Disney/Scott Kirkland As usual, what the stars wore to the Oscars was just as important as who won the night’s awards, and there were certainly some stunners on the red carpet this year. The Wicked gals showed up in full glam, with Ariana Grande wearing a pale pink Schiaparelli gown with a wide skirt embellished with crystals …
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, aired live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2. Anora was the night’s big winner, taking home five Oscars including best picture, best director for Sean Baker and best actress for Mikey Madison. Here are the …
Kevin Winter/Getty Images There was no clear front-runner for best picture going into Oscar night, but in the end it was the independent film Anora that grabbed the trophy, beating out The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez and Wicked for the top honor. “We made this with very little money but all of our hearts,” producer …
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Sean Baker won best director at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night. This was his third Oscar win of the night for his film Anora. He also won for his original screenplay and for editing the movie. It was his first nomination in the best director category. Later …
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The Academy Award for best actress goes to Mikey Madison. She was awarded for her role in Anora, beating out fellow nominees Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here). “This is very surreal,” Madison began her speech. “I grew up …
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images Morgan Freeman made an appearance at the 97th Academy Awards Sunday, where he paid tribute to his “dear friend” Gene Hackman. “This week, our community lost a giant. And I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman,” Freeman began, noting the two worked on Unforgiven and Under Suspicion. “Like everyone who ever shared a …
Kevin Winter/Getty Images The Emilia Pérez track “El Mal,” written by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard, nabbed the Oscar for best original song Sunday, beating out songs by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt, Diane Warren and others. “We wrote ‘El Mal’ as a song to denounce corruption,” Camille shared during her …
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night. This was her first Oscar nomination and win. Saldaña was awarded the prize for her performance in Emilia Pérez. She was nominated alongside Monica Barbaro, Ariana Grande, Felicity Jones and Isabella Rossellini. Last year’s winner, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, took to the stage …
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Together they’ve recorded the hit song “Born Again,” but at the 97th Academy Awards Sunday night, LISA, Doja Cat and RAYE individually took to the stage to salute Bond … James Bond. As part of a tribute to the British super spy, The Substance star …
Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images Paul Tazewell won best costume design for Wicked at the 2025 Oscars, a history-making win for the costume designer. He has become the first Black man to win in the category and the second Black person overall, following Ruth E. Carter‘s win for Black Panther and its sequel. “This is absolutely astounding. Thank you, …