The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the former late-night host/comedian cracked a joke during his opening monologue about “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón, who became the first trans-identifying man in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Pretending to be Gascon’s publicist, O’Brien held his hand up to his head like he was on the phone and screamed, “You tweeted what?!” Gascon recently made headlines due to unearthed tweets that went viral, which included critical statements on Muslims and George Floyd.
#Oscars host Conan O’Brien dropped a surprising fact about Best Picture nominee “Anora,” saying the film uses the “f-word 479 times. That’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist.” https://t.co/nl9CxOviL4 pic.twitter.com/JZX6l4KrtF
— ABC News (@ABC) March 3, 2025
Gascon’s controversial musical crime drama “Emelia Perez” is a film about a Mexican drug lord who becomes a transgender woman. It was up for a total of 13 nominations and ended up taking home a total of two awards, which included one for Zoe Saldaña, who won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film.
Robert Downey Jr., Goldie Hawn, John Lithgow and many other celebrities took the stage to present awards to their peers who gave acceptance speeches ranging from funny to political.
Kieran Culkin, who won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for “A Real Pain,” brought the humor by sharing an intimate conversation he had with his wife who he said told him “we can have 4 children when I win an Oscar… let’s get cracking with these kids!”
Saldaña dove into immigration policies with a speech about how she had become the first American of Dominican origin to accept an award and being a “proud child of immigrant parents.”
Here is a full list of the evening’s winners:
Best Picture
“Anora”
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”
Best Director
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist”
Best International Feature Film
“I’m Still Here”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Conclave”
Best Original Screenplay
“Anora”
Best Live Action Short Film
“I’m Not a Robot”
Best Animated Short Film
“In the Shadow of the Cypress”
Best Animated Feature Film
“Flow”
Best Documentary Short
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
Best Documentary Feature Film
“No Other Land”
Best Original Song
“El Mal,” from “Emilia Pérez”
Best Original Score
“The Brutalist”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Substance”
Best Costume Design
“Wicked”
Best Editing
“Anora”
Best Sound
“Dune: Part Two”
Best Production Design
“Wicked”
Best Visual Effects
“Dune: Part Two”
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