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Hollywood’s biggest night was officially in full swing after the 2025 Oscars kicked off on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles—and Kieran Culkin is already a big winner.
Hosted for the very first time by Conan O’Brien, the 97th Academy Awards honored the year’s critically acclaimed movies, groundbreaking filmmakers and breakout acting performances. (See every star on the Oscars red carpet here.)
The 2025 nominations were stacked with A-listers like Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Ralph Fiennes and Adrien Brody. (See the full list of 2025 Oscar nominees here.)
But after winning big all award season, it was likely that first-time nominees and frontrunners Demi Moore (The Substance), A Real Pain‘s Culkin and Emilia Pérez‘s Zoe Saldaña could take home trophies in three of the four main acting categories following success at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. In fact, Culkin proved the odds were ever in their favor by taking home the first award of the night—Best Actor in a Supporting Role—for his role in the dark comedy.
So, were Saldaña and Moore lucky enough to follow suit?
As for the top honor of Best Picture, Anora, Emilia Pérez and The Substance battled it out against Dune: Part 2, Wicked, Nickel Boys, Conclave, I’m Still Here, The Brutalist and A Complete Unknown for the final award of the night.
But awards aside, the Oscars was sure to be a night filled with unmatched entertainment and unexpected moments that everyone will be talking about the next day. Especially after O’Brien’s opening monologue, which poked fun at many famous faces, including Chalamet, who was in the audience on a date night with girlfriend Kylie Jenner.
O’Brien complimented the actor’s “amazing” bright-yellow Givenchy suit, assuring him, “You will not get hit on your bike tonight. Safe.”
He added, “Bob Dylan wanted to be here tonight,” O’Brien added, “but not that badly.”
He also poked fun at embattled Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón‘s social media controversy, telling viewers, “Loved Anora, I really did. FYI, Anora used the F-word 479 times, only three more than Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist. ‘You tweeted what?!'”
Plus, with performances by Erivo, Grande, Doja Cat, Queen Latifah and Lisa from BLACKPINK, and presenters like Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, Penélope Cruz, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Oprah Winfrey, Harrison Ford and Bowen Yang, there was no shortage of star power.
Keep reading to see all the big winners from tonight’s 2025 Academy Awards.
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
WINNER: Zoé Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov – Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Directing
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado – A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet – Emilia Pérez
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White – Nosferatu
WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Best Live Action Short
A Lien
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best International Feature Film
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Costume Design
Arianne Phillips – A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy – Conclave
Janty Yates – Gladiator II
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder – September 5
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jay Cocks & James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi – Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
Judy Becker – The Brutalist
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico – Conclave
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette – Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp – Nosferatu
WINNER: Nathan Crawley – Wicked
Best Original Song
WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon – Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. – The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird” written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez – Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John – Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume – Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman – Maria
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
WINNER: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
(Originally published March 2, 2025 at 1 p.m. PT)
