The 97th Annual Academy Awards was an evening of significant moments and historic firsts for blockbuster queen Zoe SaldanÌa in Emilia Pérez and Broadway legend Paul Tazewell’s work in Depraved. Try some highlights and the whole record of winners from the 2025 Oscars.
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One in every of movie’s greatest nights happened on Sunday, March 2 and a number of the most extremely mentioned moments have been the least anticipated. Indie movie Anora racked up 5 victories, together with Finest Image and Director.
Depraved was a favourite to comb with 10 nominations in a number of main classes, together with Finest Image. Along with Finest Manufacturing Design, Paul Tazewell’s Oscar win was one for the historical past books.
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Tazewell is already a legend now approaching EGOT standing with an Emmy for The Wiz Dwell! and a Tony for Hamilton. He now follows in Ruth E. Carter’s trailblazing footsteps. She turned the primary Black winner within the class for Black Panther in 2019 and received once more for Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally in 2023 “I’m the primary Black man to obtain this costume design award,” he stated to a standing ovation from the star-studded viewers. Try his acceptance speech under.
Zoe Saldaña additionally claimed her Finest Supporting Actress Win for Emilia PeÌrez for fellow Dominicans. She celebrated the achievement for a task that referred to as for talking and singing in Spanish.
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“My grandmother got here to this nation in 1961. I’m a proud baby of immigrant mother and father, with goals and dignity and hard-working arms. I’m the primary American of Dominican origin to simply accept an Academy Award, and I do know I cannot be the final. I hope!” she stated.
Try Saldaña’s full acceptance speech under.
Whereas Saldaña’s win reignited the controversy and contempt over her portrayal of Nina Simone, the depiction of Mexico within the movie additionally obtained heavy criticism. Saldaña addressed the backlash within the pressroom backstage, in response to USA At present.
“Initially, I’m very, very sorry that you simply and so many Mexicans felt offended. That was by no means our intention. I don’t share your opinion. For me, the guts of this film was not Mexico. We weren’t making a movie a few nation,” she stated concerning the musical, which facilities on drug wars, corruption within the nation, and the lifetime of a transgender lady.
“We have been making a movie about 4 girls.And these girls may have been Russian, may have been Jamaican, may have been Black, may have been from Detroit, may have been from Israel, may have been from Gaza. And these girls are nonetheless very common girls which are struggling on daily basis however attempting to outlive systemic oppression and looking for their most genuine voices,” she continued, welcoming her Mexican brothers and sisters to supply extra suggestions.
See the whole record of 2025 Oscar winners after the flip!
