The 97th Annual Academy Awards were presented on Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, and we're thrilled to celebrate the UGFTV alumni nominees and winners!*
BEST PICTURE
WINNER
Anora
Sean Baker '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Director/Writer/Producer
DIRECTING
WINNER
Anora
Sean Baker '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
Anora
Sean Baker '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Flow
Matīss Kaža ’18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Porcelain War
Brendan Bellomo '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
FILM EDITING
WINNER
Anora
Sean Baker '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Congratulations to Edward Berger '94 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), whose film Conclave received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture.
See the full list of Tisch nominees here and winners here.
*We apologize for any omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu