Oscars 2025 recap: Highlights and biggest moments from 97th Academy Awards

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Kieran Culkin has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "A Real Pain" at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Kieran Culkin has won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 97th Academy Awards.

Other nominees in the category included Yura Borisov for "Anora," Edward Norton for "A Complete Unknown," Guy Pearce for "The Brutalist" and Jeremy Strong for "The Apprentice."

Go here for a look at the full list of winners from the 97th Oscars.

Oscars host Conan O'Brien kicked off the 97th Oscars with a monologue that touched on this year's nominated movies and actors.

"'A Complete Unknown.' 'A Real Pain.' 'Nosferatu.' These are just some of the names I was called on the red carpet," he joked.

Of nominee "Wicked," O'Brien poked fun by saying, "It's the perfect movie for anyone who's ever finished watching 'The Wizard of Oz' and thought, 'Sure, but where did all the minor characters go to college? That's the story.'"

Touching on Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón's social media controversy, O'Brien joked, "I loved 'Anora.' I really did. Little fact for ya, 'Anora' uses the F-word 479 times. That's three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón's publicist."

He then told the "Emilia Pérez" actress, who came under fire in recent weeks for past offensive social media posts, "Karla, if you're going to tweet about the Oscars, remember, my name is Jimmy Kimmel."

Adam Sandler made a surprise cameo, bantering with O'Brien over his chosen wardrobe for the Oscars: gym shorts and a hoodie.

O'Brien then got more serious with a message about what the Oscars truly represent at their core.

"Now, for almost a century, we have paused every spring to elevate and celebrate an art form that has the power, at its very best, to unite us," he said. "So, yes, even in the face of terrible wildfires and divisive politics, the work, which this is about, the work continues."

"And next year, and for years to come, through trauma and joy, this seemingly absurd ritual is going to be here," he continued. "I will not -- I'm leaving Hollywood to run a bed and breakfast in Orlando, and I'd like to see you there. But the magic, the madness, the grandeur and the joy of film worldwide is going to be with us forever."

Before his monologue, O'Brien kicked off the show with a parody of "The Substance."

The 2025 Oscars kicked off Sunday evening with a gravity-defying musical performance from two popular stars.

Ariana Grande kicked things off with a performance of "Over the Rainbow" from 1939's "The Wizard of Oz," following a visual package celebrating the city of Los Angeles.

She ditched her usual Glinda pink for a ruby red gown, channeling Dorothy's iconic shoes.

She was followed by Elphaba herself, Cynthia Erivo, nailing "Home" from the "The Wiz." (The late Quincy Jones supervised the adaptation of songs from the Broadway musical for the 1978 film starring Michael Jackson.)

Then Grande and Erivo teamed up for a dynamic duet of "Defying Gravity." And yes, they hit the note.

Erivo is nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Elphaba in "Wicked," Grande is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Glinda, and the film is up for Best Picture.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.