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Mikey Madison has taken home the coveted Actress in a Leading Role at the Oscars this year!
Check out Madison's speech below:
The Oscars had a bit of a different feel to it this year, but it was full of the excitement that we've come to know and love.
Conan O'Brien hosted the evening for the first time as all of the Hollywood elites gathered at the Dolby Theatre in LA.
This feels like it has been a great year for women in the industry, and the nominees for Actress in a Leading Role (Best Actress) show that.
Cynthia Erivo took 2024 by storm, as her performance in Wicked left moviegoers absolutely stunned.
Taking on the role of Elphaba, there was a lot of pressure on Erivo to deliver - and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't think that she smashed it.
Karla Sofía Gascón has had a mixed year, and although she received a nomination for her role in Emilia Perez, her attendance was marked with controversy.
She was removed from the campaign trail of the film by Netflix after resurfaced tweets led to backlash.
Gascón is the first out transgender actor to be nominated for an Oscar.
Mikey Madison got the nod for her portrayal of Ani in Anora, which followed a young escort from Brooklyn who meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Demi Moore is a household name, and yet she continues to go from strength to strength.
If you've seen The Substance, then you'll know why her nomination for Best Actress came as no surprise.
She plays TV fitness host, Elisabeth Sparkle, who is deemed too old for her job, and turns to a black market drug that promises age-defying results... and it gets a bit horrific (in a good way) from then.
Fernanda Torres's nomination comes with added emotion, as her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, was previously nominated for the same award in 1998.
This is the first time that this has happened in the Oscars' history.
Torres picked up her nomination for playing Eunice Paiva in I'm Still Here, a movie that centers around a mother who is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil in 1971.
While all of these nominees deserved the award for their outstanding performances, only one could win.
The award this year went to Mikey Madison.
It's hard to argue with the choice, and we can't wait to see what roles she takes on in the future - especially as this was her first nomination!
Naturally overcome with emotion, Madison began her speech but noting that although she has lived in LA all of her life, she always felt that Hollywood was "far away" from what she could achieve.
Madison thanked the crew of Anora for their hard work and paid special tribute to her family, who have been supporting her all these years.
She then went on: "I want to again recognize and honor the sex worker community. I will continue to support and be an ally. The women that I've had the privilege of meeting from that community have been one of the highlights of this entire incredible experience."
The Oscar winner then complimented her fellow nominees before saying that the award is a "dream come true".
Here's the list of all the winners from the night:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor in a Lead Role
Best Actress in a Lead Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Original Screenplay
Adapted Screenplay
Animated Feature
Production Design
Costume Design
Cinematography
Editing
Makeup and Hairstyling
Sound
Visual Effects
Original Score
Original Song
Documentary Feature
