The 2025 edition of the Oscars drew a smaller total audience than a year ago — but posted gains among younger viewers. Sunday’s telecast, hosted by Conan O’Brien, averaged 18.07 million viewers on ABC and Hulu, according to Nielsen fast national ratings (which includes the streaming audience on Hulu). The show marked the first time the Academy Awards were live streamed, …
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Accepting her best actress Oscar on Sunday, Mikey Madison was greeted with cheers when she thanked the sex worker community for their contributions to Anora. “All of the incredible women I have had the privilege of meeting from that community have been one of the highlights of this entire experience,” she told the Dolby Theatre crowd. “I will continue to …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re looking to catch up on this year’s Academy Award-winning films at home, you can add Conclave, based on the bestselling novel by Robert Harris, to your list. Screenwriter Peter Straughan won the Oscar for best …
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Following the news that Max is developing a Crazy Rich Asians TV series, Jon M. Chu — who helmed the 2018 blockbuster before his two Wicked films — gave a taste of what’s to come on the small screen. “We needed more real estate, that was the reality,” Chu told The Hollywood Reporter on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday. …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Adrien Brody won his second Oscar for best actor for The Brutalist, in which he portrays a Hungarian-Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and immigrates to America to build a new life. Director Brady Corbet‘s Academy Award-winning …
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Karla Sofía Gascón thanked the Academy and congratulated winners from Sunday night’s Oscars in a post-ceremony message on Monday, concluding a chapter of the actress’ PR crisis which began over a month ago with a series of resurfaced racially charged social media posts. “Thanks to the members of the Academy for the best actress nomination, for the invitation to the …
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sharing a moment of triumph after a crowd pleasing opening performance. Conan O’Brien jokingly trying to steal Adrien Brody’s Oscar. These moments from the 2025 Oscars didn’t make the ABC broadcast, but John Shearer — who this year served as an in-house, all access photographer for the Academy and Getty Images — captured them and many more. …
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What Vice President J.D. Vance did in the Oval Office on Feb. 28, when he picked a fight with embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and emboldened President Trump to angrily call off an agreement that was expected to be signed that afternoon, is what I have always called “The Stranger in the Room.” I was a screenwriter for 30 years, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. The Substance is officially an Oscar winner. The body-horror film starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley took home the Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling by Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli. For those looking …
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Tate McRae topped the Billboard 200 on Sunday, earning the pop star her first No. 1 album in the U.S. The 21-year-old Canadian singer released her third studio album, So Close to What, on Feb. 21, featuring singles “Revolving Door,” “It’s OK I’m OK” and “Sports Car.” McRae performed the latter and another song from the album, “Dear God,” last …
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