Mikey Madison wins best actress on Oscars 2025 and beats Demi Moore

Mikey Madison Have taken home the gold.

During 2025 Oscar Ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday 2 March, 25-year-old Aor Star seemed stunned when she nabbed her first Oscar Prize, in a surprising victory over Frontrunner and the second first nominees Demi Moore.

After taking the stage at the Dolby Theater and accepting the best actress from last year’s winner Emma StenMadison began his emotional speech by reflecting on the “surreal” experience and growing up in Los Angeles, although “Hollywood always felt so far away to me. So being here in this room today is really incredible.”

She went on to call out her team, those who behind the film, her family presence, sex workers society and her colleagues best actress nominated: Cynthia Erivo for EvilThe Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia PérezMoore too The subject and Fernanda Torres for I’m still here.

“This is a dream come true; I’ll probably wake up tomorrow,” Madison added and referred to how this felt like a dream, before he thanked her Aor director Sean Baker: “I love you. This is all because of you.”

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Madison leads author-director Baker’s Aor In the titular role, a sex worker experiences a whirlwind story. Breakthrough Star served nods at several pioneer ceremonies and eventually won in the year BAFTA AWARDS ceremony.

She recently talked to people in an exclusive interview for 2025 Oscar Portfolio And said that she “definitely” received some exciting offers since the film debuted last year to great praise.

“There are some things that I am really excited about and have my fingers crossed,” shared LA-born and first Oscar nominees.

The other nominees were extremely deserving and delivered fantastic performances this year.

Moore’s performance as actress Elisabeth Sparkle in The subjectThe Koralie FargeatBodybuilding satirical hit, earned victories throughout the prize, including at Golden GlobesThe Critics Choice Awards And more.

In her Globes Acceptance SpeechThe 62-year-old actress said she was “in shock”, “humble” and “grateful” when I won and explained, “I have done this for a long time, as over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever won something as an actor.”

Erivo, 38, netted his third nomination with the academy (doing Harriet star the only previously nominated in the category), as well as nods from several other voice organs, for her work as EvilElphaba alias the so -called evil witch in the west.

Director Job menAdaptation of Hit Broadway musical will continue with Wicked: For goodThe Flying into the theater November 21.

For her performance as the titular Mexican Kingpin-Tände activist in Emilia PérezGascón, 52, made history at Oscars and other prices such as First open transgender person Nominated.

After Jacques Audiard-Directed Musical-Thriller led this year’s list of Oscar-Nicks, old social media Post from the Spanish star resurrected and caused her to deactivate Her X account, give several statements and Interviews address controversy And later apologize, promising silence.

Torres, 59, made Oscar’s history as just the other Brazilian actress nominated as best actress – after his mother, Fernanda Montenegrowhich was the first in 1999.

A prize winner in his home country for decades of powerful performances, she leads Walter Salles-directed I’m still hereAbout Brazil’s military dictatorship from 1971, such as the real Eunice Paiva.

Earlier in the evening, the film won the best international feature.

See People’s full coverage of the 97th annual Academy Awardshost by Conan O’Brien and broadcast on ABC.