RIP, Oscar.
Posted on 03/03/2025 7:20:56 AM PST by Red Badger
"Anora" won big at the 2025 Oscars Sunday night, taking home five awards, including best picture and best director, at the 97th Academy Awards.
Sean Baker, who directed, edited, wrote and co-produced "Anora," won four Oscars at Sunday's ceremony, tying Walt Disney's record for the most Academy Awards won by a single person in one year. Baker distinguished himself by winning all four awards for the same movie, while Disney won for four different projects at the 1954 ceremony. (Bong Joon-Ho accepted four statues at the 2020 ceremony, but the win for best international feature was technically awarded to South Korea, and not him as an individual.)
"Emilia Pérez" had the most nominations this year with 13, including nods for best picture, best director, best writing and multiple acting nominations. Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscar history when she became the first transgender woman to be nominated in any acting category when she received a best actress nomination for playing the film's title role. Her Oscar campaign, however, was marred by controversy after offensive posts she made on social media surfaced. The award for best actress ultimately went to Mikey Madison, who played the title role in "Anora."
Zoe Saldaña — who became the first American of Dominican descent to win an Oscar — won best supporting actress, one of just two wins for "Emilia Pérez" on Sunday night.
"Wicked," based on the hit Broadway musical, and "The Brutalist" both came into the night with 10 nominations each, and were also competing for best picture, best director and a slew of acting nominations.
Adrian Brody won his second best actor Oscar for his role as architect László Tóth in "The Brutalist." When Brody won his first Oscar for 2002's "The Pianist" at age 29, he became the youngest person to win the award. Timothée Chalamet was also nominated for best actor for his performance as the iconic folk singer Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown," and had been hoping to break Brody's record. Also nominated in the category were Ralph Fiennes, who starred in "Conclave," Colman Domingo, and Sebastian Stan, who could have become the first person to ever win best actor for playing the sitting U.S. president had he gone home with the award.
Former "Late Night" and "The Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien helmed this year's ceremony. A two-time host of the Emmys, this was O'Brien's first time as master of ceremonies for the Academy Awards.
Below is the full list of winners and nominees:
Best picture
"Anora" — Winner
Best actress
Mikey Madison, "Anora" — Winner
Best actor
Adrian Brody, "The Brutalist" — Winner
Best supporting actor
Kieran Culkin, "A Real Pain" — Winner
Best supporting actress
Zoe Saldaña, "Emilia Pérez" — Winner
Best director
Sean Baker, "Anora" — Winner
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heck, even Bill Maher nailed it: he said in Friday night’s Real Time monologue, that the Oscars are a national rite of television watching where we turn to each other and say, “No, I haven’t heard of that one either.”
Kind of like Tom Cruise playing Reacher.
“Zoe Saldaña — who became the first American of Dominican descent to win an Oscar”
Darn! I missed seeing that important “first.” I can’t believe I missed that.
These movies sound terrible. I will never watch them. What else is new?
I'm waiting for the first homosexual Dominican to win, that will really be worth celebrating.
I’ll be vindicated. 😉
I don’t know why I clicked this link: I haven’t cares about entertainment awards for years.
I still have that Oscar Gamble card in a box somewhere. :)
That's a very easy question, and has only one answer:
EVERYBODY that didn't watch the oscars won the Oscars.
Yawn
The author says Brody won hus first at 29 and was the youngest winner?
What about Tatum O’Neil? She was pre teen.
When are these bigots going to celebrate a win for a left handed lesbian who played lacrosse at Loyola?
Monsters!
“you like me!! you really really like me”!!
OK, I’ll stop
It was disappointing that she did not win...She is 62 years old...Who knows if she would ever get another chance? Good luck to her...
By the way, Dennis Quaid was in THE SUBSTANCE...Playing a sleazy TV producer...
Megan Kelly has a show where she has a guest on who is saying this Oscars was the last gasp and that better movies are coming.
“Death of Art” Revealed at Oscars as Hollywood Shows Hostility Toward Americans, with Andrew Klavan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VhpD3hWcIs
Where are the BIG pictures?
SUNSET BOULEVARD | “I Am Big, It’s the Pictures That Got Small”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvD-F5hqLU8
DEI Hollywierd choosing “their” Winners...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsaBYx2Z8gg
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