The journey to Oscar glory reaches its thrilling conclusion tonight as the 97th Academy Awards bring a dramatic awards season to a close. This year’s race has been a whirlwind of surprises, from shocking upsets to PR missteps, keeping audiences—and even industry insiders—on the edge of their seats as frontrunners surged and faltered at an unprecedented pace.
Take Emilia Pérez, for instance, which stormed ahead with 13 nominations but lost steam following controversy surrounding its star, Karla Sofía Gascón. Then came *Anora*, which swept the PGA and DGA awards—only for *Conclave* to upend Best Picture predictions and throw the race wide open.
The acting categories have been equally unpredictable. Demi Moore appeared to be a lock for The Substance, but a late surge of buzz suggests Mikey Madison could stage an upset. Meanwhile, Adrien Brody’s winning streak hit a snag when Timothée Chalamet clinched the SAG Award, turning the Best Actor race into a true toss-up.
Best Picture
“Anora” WINNER
The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part II”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Best Director
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Mikey Madison, “Anora” WINNER
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” WINNER
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” WINNER
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“A Complete Unknown,” James Mangold and Jay Cocks
“Conclave,” Peter Straughan WINNER
“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard
“Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing,” Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Anora,” Sean Baker WINNER
“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“A Real Pain,” Jesse Eisenberg
“September 5,” Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
“The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat
International Feature Film
Brazil, “I’m Still Here” WINNER
Denmark, “The Girl With the Needle”
France, “Emilia Pérez”
Germany, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Latvia, “Flow”
Costume Design
“A Complete Unknown,” Arianne Phillips
“Conclave,” Lisy Christl
“Gladiator II,” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Nosferatu,” Linda Muir
“Wicked,” Paul Tazewell WINNER
Makeup and Hairstyling
“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
“The Substance,” Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and
Marilyne Scarselli WINNER
“Wicked,” Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Production Design
“The Brutalist,” Production Design: Judy Becker, Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
“Conclave,” Production Design: Suzie Davies, Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
“Dune: Part II,” Production Design: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
“Nosferatu,” Production Design: Craig Lathrop, Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
“Wicked,” Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Lee Sandale WINNER
Music (Original Score)
“The Brutalist,” Daniel Blumberg WINNER
“Conclave,” Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez,” Clément Ducol and Camille
“Wicked,” John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers
Music (Original Song)
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” WINNER
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing”
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”
Animated Feature Film
“Flow” WINNER
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”
Animated Short Film
“Beautiful Men”
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” WINNER
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
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