The 97th Academy Awards with BPR – Anora Dominates, Hungarian Contributions Recognized

The 97th Academy Awards are finally here, celebrating the best in filmmaking over the past year. As Hollywood gathers at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, all eyes are on the biggest names in the industry, waiting to see who will take home the coveted Oscar statuettes. This article will be updated live as the winners are announced, so stay tuned for the latest results.

This year’s Oscars hold special significance for Hungary, with several productions shot in the country receiving major nominations. Dune: Part Two and The Brutalist, both filmed in Hungary, are strong contenders in multiple categories, including Best Picture. Additionally, Alien: Romulus is competing in the Best Visual Effects category, while Maria, another production filmed in Hungary, is nominated for Best Cinematography.

Hungary also has a personal connection to this year’s Oscars, as Dávid Jancsó, son of legendary director Miklós Jancsó, is nominated for Best Editing for his work on The Brutalist.

UPDATE:

The 97th Academy Awards have concluded, with Sean Baker’s Anora emerging as the night’s biggest winner. The film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Editing, and Best Original Screenplay.

Hungary had multiple connections to this year’s Oscar-winning films. Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his performance in The Brutalist, which was filmed in Budapest, while Lol Crawley earned Best Cinematography for the same film. The movie also picked up a win for Best Original Score, with Daniel Blumberg receiving the award. Dune: Part Two, shot at Origo Studios, continued the franchise’s dominance in the technical categories, winning Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.

Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez took home Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña) and Best Original Song (El Mal by Clément Ducol and Camille). Meanwhile, the big-budget musical Wicked also secured two Oscars, winning Best Production Design and Best Costume Design for its vibrant, large-scale world-building.

Among other major winners, Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, while Peter Straughan received Best Adapted Screenplay for Conclave. In animation, Best Animated Feature went to Flow, a Latvian production, while In the Shadow of the Cypress won Best Animated Short Film.

97th Academy Awards – Full List of Winners

BEST PICTURE

WINNER: Anora – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker

• The Brutalist – Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim, and Brady Corbet
• A Complete Unknown – Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman
• Conclave – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman
• Dune: Part Two – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve
• Emilia Pérez – Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard
• I’m Still Here – Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira
• Nickel Boys – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Joslyn Barnes
• The Substance – Coralie Fargeat and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner
• Wicked – Marc Platt

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

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

• Yura Borisov – Anora
• Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora

• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
• Demi Moore – The Substance
• Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WINNER: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

• Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande – Wicked
• Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

WINNER: 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

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

WINNER: 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

CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER: The Brutalist – Lol Crawley

• Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser
• Emilia Pérez – Paul Guilhaume
• Maria – Ed Lachman
• Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke

COSTUME DESIGN

WINNER: Wicked – Paul Tazewell

• A Complete Unknown – Arianne Phillips
• Conclave – Lisy Christl
• Gladiator II – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
• Nosferatu – Linda Muir

DIRECTING

WINNER: Anora – Sean Baker

• The Brutalist – Brady Corbet
• A Complete Unknown – James Mangold
• Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
• The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

WINNER: No Other Land – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham

• Black Box Diaries – Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari, and Hanna Aqvilin
• Porcelain War – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, and Paula DuPré Pesmen
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’État – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, and Rémi Grellety
• Sugarcane – Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, and Kellen Quinn

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

WINNER: 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

FILM EDITING

WINNER: Anora – Sean Baker

• The Brutalist – Dávid Jancsó
• Conclave – Nick Emerson
• Emilia Pérez – Juliette Welfling
• Wicked – Myron Kerstein

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

WINNER: Brazil – I’m Still Here

• Denmark – The Girl with the Needle
• France – Emilia Pérez
• Germany – The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Latvia – Flow

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

WINNER: 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

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

WINNER: The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg

• Conclave – Volker Bertelmann
• Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol and Camille
• Wicked – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
• The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

WINNER: El Mal – Emilia Pérez; Clément Ducol and Camille

• The Journey – The Six Triple Eight; Diane Warren
• Like a Bird – Sing Sing; Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
• Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez; Camille and Clément Ducol
• Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late; Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin

PRODUCTION DESIGN

WINNER: Wicked – Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

• The Brutalist – Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
• Conclave – Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
• Dune: Part Two – Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
• Nosferatu – Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

WINNER: 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

SOUND

WINNER: 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

VISUAL EFFECTS

WINNER: 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

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

WINNER: Conclave – Peter Straughan

• A Complete Unknown – James Mangold and Jay Cocks
• Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi
• Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
• Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

WINNER: Anora – Sean Baker

• The Brutalist – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
• A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
• September 5 – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
• The Substance – Coralie Fargeat