in this category: “The Brutalist”; “A Complete Unknown”; “Conclave”; “Dune: Part Two”; “Emilia Pérez”; “I’m Still Here”; “Nickel Boys”; “The Substance”; “Wicked”

Best Director—Sean Baker for Anora; Nominees in this category: Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”; Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”; Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”; James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”

Best Actor—Adrien Brody for “The Brutalist”; Nominees in this category: Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”; Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”; Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”; Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Best Actress—Mikey Madison for Anora; Nominees in this category: Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”; Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”; Demi Moore, “The Substance”; Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”

Best Supporting Actor—Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”; Nominees in this category: Yura Borisov, “Anora”;Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”; Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”; Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice” Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress—Zoe Saldaña for “Emilia Pérez”
Nominees in this category: Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”; Ariana Grande, “Wicked”; Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”; Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”