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Home | Oscars 2025: Anora sweeps win, Madison shines as Eviro and Moore Face Oscar snubs at Academy Awards

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Oscars 2025: Anora sweeps win, Madison shines as Eviro and Moore Face Oscar snubs at Academy Awards

Tare Magbei
Tare Magbei
Published: June 16, 2025
Last updated: June 16, 2025
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Oscar 2025 Winners
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  • Anora, a tale of a female sex worker who married the son of a Russian oligarch swept five (5) Academy awards.
  • Mikey Madison took home the Best Actress award for her incredible role in Anora.
  • Adrien Brody won the Best Actor award for their role in the drama, The Brutalist.

The  Oscar 2025 Academy Awards held in Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles on March 2, came with surprising twists that have sparked online debates over the choice of winners.  The 97th Oscar ceremony had some nominees heartbroken, while others smiled home with awards.

The indie comic film, Anora, took the biggest prize of the award with its five category wins: best actress award, best picture award, best director award, best editing award and best original screenplay award.

Mickey Madison at Oscar Award Ceremony
Oscars:Mickey Madison

Anora movie lead actress, Mikey Madison beat major top contenders like Cynthia Eviro of Wicked, and Demi Moore of The Substance to clinch home the “Best Actress ” award of the academy.

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Sean Baker at Oscar 2025 Award
Oscars: Sean Baker

Same line, Anora movie director, Sean Baker took the lead among other nominees and won the “Best Director” award of the year.

Brody at 2025 Oscar Award
Oscars: Andrien Brody

The period drama, The Brutalist had Adrien  Brody, clinch the “Best Actor” award for his incredible lead role the movie. The youngest Oscar winner Brody, in his acceptance speech said he is representing ‘the lingering traumas and the repercussions of war and systemic oppression of antisemitism and racism…” He stated that hate should not be left unchecked , a subtle shade which had earned him massive criticism.

Zoe Saldana at Oscar award 2025
Oscar: Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana won the “Best Supporting Actress” award for her incredible acting in Emilia Perez.  Her acceptance speech an emotional rendition especially when she noted she is a “proud child of immigrant parents” amidst the Trump immigration crackdown law on illegal immigrants. Saldana is the first American of Dominican origin to win an Academy Award.

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The “Best Supporting Actor” award was won by Keiran Culkin for his amazing acting in the movie, A Real Pain. Keiran hilariously pointed out during his acceptance speech that his wife promised him four kids if he won an Oscar.

However, the Academy Award did not end without some surprising snubs to some nominees who went home empty-handed. Notable among the snubs were Cynthia Eviro who had anticipated a win to make her an EGOT ( Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winner. Despite Eviro’s spectacular acting in the movie, Wicked, she was snubbed, including Ariane Grande who was nominated for the best-supporting category.

Demi Moore wasn’t left out of Oscar’s snub as her epic performance in The Substance went unrecognized by the academy. However, she masked her loss and graciously expressed support for Madison’s win.

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Oscar 2025 Winner Full list

According to Business Insider Africa, the movie, Emilia Perez received the most nominations with thirteen (13) categories, but in the winning list, it saw a far lesser figure as Anora tops the game.

Here is the full list of the 2025 Oscar winners:

Best picture award winner: Anora

Best actor award winner: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Best Actress award winner: Mikey Madison (Anora)

Best supporting actress award winner: Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)

Best supporting actor award winner: Kieran Culkin ( A Real Pain)

Best Director award winner: Sean Baker (Anora)

Best International Feature Award winner: I’m Still Here(Brazil)

Best animated feature winner: Flow

Best original screenplay winner: Anora (Sean Baker)

Best adapted screenplay winner: Conclave (Peter Straughan)

Best original song winner: El Mal ( Emilia Perez)

Best original score winner: The Brutalist

Best documentary feature winner: No Other Land

Best costume design winner: Wicked

Best make-up and hairstyling winner: The Substance

Best production design winner: Winner

Best sound winner:  Dune: Part Two

Best film editing: Anora

Best Cinematography: The Brutalist

Best visual effect winner: Dune: Part Two

Best live-action short winner: I’m Not a Robot

Best short animated  winner: In the Shadows of the Cypress

Best short documentary winner: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

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