Anora, The Brutalist Win Big At 97th Academy Awards

Anora was the big winner at the 97th annual Academy Awards, with The Brutalist not far behind. The Sean Baker-directed dramedy took home the most awards during Sunday’s telecast with five total awards, winning Best Picture, Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Director (Baker), Best Editing, and Best Original Screenplay (Baker). The victory capped off a hectic award season that saw the frontrunner change hands several times, with Anora carrying the momentum in the home stretch.

Meanwhile, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist won three awards as Adrien Brody won Best Actor, Daniel Blumberg won for Best Original Score and Lol Crawley won for Best Cinematography. The awards were much more spread out than last year’s dominating performance by Oppenheimer, with three films winning two awards each (Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, and Wicked) while the remaining awards were the sole victories for their respective films.

Among the other major category wins were Kieran Culkin, who won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, and Zoe Saldana winning Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Perez. Peter Straughan won Best Adapted Screenplay for Conclave, while Flow scored a minor upset by beating The Wild Robot for Best Animated Feature Film.

A few multiple nominees were left winless including A Complete Unknown (eight nominations), Nosferatu (four nods), Sing Sing (three nods), The Apprentice (two), and Nickel Boys (two).

You can see the full list of winners below:

Totals By Film:
Anora: 5
The Brutalist: 3
Dune: Part Two: 2
Emilia Pérez: 2
Wicked: 2
A Real Pain: 1
Conclave: 1
Flow: 1
I’m Not a Robot: 1
I’m Still Here: 1
In The Shadow Of The Cypress: 1
No Other Land: 1
The Only Girl in the Orchestra: 1
The Substance: 1

Winners

Award for Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Award for Best Animated Feature: Flow
Award for Best Animated Short: In The Shadow Of The Cypress
Award for Best Costume Design: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Award for Best Original Screenplay: Sean Baker – Anora
Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli – The Substance
Award for Best Editing: Sean Baker – Anora
Award for Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
Award for Best Production Design:: Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales – Wicked
Award for Best Original Song: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
Award for Best Documentary Short: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Award for Best Documentary Feature: No Other Land
Award for Best Sound: Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill – Dune: Part Two
Award for Best Visual Effects: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
Award for Best Live Action Short: I’m Not a Robot
Award for Best Cinematography: Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Award for Best International Film: I’m Still Here (Brazil)
Award for Best Score: Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Award for Best Best Actor: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Award for Best Direction: Sean Baker – Anora
Award for Best Best Actress: Mikey Madison – Anora
Award for Best Best Picture: Anora