Oscars 2025 recap: Biggest moments from the 97th Academy Awards
The 97th Academy Awards took place Sunday night.
The 2025 Oscars honored the best in cinema from the past year Sunday night.
The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, ended with "Anora" taking home the coveted trophy for best picture.
"Anora" was the top film of the night, taking home five Oscars including best director for Sean Baker.
The top acting prizes went to Adrien Brody, who won best actor for "The Brutalist," and Mikey Madison, who won best actress for "Anora." Winning in the supporting categories were "Emilia Pérez" star Zoe Saldaña and "A Real Pain" star Kieran Culkin.
Heading into the ceremony, "Emilia Pérez" led the field of nominees with 13 total Oscar nominations. It ended the night with two trophies.
This year's show honored the city of Los Angeles in the wake of the wildfires that left at least 29 dead and destroyed thousands of homes earlier this year, bringing firefighters onto the Oscars stage and hosting a charitable component to raise money for fire victims.
The Oscars ceremony aired live on ABC and streamed live on Hulu for the first time.
Scroll down for a recap of the 2025 Oscars.
Key moments:
Who is up for best actor at the Oscars?
Nominees for the best actor category at the 2025 Oscars include Adrien Brody ("The Brutalist"), Timothée Chalamet ("A Complete Unknown"), Colman Domingo ("Sing Sing"), Sebastian Stan ("The Apprentice") and Ralph Fiennes ("Conclave").
Brody is the only previous Oscar winner and Stan is the only first-time Oscar nominee in the category.
Read more about this year's best actor nominees here.
'Wicked' co-stars pose on the Oscars red carpet
"Wicked" co-stars Ethan Slater and Bowen Yang posed for photos together on the 2025 Oscars red carpet Sunday night.
Slater plays Boq and Yang plays Pfannee in the film.
While neither actor is nominated tonight, "Wicked" is up for 10 Academy Awards, including best picture.
Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) is up for best actress, Ariana Grande (Glinda) is up for best supporting actress, and the film also raked in several technical nods.
Fashion expert Joe Zee shares red carpet predictions
Ahead of the Oscars, fashion expert Joe Zee shared his thoughts on who will bring their fashion A-game tonight on the red carpet.
See his full video below and make sure to check back for more Oscars fashion moments.
When is the ABC Oscars red carpet pre-show?
"Dancing with the Stars" co-host and "Bachelor" host Jesse Palmer will host a 30-minute pre-show, "The Oscars Red Carpet Show," kicking off at 6:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Before that, tune in to ABC's official pre-show, "On the Red Carpet at the Oscars," to see live interviews from the red carpet with some of the night's nominees and presenters.
The pre-show, hosted by ABC News Live "Prime" anchor and "World News Tonight" Sunday anchor Linsey Davis and "GMA" weekend co-anchor and "World News Tonight" Saturday anchor Whit Johnson, will be streamed on ABC and ABC News Live.
Joining Davis and Johnson are ABC News correspondent Chris Connelly, KABC-TV entertainment reporter George Pennacchio and Variety's chief awards editor, Clayton Davis.