No shade to Mikey Madison, but this one hurts.
If you didn’t watch the 2025 Oscars last night, well, you’re not alone. We don’t have the viewership data quite yet, but it seems like every year less and less people tune in for the Academy Awards. It didn’t help that the Hulu livestream kept crashing, and ended its broadcast 16 minutes before the show actually ended.
The 97th Academy Awards were hosted by Conan O’Brien who, most everyone seems to agree, did a pretty great job. Anora was the big winner of the night, taking home five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for star Mikey Madison. Wicked went home with two Oscars, for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design, the latter of which made Paul Tazewell the first Black man to ever win for Best Costume. And though The Brutalist didn’t do quite as well as some people had hoped, the film still took home three Oscars, including Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.
If you missed out on the fun last night, don’t worry, because Decider has you covered. Here are the 2025 Oscar highlight and lowlights, including the three best moments and three worst moments of Sunday night’s Academy Awards.
Just one week after Adam Sandler crushed it at the Saturday Night Live 50th special, he was making audiences laugh again with a well-timed bit in the Oscars 2025 opening monologue. When host Conan O’Brien called the Sandman out for being underdressed for the occasion, Sandler—in his signature hoodie and basketball shorts look—stormed out in a (fake) rage. But first, he stopped by Timothée Chalamet’s seat to shout, “Chalameeeet!” right into the Oscar nominee’s ear. It was a perfect callback to the Golden Globes, in which host Nikki Glaser pointed out that Chalamet’s named sounded like something Sandler would shout—and Sandler, of course, demonstrated.
It’s safe to say that host Conan O’Brien understood the assignment. He was funny, self-referential, and efficient in his hosting duties, including a winking musical number to open the show, in which he promised not to waste time with useless bits. It was the perfect self-aware useless bit, which didn’t overstay its welcome.
