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On Sunday night, Conan O’Brien hosted the 97th Annual Academy Awards—also known as the Oscars—bringing us one ceremony closer to the show’s centennial celebration. We can focus on the show’s future another day, though, as last night was all about celebrating the films that made our 2024 in cinema so memorable. In spite of whatever omissions or snubs may be rattled off online, much of last night’s show was dedicated to those who poured blood, sweat, and tears into their productions and performances. Film as a medium is a team effort, and many winners’ speeches made more apparent than ever that even if someone doesn’t win at the Oscars, their efforts were far from unnoticed. Here are the list of

Best Picture

• Anora (Sean Baker)

Best Director

• Sean Baker (Anora)

Best Actor

• Adrien Brody (as László Tóth in The Brutalist)

Best Actress

• Mikey Madison (as the titular role in Anora)

Best Supporting Actor

• Kieran Culkin (as Benjamin Kaplan in A Real Pain)

Best Supporting Actress

• Zoe Saldaña (as Rita Mora Castro in Emilia Pérez)

Best Original Screenplay

• Sean Baker (Anora)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Peter Straughan (Conclave, original story by Robert Harris)

Best Animated Feature

• Flow

Best International Feature Film

• I’m Still Here (Brazil)

Best Documentary Feature Film

• No Other Land

Best Documentary Short Film

• The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best Live Action Short Film

• I’m Not a Robot

Best Animated Short Film

• In the Shadow of the Cypress

Best Original Score

• The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)

Best Original Song

• “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard)

Best Sound

• Dune: Part Two (Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill)

Best Production Design

• Wicked (Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales)

Best Cinematography

• The Brutalist (Lauren “Lol” Crawley)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• The Substance (Pierre-Oliver Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Marilyne Scarselli)

Best Costume Design

• Wicked (Paul Tazewell)

Best Film Editing

• Anora (Sean Baker)

Best Visual Effects

• Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer)

The 97th annual Academy Awards was filled with tons of surprises from head to toe. Sean Baker and Anora‘s overwhelming lead with five wins was absolutely electric, with Baker making history as the first director in the show’s history to win four awards for the same film. In addition, Baker is the first filmmaker since Walt Disney—71 years ago—to win this many Academy Awards in one ceremony. More history was made in Paul Tazewell’s win in the Costume Design category, making him the first African-American costume designer to win the award.

Whether the acceptance speeches were long as Adrien Brody’s, heartfelt as Mikey Madison’s, or inspiring as the team behind Flow‘s, we here at Don’t Tell thoroughly enjoyed the ceremony as always. The future of cinemagoing is bright as new waves of creators are discovered each and every month, with new experiences cooking at any given moment. We’ll be sure to cover as much as we can in our reviews section, so make sure to stick around in case any are nominated for the 98th Academy Awards next year!