--- description: Emila Pérez's Zoe Saldaña, Wicked's Paul Tazewell, and the team behind Flow all became firsts. title: The 2025 Oscar Winners Who Made History image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9a328acfe8aa4ae2/6998c491e1ba00344c98d548/oscars-history-tazewell-saldana-brody.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 2025 Oscar Winners Who Made History ## Video: The Biggest Moments of the 2025 Oscars [Watch (HLS stream): The Biggest Moments of the 2025 Oscars](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/a9wj3WHc.m3u8) (2:53)  _Published 2025-03-03. Anora won five of the six awards it was nominated for including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay. Mikey Madison also pulled off a surprise Best Actress win in a race that many thought would come down to a photo finish between Fernanda Torres and Demi Moore. Adrien Brody took home the Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Brutalist, his second win in that very same category. Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña both nabbed supporting acting awards for their work in A Real Pain and Emilia Pérez, respectively. The Brutalist, Wicked, Emilia Pérez, and Dune: Part Two all took home awards as well._  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Mar 3, 2025 2:21 AM CUT  Paul Tazewell, Zoe Saldana, and Adrien Brody were all Oscar winners who made history Sunday night. Paul Tazewell, Zoe Saldana, and Adrien Brody were all Oscar winners who made history Sunday night.Photographs by Getty Images (Kevin Winter; Patrick T. Fallon/AFP (2))  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Mar 3, 2025 2:21 AM CUT _For all the biggest moments of the 2025 Oscars, read our_ [_full recap here_](https://time.com/7262764/oscars-academy-awards-updates-2025/ "undefined")_._ The Oscars were full of history-making moments tonight. On an evening with many open races, several of the winners, including the team behind _Flow_, the costume designer for _Wicked_, and _Emilia P_ _é_ _rez_ star Zoe Saldaña, all became firsts at the ceremony when their names were called to accept their Academy Awards. Here are all the Oscar winners who made history Sunday night. ## _Flow_ becomes the first Latvian film to win an Oscar _Flow_, the feline-centric film, won for Best Animated Feature, giving Latvia its first Academy Award ever. The visually stunning, dialogue-free film is also the first independent film to win Best Animated Film at the Oscars. It was also nominated for Best International Feature, an award which went to the Brazilian drama _I'm Still Here_.  Paul Tazewell holds his Oscar for Best Costume Design at the 97th Oscars on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Michael Buckner—Penske Media/Getty Images ## _Wicked'_s Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win for costume design Paul Tazewell, who had previously been nominated for his work in Steven Spielberg's _West Side Story_, snagged the Oscar for costume design. "I am the first Black man to receive the Oscar design award," he said during his speech. "I'm so proud of this." He went on to honor his "Ozian muses, Cynthia and Ariana" as the _Wicked_ stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande gave him a standing ovation. Tazewell has had a storied career on Broadway, designing costumes for such shows as _The Color Purple_ and _In the Heights_. ## Zoe Saldaña becomes first American of Dominican origin to win an Oscar Zoe Saldaña has dominated awards season and predictably won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for _Emilia Pérez_. In her speech, the actor spoke about her family's experience as immigrants. "My grandmother came to this country in 1961," she said. "I am the proud child of immigrant parents with dreams and dignity and hardworking hands, and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award. And I know I will not be the last." She also [joined a short list ](https://www.thewrap.com/zoe-saldana-roberto-benigni-oscar-history/ "undefined")of winners who received an award for a role performed in another language and from a movie nominated for Best International Feature. ## Brazil gets its first Oscar win After five previousnominations, Brazil finally snagged the Oscar for best international feature with _I’m Still Here_. The movie recounts the experiences of Eunice Paiva and her family after her husband Rubens Paiva was taken into custody during the country’s military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva went on to become a lawyer and activist, and the family became famous in Brazil. Brazilian fans have rallied around the movie and its portrayal of resilience in the face of oppression. Star Fernanda Torres was also up for Best Actress tonight, though Mikey Madison won in that category. ## Adrien Brody goes two for two in the best actor category Adrien Brody set an incredibly specific but still impressive record Sunday when he won Best Actor for his work in _The Brutalist_. He is the first person to win two best actor Oscars in his first two nominations. He previously won for his role in _The Pianist_ in 2003\. His first Oscar set a record that still stands for youngest man to win Best Actor in Academy Awards history. In a notable parallel, he played a Holocaust survivor in both films.  Sean Baker accepts the award for Best Picture for "Anora" onstage during the 97th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon—AFP/Getty Images ## Sean Baker goes four for four in one night _Anora_ had an excellent night at the Oscars. Writer-director-editor Sean Baker became the first person to win four Oscars in the same year for the same film. He won every award he was personally nominated for—Best Original Screenplay, Best Editor, Best Director, and finally Best Picture, as one of the film's producers. 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