03-03-2025
Oscars 2025: 37 Must-See Moments From This Year's Academy Awards
This year's four-hour Oscars ceremony included everything from powerful acceptance speech and political digs to show-stopping red carpet fashion, A-list performances and some completely ridiculous moments.
Unfortunately, not everyone is able to stay up overnight just to watch a load of celebs having a shindig and dishing prizes out, meaning that those of us in the UK are often left trying to piece together exactly what went on the morning after a major do like the Academy Awards.
And that's where we come in.
Here's our helpful guide to everything that went down at Sunday night's Oscars, starting where all good awards ceremonies begin... the red carpet...
A reunion 22 years in the making. #
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 2, 2025
what a beautiful performance by ariana grande and cynthia erivo ❤️ #
— ⚡︎ (@blindingliqhts) March 3, 2025
Conan O'Brien's #Oscars reference to 'THE SUBSTANCE' was epic 😂
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) March 3, 2025
Conan brings up how the Oscars always run too long, then burst into an absurd song about how he won't waste time. My god 😂
— Tanooki Joe (@TanookiKuribo) March 3, 2025
i love being parasocial about jeremy strong and kieran culkin
— leyla 🍒 (@LeylaCardenas28) March 3, 2025
omg Kieran Culkin's story in his Oscar speech LOLhe said his wife had no faith that he'd ever win an Emmy, so she jokingly promised him a 3rd kid if he won. and last year she said they'd have a 4th if he ever won an Oscar. well, he just won Best Supporting Actor
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 3, 2025
Andrew Garfield to Goldie Hawn: 'There's a person that gave my mother during her life the most joy, the most comfort and tonight I feel very lucky because I get to thank that person from the bottom of my heart. That person is Goldie Hawn.'#Oscarshttps://
— ABC News (@ABC) March 3, 2025
LOL Bowen Yang is too funny. this Oscars bit for "Best Costume Design" was great
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 3, 2025
#WickedMovie costume designer Paul Tazewell becomes the first Black man to win in his category at the #
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
Sean Baker thanks the sex worker community while accepting his first ever #
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 3, 2025
So so so so so so so so obsessed with Margaret Qualley being like 'okay bitch you're not gonna give me an oscar nomination, but you're GONNA give me a dance solo' and honestly who can blame her. What a
— Tom (@MalignantStan) March 3, 2025
Margaret Qualley, Lisa, Doja Cat and Raye take the stage for the James Bond tribute at the #
— ASTHTC (@theASTHTC) March 3, 2025
Camille and Clément Ducol sing while accepting the #Oscar for best original song for "El Mal" from #
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
Conan O'Brien: 'Well, we're half way through the show, which means it's time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile.' #
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) March 3, 2025
"No Other Land" director Basel Adra: "We call on the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people." | #
— Variety (@Variety) March 3, 2025
Conan O'Brien just had LA firefighters deliver his jokes for him, and the audience's stunned reaction to this first hearts go out to all of those who have lost their I'm talking about the producers of Joker 2."
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 3, 2025
Zoe Saldaña during her #Oscars acceptance speech:"I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award, and I know I will not be the last!'
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) March 3, 2025
"Slava Ukraine."Daryl Hannah acknowledged the war in Ukraine before presenting the Oscar for Best Editing to Sean Baker.#Oscarshttps://
— ABC News (@ABC) March 3, 2025
Conan O'Brien dings Donald Trump: Anora is having a good night. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.' #
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) March 3, 2025
Morgan Freeman pays tribute to Gene Hackman before the #Oscars In Memoriam segment
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
why was michelle trachtenberg not honored at the oscars memoriam?????
— carlos (@ccaaarrllloosss) March 3, 2025
michelle trachtenberg not being mentioned in the in memoriam section of the oscars is upsetting , you are and will remain so so loved and admired michelle 🩷
— amb (@mikeysgore) March 3, 2025
It's shameful that the #Oscars didn't include Michelle Trachtenberg in their memorial montage of all the actors/actresses who have passed within the year!!!! 😡
— kaiden (@HappiestCyrus) March 3, 2025
Mark Hamill at the Oscars:'I suggested they play the theme from Jaws but what do I know?'Love him!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) March 3, 2025
Queen Latifah performs "Ease on Down the Road" at the #Oscars in honor of the late Quincy Jones
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
Adrien Brody asked the Oscars to turn down their wrap-up music while accepting the award for Best Actor, saying; 'This isn't my first rodeo.'
— The Project (@theprojecttv) March 3, 2025
Mikey Madison's Winning Speech#Oscars2025#
— Aashi (@_aashiiiii_) March 3, 2025
"Anora" wins the #Oscar for Best Picture
— Variety (@Variety) March 3, 2025
this was when he lost 🥺
— jess (@des179854) March 3, 2025
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