The 97th Academy Awards were handed out Sunday evening in a ceremony hosted by Conan O’Brien at the Dolby Theater. As expected, Sean Baker and “Anora” completed their fairy-tale ending winning a whopping five Oscars including Picture, Director, Actress for Mikey Madison, Original Screenplay and Editing.
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It was a telecast marred by late controversy due to a technical snafu with Hulu’s feed cutting right as Best Actress was being announced. Nonetheless, a little surprise came from this year’s ceremony as projected winners Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Perez) all cruised to victory in their respective categories.
It was a bit of history for Saldaña as she became the first Dominican-American to take home an Oscar. Other history-makers included Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (“Wicked“), who became the first Black man to win the Oscar in his category, and “Flow,” which became the first Latvian film to win an Oscar, nabbing the prize for Best Animated Feature.
A complete list of this year’s nominees and winners are as follows:
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien BrodyThe Brutalist
Timothée ChalametA Complete Unknown
Colman DomingoSing Sing
Ralph FiennesConclave
Sebastian StanThe Apprentice
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura BorisovAnora
Kieran CulkinA Real Pain
Edward NortonA Complete Unknown
Guy PearceThe Brutalist
Jeremy StrongThe Apprentice
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia ErivoWicked
Karla Sofía GascónEmilia Pérez
Mikey MadisonAnora
Demi MooreThe Substance
Fernanda TorresI’m Still Here
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica BarbaroA Complete Unknown
Ariana GrandeWicked
Felicity JonesThe Brutalist
Isabella RosselliniConclave
Zoe SaldañaEmilia Pérez
Animated Feature Film
FlowGints Zibalodis
Inside Out 2Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoir of a SnailAdam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlNominees to be determined
The Wild RobotChris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Animated Short Film
Beautiful MenNicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
In the Shadow of the CypressShirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Magic CandiesDaisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
Wander to WonderNina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
Yuck!Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Cinematography
The BrutalistLol Crawley
Dune: Part TwoGreig Fraser
Emilia PérezPaul Guilhaume
MariaEd Lachman
NosferatuJarin Blaschke
Costume Design
A Complete UnknownArianne Phillips
ConclaveLisy Christl
Gladiator IIJanty Yates and Dave Crossman
NosferatuLinda Muir
WickedPaul Tazewell
Documentary Feature Film
Black Box DiariesShiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
No Other LandBasel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
Porcelain WarBrendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen
Soundtrack to a Coup d’EtatJohan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
SugarcaneJulian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn
Documentary Short Film
Death by NumbersKim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
I Am Ready, WardenSmriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
IncidentBill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
Instruments of a Beating HeartEma Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
The Only Girl in the OrchestraMolly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
Film Editing
AnoraSean Baker
The BrutalistDavid Jancso
ConclaveNick Emerson
Emilia PérezJuliette Welfling
WickedMyron Kerstein
International Feature Film
BrazilI’m Still Here
DenmarkThe Girl with the Needle
FranceEmilia Pérez
GermanyThe Seed of the Sacred Fig
LatviaFlow
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different ManMike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
Emilia PérezJulia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
NosferatuDavid White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
The SubstancePierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
WickedFrances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Music (Original Score)
The BrutalistDaniel Blumberg
ConclaveVolker Bertelmann
Emilia PérezClément Ducol and Camille
WickedJohn Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild RobotKris Bowers
Music (Original Song)
El Malfrom Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
The Journeyfrom The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Like A Birdfrom Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
Mi Caminofrom Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
Never Too Latefrom Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Production Design
The BrutalistProduction Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
ConclaveProduction Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
Dune: Part TwoProduction Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
NosferatuProduction Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
WickedProduction Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Live Action Short Film
A LienSam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
AnujaAdam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
I’m Not a RobotVictoria Warmerdam and Trent
The Last RangerCindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
The Man Who Could Not Remain SilentNebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Sound
A Complete UnknownTod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
Dune: Part TwoGareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
Emilia PérezErwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
WickedSimon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
The Wild RobotRandy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Visual Effects
Alien: RomulusEric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
Better ManLuke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
Dune: Part TwoPaul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesErik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
WickedPablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
A Complete UnknownScreenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
ConclaveScreenplay by Peter Straughan
Emilia PérezScreenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel BoysScreenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Sing SingScreenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Writing (Original Screenplay)
AnoraWritten by Sean Baker
The BrutalistWritten by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
A Real PainWritten by Jesse Eisenberg
September 5Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
The SubstanceWritten by Coralie Fargeat
Directing
AnoraSean Baker
The BrutalistBrady Corbet
A Complete UnknownJames Mangold
Emilia PérezJacques Audiard
The SubstanceCoralie Fargeat
Best Picture
AnoraAlex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
The BrutalistNick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers
A Complete UnknownFred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
ConclaveTessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
Dune: Part TwoMary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
Emilia PérezPascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers
I’m Still HereMaria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers
Nickel BoysDede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers
The SubstanceCoralie Fargeat and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Producers
WickedMarc Platt, Producer