The 2025 Oscars kicked off with an incredible performance from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo that left Michelle Yeoh in tears, and the waterworks didn't stop for the rest of the evening, as Mikey Madison took home Best Actress in a shocking upset.
Keep scorlling below for all the best moments from the evening:
Anora sweep
Anora took home five awards including Best Picture and a surprising Best Actress win for Mikey Madison, who had only won the BAFTA this season.
"I am nervous, so I will read from this Paper," a clearly nervous Mikey shared, before thanking her family who were all in attendance.
© AFP via Getty Images"I grew up in LA but Hollywood felt so far away so beng here is really incredible," she said, before thanking her fellow nominees and taking a moment to "recognize their breathtaking work".
Sean Baker picked up Best Director, Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay.
© Getty ImagesZoe's big night
Zoe Saldana was also unable to hold herself back when she won her first Oscar.
"I am floored," said Zoe, who won Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Perez. In her emotional speech, in which she broke down in tears, she spoke of her pride at being the first Oscar winner of Dominican descent, and being an immigrant.
"Everything brave and outrageous and good I have ever done is because of you," she said of her family, before thanking her husband and his "beautiful hair".
Adrien Brody beats Timothee Chalamet
The Best Actor race was one of the closest of the season, but Adrien Brody pipped Timothee to the statue.
As his name was read out, Adrien showed the reality of the night, as he walked up to the stage before returning around and throwing his chewing gum to partner Georgina Chapman, who then held it throughout the speech.
© Penske Media via Getty ImagesAdrien gave an emotional speech and thanked his partner Georgina who "invigorated his sense of self worth."
But as Oscars producers attempted to keep the speeches to 45 seconds, he put his hand up to stop them from cutting his speech short, continuing to discuss his love for movies, and the importance of fighting back against hate.
© Penske Media via Getty ImagesAriana and Cynthia defy gravity
Ariana opened the show singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard Of Oz looking gorgeous in a red sparkling ballgown, reminiscent of the ruby slippers, before her Wicked co-star Cynthia then took over to perform "Home," the last song from The Wiz.
They then performed "Defying Gravity" from the Tony-winning musical and now Oscar-nominated movie, which saw audiences at home and in the audience crying.
What is The Wiz?
As well as Cynthia, Queen Latifah also performed a song from The Wiz, singing "Ease On Down the Road" which had Colman Domingo, Ariana, Cynthia, Margaret Qualley and husband Jack Antonoff up dancing.
The Wiz is a 1974 musical tuned film adaptation that reimagines the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with an African American cast. The film starred Diana Ross.
© Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagBest Actors
After Adrien won, his fellow nominees, Raph Fiennes, Sebastian Stan, Timothee Chalamet and Colman Domingo all grouped together for an epic picture.
© Getty ImagesBaby baby
Kieran won the Best Supporting Actor award for A Real Pain, and gave a heartfelt speech in which he also told the world that his wife Jazz promised him a third and fourth baby if he "ever won an Oscar".
Joking, "ye of little faith," Kieran then called on his wife to give him the kids; they are already parents to two.
© Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagHost with the most
Conan O'Brien took to the stage to host, and his introduction saw him take part in a skit featuring Demi Moore with a scene from The Substance, as he emerged from her body.
He then performed standup for several minutes, referencing the Karla Sofia Gascon scandal, the length of The Brutalist, and how to pronounce Ralph Fiennes' name.
Addressing the controversy, he added: “Little fact for you, (film) Anora uses the F word 479 times. That’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofia Gascon’s publicist.”
He continued: “Karla Sofia Gascon is here tonight, and Karla if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, remember, my name is Jimmy Kimmel.”
© Getty ImagesBond, James Bond
Margaret Qualley opened a James Bond tribute with a dance routine with men in black suits, before Blackpink star Lisa belted out Bond theme tune "Live And Let Die" from band Wings, rapper Doja Cat sang Dame Shirley Bassey’s "Diamonds Are Forever" and British singer Raye performed Adele’s "Skyfall".
it came days after an Amazon takeover of the franchise that sent shockwaves through the industry, raising big questions about the future of cinema’s most iconic spy.
For decades, 007 has been in the hands of producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who have fiercely protected the legacy of the films. Now, for the first time, the character's future is in the hands of a corporate giant.
© Penske Media via Getty ImagesOriginal frontrunners
Emilia Perez was the original frontrunner ahead of the show with 13 nominations – only one behind the record for most nominations by a single film. But amid ongoing criticism of its subject matter, and the discovery of derogatory tweets from lead actress Karla, it only won Best Original Song for "El Mar" and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe.
© AnoraConclave and Anora pushed forward as the frontrunners; Conclave won at SAG and BAFTA but Anora won at the DGA and PGA Awards.
Anora ended up sweeping the main categories, although Conclave won Best Adapted Screenplay.
2025 Oscars winners
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora - WINNER
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist - WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Picture
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain - WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez - WINNER
Directing
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora - WINNER
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Animated Feature Film
Flow - WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress - WINNER
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anora (Written by Sean Baker) - WINNER
The Brutalist (Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold)
A Real Pain (Written by Jesse Eisenberg)
September 5 (Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David)
The Substance (Written by Coralie Fargeat)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
A Complete Unknown (Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks)
Conclave (Screenplay by Peter Straughan) - WINNER
Emilia Pérez (Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi)
Nickel Boys (Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes)
Sing Sing (Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield)
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man (Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado)
Emilia Pérez (Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini)
Nosferatu (David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton)
The Substance (Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli) -WINNER
Wicked (Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth)
Production Design
The Brutalist (Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia)
Conclave (Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter)
Dune: Part Two (Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau)
Nosferatu (Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová)
Wicked (Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales) - WINNER
Music (Original Song)
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez - WINNER
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra - WINNER
Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land - WINNER
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Sound
A Complete Unknown (Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco)
Dune: Part Two (Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill) - WINNER
Emilia Pérez (Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta)
Wicked (Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis)
The Wild Robot (Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts)
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus (Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan)
Better Man (Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs)
Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer) - WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke)
Wicked (Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould)
Live-Action Short Film
A Lien (Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz)
Anuja (Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai)
I’m Not a Robot (Victoria Warmerdam and Trent) - WINNER
The Last Ranger (Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw)
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek)
Cinematography
The Brutalist (Lol Crawley) - WINNER
Dune: Part Two (Greig Fraser)
Emilia Pérez (Paul Guilhaume)
Maria (Ed Lachman)
Nosferatu (Jarin Blaschke)
International Feature Film
I’m Still Here (Brazil) - WINNER
The Girl With the Needle (Denmark)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Flow (Latvia)
Music (Original Score)
The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg) - WINNER
Conclave (Volker Bertelmann)
Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol and Camille)
Wicked (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz)
