The 2025 Oscars honored the best in cinema from the past year Sunday night. The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, ended with "Anora" taking home the coveted trophy for best picture. "Anora" was the top film of the night, taking home five Oscars including best director for Sean Baker.

The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, returned on Sunday. Read the full list of winners.

Academy Awards was a night of anticipated twists and turns that never manifested. Void of nearly any surprises (except that Best Actress category, more on that in a moment), the Oscars were handed out to largely expected winners,

That gigantic edifice, “The Brutalist.” These and five more films are up for the top prize at an Oscars that could go almost any way — not just with best picture but in the director and lead actor categories.

It's the second year the Oscars are starting earlier in the hope that the best picture award will be announced before audiences go to bed. The best picture race has been a real horserace this year, with “Anora” and “Conclave” scooping up top awards at other shows in recent weeks.

It’s been an interesting awards season, to say the least, but now it’s finally time for the main event: the 2025 Oscars! Tonight stars from some of the biggest movies of the year will gather at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles,