Aside from Mikey Madison, this year's ceremony also witnessed other first-time acting winners such as Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana

Aside from Mikey Madison, this year's ceremony also witnessed other first-time acting winners such as Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana

Aside from Mikey Madison, this year's ceremony also witnessed other first-time acting winners such as Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony was held on Monday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Comedian and podcaster Conan O' Brien, who hosted the ceremony (his first), surprised Indian viewers when he said, "Namaskar, nashte ke saath Oscar kar rahe hai aap log." ("You guys are having Oscars with your breakfast.")  

Anora won Best Picture, while Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison won Best Actor and Best Actress, for The Brutalist and Anora, respectively.

For Brody, this is his second Oscar after The Pianist, in 2002. Brody recently bagged the Best Actor trophies at the Golden Globes and BAFTA. 

Madison's win is a first. This year's Academy Awards also saw some first-time winners in the acting categories, chiefly Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, for A Real Pain and Emilia Perez, respectively.

In the technical departments, filmmaker Sean Baker won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing for Anora. 

In an emotional speech, Saldana, who became a household name with the two Avatar films, said the win is a big moment for a "proud child of immigrant parents" and the "first American of Dominican descent." 

Among the other notable wins was of costume designer Paul Tazewell (for Wicked), who became the first Black man to win the Oscar for costume design. 

The event also paid tribute to the late actor Gene Hackman, with his Unforgiven co-star Morgan Freeman honouring him through a speech. 

Here's the full list of Oscars 2025 winners:

Best Picture: Anora

Best Actress: Mikey Madison (Anora)

Best Actor: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Best Director: Sean Baker (Anora)

Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)

Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Best Film Editing: Sean Baker (Anora)

Best Original Song: "El Mal" (Emilia Perez) 

Best Sound: Dune: Part Two 

Best Adapted Screenplay: Conclave (Peter Straughan)

Best Original Screenplay: Anora (Sean Baker)

Best Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two 

Best Documentary Short Film: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best Production Design: Wicked (Nathan Crowley)

Best Original Score: The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)

Best Live Action Short Film: I'm Not a Robot

Best Animated Short Film: In the Shadow of the Cypress

Best Costume Design: Wicked (Paul Tazewell) 

Best International Feature Film: I'm Still Here (Brazil)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Substance

Best Cinematography: The Brutalist (Lol Crawley)

Best Documentary Feature Film: No Other Land 

Best Animated Feature Film: Flow

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