Host Conan O’Brien goes old-school with his opening monologue, which included both acknowledgement of the Southern California wildfires and a ‘Dune 2’ sandworm playing

Ariana Grande sang ''Somewhere Over the Rainbow'' and Cynthia Erivo sang Diana Ross' ''Home'' to kick off the 97th Academy Awards in a tribute to Los Angeles following wildfires that devastated the Southern California metropolis.

Kieran Culkin won the Academy Award for best supporting actor at the 2025 Oscars for his role in A Real Pain.  During his acceptance speech, Culkin sung praises to his Succession co-star and fellow nominee,