The Academy Awards logo.
The Academy Awards logo. Credit: Flickr. License: CC BY-ND 2.0

Last night was the 97th Academy Awards at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and what a night it was.

The independent film ‘Anora’ emerged as the night’s biggest winner, securing five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.

Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his role in ‘The Brutalist’, a film that also garnered awards for Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. Kieran Culkin was honored as Best Supporting Actor for ‘A Real Pain’, while Zoe Saldaña received the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in ‘Emilia Pérez’.

A heartfelt tribute was paid to the late Gene Hackman who died very recently, with Morgan Freeman honouring the legendary actor’s contributions to cinema.

Full winner’s list below:

Best supporting actor

Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best animated feature

Flow – WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best animated short

Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress – WINNER
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Best costume design

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked – WINNER, Paul Tazewell

Best original screenplay

Anora – WINNER
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

Best adapted screenplay

A Complete Unknown
Conclave – WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Best makeup and hairstyling

A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance – WINNER
Wicked

Best editing

Anora – WINNER, Sean Baker
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Best supporting actress

Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER

Best production design

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked – WINNER

Best original song

El Mal, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
The Journey, The Six Triple Eight
Like a Bird, Sing Sing
Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez
Never Too Late, Elton John: Never Too Late

Best documentary short

Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – WINNER

Best documentary feature

Black Box Diaries
No Other Land – WINNER
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane

Best sound

A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best visual effects

Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Best live action short

A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot – WINNER
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best cinematography

The Brutalist – WINNER
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

Best international feature

I’m Still Here – WINNER (Brazil)
The Girl With the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of a Sacred Fig
Flow

Best original score

The Brutalist – WINNER, Daniel Blumberg
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best director

Sean Baker, Anora – WINNER
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best actress

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora – WINNER
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Best picture

Anora – WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

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