After what many thought it to be a wild and unpredictable awards season, it all came down to the big night – the 97th Academy Awards. Hosted by , the awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles, and in a surprising twist, took home the Best Picture award. That’s not all! The film also swept through some major categories, with Sean Baker bagging Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Editing. And yes, Sean made history as the first person to bag four Oscars in a single night. Star Mikey Madison too pulled off a surprising and unexpected win over Demi Moore.
“Anora” wins the for Best Picture
— Variety (@Variety)
This year, the Academy managed to spread the love around! Adrien Brody bagged Best Actor award for The Brutalist, while Lol Crawley took home the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Daniel Blumberg’s emotional, nervous speech came after he won for his score – which was clearly one of the most heartfelt moments of the night. Wicked dominated with wins for Costume Design and Production Design, while Dune 2 swept Sound and Visual Effects. Emilia Pérez’ Zoe Saldana added another Supporting Actress award to her collection, and the film’s song El Mal won Best Original Song.
Adrien Brody wins the for Lead Actor
— Variety (@Variety)
On the acting front, Brody, Saldana, and Kieran Culkin – who has enough Supporting Actor awards from A Real Pain – were all expected winners. But the big surprise of the night? Flow winning Best Animated Feature over favorites like The Wild Robot and Inside Out 2. As for the awards ceremony itself, it ran a bit too long. We’re sure some will question the extended Bond music tribute or even Conan O’Brien’s musical number about not wasting time. All in all, it was an entertaining night.
Read full winners list here
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Yura Borisov – Anora
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Girl With The Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Wicked
‘El Mal’ – Emilia Pérez
‘The Journey’ – The Six Triple Eight
‘Like A Bird’ – Sing Sing
‘Mi Camino’ – Emilia Pérez
‘Never Too Late’ – Elton John: Never Too Late
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat
Sugarcane
Death By Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments Of A Beating Heart
The Only Girl In The Orchestra
A lien
Anuja
I’m Not A Robot
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Beautiful Men
In The Shadow Of The Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander To Wonder
Yuck!