The results are in, and what a nail biter this was.
Tonight, the 97th annual Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, Mikey Madison took home the Oscar for Best Actress 2025 for Anora.
‘Anora’ Star Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress at the 2025 Academy Awards
*Slow clap*
Published Mar 3, 2025
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She was up against Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez, Demi Moore for The Substance and Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here.
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The Academy Award for Best Actress has been around since the Oscars debuted back in 1929. Last year’s statuette went to Poor Things star Emma Stone, who was up against Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon, Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of a Fall, Carey Mulligan for Maestro and Annette Bening for Nyad.
Other previous winners include Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Frances McDormand for Nomadland, Renée Zellweger for Judy, Olivia Colman for The Favourite, Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Emma Stone for La La Land, Brie Larson for Room, Julianne Moore for Still Alice, Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine, Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook, Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady, Natalie Portman for Black Swan, Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side and Kate Winslet for The Reader.
Streep currently holds the record for most nominations in this category, with a total of 17. She’s followed by Katharine Hepburn (12 nods), who has received the most statuettes (4) by any single actress.
What an honor.
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