Conan’s Karla cracks and Timothée’s beaut zoot suit: Oscars 2025 viral moments
Halle and Adrien mack on
A reunion 22 years in the making. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/MkaF2xb6SE
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 2, 2025
At the 2003 Oscars, Adrien Brody – who had just become the youngest best actor winner for his turn in The Pianist – planted an unplanned kiss on Halle Berry, the award’s presenter. The moment has stirred controversy in recent years, but the pair warded off any untoward discourse by recreating their lip-locking stunt at this year’s ceremony. Berry greeted Brody on the red carpet with a warm embrace before the pair smooched for the cameras. “Tonight I had to pay him back,” Berry told Variety. “He deserved that.” The academy, meanwhile, called it “a reunion 22 years in the making”.
Conan v Karla
"Anora uses the F-word 479 times. That's 3 more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón's publicist."
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 3, 2025
—Conan O'Brien during his Oscars monologue pic.twitter.com/6oGywtcFKR
"Anora has used the f-word 479 times, which beats the record of Karla Sofia Gascon's publicist after seeing her tweets"
— Seddera Side (@sedderaside) March 3, 2025
*cuts to Karla Sofia Gascon IN THE ROOM*#Oscars pic.twitter.com/sga82cG4iy
In the sharpest moment of a gloriously piquant opening monologue, Conan O’Brien addressed Karla Sofía Gascón, the Emilia Pérez lead and one-time frontrunner whose Oscars chances were scuppered after a series of damning tweets. Despite the backlash, Gascón still attended the ceremony – though she skipped the red carpet.
karla in the audience cooking up a slur for redheads
— َ (@ungodlywests) March 3, 2025
“Anora has used the F-word 479 times, which beats the record of Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist after seeing her tweets,” O’Brien cracked to raucous laughter in the room – before the camera cut to Gascón in the audience smiling and bowing. “If you tweet about the Oscars tonight,” O’Brien addressed Gascón, “my name is Jimmy Kimmel”.
"Karla if you tweet about the #Oscars tonight, my name is Jimmy Kimmel"
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 3, 2025
- Conan O’Brien pic.twitter.com/EqDes6sRRj
Buttered up
how am i going to enrich the taste of this beautiful baked potato
— wes (@mannmiami) March 2, 2025
the illustrious stick of butter: pic.twitter.com/cBugnrtIao
https://t.co/FHeLpQUsYi pic.twitter.com/uzgPlkqODg
— Pro Bono™️ (@_kevvineleven) March 3, 2025
Is it butter? Is it Tweety Bird? Is it Laffy Taffy? No! It’s Timothée Chalamet in a flash of flaxen – a head-to-toe yellow leather suit accompanied by a yellow shirt. The comparisons came thick and fast. Was he auditioning for Curious George’s similarly svelte man in the yellow hat? Was he in camouflage as a lump of Lurpak? It turned out it was a Givenchy ensemble. “You will not get hit on your bike tonight,” O’Brien joked.
Timothee Chalamet’s yellow man from Curious George serve pic.twitter.com/i7MVvOM90x
— aash⋆˚ ༘ * (@dmimree) March 2, 2025
lurpak core https://t.co/TGG44heMSP
— lauren ¹⁶ (@blueformads) March 2, 2025
the stick of butter arriving to the recipe https://t.co/pWpi2DUpea
— nicole ☆ (@halleyscometrry) March 2, 2025
Wrong notes
When the Emilia Perez songwriters started singing their own song during their acceptance speech. pic.twitter.com/Rvdf433bMX
— Josh Lewis (@thejoshl) March 3, 2025
the minute that emilia perez song writer started singing pic.twitter.com/oZw1TjrprC
— señor guy queen 🇵🇸 (@salikunt) March 3, 2025
Emilia Pérez’s barnstormer El Mal was all but guaranteed best original song after a slew of other recent awards victories. What was less expected was the victory speech from songwriters Clément Ducol and Camille – who launched into a warbling a cappella performance of their track as director (and the song’s co-writer), Jacques Audiard, stood stiffly just behind the podium. Their rendition soared high into a completely silent audience; they bravely beat on, voices against the play-off music, borne back ceaselessly into the crowd.
I didn’t think all the Emilia Perez stuff could get worse and then these bozo songwriters started singing
— Brandon Streussnig (@BrndnStrssng) March 3, 2025
the audience when the songwriters of Emilia Perez started singing during their acceptance speech #Oscars
— michael 🌹 (@thatgaymichael) March 3, 2025
pic.twitter.com/6sUnHdOFgP
Dance break
While you guys were watching commercials, Colman Domigo came out to offer a toast to Los Angeles, then made people get up and dance. Some of them did? pic.twitter.com/ShLMD2s4Bi
— Vulture (@vulture) March 3, 2025
Colman Domingo invited the #Oscars to dance at that commercial break. pic.twitter.com/r73ZgEJAs3
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) March 3, 2025
When the ceremony cut to an ad break, audiences in the Dolby theatre were treated to a much-needed intermission – courtesy of Colman Domingo, best actor nominee for Sing Sing and Hollywood’s suavest leading man. During a lull in the proceedings, Domingo rallied the audience to their feet while the Maze funk classic Before I Let Go echoed through the room. He bounced on stage in a cherry-red tux and a drink in hand – and soon the crowd was on their feet. Domingo was also one of the few celebrities letting loose to Queen Latifah’s musical tribute to Quincy Jones. Dancing king.
Colman Domingo and Ariana Grande dance as Queen Latifah performs at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/A45LYfdgAV
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025
Colman Domingo has never passed up an opportunity to dance and celebrate during awards season. Elite vibes. pic.twitter.com/HYx8SopOln
— karlee (@kar__lee) March 3, 2025
A flurry of firsts
"I'm the first Black man to receive this Costume Design Award," says Paul Tazewell pic.twitter.com/KEr5PJ9SSK
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 3, 2025
Flow!!! my son's favorite movie of all time. now he's going to grow up thinking the Oscars are fair and just. sad.
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) March 3, 2025
When Flow, a cat’s odyssey without dialogue, took home the award for best animated feature, it became the first Latvian film to win an Oscar. “Ball’s in your court, Estonia,” O’Brien joked – before making way for a whole bevy of milestones at this year’s ceremony. Paul Tazewell was the first Black man to win the best costume design Oscar (for his work on Wicked), while Zoe Saldaña said she was the first American of Dominican origin to win an Oscar. “I know I will not be the last,” Saldaña gushed on stage.
Zoe Saldaña: “I am a proud child of immigrant parents … I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award and I know I won’t be the last” 🇩🇴 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/rEYHoOd3z0
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) March 3, 2025
Winning best documentary, No Other Land – a harrowing account of the destruction of villages in the West Bank – became the first Palestinian feature recognised by the academy, despite still lacking US distribution. In a stirring speech that roundly inveighed against the US government, the co-director (and new father) Basel Adra also dedicated the award to his daughter. “I hoped that she would not have to live the same life that I am living now,” he said.
I'm not surprised at the filmmakers of No Other Land calling out the United States for enabling genocide, but it feels surreal nonetheless. incredible film that won despite the Hollywood power structure's cowardice in refusing to distribute it.
— Bobby Wagner (@bwags) March 3, 2025
Free Palestine!
NO OTHER LAND WINNING AND CALLING OUT AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY #Oscars pic.twitter.com/npVokriPHj
— 🍉 (@ungodlyraleigh) March 3, 2025
Read more about the 2025 Oscars:
Anora takes home best picture Oscar
Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison win best acting prizes
Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting awards
Anora’s Sean Baker wins for directing, editing and screenplay