'Anora,' Kieran Culkin, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldana win big at the Oscars

March 2 (UPI) -- Anora was the big winner at the Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles Sunday night.

The film was named Best Picture, star Mikey Madison won for Best Actress and Sean Baker earned the honors for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing.

Adrien Brody was voted Best Actor for The Brutalist, Kieran Culkin won for Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain and Zoe Saldana was named Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Perez.

Flow was named Best Animated Feature and Conclave writer Peter Straughan won for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Wicked was recognized for Best Costumes and Best Production Design, while co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performed songs from the movie musical at the top of the ceremony.

The Substance won for Best Hair & Makeup.

Comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the Oscars gala, which honored excellence in cinema.

The event aired on ABC and streamed on Hulu.

Among the highlights was a tribute to the James Bond film franchise that included a medley of songs from the 007 blockbusters sung by Lisa, Raye and Doja Cat.

Queen Latifah also sang "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz in honor of the late music producer Quincy Jones.

Emilia Perez went into the competition with a leading 13 nominations, while Wicked and The Brutalist earned 10 nods apiece.