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Oscars 2025 Recap

Writer: Javier AlbiteJavier Albite
Oscar statuettes awarded to the recipients
Oscar statuettes awarded to the recipients

by Javier Albite


Oscar season: a time to reflect on the best of the best of the year when it comes to the film industry. Conan O'Brien is this year's host of the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. One of the biggest awards in entertainment, here's your recap of the whole event:


Highlights:


  • Adam Sandler entering the Oscars in a hoodie and gym shorts

  • Conan O'Brien's speech about the importance of film

  • Kieran Culkin mentioning a bet he made with his wife about having two more kids if he won an Oscar, then winning Best Supporting Actor

  • Andrew Garfield giving a heartfelt speech on how Goldie Hawn's movies impacted him and his late mother

  • Conan O'Brien and Martin Scorsese's "CinemaStreams" skit

  • Ben Stiller falling through the stage while presenting the award for Best Production Design

  • Margaret Qualley introducing the James Bond musical tribute with a dance number

  • Conan O'Brien introducing the Los Angeles Fire Department to deliver jokes they wrote

  • Morgan Freeman's tribute to Gene Hackman

  • Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah's musical tribute to Quincy Jones

  • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reuniting from When Harry Met Sally to present Best Picture


Musical Performances:


  • Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo perform a medley of the songs "Over the Rainbow", "Home", and "Defying Gravity" from the film Wicked

  • Conan O'Brien performs a musical number about not wasting time

  • Lisa performs "Live and Let Die" by Wings in homage to the James Bond franchise

  • Doja Cat performs "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey in homage to the James Bond franchise

  • Raye performs "Skyfall" by Adele in homage to the James Bond franchise

  • Queen Latifah performs "Ease on Down the Road" in tribute to Quincy Jones


Awards:

Best Supporting Actor:

  • Yura Borisov: Anora

  • Kieran Culkin: A Real Pain

  • Edward Norton: A Complete Unkown

  • Guy Pearce: The Brutalist

  • Jeremy Strong: The Apprentice


Best Animated Feature Film:

  • Flow: Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman

  • Inside Out 2: Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen

  • Memoir of a Snail: Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl: Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek

  • The Wild Robot: Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann


Best Animated Short Film:

  • Beautiful Men: Nicolas Keppens, Brecht Van Elslande

  • In the Shadow of the Cypress: Shirin Sohani, Hossein Molayemi

  • Magic Candies: Daisuke Nishio, Takashi Washio

  • Wander to Wonder: Nina Gantz, Stienette Bosklopper

  • Yuck!: Loïc Espuche, Juliette Marquet


Best Costume Design:

  • A Complete Unknown: Arianne Phillips

  • Conclave: Lisy Christi

  • Gladiator II: Janty Yates, Dave Crossman

  • Nosferatu: Linda Muir

  • Wicked: Paul Tazewell


Best Original Screenplay:

  • Anora: Sean Baker

  • The Brutalist: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

  • A Real Pain: Jesse Eisenberg

  • September 5: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum

  • The Substance: Coralie Fargeat


Best Adapted Screenplay:

  • A Complete Unkown: James Mangold, Jay Cocks

  • Conclave: Peter Straughan

  • Emilia Pérez: Jacques Audiard

  • Nickel Boys: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes

  • Sing Sing: Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley


Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

  • A Different Man: Mike Marino, David Presto, Crystal Jurado

  • Emilia Pérez: Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini

  • Nosferatu: David White, Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton

  • The Substance: Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Marilyne Scarselli

  • Wicked: Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth


Best Film Editing:

  • Anora: Sean Baker

  • The Brutalist: Dávid Jancsó

  • Conclave: Nick Emerson

  • Emilia Pérez: Juliette Welfing

  • Wicked: Myron Kerstein


Best Supporting Actress:

  • Monica Barbaro: A Complete Unkown

  • Ariana Grande: Wicked

  • Felicity Jones: The Brutalist

  • Isabella Rossellini: Conclave

  • Zoe Saldaña: Emilia Pérez


Best Production Design:

  • The Brutalist: Judy Becker

  • Conclave: Suzie Davies

  • Dune: Part Two: Patrice Vermette

  • Nosferatu: Craig Lathrop

  • Wicked: Nathan Crowley


Best Original Song:

  • "El Mal" by Clément Ducol, Camille: Emilia Pérez

  • "The Journey" by Diane Warren: The Six Triple Eight

  • "Like a Bird" by Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada: Sing Sing

  • "Mi Camino" by Clément Ducol, Camille: Emilia Pérez

  • "Never Too Late" by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, Bernie Taupin: Elton John: Never Too Late


Best Documentary Short Film:

  • Death by Numbers: Kim A. Snyder, Janique L. Robillard

  • I Am Ready, Warden: Smriti Mundhra, Maya Gnyp

  • Incident: Bill Morrison, Jamie Kalven

  • Instruments of a Beating Heart: Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Eric Nyari

  • The Only Girl in the Orchestra: Molly O'Brien, Lisa Remington


Best Documentary Feature Film:

  • Black Box Diaries: Shiori Itō, Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin

  • No Other Land: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hmadan Ballal, Yuval Abraham

  • Porcelain War: Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, Paula DuPré Pesmen

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat: Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety

  • Sugarcane: Julian Brave, NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn


Best Sound:

  • A Complete Unknown: Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey, David Giammarco

  • Dune: Part Two: Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill

  • Emilia Pérez: Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz, Niels Barletta

  • Wicked: Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson, John Marquis

  • The Wild Robot: Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo, Leff Lefferts


Best Visual Effects:

  • Alien: Romulus: Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, Shane Mahan

  • Better Man: Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs

  • Dune: Part Two: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer

  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke

  • Wicked: Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, Paul Corbould


Best Live Action Short Film:

  • A Lien: Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz

  • Anuja: Adam J. Graves, Suchitra Mattai

  • I'm Not a Robot: Victoria Warmerdam, Trent

  • The Last Ranger: Cindy Lee, Darwin Shaw

  • The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent: Nebojśa Slijepčević, Danijel Pek


Best Cinematography:

  • The Brutalist: Lol Crawley

  • Dune: Part Two: Greig Fraser

  • Emilia Pérez: Paul Guilhaume

  • Maria: Edward Lachman

  • Nosferatu: Jarin Blaschke


Best International Feature Film:

  • Emilia Pérez: Jaques Audiard (France)

  • Flow: Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia)

  • The Girl with the Needle: Magnus van Horn (Denmark)

  • I'm Still Here: Walter Salles (Brazil)

  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Mohammed Rasoulof (Germany)


Best Original Score:

  • The Brutalist: Daniel Blumberg

  • Conclave: Volker Bertelmann

  • Emilia Pérez: Clément Ducol, Camille

  • Wicked: John Powell, Stephen Schwartz

  • The Wild Robot: Kris Bowers


Best Actor:

  • Adrien Brody: The Brutalist

  • Timothée Chalamet: A Complete Unknown

  • Colman Domingo: Sing Sing

  • Ralph Fiennes: Conclave

  • Sebastian Stan: The Apprentice


Best Director:

  • Sean Baker: Anora

  • Brady Corbet: The Brutalist

  • James Mangold: A Complete Unknown

  • Jacques Audiard: Emilia Pérez

  • Coralie Fargeat: The Substance


Best Actress:

  • Cynthia Erivo: Wicked

  • Karla Sofía Gascón: Emilia Pérez

  • Mikey Madison: Anora

  • Demi Moore: The Substance

  • Fernanda Torres: I'm Still Here


Best Picture:

  • Anora: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan

  • The Brutalist: Brady Corbet, Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim

  • A Complete Unknown: James Mangold, Fred Berger, Alex Heineman

  • Conclave: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman

  • Dune: Part Two: Denis Villeneuve, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe

  • Emilia Pérez: Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux

  • I'm Still Here: Maria Carlota Bruno, Rodrigo Teixeira

  • Nickel Boys: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joslyn Barnes

  • The Substance: Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner

  • Wicked: Marc Platt

 
 
 

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