The 2025 Academy Awards are underway as Hollywood is preparing to celebrate the best movies and acting in the last year.
Sunday’s ceremony is held by Conan O’Brien, who takes over from Oscar’s Stalwart Jimmy Kimmel.
Nominations were announced in January with Netflix’s divisive musical Emilia Pérez Leading package of 13 nominations, sets a record for a non-English language film. Meanwhile, Brutalist and Evil Tied with 10 nominations per Pcs. A complete unknown and Conclave followed by eight mentions each.
In the acting categories, Demi Moore (The fabric), Timothée Chalamet (A complete unknown), Kieran Culkin (A true pain) and Ariana Grande (Evil) is among the nominees.
Emilia Pérez The star Karla Sofía Gascón is also ready to participate after sitting most of the awards because of her racist tweet controvers.
There is probably a kind of tribute to the film icon Gene Hackman, whose death under “suspicious” circumstances of 95 is currently under investigation.
This year’s ceremony will be released at ABC and streaming at Hulu Sunday at. 19.00 ET/16: 00 PT. British viewers can adjust to ITV1 and ITVX.
The independent Will bring you live updates from Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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Oscar -Seers smoke like hulu experiencing power cuts
Streaming service Hulu has experienced widespread power cuts, just as Oscars began, leaving many viewers frustrated.
Over 22,000 customers reported having experienced problems across multiple conditions, according to Downdetector.com. Users reported frozen and pixelated images.
“Seriously? Under Oscars? “Wrote a user. “So ready to ditch hulu,” another wrote.
Tom MurrayMarch 3, 2025 00:49
Kieran Culkin takes the first price at night to ‘a real pain’
In his acceptance, Culkin showed a rare moment of seriousness and thanked Robert Downey Jr to present him the award for best supportive actor. He continued to thank Jesse Eisenberg who wrote, instructed and starred with him in A true pain.

Tom MurrayMarch 3, 2025 00:35
Conan O’Brien mocks Karla Sofía Gascón controversy by opening of monologue
Oof. Conan did not avoid Karla Sofía Gascón social media controversy.
“Karla Sofía Gascón is here tonight,” said O’Brien. “And Karla, if you are going to tweet about Oscars, remember that my name is Jimmy Kimmel.”
Kimmel hosted Oscars four times, including last year.
Tom MurrayMarch 3, 2025 00:29
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande kicks things with ‘wicked’ performance
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande held a lot of space on stage when they started Oscars with “Over the Rainbow” from The guide to OZ and Evil Hit “Defying Gravity.”
Grande looked at worship when her co-star belt the iconic final notes.

Tom MurrayMarch 3, 2025 00:16
Oscars -Anoncør Nick Offerman makes Kevin Spacey joke
Advertiser Nick Offerman is laughing and moaning as he reminds nominees of not taking too long to get to the stage, so don’t spend too much time hugging them around you “about consensus or with Kevin Spacey.”

Kevin Eg Perry on OscarsMarch 3, 2025 00:09
Oscar -nominated affected by tragedy hours before the ceremony
The Oscar-nominated short film The man who could not remain silent has been hit by tragedy on the threshold of the Academy Awards.
Darko Buzov, son of the Croatian man, whose heroic true story inspired the film, and who himself was an important strength behind the film’s creation, died suddenly of a heart attack aged 52 Saturday (March 1).
Tom MurrayMarch 3, 2025 00:02
Ben Stiller remembers Gene Hackman on the red carpet
Ben Stiller called his Royal Tenenbaums Co -star a “giant” on the red carpet.
Stiller played Hackman’s son Chas Tenenbaum in Wes Anderson’s drama from 2001. The legendary French connection Star was found dead, 95 years old, in his home in Santa Fe with his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, and one of their pet dogs Wednesday.
Tom Murray2 March 2025 23:52
Video: Oscar’s red carpet looks: the good, the bad and the scandalous
Tom MurrayMarch 2, 2025 23:30
Timothée Chalamet arrives at screaming fans
There is a very specific, loud scream that greets the arrival of Timothée Chalamet. He is beaten up dressed head to toe in a striking daffodil suit.
The A complete unknown Star has replicated various old Bob Dylan -Ser on many of the most important events, this price season, but this bright yellow look is pure chalamet. (Dylan, everyone knows, prefers to be tailored to blue.)

Kevin Eg Perry on Oscars2 March 2025 23:20
Independent’s Kevin Eg Perry Reports Live from Dolby Theater
Hi from Backstage at Dolby Theater! The red carpet is buzzing with excitement outside, but in here there is a tangible feeling of nervous tension in the air. This is the night that Hollywood’s long price season has been building courage, an apartment where so many will find out if they want to go home empty or give a speech they have dreamed of when they were children standing in front of the mirror and clinging a hairbrush like a statuette.
Kevin Eg Perry on Oscars2 March 2025 23:17