Everything to know about this year's Oscars:
- "Oppenheimer" dominated the night, winning seven awards, including best picture, best director, best actor and best supporting actor. "Poor Things" followed with four awards, including Emma Stone's win for best actress.
- In a powerful acceptance speech, Mstyslav Chernov, the director behind "20 Days in Mariupol," a film about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, told the audience that he wished there had never been a reason to make the film in the first place.
- A Kenergetic performance: Ryan Gosling, in a pink sparkly suit and sunglasses, received a standing ovation after performing “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie." Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell's “What Was I Made For?” from the film took home the best original song Oscar, giving "Barbie" just one win.
Netflix shares Wes Anderson's response to win
Netflix released a statement on X sharing director Wes Anderson's reaction to winning his first Oscar.
“If I could have been there, I (along with Steven Rales) would have said “Thank you” to: the family of Roald Dahl, the team at Netflix, Benedict and Ralph and Ben Kingsley and Dev and Richard and Bob and Adam and Jeremy and John and Jim and Rich and Jim and Polly and more," Anderson said in the statement. "And also I would have said: if i had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight
He said that he and Rales were unable to be at the Oscars because they're currently in Germany, where they will start shooting their new movie on Monday.
Speaking to the press room backstage following his win, director Nolan described making "Oppenheimer" as the "greatest thrill."
"The film ends on what I consider a dramatically necessary moment of despair," Nolan told reporters, before adding it's important viewers of the film "don't despair" themselves.
He cited generally lower nuclear proliferation rates following the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which was signed by several of the major nuclear powers that pledged to stem the spread of nuclear technology.
"In the last few years, it's gone the wrong way," Nolan continued. "And it's very important that rather than despair, in reality, people are looking at advocacy, the supporting organizations are working to pressure politicians and leaders to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in our world."
Watch Da’Vine Joy Randolph accept the best supporting actress award role for “The Holdovers."
Actor Eva Mendes, who is married to Ryan Gosling, posted a photo of herself rocking a pink jacket to commemorate her Ken's epic Oscars performance.
"You took Ken all the way to the Oscar’s, RG," she wrote in her Instagram post. "Now come home, we need to put the kids to bed"
A final tally
Here's a look at home the films fared tonight:
—"Oppenheimer": 7
—"Poor Things": 4
—"Zone of Interest": 2
—"American Fiction": 1
—"Barbie": 1
—"Anatomy of a Fall": 1
—"The Holdovers": 1
And the movies that went home empty-handed:
—"Killers of the Flower Moon": 0
—"Past Lives": 0
—"Maestro": 0
One Oscar tradition remains: The show ran late.
The show, which started at 7 p.m. ET (an hour earlier than usual), was supposed to be three hours long and end at 10 p.m. ET. Instead, it wrapped up around 10:30 p.m. ET.
Runnig late, after we lost an hour of sleep? Time to catch some ZZZ's.
Another Scorsese movie goes 0 for 10
"Killers of the Flower Moon" is the third Martin Scorsese film to receive 10 nominations but win nothing at the ceremony.
It follows "Gangs of New York" in 2003 and "The Irishman" in 2020.
The fact that he was actually won a best director Oscar for a best picture winner ("The Departed") probably makes it easier to swallow for the legendary filmmaker, but it's clear the academy is mostly just happy to nominate his movies when he works in the historical epic vein. (To be fair, "The Aviator" and "Hugo" both won multiple awards.)
'Oppenheimer' producer Emma Thomas accepts best picture prize
Thomas, who co-produced "Oppenheimer," gave the last big speech of the night in accepting the award for best picture.
She paid tribute to the cast, the crew, IMAX chief executive Richard Gelfond and her husband, "Oppenheimer" director Christopher Nolan.
"The reason this movie is the movie it was was Chris Nolan," she said. "He’s singular, he’s brilliant ... and I’m so grateful for you."
Jimmy Kimmel jokes about the Oscars best picture envelope
The host referred to his previous 2017 hosting gig with the infamous "Moonlight" and "La La Land" best picture envelope mix-up after Emma Stone accepted a surprising best actress win.
Kimmel 'thanks' Trump for harsh Truth Social post
"Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars," former President Trump posted on Truth Social.
Kimmel, in turn, read it aloud during the show. “Isn't it past your jail time?" Kimmel joked.