In pictures: All the glamour of the 97th Academy Awards

Mikey Madison accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for Anora, which won best picture (Chris Pizzello/AP)
The 97th Academy Awards were taking place on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.


Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo launched into a duet of Defying Gravity from their film
at the start of the ceremony.






Oscars host Conan O’Brien started the 2025 ceremony with a recreation of a gruesome scene from body horror
.






