Catch up on top show moments from the 97th annual Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Hollywood, Calif.

An estimated 19.7 viewers watched Sunday night's 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the biggest audience in five years, according to figures released by ABC on Tuesday. The triumph of “Anora,” which won five Oscars including best picture,

Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize.

Twenty-two years after their shocking kiss at the 2003 Academy Awards, Halle Berry surprised Adrien Brody on the 2025 Oscars red carpet with a kiss of her own. Berry, who’s slated to present at the 2025 Oscars ceremony, spotted “The Brutalist” star and best actor nominee Brody on the red carpet and seized the opportunity …

The biggest story of the night came from Anora, which dominated the Oscars making Sean Baker one of two people to win four awards in one night.

In the run-up to the 97th Academy Awards – held in the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2 – fans speculated (and hoped) online that there might be an off-script moment, or at the very least a surprise winner.

The triumph of “Anora,” which won five Oscars including best picture, and other relatively little-seen favorites and winners still brought a lift over the 19.5 million viewers last year, when the major hit “Oppenheimer” won the top categories and the even bigger hit “Barbie” was a major presence.

at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Alex Coco, from rear left, Darya Ekamasova, Lindsey Normington, Vache Tovmasyan, Karren Karagulian, Vincent Radwinsky, Luna Sofa Miranda, Mikey Madison ...