Oscar 2025: The awards ceremony for the best of cinema began

Tonight the Academy of Arts and Film Sciences celebrates the most important ceremony in the world of cinema in the 97th edition delivery of the Oscar Awards. The best films of the year will be distinguished, best performances and work behind the camera. “Emilia Pérez” is the main favorite of the night with 13 nominations, followed by “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” with 10 each. “Conclave” and “Anora” are other great candidates to take the main statuette of the gala.

The night opened with a dazzling performance by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erito, protagonists of “Wicked”, honoring the universe of “The Wizard of Oz”. The American singer began with an interpretation of “Subwhere Over The Rainbow”, originally played by Judy Garland in the 1939 film and then her cast partner took the stage to sing “Home”, song of the musical “The Wiz”. Finally, both joined to close with “Defying Gravity”, the final number of Jon M. Chu’s movie.

After the musical number, after a wink to “The substance”, another one of the nominees for best film, the presenter of the ceremony, the comedian Conan O’Brien, who during his monologue referred to the different controversies who took the center of the discussion in Hollywood before the awards. The driver referred to the controversial publications of Karla Sofía Gascón, protagonist of “Emilia Pérez, on social networks and joked:”Anora Use the word F 479 times. That is more than the record established by the publicist of Karla Sofía Gascón … Karla, if you are going to tweet on the Oscar tonight, my name is Jimmy Kimmel”He said while the camera pointed to Gascón.

Finally, he retired from the stage with a comic musical number by questioning the long duration of awards ceremonies.

2025 Oscar Awards: All the winners of the night

Wicked won the best costume design award

The best costume design award went to Paul Tazewell for his work on the Wicked film.

“I am the first black man to receive this award. I feel very proud, thank you very much, thank you all in the United Kingdom for your supportI couldn’t have done without you. Thanks to my muses, Ariana and Cynthia, ”he said mobilized.

Flow received the best animated film

Flow took the Oscar for best animated film. The filmmakers Gints Zilbalodis, Matías Maza, Ron Dyens Gregory Zalcman took the stage to receive the statuette for their work on the tape.

Kieran Culkin won the Best Distributed Actor Award

The first statuette of the night was for Kieran Culkin for its interpretation in “a real pain.” The category was presented by the last winner of the award in this category, Robert Downey Jr.

“I have acted all my life so I don’t know how I got here but I know Emily, my manager for 30 years, is for you. Please never leave because I would be lost without you. Jesse Eisenbergyou are a genius, thanks for this movie, ”he said in reference to the protagonist of the film.

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Kieran Culkin won his first Oscar for his interpretation in “A real pain.”

2025 Oscar Awards: All gold statuette nominees

Next, the list with all the Oscar 2025 nominations:

Best leading actor

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (conclave)
Sebastian Stan (The Amprentice)

Best leading actress

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Fernanda Torres (I’m still here)

Best secondary paper actor

Yura Borisov (Anora)
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Jeremy Strong (The Amprentice)

Best actress in secondary paper

Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Isabella Rossellini (conclave)
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

Best address

Sean Baker (Anora)
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
James Mangold (A Complete Uknown)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Best movie

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part two
Emilia Pérez
Yo’M still Here
Nickel Boys
The substance
WICKED

Best photography

“The Brutalist”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”

Best international feature film

“I’M Still Here”
“The girl with the needle”
“Emilia Pérez”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Flow”

Best adapted script

“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”

Best original script

“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“SEPTEMBER 5”
“The Substance”

Best Real Action Short Film

“Alien”
“Anuja”
“I’M not a robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“A Man Who Would Not Remain Silent”

Best animation short film

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

Best animation feature film

“Flow”
“Inside out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL”
“The Wild Robot”

Best documentary short film

“Death by Numbers”
“I am ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra”

Best documentary feature film

“Black Box Diaries”
“No other land”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Atat”
“Sugarcane”

Best original song

“The evil,” from “Emilia Pérez”
“The Journey,” From “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird,” from “Sing Sing”
“My path,” From “Emilia Pérez”
“Never Too Late,” From “Elton John: Never Too Late”

Best original soundtrack

“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“WICKED”
“The Wild Robot”

The best makeup and hairdresser

“A DIFFERENT MAN”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nosfroatue”
“The Substance”
“WICKED”

Best costume design

“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Gladiator II”
“Nosferatu”
“WICKED”

Best edition

“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“WICKED”

Best sound

“A Complete Unknown”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“WICKED”
“The Wild Robot”

Best Production Design

“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
“WICKED”

The best visual effects

“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“WICKED”