Hollywood’s biggest night is over, with “Anora” claiming the coveted Oscar for best picture. Replay the 97th Academy Awards as it happened.
“Anora,” a strip club Cinderalla story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize.
“If you didn’t cast Mikey Madison in `Once Upon a Time,' there would be no `Anora,”' Baker told Quentin Tarantino, who presented the award.Wow. Adrien Brody taking best actor is a surprise in a night without many surprises. He took home the Golden Globe, but since then the cards seem to have tipped in Timothée Chalamet’s favour.
Queen Latifah performs"Ease on Down the Road" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. They were also honoured onstage at the Grammys, in addition to being called out at every major award show this year. O’Brien made them read some jokes he’d rather not make himself.Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Host Conan O'Brien, far right, on stage during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Mick Jagger arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. “El Mal” from “Emilia Perez,” by Clement Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard has won the Oscar for best original song.
The tribute comes on the heels of a shakeup that stirred the film industry: The longtime custodians of the James Bond movies handed over creative control to Amazon MGM in late February. Amazon bought MGM Studios in 2022 for US$6.1 billion, a purchase that was significantly motivated by the acquisition of one of the movies' most beloved and long-running franchises.
It’s my absolute favourite movie if 2024, so I hope this is the beginning of a trend for the rest of the show!Sean Baker’s Brooklyn comedy “Anora” has won an Oscar for best original screenplay. The film had been widely considered a contender for best picture at the Academy Awards, alongside other categories including best actress for its lauded young star.
Animation is often thought of as childlike, fun and creative in nature, but it can also elicit deep emotion: “In the Shadow of the Cypress” takes a creative and artistic approach to the relationship between a father, an old former captain who is dealing with PTSD, and his daughter. The short also won best animated short at the Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival.
Kieran Culkin accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for"A Real Pain" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The show started off strong with a tribute to Hollywood as the Dream Factory before acknowledging the grim reality of the recent wildfires. Nicely done.
Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande perform"Defying Gravity" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Host Conan O’Brien got the show and his monologue off to a start filled with his usual sarcastic humor. “What happens if their second choice was the one that was eliminated? Well, their votes then go to their third choice, and so on. That process continues until one movie gets 50% or more of all the votes.”Workers set up an Oscar statue in the red carpet area before the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Saturday, March 1, 2025.
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