Oscars 2025 recap: Biggest moments from the 97th Academy Awards

PHOTO: Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldana, and Kieran Culkin pose in the press room at the Oscar, Mar. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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Best moments from the 2025 Oscars

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.

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"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.

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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.

Mar 02, 2025 11:34 PM

Timothée Chalamet wears all yellow on the red carpet

Best actor nominee Timothée Chalamet has arrived on the red carpet at the 2025 Oscars.

Chalamet, star of "A Complete Unknown," hit the carpet in an all-yellow suit before the show.

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Timothee Chalamet attends the 97th Annual Oscars, Mar. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.

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Chalamet's best actor nod comes by way of his performance playing cultural icon Bob Dylan in the biopic covering the musician's early years.

"A Complete Unknown" is nominated for eight total awards tonight.

Mar 02, 2025 11:20 PM

Demi Moore, Zoe Saldaña and more own the red carpet with their Oscars looks

Oscar nominees Demi Moore and Zoe Saldaña turned heads with their red carpet looks.

Moore, who is nominated tonight for best actress for "The Substance," stepped out in a sparkling silver gown.

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Demi Moore attends the 97th Annual Oscars, Mar. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.

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Saldaña, who is nominated tonight for best supporting actress for "Emilia Pérez," walked the carpet in an off-the-shoulder burgundy dress.

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Zoe Saldana attends the 97th Annual Oscars, March 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.

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Selena Gomez arrived on the carpet in a champagne colored gown, while BLACKPINK's Lisa, who is performing tonight, hit the carpet in a stunning tuxedo-inspired look.

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Selena Gomez attends the 97th Annual Oscars March 2, 2025.

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Lisa attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre

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Meanwhile, "A Complete Unknown" actress Elle Fanning wore a white gown with a black bow.

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See all of the night's best fashion looks here.

Mar 02, 2025 11:06 PM

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos light up the Oscars red carpet

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos lit up the Oscars red carpet with their megawatt smiles.

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos arrive at the Oscars, Mar. 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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The pair will broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Monday for a special "After the Oscars Show" episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark."

"We've got an amazing show planned," Ripa teased to ABC News on the red carpet.

Mar 02, 2025 10:46 PM

Oscars host Conan O'Brien and wife Liza hit the red carpet

Conan O'Brien hit the Oscars red carpet with his wife Liza Powel O'Brien by his side.

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Conan O'Brien and Liza Powel O'Brien attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre, Mar. 02, 2025, in Hollywood, Calif.

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This year marks the comedian's first time hosting the Oscars.

"I'm excited because I grew up watching the Oscars," O'Brien told "GMA" in an interview that aired Feb. 26. "I dreamed of, like, being a seat filler at the Oscars. I never thought, 'Oh, I'll host the Oscars.' I always kept my dreams very attainable."

O'Brien and his wife married in 2002. They share two children.

Mar 02, 2025 11:59 PM

Demi Moore gives advice to her younger self on Oscars red carpet

Demi Moore stopped by ABC's "The Oscars Red Carpet Show" ahead of the 97th Academy Awards and offered some sage advice to her younger self.

After "Dancing with the Stars" co-host Julianne Hough asked Moore what advice she would give herself as a younger woman, Moore said, "It would really be to appreciate all of who you are as you are right in that moment."

"That it is imperfectly perfect and how human and beautiful that is," she added.

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Demi Moore attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre, on March 2, 2025, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Moore is nominated for her first-ever Oscar this year, up for best actress for her instantly iconic role in "The Substance."

"I am just so filled with joy. I feel like I'm bursting," Moore told Hough of how she's feeling tonight. "Like, it really is just still, in so many ways, so unexpected and just really just a joy, and I'm really trying to stay present so I don't miss any of it."