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Oscars 2025: Shocking Wins, Viral Performances & More Must See Moments
Mikey Madison must feel like a billionaire.
The Anora star had an emotional reaction after winning the trophy for Best Actress during the 2025 Oscars—hosted by Conan O’Brien March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles—and beating out predicted winner Demi Moore.
“Thank you so much to the Academy,” Mikey, who was admittedly nervous, said while reading from her printed speech. “I grew up in Los Angeles, but Hollywood always felt so far away from me. So, to be here standing in this room today is really incredible.”
The 25-year-old—who was also nominated alongside Fernanda Torres, Cynthia Erivo and Karla Sofía Gascón—made sure to share her appreciation for her fellow nominees, too. (Click here to see the full list of 2025 Oscar winners.)
“I just want to recognize the thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful, breathtaking work of my fellow nominees,” she continued. “I'm honored to be recognized alongside all of you. This is a dream come true.”
Mikey—who won the BAFTA Film Award last month—also shouted out those who supported her leading up to Hollywood’s biggest night.
“Thank you to my incredible family,” she said. “My mom and my dad and my sister and my little brother and my twin brother, Miles. Thank you for being my best friend, not that you have a choice.”
In addition to her family, the Scream alum took time to reflect on the sex worker community that influenced her portrayal of Ani in Anora, which also won Best Picture, beating out The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked.
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“I also just want to recognize and honor the sex worker community,” she shared. “I will continue to support and be an ally all of the incredible people, the women that I've had the privilege of meeting from that community has been one of the highlights of this entire incredible experience.”
Though Demi was a frontrunner for the award—having won the leading actress Golden Globe, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award for her performance in The Substance—Mikey had been vocal ahead of the 97th Oscars about the honor of even being nominated for her work in Anora.
“It's kind of hard to put into words because it's so meaningful to be nominated by your peers, in an industry that I love so much and admire,” she told People in an interview published Feb. 16. “So, it's kind of a dream come true in lots of ways."
She added, “Very surreal as well. But it means the world to me. I love my film, Anora. It's always been a very special project to me. And so, for it to be recognized and at a scale like this is, it's amazing.”
Read on to see who else took home gold during the 2025 Oscars.
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I’m Still Here
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini
- Conclave
WINNER: Zoé Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov - Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best Directing
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado - A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet - Emilia Pérez
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White - Nosferatu
WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin - The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount - Wicked
Best Live Action Short
A Lien
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best International Feature Film
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Costume Design
Arianne Phillips - A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy - Conclave
Janty Yates - Gladiator II
Linda Muir - Nosferatu
WINNER: Paul Tazewell - Wicked
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold - The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder - September 5
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jay Cocks & James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Peter Straughan - Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi - Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar - Sing Sing
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
Judy Becker - The Brutalist
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico - Conclave
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette - Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp - Nosferatu
WINNER: Nathan Crawley - Wicked
Best Original Song
WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon - Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. - The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird" written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez - Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John - Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Lol Crawley - The Brutalist
Greig Fraser - Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume - Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman - Maria
Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
WINNER: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The 2025 Academy Awards air tonight, Mar. 2, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu.
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