Sean Baker got his fairy-tale ending, investing his speeches with meaningful shout-outs on an Oscar night that celebrated unseen laborers as well as glamour.

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)

It began as a little-known film, but after taking home the Oscar for Best Picture and four other Academy Awards, "Anora" has catapulted into the spotlight in Hollywood.

The 2025 Oscars honored the best in cinema from the past year Sunday night. The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, ended with "Anora" taking home the coveted trophy for best picture. "Anora" was the top film of the night, taking home five Oscars including best director for Sean Baker.

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This year's awards put a handful of new records on the line: "The Brutalist" star Adrien Brody could be the first to go 2-for-2 in the best actor category, while Timothée Chalame

To Di For’ podcast host Kinsey Schofield says it was “bizarre” a 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Hollywood at the end of the 97th Academy Awards.

The United States Geological Survey reported a preliminary magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near North Hollywood on Sunday night. The quake hit at 10:13 p.m. PST at a depth of 15 kilometers, just over an hour after the 2025 Academy Awards had concluded at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.