The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 2024. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC and streamed on Hulu, was produced by Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, and was directed by Hamish Hamilton. Comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the show for the first time.

In related events, the Academy held its 15th Governors Awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood, on November 17, 2024. The Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host Diego Luna on April 29, 2025, in a ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Anora won a leading five awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included The Brutalist with three awards; Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked with two awards each; and Conclave, Flow, I'm Not a Robot, I'm Still Here, In the Shadow of the Cypress, No Other Land, The Only Girl in the Orchestra, A Real Pain, and The Substance with one each. The telecast drew 19.69 million viewers in the United States.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2025, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by actress Rachel Sennott and actor Bowen Yang. Emilia Pérez led all nominees with thirteen nominations, the most for a non-English-language film in Oscars history; The Brutalist and Wicked tied for second with ten nominations each. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 2.

For the first time in Oscar history, two films, Emilia Pérez and I'm Still Here, were nominated simultaneously for Best Picture and Best International Feature. I'm Still Here was also the first Portuguese-language film nominated for Best Picture. With his wins for producing, directing, screenwriting, and film editing Anora, Sean Baker became the second person to win four awards in one night after Walt Disney did so at the 26th ceremony in 1954, and the first to do so for a single film. Best Actor winner Adrien Brody gave the longest acceptance speech in Oscar history at 5 minutes and 37 seconds. Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón became the first openly transgender performer to be nominated for an acting category. Best Supporting Actress winner Zoe Saldaña was the first Dominican American to win an Oscar. Best Costume Design winner Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win that category. Best Animated Feature winner Flow was the first independently animated film to win that category and the first Latvian film to win an Oscar. Best Documentary Feature winner No Other Land became the first Palestinian film to win an Oscar.

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Anora – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, producers ‡ 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 Joslyn Barnes, producers The Substance – Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner, producers Wicked – Marc Platt, producer Sean Baker – Anora ‡ Brady Corbet – The Brutalist James Mangold – A Complete Unknown Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Coralie Fargeat – The Substance Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László Tóth ‡ Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice as Donald Trump Mikey Madison – Anora as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva ‡ Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle Fernanda Torres – I'm Still Here as Eunice Paiva Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan ‡ Yura Borisov – Anora as Igor Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice as Roy Cohn Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro ‡ Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda "Glinda" Upland Felicity Jones – The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth Isabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister Agnes Anora – Sean Baker ‡ The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg September 5 – Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David The Substance – Coralie Fargeat Conclave – Peter Straughan; based on the novel by Robert Harris ‡ A Complete Unknown – James Mangold and Jay Cocks; based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard; in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi; based on the opera libretto Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard and the novel Écoute by Boris Razon Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Sing Sing – Screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield; based on the book The Sing Sing Follies by John H. Richardson and the play Breakin' the Mummy's Code by Brent Buell Flow – Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman ‡ Inside Out 2 – Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen Memoir of a Snail – Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, and Richard Beek The Wild Robot – Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann I'm Still Here (Brazil) in Portuguese – directed by Walter Salles ‡ Emilia Pérez (France) in Spanish – directed by Jacques Audiard Flow (Latvia) – directed by Gints Zilbalodis The Girl with the Needle (Denmark) in Danish – directed by Magnus von Horn The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) in Persian – directed by Mohammad Rasoulof No Other Land – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham ‡ Black Box Diaries – Shiori Itō, Eric Nyari, and Hanna Aqvilin Porcelain War – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, and Paula DuPré Pesmen Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grellety Sugarcane – Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, and Kellen Quinn The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Molly O'Brien and Lisa Remington ‡ Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard I Am Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp Incident – Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven Instruments of a Beating Heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari I'm Not a Robot – Victoria Warmerdam and Trent ‡ A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz Anuja – Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek In the Shadow of the Cypress – Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi ‡ Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande Magic Candies – Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper Yuck! – Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg ‡ Conclave – Volker Bertelmann Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol and Camille Wicked – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers "El Mal" from Emilia Pérez – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard ‡ "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren "Like a Bird" from Sing Sing – Music and lyrics by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada "Mi camino" from Emilia Pérez – Music and lyrics by Camille and Clément Ducol "Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late – Music and lyrics by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin Dune: Part Two – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill ‡ A Complete Unknown – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey, and David Giammarco Emilia Pérez – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz, and Niels Barletta Wicked – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson, and John Marquis The Wild Robot – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo, and Leff Lefferts Wicked – Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales ‡ The Brutalist – Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia Conclave – Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter Dune: Part Two – Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau Nosferatu – Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová The Brutalist – Lol Crawley ‡ Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser Emilia Pérez – Paul Guilhaume Maria – Edward Lachman Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke The Substance – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli ‡ A Different Man – Mike Marino, David Presto, and Crystal Jurado Emilia Pérez – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini Nosferatu – David White, Traci Loader, and Suzanne Stokes-Munton Wicked – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, and Sarah Nuth Wicked – Paul Tazewell ‡ A Complete Unknown – Arianne Phillips Conclave – Lisy Christl Gladiator II – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman Nosferatu – Linda Muir Anora – Sean Baker ‡ The Brutalist – Dávid Jancsó Conclave – Nick Emerson Emilia Pérez – Juliette Welfling Wicked – Myron Kerstein Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer ‡ Alien: Romulus – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan Better Man – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, and Peter Stubbs Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke Wicked – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould

Governors Awards The Academy held its 15th annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 17, 2024, during which the following awards were presented:

Honorary Awards To Quincy Jones, for his artistic genius, relentless creativity and trailblazing legacy in film music. To Juliet Taylor, for her expansive body of work and indelible influence on the field of film casting.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Michael G. Wilson and Barbara BroccoliFor "their contribution to the industry's theatrical landscape".

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Richard Curtis"A brilliant comedic storyteller [with] tremendous charitable efforts".

Films with multiple nominations and awards

+ Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film 13 Emilia Pérez 10 The Brutalist Wicked 8 A Complete Unknown Conclave 6 Anora 5 Dune: Part Two The Substance 4 Nosferatu 3 I'm Still Here Sing Sing The Wild Robot 2 The Apprentice Flow Nickel Boys A Real Pain

+ Films with multiple wins Awards Film 5 Anora 3 The Brutalist 2 Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez Wicked

Presenters and performers The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers: