Mikey Madison has just come backstage, to speak to the awaiting press.
She calls her best actress win “a huge honour”, and one that she thinks will sink in later down the line.
She also once again pays tribute to the sex worker community who she met during filming, and to Anora director Sean Baker, calling him “a true indie filmmaker”.
“We went off to make this weird crazy movie,” she says, adding that they poured their hearts into it.When asked what’s next for her, she seems momentarily at a loss for words.
“I just want to keep making movies”, she says. “I just know that tonight I’m going home to my new puppies and probably cleaning up their mess, and that will probably take me back down to earth.”
Best picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison - Anora
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla SofÃa Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best supporting actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Best supporting actor
WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Yura Borisov - Anora
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best director
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
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Best international feature
WINNER: I'm Still Here - Brazil
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia
Best animated feature
WINER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best original screenplay
WINNER: Anora - Sean Baker
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best adapted screenplay
WINNER: Conclave - Peter Straughan
A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best original song
WINNER: El Mal - Emilia Pérez
Never Too Late - Elton John: Never Too Late
Mi Camino - Emilia Pérez
Like A Bird - Sing Sing
The Journey - The Six Triple Eight
Best original score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best documentary feature
WINNER: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Sugarcane
Best costume design
WINNER: Wicked
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best make-up and hairstyling
WINNER: The Substance
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best production design
WINNER: Wicked
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best sound
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best film editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best cinematography
WINNER: The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best visual effects
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best live action short
WINNER: I'm Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
A Lien
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best animated short
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best documentary short
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
Read more about this year's nominated films:
A Complete Unknown: Critics praise Chalamet's portrayal of Bob Dylan
A Real Pain: Succession star praised for emotional film role
All We Imagine As Light: An Indian tale of love and sisterhood unfolds
Anora: Mikey Madison praised for breakout role as New York stripper
The Apprentice: Sebastian Stan says Trump 'should be grateful' for controversial film
Bird: Saltburn star plays chaotic young dad in Bafta-tipped film
Blitz: Saoirse Ronan says WW2 film is 'incredibly relevant'
The Brutalist: Film honours my ancestral struggles, says Brody
Conclave: Critics praise 'skin-prickling suspense'
Emilia Pérez: Selena Gomez 'shines' in Oscar-tipped musical
Gladiator II: Mescal was cast in Gladiator II after '30-minute Zoom call'
Hard Truths: Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman
I'm Still Here: Film brings Brazil's dictatorship past to the surface
Lee: Kate Winslet says women should celebrate 'being a real shape'
Maria: Angelina Jolie 'spellbinding' as opera star Callas
Nickel Boys: Film adaptation 'breaks the rules of cinema'
Nightbitch: Amy Adams turns into a dog in 'bizarre and brilliant' film
Nosferatu: 'We're all considering death all the time': Willem Dafoe on new vampire film
The Piano Lesson: Denzel Washington's children join forces in 'fearless' film
Queer: Critics divided over Daniel Craig film
The Room Next Door: Tilda Swinton film sparks euthanasia debate
Sing Sing: Colman Domingo wins Gotham prize as Oscars race heats up
The Substance: Demi Moore is over being perfect in new 'risky and juicy' horror role
Wicked: Ariana Grande channelled her loss into Wicked role
