Oscars 2025: Anora wins five awards as Wicked settles for just two gongs
DEMI Moore looked furious at the Oscars as she lost out on the Best Actress award to Anora’s leading lady Mikey Madison.
Hosted by comedian and TV personality Conan O'Brien, the 2025 Oscars saw highs and blows galore.
Demi could be seen gritting her teeth as her name wasn't called - but she whispered "nice" while clapping the Hollywood newcomer, who picked up the coveted gong for her role as a sex worker who marries the son of an oligarch.
The biggest winner of the night was Anora, collecting five gongs including awards for Best Picture, Best Editing, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and of course, Best Actress.
Timothée Chalamet missed out on the Best Actor Oscar after playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, but he did get a kiss from girlfriend Kylie Jenner.
The prize went to Adrien Brody for his role in The Brutalist. And in a bizarre moment, Brody chucked his chewing gum at his girlfriend before collecting the statuette.
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Emilia Perez actress Zoe Saldana broke down in tears on stage and screamed out to her mom after winning her maiden Academy Award gong for Best Supporting Actress.
There were tears all round when Morgan Freeman paid tribute to his friend Gene Hackman after the Superman actor died alongside his wife.
And in a blow for Wicked, tipped to take home a fleet of gongs, it snagged just two - for Best Costume Design and Production Design - which came after Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performed at the coveted event.
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Wicked wins Best Production Design
Production designer Nathan Crowley and set decorator Lee Sandales take the stage and the cake.
A brief speech follows before the legendary Mick Jagger appears to present the next award for Best Original Song.
Zoe Saldana wins Best Supporting Actress
Emilia Perez has its first prize!
The versatile actress is almost lost for words and immediately calls out to her mother in the audience.
She adds that she's "sharing this award with my cast and crew" before paying tribute to her Dominican ancestry.
Credit: AP Anora scoops the Best Editing prize
Another gong for Anora and another for Sean Baker!
Could a hat-trick of statuettes be imminent? Let's see.
The Substance wins for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Richly deserved!
To become 'Gollum,' Moore endured up to 7 hours of makeup, during which the upper half of her body was smothered in prosthetics.
Thank goodness it paid off!
Credit: Reuters Conclave's Peter Straughan nabs gong for Best Adapted Screenplay
The thought-provoking papal drama is on the scoreboard!
Straughan was previously nominated for the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy but ultimately missed out.
Credit: AFP Anora's Sean Baker wins Best Original Screenplay
Anora bags its first gong of the night!
And it's a maiden Academy Award for Baker who pays poignant tribute to the sex worker community for their inspiration.
Wicked's Paul Tazewell scoops Best Costume Design
The legendary designer bags his first Academy Award!
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are on their feet to pay tribute!
Credit: AP In the Shadow of the Cyprus wins best Animated Short
Directors Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi nearly didn't make it tonight.
The duo arrived in Tinseltown three hours ago after almost failing to secure a visa.
Now they're Oscar winning filmmakers - and despite a couple of hiccups they managed to deliver a heartfelt speech.
Credit: AFP Flow wins first prize for Best Animated Feature Film
A stunning story of survival and hope, Flow is now the proud owner of an Academy Award gong.
Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis gladly accepted the prize.
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Kieran Culkin snags the gong for Best Supporting Actor
The actor's emotional and devastating performance in Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain has earned him a well-deserved statuette.
Viewers hail O'Brien
"Conan is hosting the show the way he’s always done it. He’ll land a joke in way that no one else can," one wrote on X.
A second added: "Man, Conan really is just the best.
"He should be hosting every single awards show, not just this one."
Conan oozing charisma
Conan O'Brien demonstrating why he's had such an illustrious career in comedy.
A born performer!
Game Set and Match
Tennis sensation Coco Gauff is winning on and off the court!
The US Open champ and world number 3 has opted for a seemingly tennis-inspired gown, which she paired with dangling earrings for tonight's ceremony.
A reminder of last year's winners
Best Animated Feature Film – The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Documentary Feature Film – 20 Days in Mariupol – Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Raney Aronson-Rath
Best Live Action Short Film – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best Cinematography – Oppenheimer
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Poor Things – Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston
Best Costume Design – Poor Things – Holly Waddington
Best International Feature Film – The Zone of Interest – UK
Best Documentary Short Film – The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Best Animated Short Film – War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
Best Production Design – Poor Things – production design: James Price and Shona Heath; set decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek
Best Original Score – Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
Best Visual Effects – Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima
Best Original Screenplay – Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Best Adapted Screenplay – American Fiction – Cord Jefferson
Best Sound – The Zone of Interest – Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn
Best Original Song – What Was I Made For? – Barbie
Best Film Editing – Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame
Best Director – Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Actor – Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Best Actress – Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Picture – OppenheimerKamala watching from home
Kamala Harris is getting the snacks out for tonight's academy awards ceremony.
That puts to bed any speculation the former Veep could be making a surprise appearance at the Dolby Theatre later on!
Selena Loren?
Emilia Perez star Selena Gomez channelled her inner Sophia Loren as she dazzled in a an ornate custom Ralph Lauren dress inspired by the latter.
Credit: Getty In pursuit of greatness
Arguably the man of the moment, Timothée Chalamet is looking dapper in yellow as he hit the red carpet.
The star is gunning to become the youngest best actor winner in Oscar history for his superb performance as legendary songwriter Bob Dylan.
Credit: Getty Tonight's host is here!
Conan O'Brien rocked up looking suave alongside his wife Eliza.
Get ready for what is certain to be a trademark side-splitting performance from the iconic former late night host!
Credit: Getty Stunning Cynthia
She's the woman on everyone's lips, and now Cynthia Erivo has capped off the awards season in style.
The star looks enchanting in a custom Louis Vuitton ballgown made of dark green velvet with exaggerated hips, shoulders and a pointed collar.
Credit: Getty When does the action start?
Viewers gunning to see the gongs handed out will have to wait a little longer.
To remind you again, the awards ceremony will start at around midnight UK time (7pm ET).
So less than an hour to go!
Couple goals
Wicked Star Jeff Goldblum and his wife Emilie Livingston stunned as they rocked up to the 97th Academy Awards.
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More Wicked to come?
Multi-Oscar-nominated musical Wicked could be coming to the small screen — with talks for a new TV series based on the original book.
Now, the author of the novel on which it is loosely based — Wicked: The Life Times of the Wicked Witch of the West — has revealed there is interest in retelling the original tale, which is far more X-rated than the musical.
Gregory Maguire, 70, told The Sun: “For many years there has been talk of a non-musical, original TV movie or a streaming series based on Wicked the novel, not Wicked the musical.
“While we came pretty close several times to having such an operation greenlit, it hasn’t happened yet.
“It may happen one day. So those who like to live in hope don’t need to find a new address. You never know.”
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Looking wicked!
Ariana Grande has made her grand arrival to the Oscars ceremony and she looks...wow!
The actress and singer turned heads as she donned an eye-catching Schiaparelli gown with a massive peplum.
Legendary arrival
Late-blooming Academy Award nominee June Squibb is in the building!
The 95-year-old dazzled in Thelma, portraying a woman going after phone scammers in what was her first titular role.