27 Moments From The 2025 Oscars That You Mightâve Missed Because They Happened Backstage, On The Red Carpet, Or At An Afterparty
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Last night, the 97th annual Academy Awards took place, celebrating the very best in film from the past year. Ultimately, Anora came out on top, winning Best Picture and four other awards, including Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Director for Sean Baker.
Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña, and Kieran Culkin also walked away with Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
And while A LOT happened on stage and in the audience, the Oscars celebration also led to fun moments backstage, during a commercial break, on the red carpet, and at several afterparties.
So, here are 27 moments you mightâve missed:
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1. First, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande shed quite a few tears backstage after their incredible Oscars opening performance honoring The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, and Wicked:
2. On the red carpet, Kieran Culkin ran right over to his Succession brother, Jeremy Strong, and gave him a big hug:
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3. Sebastian Stan walked arm-in-arm with his mom, Georgeta Orlovschi, on the red carpet:
4. During a commercial break, Colman Domingo got the crowd up and moving:
5. And during a commercial break, all of this yearâs Best Actor nominees â TimothĂ©e Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Adrien Brody, Ralph Fiennes, and Sebastian Stan â posed for a photo together:
6. Hereâs Mikey Madison posing with her Oscar and the envelop that revealed her as this yearâs Best Actress winner:
7. Samuel L. Jackson and Selena Gomez posed for a selfie:
8. Robert Downey Jr. and Kieran Culkin posed for this cute picture after RDJ presented Kieran his award:
9. Selena Gomez was all smiles after seeing Zoe Saldaña backstage after Zoe won Best Supporting Actress:
10. Last yearâs Best Actor and Best Actress winners Cillian Murphy and Emma Stone reunited backstage:
11. Lisa was in the zone preparing before taking the stage alongside Margaret Qualley, Doja Cat, and Raye for a celebration of James Bond:
12. During a commercial break, Pauline Chalamet and Elle Fanning chatted up Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet:
13. And Monica Barbaro and Margaret Qualley got to catch up:
14. Hollywood icons Meg Ryan and Demi Moore reunited in the crowd:
15. After the show, Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, and Kieran Culkin posed for the annual Oscar acting winners photos:
16. On the red carpet at Vanity Fairâs annual Oscars afterparty, Jesse Eisenberg spotted his The Social Network costar Andrew Garfield, and immediately ran over to him:
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