Oscars 2025 Finest and Worst Moments

The 2025 Oscars, Hollywood’s largest night time, didn’t maintain again on delivering loads of emotional, laughable and awkward moments. From Anora proudly owning the night time with 5 wins to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande‘s show-stopping efficiency to host Conan O’Brien mocking the Emilia Pérez scandal, listed here are a few of Sunday night time’s most unforgettable moments.

Anora Owns the Night time With 5 Wins

Anora steamrolled by the night time, with Sean Baker‘s indie upstart profitable 5 Oscars, together with finest image and director, and star Mikey Madison staging an upset for finest actress. “It’s a dream come true. I’m in all probability going to get up tomorrow,” Madison stated when accepting the prize. Most of the folks concerned with the movie little question felt the identical. Starting life as an outsider manufacturing backed by the New York-backed FilmNation earlier than being acquired by Neon, the category commentary took the highest honor at Could’s Cannes Movie Competition, went by an entire bunch of lulls all through the season after which emerged Sunday as probably the most dominant Oscar winners in current reminiscence. Learn extra. — Steven Zeitchik

Gen-Z Represents With Mikey Madison Finest Actress Win

Anora star Mikey Madison took residence the most effective actress award, beating out Demi Moore who many presumed would win for her function in The Substance. “I grew up in Los Angeles however Hollywood at all times felt so distant from me,” stated Madison in her speech from the Dolby stage. In Anora, Madison performed a Brooklyn intercourse employee who meets and marries the son of a Russian oligarch, after which she runs afoul of his highly effective household. Madison stated in her speech, “I simply needed to acknowledge and honor the intercourse employee group. I’ll proceed to help and be an ally. The entire unimaginable girls I’ve had the privilege of assembly from that group have been one of many highlights of this whole expertise.” Learn extra. — Mia Galuppo

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Defy Gravity With Efficiency

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo kicked off the Oscars with a efficiency of “Someplace Over the Rainbow.” The Depraved stars took turns taking the Academy Awards stage after a montage of clips from varied Oscar-nominated movies had been proven, with Grande beginning the efficiency by singing the traditional tune in homage to Wizard of Oz. Erivo then got here onstage to carry out Diana Ross’ “Dwelling” from The Wiz. After Erivo’s solo, Grande joined her Depraved co-star to carry out “Defying Gravity.” At one level, Grande stepped apart to observe Erivo belt the tune’s excessive notes together with the notable riff. Learn extra. — Lexy Perez

Zoe Saldaña Offers Emotional Speech for Finest Supporting Actress Win

Whereas accepting her first Oscar for finest supporting actress for her function in Emilia Pérez, a tearful Zoe Saldaña talked about her household, a lot of whom had been within the room on the Dolby. Saldaña, who referred to as out her mom proper as she acquired to the microphone, stated in her speech, “I’m a proud baby of immigrant dad and mom, with desires and dignity and arduous working fingers.” Saldaña additionally talked concerning the significance of profitable the award for a job the place she was performing in Spanish. “My grandmother got here to this nation in 1961,” stated the actress. “My grandmother, if she had been right here, she can be so delighted by this.” Learn extra. — Mia Galuppo

Conan O’Brien Mocks ‘Emilia Pérez’ Scandal

Conan O’Brien mocked the Emilia Pérez scandal throughout his Oscar internet hosting debut. “I like Anora — Anora makes use of the F-word 479 instances,” he stated as he took the stage. “That’s three greater than the document set by [Emilia Pérez star] Karla Sofia Gascon’s publicist.” O’Brien then added: “Karla Sofia Gascon is right here tonight,” and the viewers applauded as she was proven on digicam. “Karla, if you’re going to tweet concerning the Oscars, keep in mind: My identify is Jimmy Kimmel.” Learn extra. — James Hibberd

Adrien Brody Shuts Down Try and Minimize Off His Speech

As Adrien Brody famous throughout his finest actor acceptance speech, the Oscars weren’t his “first rodeo.” Amid emotional remarks, by which amongst different issues he thanked accomplice Georgina Chapman, the orchestra started enjoying wrap-up music, which Brody rapidly dismissed. “I’m wrapping up. Please. Please. I’ll wrap up. Please flip the music off. I’ve carried out this earlier than. It’s not my first rodeo. I will probably be transient,” the now two-time Oscar winner stated to laughs. The win comes 20 years after a 29-year-old Brody received for the Holocaust drama The Pianist in 2003, making him the youngest Oscar winner of all time. At that present, he famously kissed presenter Halle Berry, and on this 12 months’s pink carpet, Berry kissed him in a throwback to that second. Learn extra. — Aaron Sofa

Kieran Culkin Asks His Spouse for One other Youngster Throughout Acceptance Speech

Kieran Culkin received the Academy Award for finest supporting actor.  Throughout his acceptance speech, Culkin sung praises to his Succession co-star and fellow nominee, Jeremy Sturdy, whereas additionally asking his spouse for an additional baby. “By the best way, Jeremy [Strong], you’re wonderful in The Apprentice,” Culkin stated earlier than a quick piece of his speech was minimize out in the course of the stay telecast for seemingly dropping an F-bomb. “I’m not speculated to single anybody out, it’s favoritism, however you had been nice.” Culkin went on to look again on the trajectory of his profession resulting in his Oscar win, claiming that he has “no concept how I acquired right here” whereas noting that performing has at all times “simply been part of what I do.” He thanked his longtime supervisor Emily Gerson Saines, including that his success was “due to [Saines]” and that he’d be “misplaced” with out her and his A Actual Ache co-star Jessie Eisenberg. Learn extra. — McKinley Franklin

Halle Berry and Adrien Brody Share One other Iconic Kiss

Speak about a payback 22 years within the making. On the pink carpet forward of the Oscars, Halle Berry and Adrien Brody reunited and recreated their surprising kiss on the 2003 Academy Awards. Hours earlier than the ceremony acquired underway, the heartwarming second was caught on digicam (beneath) when Berry ran as much as Brody, planting a longing kiss on her fellow Oscar winner. After a smiling Brody gladly accepted the smooch, they embraced as folks round cheered. Berry has been holding out for this payback alternative, as she advised Further on the pink carpet that for “21 years I’ve been ready to get him on a pink carpet and slap one on.” Learn extra. — Carly Thomas

The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, had been held Sunday on the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Discover the full winners listing right here, and take a look at the A-list pink carpet arrivals right here.