LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� 鈥淎苍辞谤补,鈥� a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was on Sunday, handing Sean Baker鈥檚 gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood鈥檚 top prize. Sean Baker made Oscar history Sunday at the 97th Academy Awards, becoming the night鈥檚 big winner with five statuettes overall, two more than 鈥淭he Brutalist.鈥�
Baker said his film鈥檚 huge Oscar haul was a win for independent films.
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鈥楥onclave鈥� followers fundraise for intersex rights
The papal thriller took home one Oscar 鈥� but fans turned its fervent online following into much more.
X account @ClubConcrave published a zine with more than 70 pages of art based on the film鈥檚 themes. Preorder sales raised more than $45,000 for charities, including the Intersex Human Rights Fund, according to a Feb. 11 post.
鈥淕razie mille,鈥� the , thanking donors in Italian.
A night of firsts during a historic night
The Academy Awards are already historic, but Sunday saw a first for nearly every winner, or had at least one member of a team win their first Oscar. and were among the countries that received their first ever wins for animated feature and international feature, respectively.
Paul Tazewell won costume design for 鈥淲颈肠办别诲,鈥� who was also the first Black person to win the category. And Sean Baker won his first ... second, third and fourth ... Academy Awards. was the only major category award recipient to have previously won.
鈥楢nora鈥� wins best picture
Anora,鈥� a strip club Cinderalla story without the fairy tale ending, was on Sunday, handing Sean Baker鈥檚 gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood鈥檚 top prize.
In a stubbornly fluctuating Oscar season, 鈥淎苍辞谤补,鈥� the Palme d鈥橭r-winner at the Cannes Film Festival, emerged as the unlikely frontrunner. Baker鈥檚 tale of an erotic dancer who elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch 鈥� unusually explicit for a best-picture winner 鈥� was made for just $6 million.
Mikey Madison wins best actress Oscar for 鈥楢nora鈥�
won the best actress Oscar on Sunday for a role that catapulted the 25-year-old into a burgeoning film career after achieving initial success on television.
The Brooklyn-set comedy-drama had received six nominations.
Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for 鈥楢nora鈥�
Sean Baker won best director on Sunday for 鈥淎苍辞谤补,鈥� bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants.
Baker, 53, , which is also among the top contenders for best picture. The as a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch. They impulsively tie the knot on a ketamine-induced Las Vegas getaway, angering his parents, who send their bumbling henchmen after the couple to force an annulment.
鈥淚f you didn鈥檛 cast Mikey Madison in 鈥極nce Upon a Time,鈥� there would be no 鈥楢nora,鈥欌�� Baker told Quentin Tarantino, who presented the award.
Adrien Brody wins best actor for his performance in 鈥楾he Brutalist鈥�
clinched his second Oscar for best actor, winning Sunday for his role as a visionary Hungarian architect in 鈥� 鈥� and solidifying his legacy as one of Hollywood鈥檚 most compelling talents.
Brody took home best actor at the 97th Academy Awards for his powerful portrayal of L谩zl贸 T贸th, who escapes the Holocaust and sails to the United States to find his American Dream. The film spans 30 years in the life of T贸th, a fictional character whose unorthodox designs challenged societal norms, and his relentless pursuit of artistic integrity.
The Oscars pay tribute to Quincy Jones
In some ways, it was teased from the very beginning of the award show, when Cynthia Erivo nailed 鈥淗ome鈥� from 鈥淭he Wiz鈥� in the opening performance. Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah introduced a joyful tribute to featuring 32 dancers, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah doing 鈥淓ase on Down the Road鈥� also from 鈥淭he Wiz.鈥�
Jones supervised the adaptation of songs from the Broadway musical for the 1978 film starring Michael Jackson. Jones and Jackson met while working on the film, leading to one of of all time.
鈥業鈥檓 Still Here鈥� from Brazil wins Oscar for best international film
a Brazilian film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, Sunday for best international film.
The as Eunice Paiva, the wife of Rubens Paiva, a former leftist Brazilian congressman who, at the height of in 1971, was taken from his family鈥檚 Rio de Janeiro home and never returned.
鈥楴o Other Land鈥� wins Oscar for best documentary
the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by the Israeli military, won for best documentary on Sunday.
The follows activist Basel Adra as he risks arrest to document the destruction of his hometown, which Israeli soldiers are tearing down to use as a military training zone, at the southern edge of . Adra鈥檚 pleas fall on deaf ears until he befriends a Jewish Israeli journalist who helps him amplify his story.
鈥淎bout two months ago, I became a father, and my hope to my daughter that she will not have to live the same life I鈥檓 living now, always fearing settlers, violence, home demolitions and forcible displacements," said Adra as he received his award Sunday night.
鈥楨l Mal鈥� wins Oscar for best original song
鈥淓l Mal鈥� from by Cl茅ment Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard has won the Oscar for best original song.
Zoe Salda帽a wins first Oscar as best supporting actress in 鈥楨milia Perez鈥�
Zoe Salda帽a earned her first for best supporting actress in capping an already accomplished awards season Sunday.
The win adds to a collection of successes for the star on the awards circuit: Salda帽a won her first Golden Globe in January, and notched wins at the British Academy Film Awards, the Critics Choice Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
James Bond gets a musical tribute from global pop superstars
The Oscars launched into a four-part tribute to James Bond, opening with 鈥淭he Substance鈥� actor Margaret Qualley and dancers, followed by Blackpink鈥檚 LISA serenade of 鈥淟ive and Let Die,鈥� Doja Cat with 鈥淒iamonds Are Forever鈥� and RAYE with 鈥淪kyfall.鈥�
The tribute comes on the heels of a shakeup that stirred the film industry: The longtime custodians of the James Bond movies handed over creative control to Amazon MGM in late February. Amazon bought MGM Studios in 2022 for $6.1 billion, a purchase that was significantly motivated by the acquisition of one of the movies鈥� most beloved and long-running franchises.
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鈥楥onclave鈥� wins Oscar for best adapted screenplay
The papal intrigue film was written by British author-playwright Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by British novelist Robert Harris.
Both Straughan and Harris are veterans of the thriller genre. Straughan鈥檚 other screenplay credits include 鈥淭he Snowman鈥� and an adaptation of John le Carr茅鈥榮 鈥淭inker Tailor Soldier Spy.鈥�
Harris鈥� works 鈥� many of them source material for movies 鈥� include the World War II novels 鈥淔atherland鈥� and 鈥淓nigma鈥� and the Russia-based thriller 鈥淎rchangel.鈥� He is also known, and somewhat notorious for his 2007 novel, 鈥淭he Ghost,鈥� a fictionalized critique of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Harris and director Roman Polanski co-wrote a well-regarded adaptation, 鈥淭he Ghost Writer.鈥�
鈥楢nora鈥� wins Oscar for best original screenplay
has won an Oscar for best original screenplay. The film had been widely considered a contender for best picture at alongside other categories including best actress for its lauded young star.
鈥業n the Shadow of the Cypress鈥� wins Oscar for best animated short film
Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi won their first Academy Award for 鈥淚n the Shadow of the Cypress.鈥� It was the second Iranian animated or live-action short film nominated at the Oscars and the first to win. Animation is often thought of as childlike, fun and creative in nature, but it can also elicit deep emotion: 鈥淚n the Shadow of the Cypress鈥� takes a creative and artistic approach to the relationship between a father, an old former captain who is dealing with PTSD, and his daughter. The short also won best animated short at the Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival.
Kieran Culkin wins best supporting actor, completing his sweep
won the Oscar for best supporting actor Sunday at completing a sweep of the category that followed his dominance in television awards last season.
The award, for portraying the chaotic but endearing Benji in Jesse Eisenberg鈥檚 his first win and nomination.
Conan O鈥橞rien gets Oscars off to a snarky start
Host Conan O鈥橞rien got the show and his monologue off to a start filled with his usual sarcastic humor.
O鈥橞rien poked fun at the Oscars, Hollywood鈥檚 biggest night 鈥渨hich starts at 4 in the afternoon.鈥� He also poked fun at himself. 鈥淚 know what you鈥檙e thinking: 鈥楧id Conan not have work done? Seriously. He looks his age.鈥欌�� And he jabbed at Netflix for having price increases.
He also implored the Oscar audience to sit down 鈥� after not getting a standing ovation.
A 鈥淲icked鈥�-ly fun opening
The 2025 Oscars opened with its biggest musical voices. Ariana Grande launched into 鈥淭he Wizard of Oz鈥� classic 鈥淪omewhere Over the Rainbow,鈥� following a visual package celebrating the city of Los Angeles.
She ditched her usual Glinda pink for a ruby red gown, channeling Dorothy鈥檚 iconic shoes. She was followed by Elphaba herself, Cynthia Erivo, nailing 鈥淗ome鈥� from the 鈥淭he Wiz.鈥� (The supervised the adaptation of songs from the Broadway musical for the 1978 film starring Michael Jackson.) Then Grande and Erivo teamed up for a dynamic duet of 鈥淒efying Gravity.鈥� And yes, they hit the note.
How does Oscar voting work?
There are about 10,500 global members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Some are actors, some directors, some editors, some costume designers, some hair and makeup people ... you get the idea.
In 22 of the 23 categories, it鈥檚 a simple system: The nominee with the most votes wins. Easy. Voting is done online, ballots are not released publicly and only two partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers know the winners before they are revealed to the world.
For best picture, the system is different: Voters rank the nominees in order and the film getting 50% or more of the vote is the winner.
Here鈥檚 where it gets confusing, so we鈥檒l let the academy explain it in its own words: 鈥淚f one movie doesn鈥檛 get 50% out of the gate, the one with the fewest votes is eliminated, and the members who voted for that as their top choice have their votes added to the film that was next on their list.
鈥淲hat happens if their second choice was the one that was eliminated? Well, their votes then go to their third choice, and so on. That process continues until one movie gets 50% or more of all the votes.鈥�
Demi Moore stops for a Ghost reunion
Demi Moore was making a beeline through the red carpet, waving to fans but also walking with purpose.
The one person she stopped for? Her 鈥淕host鈥� costar .
The two clasped hands and chatted for a few moments before Moore continued on.
Guy Pearce wears 鈥楩ree Palestine鈥� pin
鈥淭he Brutalist鈥� actor Guy Pearce showed up wearing a 鈥淔REE PALESTINE鈥� pin featuring a white dove and a gold branch. The award show comes as Israel and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday.
Pearce, who has expressed his support throughout the awards season with various pins, said 鈥淚t鈥檚 the least we can do.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 just always on the case of trying to recognize Palestine and it having as much support as it possibly can because it鈥檚 what it absolutely needs.鈥�
鈥楴o Other Land鈥� barely mentioned in Israeli media
a documentary about the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, has barely been mentioned in Israel outside of scattered coverage in the country鈥檚 left-wing media. It鈥檚 a stark shift from other Israeli films that are nominated for an Oscar, which usually receive boastful accolades in the run-up to the awards ceremony. But the country is still reeling from the , with still in captivity, and the devastating war, , which killed more than 48,000 Palestinians and 2,000 Israelis.
The timing is simply too sensitive, said Raya Morag, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who specializes in cinema and trauma.
鈥淓veryone is in mourning or in trauma, we can hardly hear any other voice on any other subject,鈥� she said. Morag, who is part of the left-wing peace movement, said she believes there will be a place for this film, in the future discourse, but only after the hostages have returned, the destroyed homes have been rebuilt, a new election is held to replace the current right-wing government, and the country goes through a 鈥渃ollective mourning process.鈥�
She noted that the documentary film 鈥淔ive Broken Cameras,鈥� which documented life in a Palestinian village along the Israeli security fence, became part of a national conversation because it was released in 2012, during a relatively peaceful period between outbursts of active conflict.
鈥淣o Other Land鈥� has also struggled in the U.S., where it could not find a distributor despite a litany of accolades.
Brandi Carlile talks about working and writing with Elton John
Brandi Carlile is a having written 鈥淣ever Too Late鈥� with Elton John. The big-hearted anthem, which serves as a title track for the is up for best original song.
鈥淗e didn鈥檛 ask, I sort of solicited myself,鈥� she joked to the AP on the red carpet about their collaboration.
鈥淚 watched the documentary, and I was really taken aback by the fact that I felt that it was going to sort of force Elton to sit and self-reflect in a really important way, that he doesn鈥檛 normally do, you know? I wanted to take in those good things about himself, all those wonderful things about himself. And I wanted to write a lyric that did what I felt the documentary did, which was for him to look in a mirror and say, 鈥榊ou know, you鈥檙e an iron man, baby.鈥欌��
EGOT Watch: Cynthia Erivo
She鈥檚 not expected to win best actress for but if there鈥檚 an upset, Cynthia Erivo could become the 22nd person to enter the tonight.
Her Tony, Grammy and Emmy awards all stemmed from her role in the Broadway musical of 鈥淭he Color Purple.鈥� It鈥檚 her third Oscar nomination since.
Erivo is also performing on the show and she鈥檚 in June.
The songwriting duo of became the most recent EGOT winners when they won an Emmy last year. Elton John, already an EGOT, is also nominated in the best song category.
Fashion statements carry a political message
As stars arrived on the red carpet, some added messaging to their ensembles. Belgian musician Zap Mama lifted up her black heel to reveal the words 鈥渇ree Congo鈥� on the red carpet, advocating for the .
鈥淐onclave鈥� writer Peter Straughan showed his support for Ukraine with .
鈥淛ust to say, let鈥檚 not turn our backs on Ukraine,鈥� he told Variety鈥檚 Marc Malkin.
The pin caries extra significance after a between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance Friday.
The team behind best documentary nominee the story of Ukrainian artists who trade their paintbrushes for guns to fight against the Russian invasion, also sported Ukrainian flag pins.
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The Associated Press erroneously identified the woman whose shoe advocated for a 鈥渇ree Congo鈥� as Swedish actor and singer Kayo Shekoni; she is Belgian musician Zap Mama, narrator of the Oscar-nominated documentary 鈥淪oundtrack to a Coup d鈥橢tat.鈥�
Jeff Goldblum blooms on red carpet
Actor Jeff Goldblum added a floral arrangement to his off-white tuxedo jacket lapel, in a play off his last name.
Orchids adorned the 鈥淲icked鈥� star鈥檚 Prada look that he paired with a colorful floral button up and a black bow tie. His signature glasses were tinted green. Goldblum previously walked for the Prada runway in 2022.
Mission: Possible for June Squibb
June Squibb had no time to spare. She made a grand entrance to the red carpet in sequined florals, being pushed with purpose in a wheelchair.
鈥淭here鈥檚 June!鈥� someone said, trying to get her attention, but she was already too far away.
鈥淥h well, she鈥檚 on a mission,鈥� another shrugged.
Just like 鈥淭helma.鈥�
Meet the creator of 鈥楯ohanne Sacreblu,鈥� Mexico鈥檚 joyous revenge against 鈥楨milia P茅rez鈥�
鈥淓milia P茅rez鈥� is not exactly popular in Mexico, where it鈥檚 been Instead, Mexico has rallied around 鈥淛ohanne Sacreblu,鈥� a protest parody from trans filmmaker Camila D. Aurora.
The short film has amassed more than 3 million YouTube views, and was even shown in cinemas with a red carpet event.
Aurora was curious about 鈥淓milia Perez,鈥� but since the film didn鈥檛 premiere until very late in the awards season in Mexico, she had to watch it (first) using a pirated link. She didn鈥檛 like it at all, finding its trans and Mexican representation derogatory and problematic.
So she took to TikTok with a pitch: The trans heirs of two millionaire French feuding families, Johanne Sacreblu and Agtugo Ratatouille (performed by Aurora and the Yeyl谩n Torres, respectively), fall in love in the middle of their battle to decide if the croissant or the baguette is the ultimate French bread.
Her followers suggested she fundraise. Aurora collected around $1,700 (35,000 Mexican pesos). She composed and recorded the songs for the 28-minute musical, which premiered the same weekend as 鈥淓milia Perez鈥� did in Mexico. It notched 1 million viewers in just three days.
鈥淲e were the ant that faced the giant, it鈥檚 very incredible,鈥� Aurora told The Associated Press. 鈥淚 was doing activism, and my activism began the moment I gathered 50 people using only TikTok videos who came together to work two, three days, many hours, just for the pleasure of laughing about this film that a few days ago only made them angry.鈥�
The film has collected double its original budget. She鈥檚 donated part of the profits to two organizations, the feminist group Las Hijas de Mayahuel, which advocates for dignified menstrual health and provides medical care as well as the Grupo Nacional de B煤squeda, a collective of organizations of relatives of disappeared people in Mexico.
And, soon, expect a part two.
鈥淟ike A Bird鈥� from 鈥淪ing Sing鈥� mints two first-time Oscar nominees
Abraham Alexander and Black Pumas鈥� Adrian Quesada, who composed 鈥淟ike A Bird鈥� for 鈥淪ing Sing,鈥� are up for best original song this year. It marks their first ever Academy Award nominations. But because the nominees in that category won鈥檛 perform in 2025, they won鈥檛 hit the stage with the likes of 16-nominee Diane Warren or Elton John.
鈥淲e would love to share the stage with Elton John and so forth. But what鈥檚 a performance if it鈥檚 not for people to share? What鈥檚 a song if ears can鈥檛 hear it?鈥� Alexander said on the red carpet. 鈥淲e heard they wanted to honor people that were affected by the fires and we were here while it was happening. So, we鈥檙e about people. And whichever way we can elevate people鈥檚 humanity and human experience, we鈥檙e all about.鈥�
Elsewhere in Los Angeles: Timoth茅e Chalamet鈥檚 look-alikes vie for a look-alike Oscar
Two of Timoth茅e Chalamet鈥檚 lookalikes 鈥� yes, 鈥� spent the weekend in Los Angeles filming an advertisement for New York hairdresser Sergio Slavnov鈥檚 Avenue Man hair care brand.
Miles Mitchell and Zander Dueve placed first and second in hosted by YouTuber Anthony Po. Flown out from New York and Atlanta by Slavnov to work on the campaign, Mitchell and Dueve spent part of Friday on Rodeo Drive filming the campaign.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just the gift that keeps on giving, and it just keeps proving to be that,鈥� Dueve said, dressed as Chalamet鈥檚 鈥淒une鈥� character Paul Atreides. 鈥淓very now and again, I鈥檓 like, okay, five minutes up and then I鈥檓 like, oh, okay 鈥� there鈥檚 another thing, and then another thing, and then Miles and I are coming here.鈥�
Mitchell reprised the thrifted costume that won him the contest. In his briefcase this time? Hair products 鈥� and a 3D-printed Oscar statuette.
Bowen Yang bounds down the red carpet
Bowen Yang was among the earlier celebrities to arrive. Excited and dancing his way through the carpet, he blew kisses to fans. His 鈥淲icked鈥� co-star Ethan Slater was close behind, perhaps less excited for the spotlight: 鈥淣o thanks,鈥� he said to a passing photographer looking to take a snap. Fans asked him who he would text first if 鈥淲icked鈥� won: 鈥淢y sister,鈥� he said.
The red carpet is underway
The awards ceremony is still a few hours away, but that鈥檚 not deterring the stars from making an early entrance. The Associated Press鈥� official live fashion coverage from the red carpet has officially kicked off, and you can catch all .
Watching on a TV? E!鈥檚 鈥淟ive from E! The Oscars鈥� red carpet coverage will start at 1 p.m. Pacific and 4 p.m. Eastern ABC鈥檚 official red carpet pre-show, hosted by Julianne Hough and Jesse Palmer, will begin at 3:30 p.m. Pacific and 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
Then, at 4 p.m. Pacific and 7 p.m. Eastern, the Oscars live on Hulu. You can also watch via Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV. With authentication from your provider, you can watch on ABC.com and the ABC app.
A 鈥楥olor Purple鈥� reunion
Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg are set to reunite on the Oscars stage 鈥� though what they鈥檒l be doing there is under wraps until the live broadcast.
Both appeared in Steven Spielberg鈥檚 1985 adaptation of 鈥淭he Color Purple,鈥� which earned them Oscar nominations 鈥� Winfrey for supporting and Goldberg for lead. They for their top-secret presentation.
The two co-stars in reconnected in recent years, clearing the air about a 鈥渇eud鈥� that they realized never existed but had kept them apart for decades.
This awards season鈥檚 fashion MVPs
The list of celebrities bringing it on recent red carpets is growing, a little over a month after the devastating Los Angeles fires subdued carpet dressing for a time. As the city moves into rebuild mode, stars will likely up their fashion games for the biggest awards night of the season: The Oscars.
Cynthia Erivo: Erivo has always taken fashion risks, ditching her Elphaba black for last week鈥檚 Screen Actors Guild awards, opting for a silver Givenchy look with a high shaggy collar worthy of her bad witch role.
Jeremy Strong: He wore a mint green suit with a bucket hat in the same color to the Golden Globes. His white turtleneck topped it all off.
Danielle Deadwyler: Deadwyler didn鈥檛 play it safe in a bright red strapless 3D structured tiered gown from Louis Vuitton at the SAGs.
Timoth茅e Chalamet: At the SAGs, he married a bright brat green button-up shirt from Chrome Hearts with a shiny black leather suit and a bolo tie as he continues to channel Bob Dylan.
Ariana Grande: Like Margot Robbie鈥檚 Barbie pink, Grande has been mostly sticking to a far paler hue, her signature and an homage to her 鈥淲icked鈥� good witch.
Mikey Madison: New fashion darling went Hollywood bombshell at the SAGs with a strapless silver Louis Vuitton look with a large pleated bow at the waist. She鈥檚 been working with stylist Jamie Mizrahi, who has dressed Adele and Jennifer Lawrence, among many other celebs.
BEHIND THE LENS: A photographer鈥檚 view on one weird awards season
AP photographer Chris Pizzello has been shooting the Oscars for more than a decade. Here鈥檚 his take on what makes this awards season different:
This is the least predictable awards season in memory. Usually, I鈥檓 about 95% correct in training my lens on the eventual winner of a category in the audience, but this year I鈥檇 say I鈥檓 more 75%.
Mikey Madison seemed to have the late awards season momentum with wins at BAFTA and the but then Demi Moore struck back at the SAGs. Adrien Brody was winning everything, but then Timoth茅e Chalamet finally This year鈥檚 Oscars seem wide-open in best actor, best actress and best picture (although I鈥檇 narrow that one down to either 鈥淎nora鈥� or 鈥淐onclave鈥�).
The only absolutely sure thing in the major categories, in my view, is Kieran Culkin for best supporting. He鈥檚 run the table this year.
What鈥檚 the deal with 鈥楨milia P茅rez鈥�?
Jacques Audiard鈥檚 鈥淓milia P茅rez,鈥� a narco-musical about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, . The film, at one point, seemed like Netflix鈥檚 best chance yet to land the streamer its first best picture win. Its star, , made history by becoming the first openly trans actor nominated for an Oscar.
But no nominee has had . After old offensive tweets by Gasc贸n were uncovered, the actress issued an apology. The fallout, though, has badly damaged a movie that was already a divisive contender, and led Netflix to radically refocus its flagging campaign.
All things considered, though, the 鈥� its home country鈥檚 Oscars equivalent 鈥� on Friday.
叠谤补锄颈濒鈥檚 Fernanda Torres is this year鈥檚 Carnival muse
Carnival muse this year isn鈥檛 one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It鈥檚 Fernanda Torres, who鈥檚 .
The Oscars fall smack in the middle of Carnival, 叠谤补锄颈濒鈥檚 largest celebration, which runs through Tuesday. During the five-day revelry, the rest of the universe usually fades into the background as Brazilians cut loose and indulge.
Not this year 鈥� and the keen focus on the Oscars speaks to 叠谤补锄颈濒鈥檚 on the global stage.
Torres is nominated for her performance as the lead for best picture and best international feature. Excitement around the awards has prompted TV Globo, 叠谤补锄颈濒鈥檚 largest network, to resume live coverage of the ceremony after a five-year hiatus. It will forgo the nationwide airing of high-ratings Carnival parades, instead broadcasting the Oscars everywhere except Rio.
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Who鈥檚 hosting the Oscars?
the Academy Awards for the first time.
鈥淚 never have been invited to the Oscars,鈥� the late-night host-turned-podcaster and occasional movie star said at a news conference Wednesday. 鈥淚 only hosted so that I could be invited.鈥�
O鈥橞rien said he would not hesitate to talk about the nation鈥檚 fraught political situation.
鈥淚 cannot ignore the moment we鈥檙e in,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut I also have to remember it鈥檚 threading a needle. I also have to remember what we鈥檙e here to celebrate and infuse the show with positivity.鈥�
He said compared to all the other things he鈥檚 done, hosting the Oscars is like 鈥渇or the first time getting to drive a Ferrari.
鈥淚鈥檇 like to keep the tuxedo,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey made me an absolutely beautiful tuxedo. It鈥檚 the nicest thing I鈥檝e ever put on in my life.鈥�
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