About
- The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, honor artistic and technical excellence in film.
- Oscars Awards for artistic and technical merit in film, presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
- Purpose: Recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy’s voting membership.
- Award Categories: Major awards, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised ceremony.
- History:
- The first Academy Awards were held in 1929.
- The second ceremony (1930) was the first to be broadcast by radio.
- The 1953 ceremony was the first televised.
- Oldest Entertainment Awards: The Oscars are the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards (along with the Emmys, Tonys, and Grammys).
- Oscar Statuette: Depicts a knight in the Art Deco style.
Awards list of 2025
| Category | Category |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody, The Brutalist |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Mikey Madison, Anora |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez |
| Animated Feature Film | Flow, Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman |
| Animated Short Film | In the Shadow of the Cypress, Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi |
| Cinematography | The Brutalist, Lol Crawley |
| Costume Design | Wicked, Paul Tazewell |
| Directing | Anora, Sean Baker |
| Documentary Feature Film | No Other Land, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham |
| Documentary Short Film | The Only Girl in the Orchestra, Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington |
| Film Editing | Anora, Sean Baker |
| International Feature Film | Brazil, I’m Still Here |
| Makeup and Hairstyling | The Substance, Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Marilyne Scarselli |
| Music (Original Score) | The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg |
| Music (Original Song) | El Mal from Emilia Pérez, Clément Ducol and Camille |
| Best Picture | Anora, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker, Producers |
| Production Design | Wicked, Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales |
| Live Action Short Film | I’m Not a Robot, Victoria Warmerdam and Trent |
| Sound | Dune: Part Two, Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill |
| Visual Effects | Dune: Part Two, Paul Lambert et al. |
| Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | Conclave, Screenplay by Peter Straughan |
| Writing (Original Screenplay) | Anora, Written by Sean Baker |