Oscars monologue spoofed Demi Moore's "The Substance," then took aim at the tweet controversy around "Emilia Pérez."

With enthusiastic odes to Los Angeles slotted smoothly next to absurd symphonic space worms, the 2025 Academy Awards had a little bit of everything - and tied it all together with, get this, a genuine love for the nominated movies.

When Conan O'Brien emerged onto the stage at the 2025 Oscars for his opening monologue, he did so in a rather unusual way: by crawling out of Demi Moore's spine in a morbid homage to Best Picture nominee The Substance.

The Academy Awards are regarded as Hollywood's biggest night as celebrities come together to celebrate the best movies of the year.

The teens were identified as 17-year-old Yeferson A. Flores Ramos of Hoffman Estates and Litzy Flores, 16, of Carpentersville, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Their deaths were ruled accidental as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from the car exhaust.

This year's Oscars had it all - glamour, tears and the Wicked stars defying gravity ... Early on in the night, host Conan O'Brien called him out, saying he was "dressed like a guy playing video ...

O'Brien made his Oscars hosting debut Sunday ... Cynthia Erivo singing “Home,” and then both performing “Defying Gravity,” earning an enthusiastic standing ovation. The 61-year-old late ...

Conan O’Brien kicked off the Oscars with a bang, opening his hosting debut with a monologue that poked fun at the films and stars nominated at Hollywood’s biggest night. Before the jokes, in a pre-taped segment, O’Brien emerged from the back of Demi Moore’s body à la “The Substance” and crawled out, not necessarily younger …

Potentially a performance of “Defying Gravity” from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande if our prayers our answered, some very close categories, and some solid jokes from Conan O’Brien.

Check out a performance from the top of the show, where Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande took the stage to sing a medley of songs from the world of Oz, including Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Home from The Wiz, and Defying Gravity.

Why, exactly, did “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande perform a “Wizard of Oz”-themed medley of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Home” and “Defying Gravity”?