Stars including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jesse Eisenberg, Conan O'Brien and Edward Norton walk the red carpet at the 2025 Academy Awards. (March 2)

The 97th Academy Awards brought a lot of unexpected joy and surprises to the 2025 TV schedule, including Andrew Garfield’s impromptu ode to Goldie Hawn on his mother’s behalf. While the moment was as sweet as some of the 2025 Oscars wins or The Social Network reunion the actor had with Jesse Eisenberg,

Here is who is most likely to win their first Oscar at this year’s ceremony: Kieran Culkin is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s movie, “A Real Pain.” This is a first-ever Oscar nomination for Culkin and he will most likely take home the Academy Award.

Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 97th Academy Awards have kicked off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and there have already been many “firsts” achieved in the show. “Emilia Pérez” leads the pack with 13 Oscar nominations, but “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” are close behind.

Stars including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jesse Eisenberg, Conan O'Brien and Edward Norton walk the red carpet at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Jesse Eisenberg arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by /Invision/AP)

Anora steamrolled through the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, with Sean Baker’s indie upstart winning five Oscars, including best picture and director, and star Mikey Madison staging an upset for best actress.

Writer-actor Jesse Eisenberg and co-star Kieran Culkin are up for Academy Awards for their roles in the drama.

On Sunday night Timothee Chalamet had a chance at making history at the Oscars as he attempted to unseat Adrien Brody as the youngest actor to ever win best actor in a leading role. Chalamet was nominated for his role as the legendary musician Bob Dylan in the biopic "A Complete Unknown" from ...

The actors, who starred as frenemies Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg, hugged and posed for photos together at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party.