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The 97th Academy Awards ceremony or The Oscars took place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Sean Baker's dramatic comedy Anora emerged as the biggest winner at the 97th Academy Awards, securing five awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for lead Mikey Madison.

Marking his debut as the Oscars host, Conan O'Brien led the Oscars ceremony, which concluded an awards season preceded by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in January. The disaster left a lasting impact on the city and the film industry, affecting many in the community.

The event opened with a heartfelt montage of film clips honoring the city, concluding with the message “We Love LA.” This was followed by a mesmerizing performance from Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

Full performance of “Defying Gravity” by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/h9flMlgiVI

-- Wicked News Hub (@wickednewshub) March 3, 2025

BLACKPINK's Lisa made history at the Oscars, becoming the first K-pop artist to perform at the event.

Lisa captivated the audience with a powerful performance of "Live and Let Die" from the James Bond film of the same name. Preceding her performance, American actor Margaret Qualley delivered a brief tango routine as part of a tribute to the iconic 007 franchise.

American rapper Doja Cat delivered a dynamic performance of "Diamonds Are Forever", followed by British singer-songwriter Raye's soulful rendition of "Skyfall". Though each artist took the stage individually, they came together at the end of the segment to acknowledge the audience in a unified moment.

full video of lisa's performance with Margaret Qually, Doja Cat and Raye at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/zekzAgb9Tq

-- blackpink (@blckpinkpic) March 3, 2025

Oscar nominee Queen Latifah lit up the stage with a high-energy performance of "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz, paying tribute to the legendary Quincy Jones, who passed away in November at the age of 91.

you have Queen Latifah singing in front of you at the Oscars but only Ariana Grande, Colman Domingo, and Cynthia Erivo are dancing and on their feet??? that room is STUFFY pic.twitter.com/N5XtjgteAJ

-- Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 3, 2025

The Los Angeles Master Chorale joined the Academy Orchestra for a moving performance of "Mozart's Requiem" during the In Memoriam segment.

Morgan Freeman introduced the tribute with a heartfelt remembrance of actor Gene Hackman, who passed away last week at the age of 95. "I had the pleasure of working with Gene on two films, Unforgiven and Under Suspicion, and like everyone who ever shared a scene with him, I learned he was a generous performer and a man whose gifts elevated everyone's work," Freeman said.

The segment also honored other film legends lost over the past year, including Maggie Smith, Gena Rowlands, Dabney Coleman, Bob Newhart, Kris Kristofferson, Teri Garr, Donald Sutherland, Louis Gossett Jr., Shelley Duvall, David Lynch, and James Earl Jones.

Morgan Freeman pays tribute to Gene Hackman before the #Oscars In Memoriam segment pic.twitter.com/lcQVzfXvvo

-- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025

Here's a full list of the Oscars 2025 winners and nominees

Best picture: Anora
Nominees:
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Best actress: Mikey Madison - Anora
Nominees:
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here

Best actor: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Nominees:
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Best supporting actress: Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Nominees:
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave

Best supporting actor: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Nominees:
Yura Borisov - Anora
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice

Best director: Sean Baker - Anora
Nominees:
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown

Best international feature: I'm Still Here - Brazil
Nominees:
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia

Best animated feature: Flow
Nominees:
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best original screenplay: Anora - Sean Baker
Nominees:
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: Conclave - Peter Straughan
Nominees:
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: "El Mal" - Emilia Pérez
Nominees:
"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: The Brutalist
Nominees:
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best documentary feature: No Other Land
Nominees:
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Sugarcane

Best costume design: Wicked
Nominees:
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II

Best make-up and hairstyling: The Substance
Nominees:
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best production design: Wicked
Nominees:
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave

Best sound: Dune: Part Two
Nominees:
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best film editing: Anora
Nominees:
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Best cinematography: The Brutalist
Nominees:
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu

Best visual effects: Dune: Part Two
Nominees:
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Best live action short: I'm Not a Robot
Nominees:
Anuja
The Last Ranger
A Lien
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best animated short: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Nominees:
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

Best documentary short: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Nominees:
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart

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