After a lengthy Hollywood award season, the biggest night in film has finally arrived for 2025 – the 97th Academy Awards. History was made in more ways than one during the 97th annual Academy Awards last night. All eyes were on his movie Anora, which won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Mikey Madison. Zoë Saldaña earned best supporting actress for “Emilia Pérez,” and Kieran Culkin took home best supporting actor for “A Real Pain.”
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Hollywood’s biggest night brought stars together on Sunday to celebrate the best in film at the 2025 Oscars. For movie fans in Australia, you can catch all the Oscars action live on Seven and 7plus. Leading the tally for total nominations is Emilia Pérez, whose total of 13 Oscar nods falls just one shy of the record for most nominations for a single film – currently held by La La Land and Titanic. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the 97th Academy Awards aired live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on ABC.
Best animated feature film
- All eyes were on his movie Anora, which won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Mikey Madison.
- Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the 97th Academy Awards aired live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on ABC.
- Hollywood’s biggest night brought stars together on Sunday to celebrate the best in film at the 2025 Oscars.
- Working as a Digital Content Producer across WHO, Gracie has combined her love for all things music, celebrity, and style with her journalistic and social media skillset to create engaging content covering pop culture’s biggest trends.
- Zoë Saldaña earned best supporting actress for “Emilia Pérez,” and Kieran Culkin took home best supporting actor for “A Real Pain.”
The global box office hit Wicked and cinematic epic The Brutalist are closely behind in the nominations standings, with each receiving 10 nominations.
Short film (animated)
After completing a Bachelor of Media, Master of Creative Industries, and Master of International Relations, Gracie launched her career in journalism at Are Media. Working as a Digital Content Producer across WHO, Gracie has combined her love for all things music, celebrity, and style with her journalistic and social media skillset to create engaging content covering pop culture’s biggest trends. If she’s not busy telling you how much she loves The Beatles (a lot), you’ll probably find Gracie counting down the days until her next concert or testing out TikTok’s favourite new beauty trend.
- Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the 97th Academy Awards aired live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on ABC.
- If she’s not busy telling you how much she loves The Beatles (a lot), you’ll probably find Gracie counting down the days until her next concert or testing out TikTok’s favourite new beauty trend.
- Are Media and its brands may have generated content partially using generative AI, which our editors review, edit and revise to their requirements.
- Working as a Digital Content Producer across WHO, Gracie has combined her love for all things music, celebrity, and style with her journalistic and social media skillset to create engaging content covering pop culture’s biggest trends.
Music (original score)
This year’s ceremony also paid tribute to the resilience of Los Angeles, honoring the city’s strength in the aftermath of the devastating Southern California wildfires, which claimed at least 29 lives and destroyed thousands of homes. We’ll be updating this article with all the winners, so be sure to check back throughout the day to see who gets the top prizes. Are Media acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. Are Media and its brands may have generated content partially using generative AI, which our editors review, edit and revise to their requirements.