Complete winners of 97th Oscars, South Africa's The Last Ranger misses out

Actor in a leading role
Winner
- Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- Yura Boriso, Anora
- Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Actress in a leading role
Winner
- Mikey Madison, Anora
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- Dune: Part Two , Greig Fraser
- Emilia Pérez, Paul Guilhaume
- Maria, Ed Lachman
- Nosferatu, Jarin Blaschke
Costume design
Winner
- Wicked, Paul Tazewell
Nominees
- A Complete Unknown, Arianne Phillips
- Conclave, Lisy Christl
- Gladiator II, Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
- Nosferatu, Linda Muir
Directing
Winner
- Anora, Sean Baker
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- Black Box Diaries, Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
- Porcelain War, Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre' Pesmen
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, 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
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- The Brutalist, David Jancso
- Conclave, Nick Emerson
- Emilia Pérez, Juliette Welfling
- Wicked, Myron Kerstein
International feature film
Winner
- Brazil, I'm Still Here
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- 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 from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
Nominees
- The Journey from The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- Like A Bird from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
- Mi Camino from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
- Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Best picture
Winner
- Anora: Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
Nominees
- The Brutalist: Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers
- A Complete Unknown: Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
- Conclave: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
- Dune: Part Two Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
- Emilia Pérez: Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers
- I'm Still Here: Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers
- Nickel Boys: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers
- The Substance: Coralie Fargeat and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Producers
- Wicked: Marc Platt, Producer
Production design
Winner
- Wicked: Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Nominees
- The Brutalist: Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
- Conclave: Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
- Dune: Part Two: Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- Nosferatu: Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
Live action short film
Winner
- I'm Not a Robot, Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- 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
Nominees
- Alien: Romulus: Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
- Better Man: Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubb
- 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, screenplay by Peter Straughan
Nominees
- A Complete Unknown, screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
- Emilia Pérez, screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
- Nickel Boys, screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing, screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield
Writing (original screenplay)
Winner
- Anora, written by Sean Baker
Nominees
- The Brutalist, written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain, written by Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5, written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
- The Substance, written by Coralie Fargeat

About Karabo Ledwaba
Karabo Ledwaba is a Marketing and Media Editor at Bizcommunity and award-winning journalist. Before joining the publication she worked at Sowetan as a content producer and reporter. She was also responsible for the leadership page at SMag, Sowetan's lifestyle magazine. Contact her at karabo@bizcommunity.comRelated
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