section_path: Winners and nominees
section_name: Winners and nominees
paragraph_text: Winners and nominees
  
  The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2025, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by actress Rachel Sennott and actor Bowen Yang. Emilia Pérez led all nominees with thirteen nominations, the most for a non-English-language film in Oscars history, while The Brutalist and Wicked tied for second with ten nominations each. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 2, 2025.
  
  Sean Baker 's four wins (for Anora) became the second person to achieve four statuettes in a single night (after Walt Disney) and the first (and, so far, only) to individually achieve for the same film. Mikey Madison (for Anora) became the first member of Generation Z to win an Oscar for an acting category. Zoe Saldaña (for Emilia Pérez) became the first Dominican American to win an Oscar for acting. Best Documentary Feature Film recipient No Other Land became the first Palestinian film to win an Academy Award, with its co-director Basel Adra becoming the first Palestinian filmmaker to win an Oscar. Paul Tazewell (for Wicked) became the first Black man, and the second Black costume designer overall after Ruth E. Carter (for Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), to win Best Costume Design.
  
  I'm Still Here (Brazil) and Flow (Latvia) were among the first time winners for each others countries: I'm Still Here is the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (after four previous nominations). Flow became the first independent animation to win Best Animated Feature, with director Gints Zilbalodis and co-writer/producer Matīss Kaža becoming the first Latvian filmmakers to win an Academy Award. This marks the third year in a row in which a non- Disney / Pixar film won the category, the longest streak of its kind.
  
  The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2025, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by actress Rachel Sennott and actor Bowen Yang. Emilia Pérez led all nominees with thirteen nominations, the most for a non-English-language film in Oscars history, while The Brutalist and Wicked tied for second with ten nominations each. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 2, 2025.
  
  Sean Baker 's four wins (for Anora) became the second person to achieve four statuettes in a single night (after Walt Disney) and the first (and, so far, only) to individually achieve for the same film. Mikey Madison (for Anora) became the first member of Generation Z to win an Oscar for an acting category. Zoe Saldaña (for Emilia Pérez) became the first Dominican American to win an Oscar for acting. Best Documentary Feature Film recipient No Other Land became the first Palestinian film to win an Academy Award, with its co-director Basel Adra becoming the first Palestinian filmmaker to win an Oscar. Paul Tazewell (for Wicked) became the first Black man, and the second Black costume designer overall after Ruth E. Carter (for Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), to win Best Costume Design.
  
  I'm Still Here (Brazil) and Flow (Latvia) were among the first time winners for each others countries: I'm Still Here is the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (after four previous nominations). Flow became the first independent animation to win Best Animated Feature, with director Gints Zilbalodis and co-writer/producer Matīss Kaža becoming the first Latvian filmmakers to win an Academy Award. This marks the third year in a row in which a non- Disney / Pixar film won the category, the longest streak of its kind.