44 m. ago Fires, frocks and the president who must not be named: my very weird night in the Oscars cheap seats

After the horror of the LA wildfires and with the world in uproar, some had called for the show not to go on. But up in the mezzanine with the shouty hoi polloi, I saw that hope really does spring eternal hereOscars 2025: Brody beats orchestra, Brits keep it classy and Kieran Culkin botches his big momentIt’s the calm before the storm of the 97th Academy Awards and the announcer, Nick Offerman, is rehearsing his lines on the auditorium’s PA system. He introduces the nominees and trails the potential stories. He says: “Conclave won six awards tonight, including best picture,” and then pauses a moment to allow this momentous result to sink in. Upstairs at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, the early arrivals have barely had time to get a drink in their hands. Now, all at once, they look stricken and cast nervous glances back and forth. Is Offerman joking, or has he just emitted white smoke by electing Edward Berger’s papal thriller? The Oscars don’t even start for another two hours and t...

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7 h. ago The best Oscars 2025 beauty looks that we’re obsessed with, from Selena Gomez to Mikey Madison

We’ve rounded up the most striking hair and makeup moments from the 97th Academy Awards

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7 h. ago Halle Berry recreates Adrien Brody Oscars kiss moment and shouts 'sorry' to his partner

Halle Berry and Adrien Brody recreated their infamous Oscars kiss on the red carpet at the 97th Academy Awards, with Berry joking that she was getting "payback"

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7 h. ago Oscars viewers fume 'most boring ceremony ever' with shock snubs and political rants

The Oscars returned last night (March 2) to the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, for the 97th annual Academy Awards – but plenty of viewers were not pleased by the night's proceedings

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8 h. ago The best Oscars 2025 beauty looks that we’re obsessed with, from Raye to Mikey Madison

We’ve rounded up the most striking hair and makeup moments from the 97th Academy Awards

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9 h. ago Oscars 2025: The full list of Oscar 2025 winners, as Anora and Mikey Madison shine

No film won more than five Oscars on a night where the honours were largely split at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony - and at least one favourite missed out

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10 h. ago Anora has swept the Oscars. I can’t help feeling that shouldn’t have happened | Catherine Shoard

Sean Baker’s film is muddled, hollow at the middle and about the fifth least vital of the best picture lineupHow Anora swept the Oscars – and the complete list of winnersThe red carpet and Oscars ceremony – in picturesIt is hard to imagine a more charming Oscar winner than Sean Baker. The director – and writer, editor and producer – of Anora was wonderfully persuasive and gracious and fluent at the Academy Awards. He was funny picking up best editing, and then he was sweet accepting the screenwriter prize.When it came to the directing gong, he was downright godlike: the podium his soapbox, superbly leveraged for a gang-busting call to arms about the importance of cinema and the need for people to support bricks and mortar venues. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Oscars 2025 red carpet: Demi Moore, Ariana Grande and Timothée Chalamet among best dressed

Celebrities showed off their looks as Anora dominated the 97th Academy Awards, winning big with five golden statues, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison

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10 h. ago Oscars 2025 red carpet as Demi Moore and Selena Gomez dazzle in sequins

Celebrities showed off their looks as Anora dominated the 97th Academy Awards, winning big with five golden statues, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison

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10 h. ago Mick Jagger shares Bob Dylan revelation during surprise appearance at the Oscars

Mick Jagger made a surprise appearance at the 97th Annual Academy Awards - and shared a revelation about Bob Dylan while at the ceremony.

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10 h. ago Oscars viewers fume as ITV star takes brutal swipe at Demi Moore and The Substance

The 97th Academy Awards took place at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, but ITV viewers were left fuming at one star's swipe at Oscar nominated film The Substance

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10 h. ago Oscars fans spot very awkward irony as Mikey Madison wins Best Actress award

The 97th Academy Awards took place on Sunday night with the likes of Mikey Madison and Demi Moore going head-to-head for the Best Actress in a Leading Role gong

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11 h. ago The Oscars were silent on Trump, diverging from protests of past years

No one uttered the US president’s name, and speeches bore few references to Gaza or Ukraine, focusing on the LA firesAnora dominates the Oscars — here’s the complete list of winnersThe 97th Academy Awards had one of the longest run times for the annual show in recent history, yet the least mentions of the current political climate – with not a single person uttering the name “Donald Trump”.While few people watch awards shows – least of all the Oscars – for political discussion, comments on world events have long been an expected part of the broadcasts. Trump himself has even weighed in on a show – at least once while it aired: last year, while campaigning for re-election, he posted on Truth Social and asked rhetorically whether there was ever a “worse host” than Jimmy Kimmel at the 2024 Oscars and criticized his opening monologue.Anora takes home best picture OscarAdrien Brody and Mikey Madison win best acting prizesKieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting awardsAnora’s Sean Bak...

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11 h. ago No Other Land: Israeli Oscar winner says US policy 'is helping to block' Palestinian freedom

Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham spoke out on the conflict in the Middle East as he picked up the gong for Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land at the 97th Academy Awards

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11 h. ago Anora takes home Best Picture as it wins big at the 2025 Oscars

Anora was the big winner at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night as it took home the Best Picture prize

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11 h. ago Full list of Oscars 2025 winners ‘Anora’ takes home best picture

Anora dominated the 97th Academy Awards, winning big with five golden statues, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison, beating out favourite Emilia Perez

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11 h. ago Full list of Oscars 2025 winners as Anora takes home best picture

Anora dominated the 97th Academy Awards, winning big with five golden statues, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison, beating out favourite Emilia Perez

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11 h. ago Oscars 2025 winners list in full as Anora, Dune Part Two and Wicked take home gongs

The 97th Academy Awards took place this evening and saw the likes of Anora, Dune Part Two, Wicked and Conclave hoping to take home some of the iconic golden Oscars

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12 h. ago Anora wins Best Picture Oscar as 2025's biggest winner of the night

Sean Baker's Anora took home the Best Picture award at the 97th Academy Awards, marking a groundbreaking win for independent cinema...

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12 h. ago Oscars 2025 full list of winners and nominees as Anora stuns Hollywood

Anora won five of the biggest awards on offer at the 97th Academy Awards

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