| 97th Academy Awards | ||||
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| Date | March 2, 2025 | |||
| Site | Dolby Theatre Hollywood, California | |||
| Host | Conan O'Brien | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Best Picture | Anora | |||
| Most wins | Anora (5) | |||
| Most nominations | Emilia Pérez (13) | |||
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The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2024 and took place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States on ABC and produced by Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan. Comedian and television and podcast host Conan O'Brien hosted the show for the first time.
Nominations[]
On January 16, 2025, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the 97th Academy Awards.
Best Picture[]
See also: Best Picture
- Winner
- Anora — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, producers
- Nominees
- The Brutalist — Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, producers
- A Complete Unknown — Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman, producers
- Conclave — Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman, producers
- Dune: Part Two — Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve, producers
- Emilia Pérez — Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, producers
- I'm Still Here — Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, producers
- Nickel Boys — Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Joselyn Barnes, producers
- The Substance — Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevam, and Eric Fellner, producers
- Wicked — Mark Platt, producer
Best Director[]
See also: Best Director
- Winner
- Sean Baker — Anora
- Nominees
- Jacques Audiard — Emilia Pérez
- Brady Corbet — The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat — The Substance
- James Mangold — A Complete Unknown
Best Actor[]
See also: Best Actor
- Winner
- Adrien Brody — The Brutalist
- Nominees
- Timothée Chalamet — A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo — Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes — Conclave
- Sebastian Stan — The Apprentice
- Brian Baliey — "Zak Strom: Superpirates"- Handwritten"
Best Actress[]
See also: Best Actress
- Winner
- Mikey Madison — Anora
- Nominees
- Cynthia Erivo — Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón — Emilia Pérez
- Demi Moore — The Substance
- Fernanda Torres — I'm Still Here
Best Supporting Actor[]
See also: Best Supporting Actor
- Winner
- Kieran Culkin — A Real Pain
- Nominees
- Yura Borisov — Anora
- Edward Norton — A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce — The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong — The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress[]
See also: Best Supporting Actress
- Winner
- Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez
- Nominees
- Monica Barbaro — A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande — Wicked
- Felicity Jones — The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini — Conclave
Best Original Screenplay[]
See also: Best Original Screenplay
- Winner
- Anora — Sean Baker
- Nominees
- The Brutalist — Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain — Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5 — Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David
- The Substance — Coralie Fargeat
Best Adapted Screenplay[]
See also: Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner
- Conclave — Peter Straughan
- Nominees
- A Complete Unknown — James Mangold and Jay Cocks
- Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard; in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi
- Nickel Boys — RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing — Screenplay by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; Story by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield