All the waiting, campaigning, and Letterboxd debates are over.
This is it: the 97th Academy Awards are here.
Will Anora reign supreme?
Or will Emilia Perez make good on its dozen-plus nominations and sweep the board?
There’s been plenty of controversy, too.
Dune director Denis Villeneuve was snubbed by the Academy for Best Director.
Who is taking home Best Picture?
Hello and welcome to our coverage of this year’s Oscars!
A perfect host, then, if you ask us.
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We’ve already mentioned Denis Villeneuve being left out of the running for Best Director.
But who else surprisingly didn’t make the cut?
All told, the Oscarshasgotten much better at recognizing talent across the board.
Big musicals such as Wicked and more populist choices are now commonplace on the night.
A glimpse, then, in the constantly-swaying attitudes of voters, press, and Hollywood itself.
Right now, she’s chatting to Heartstopper’s Kit Connor about losing his Oscars virginity.
Get the defibrillator on standby!
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Incredibly, it’s not even the shortest role to get an Oscar nod.
30 minutes to go!
Not long to go now.
The Oscars are just 30 minutes away.
All the more reason, then, to stay with us to see what unfolds…
Dive into some yourself before the Academy Awards begin.
I’m biased, but they really are brilliant.
And here we go!
Ariana Grande even treats us to a rendition of ‘Over the Rainbow’.
Nowthatis what we call a tone-setter.
That was something special.
He leaves, but not before rambling in character about midnight basketball games and Timothee Chalamet.
And the winner is… A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin!
One down, 22 to go.
We expected The Wild Robot to win, but we’re pleasantly surprised Flow came out on top here.
They dedicate their award to those “fighting their inner and outer battles.”
“We are so grateful to the Academy,” they added.
Once the jokes are out the way, each actor gives a genuinely touching tribute to the costume designers.
A nice moment for each of them, for sure.
And the Oscar goes to…Wicked!
We have a feeling the film might be popular tonight.
Screenplays
We’re onto the screenplays, with Amy Poehler reading out the names of the winners.
Best Original Screenplay was hotly contested, but goes to Sean Baker forAnora.
A sign of more success tonight, perhaps?
Adapted Screenplay goes toConclave.Thank the high heavens.
Best Makeup and Hair goes toThe Substance, not least because of its gore-tastic body horror.
It’s been her night so far, hasn’t it?
Best Supporting Actress
Another major acting award next.
Last year’s winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph began by bestowing compliments on the nominees.
After being the frontrunner for months,Emilia Perez’s Zoe Saldanapicks up the award.
We’re about halfway through the Oscars.
Maybe stock up on caffeine just in case?
Some quickfire, but no less important, awards now.
But not before a Kendrick Lamar line from Conan O’Brien that we definitely can’t repeat here.
Still, it was certainlyoneway to mark the official halfway point of this year’s Oscars.
It’sDune: Part Two, ensuring the sci-fi blockbuster won’t go home empty handed tonight.
I spoke too soon.
Dune: Part Two also picks up the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
No Titanic-style sweeps here, then.
We’ve got Live Action Short and the In Memoriam section coming up next.
We’ve lost so many greats in the past 12 months,David LynchandGene Hackmanamong them.
Best Cinematography and Best International Feature are the next awards to be dished out.
The winner for Best Cinematography is The Brutalist, its first win on the night.
We imagine Anora might be standing head and shoulders above the rest when all is said and done.
Daniel Blumberg is the winner of this year’s Best Original Score for THE BRUTALIST.
It’s Best Actor time as last year’s winner Cillian Murphy strides on stage.
Best Actor
It’s Adrien Brody!
The actor first won back in 2003 for The Pianist.
Quentin Tarantino hands out the award for Best Director.
“Good directors don’t just make the shots; they make ‘em count,” he said.
As expected, Sean Bakerpicks up another awardfor Anora.
That’s three for Anora and three for The Brutalist.
The actress looks genuinely stunned by the announcement.
Best Picture
ANORA!
And just as quickly as the Oscars ended so, too, must I wrap up.
Thank you for joining me tonight.
Anoratook home Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director among its five-award haul.
The real surprise was just how evenly the gongs were spread elsewhere.
The Oscars is over everyone
