Conan O’Brien hosted the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, ushering in the official end of the awards season. With the most of head of steam rolling into the night, “Anora” was predicted to take home the Best Picture prize, but the surprise came at just how many awards the film won. Not only did it take the top prize, but Sean Baker won for Best Directing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Mikey Madison would also upset Demi Moore by winning Best Actress in a Leading Role.
There were a few surprises throughout the night, like “Flow” beating “The Wild Robot” in Best Animated Feature and “I’m Still Here” winning instead of “Emilia Pérez.” Although the ceremony abandoned the performances of the nominated songs, there was plenty of singing through the night, with a tribute to some of the Jamed Bond themes throughout the years, with singers like Doja Cat and Raye. Queen Latifah paid tribute to the late Quincy Jones with a song and dance number. And to open the show, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performed some of the songs from “Wicked.” Conan O’ Brien also had a musical number joking about not going over time, even though the ceremony pressed longer than recent memory.
The acceptance speeches from Zoe Saldaña and Adrien Brody were extraordinary, as they excluded their passion. Paul Tazewell made history as the first black man to win in Costume Design and “Flow” put Latvia on the Oscars map, as the first film of that country to win the award. “The Brutalist,” “Dune: Part Two,” and “Wicked” shared many of the technical awards. Some of the speeches went political, as the directors of “No Other Land” focused on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Adrien Brody asked for everyone to fight against hate, Mikey Madison shouted out the sex workers she’s come to know, and Sean Baker pleaded with audiences to see movie in theaters and keep independent cinema alive. Overall, it was a joyous night with everyone looking their best and what more could you ask for?
BEST PICTURE
Presented by Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan
“Anora” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” | A24
“A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
“Conclave” | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“I’m Still Here” | Sony Pictures Classics
“Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“The Substance” | MUBI
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Presented by Cillian Murphy
Adrien Brody
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison,
Brian Young
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Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” | A24
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Sebastian Stan – “The Apprentice” | Briarcliff Entertainment
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Presented by Emma Stone
Mikey Madison
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Demi Moore – “The Substance” | MUBI
Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here” | Sony Pictures Classics
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Presented by Robert Downey Jr.
Kieran Culkin
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
Produced by Jesse Eisenberg, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Emma Stone
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Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24
Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice” | Briarcliff Entertainment
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Presented by Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Zoe Saldaña
“EMILIA PÉREZ” • Netflix
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
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Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Ariana Grande-Butera – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist” | A24
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” | Focus Features
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Presented by Andrew Garfield & Goldie Hawn
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matiss Kaza, Gregory Zalcman, Ron Dyens
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“Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
“Memoir Of A Snail” | IFC Films
“Wallace & Gromit: Vegeance Most Fowl” | Netflix
“The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Presented by Joe Alwyn, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, & Willem Dafoe
“The Brutalist” • A24
Cinematography by Lol Crawley
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison,
Brian Young
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“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” – Paul Guilhaume | Netflix
“Maria” – Edward Lachman | Netflix
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke | Focus Features
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Presented by Lily-Rose Depp, Elle Fanning, John Lithgow, Connie Nielsen, & Bowen Yang
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
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“A Complete Unknown” – Arianne Phillips | Searchlight Pictures
“Conclave” – Lisy Christl | Focus Features
“Gladiator II” – David Crossman & Janty Yates | Paramount Pictures
“Nosferatu” – Linda Muir | Focus Features
BEST DIRECTING
Presented by Quentin Tarantino
sean baker
“Anora” • NEON
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI
James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Presented by Samuel L. Jackson & Selena Gomez
“no Other Land” • mTuckman Media
Directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
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“Black Box Diaries” | MTV Documentary Films
“Porcelain War” | Picturehouse
“Soundtrack To A Doup d’Etat” | Kino Lorber
“Sugarcane” | National Geographic
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Presented by Samuel L. Jackson & Selena Gomez
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” • Netflix
Directed by Molly O’Brien
Produced by Molly O’Brien, Lisa Remington
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“Death By Numbers” – Cuomo Cole Productions
“I Am Ready, Warden” – MTV Documentary Films
“Incident” – Hypnotic Pictures
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” – The New York Times
BEST FILM EDITING
Presented by Daryl Hannah
“Anora” • NEON
Editing by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” – Dávid Jancsó | A24
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson | Focus Features
“Emilia Pérez” – Juliette Welfling | Netflix
“Wicked” – Myron Kerstein | Universal Pictures
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Presented by Penelope Cruz
“I’m Still Here” (Brazil) • Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Walter Salles
Produced by Walter Salles, Rodrigo Teixeira, Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre
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“Emilia Pérez” (France) | Netflix
“Flow” (Latvia) | Sideshow/Janus Films
“The Girl With The Needle” (Denmark) | MUBI
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany) | NEON
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Presented by Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb
“The Substance” • MUBI
Makeup & Hairstyling by Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon,
& Marilyne Scarselli
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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“A Different Man” – Mike Marino, David Presto, Crystal Jurado | A24
“Emilia Pérez” – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini | Netflix
“Nosferatu” – David White, Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton | Focus Features
“Wicked” – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth | Universal Pictures
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Presented by Mark Hamill
“The Brutalist” • A24
Composed by Daniel Blumberg
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison,
Brian Young
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“Conclave” – Volker Bertelmann | Focus Features
“Emilia Pérez” – Clément Ducol & Camille | Netflix
“Wicked” – Stephen Schwartz | Universal Pictures
“The Wild Robot” – Kris Bowers | DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Presented by Mick Jagger
“El Mal“
from “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Music by Clément Ducol & Camille
Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille, & Jacques Audiard
Performed by Zoe Saldaña
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
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“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” | Disney+
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” | Netflix
“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” | A24
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Presented by Ben Stiller
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Production Design by Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration by Lee Sandales
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
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“The Brutalist” – Judy Becker & Patricia Cuccia | A24
“Conclave” – Suzie Davies & Cynthia Sleiter | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Patrice Vermette & Shane Vieau | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” – Craig Lathrop & Beatrice Brentnerová | Focus Features
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATION)
Presented by Andrew Garfield & Goldie Hawn
“In The Shadow of the Cypress” • Barfak
Directed by Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani
Produced by Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani
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“Beautiful Men” | Animal Tank
“Magic Candies” | Dandelion Animation Studio
“Wander To Wonder” | Beast Animation
“Yuck!” | Iliade and Films
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Presented by Sterling K. Brown & Ana de Armas
“I’m Not A Robot” • OAK Motion Pictures
Directed by Victoria Warmerdam
Produced by Henry Gillet, Wim Goossens, Trent
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“A Lien” | Lefty Films
“Anuja” | Shine Global
“The Last Ranger” | Six Feet Films
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” | Contrast Films
BEST sound
Presented by Miles Teller & Miley Cyrus
“DUNE: PART TWO” • Warner Bros
Sound by Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, & Doug Hemphill
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures
“The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Presented by Gal Gadot & Rachel Zegler
“DUNE: PART TWO” • Warner Bros
Visual Effects by Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, & Gerd Nefzer
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“Alien: Romulus” | 20th Century Studios
“Better Man” | Paramount Pictures
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” | 20th Century Studios
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures
BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Presented by Amy Poehler
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Written by Peter Straughan
Based on “Conclave” by Robert Harris
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson
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“A Complete Unknown” – Jay Cocks & James Mangold | Searchlight Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” – Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, & Nicolas Livecchi | Netflix
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar | A24
BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Presented by Amy Poehler
“Anora” • NEON
Written by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold | A24
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures
“September 5” – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, & Alex David | Paramount Pictures
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat | NEON
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