This week, Karen (@KarenMPeterson) and Derek (@DerekMiranda85) talk all about the 97th Academy Awards. From host Conan O’Brien to the winners, losers, and Oscar ballots, we’re discussing it all.

We’re also talking what we’ve been watching lately and looking ahead to some of the films we expect to see at next year’s ceremony.

Winners:

• Best Picture: Anora (Neon)
• Best Director: Sean Baker, Anora (Neon)
• Actress in a Leading Role: Mikey Madison, Anora (Neon)
• Actor in a Leading Role: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist (A24)
• Actress in a Supporting Role: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
• Actor in a Supporting Role: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
• Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave (Focus Features)
• Original Screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora (Neon)
• Animated Feature: Flow (Janus Films/Sideshow)
• Documentary Feature: No Other Land; Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor (No U.S. Distribution)
• International Feature: Brazil, I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Cinematography: Lol Crawley, The Brutalist (A24)
• Costume Design: Paul Tazewell, Wicked (Universal)
• Film Editing: Sean Baker, Anora (Neon)
• Makeup & Hairstyling: Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli, The Substance (MUBI)
• Music, Original Score: Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist (A24)
• Music, Original Song: “El Mal,” from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clémont Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (Netflix)
• Production Design: Wicked; Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales (Universal)
• Sound: Dune: Part Two; Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill (Warner Bros.)
• Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two; Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer (Warner Bros.)
• Animated Short Film: In the Shadow of the Cypress; Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi (Voce Spettacolo)
• Documentary Short Film: The Only Girl in the Orchestra; Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington (Netflix)
• Live Action Short Film: I’m Not a Robot; Victoria Warmerdam and Trent (The New Yorker)

Featured Image Credit: Alex Coco, Sean Baker and Samantha Quan pose backstage with the Oscar® for Best Picture during the live ABC Telecast of the 97th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Clip from 97th Academy Awards courtesy of AMPAS.

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