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Oscars 2025: What You Didn't See on TV!
It's hard to know where to look first on Hollywood's biggest night.
And the 2025 Oscars, hosted by Conan O'Brien, was no exception: A Complete Unknown's Timothée Chalamet, The Substance's Demi Moore, Anora's Mikey Madison, The Brutalist's Adrien Brody, Wicked's Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, Emilia Pérez's Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez, A Real Pain's Kieran Culkin and presenters including Halle Berry, Scarlett Johansson and Andrew Garfield—plus so many more—piled into Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on March 2 to celebrate the past year in movies. (And a number of decades' worth of movies before these, as the tribute-happy ceremony is always wont to do.)
While many made it a date night—Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, Erivo and Lena Waithe, Culkin and wife Jazz Charton, Colman Domingo and husband Raul Domingo, Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando, to name a few—plenty of stars enjoyed roaming the room solo or in packs to meet, catch up, snap selfies and otherwise hobnob with their creative peers.
Of course, with way more contributors and also-rans than winners in the room (see the whole list of 2025 Oscar winners right here), many attendees had to make the most of the night in whichever way they sought fit.
And no matter what caliber of star you were, big or small, you were treated to a token of O'Brien's affection, if not necessarily a $200,000 gift bag.
The night started off promisingly enough as far as unscripted moments go when, 22 years after his first Best Actor win and less than three hours before he won his second, Brody reunited with 2003 presenter Berry, the pair sharing an affectionate kiss when they reunited on the red carpet.
Naturally, that was only the beginning when it came to PDA of the platonic, congratulatory and ragingly romantic variety.
Here are the biggest moments you didn't see on TV during the 2025 Oscars:
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Adrien Brody and Halle Berry Have an Amorous Red Carpet Reunion
Twenty-two years after Adrien Brody so memorably thanked presenter Halle Berry when he won his first Best Actor statue for The Pianist, he returned as a nominee for The Brutalist and she was prepared.
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Wicked's Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Congratulate Each Other on a Job Well Done
No question, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are changed for good after starring in Wicked. The costars opened the 2025 Oscars with a medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Home" from The Wiz and their own film's biggest banger, "Defying Gravity."
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Host Conan O'Brien's Gift for the Real VIPs
Stars and the ever-important attendees who served as seat fillers when the A-listers got up to go do stuff were treated to these
gifts from host Conan O'Brien.
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Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner Sneak a Kiss
Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet hasn't been coy about who his main squeeze is like some young actors, bringing Kylie Jenner as his date to the 2025 Oscars.
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Meg Ryan and Best Actress Nominee Demi Moore Have an Emotional Moment
Demi Moore, a first-time Oscar nominee for The Substance, was relishing her moment with fellow veteran star Meg Ryan earlier in the evening.
Alas, Moore's awards season accolades stopped short of Oscar night, Anora's Mikey Madison pulling off the Best Actress upset.
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Best Supporting Actor Winner Kieran Culkin Enjoys His Victory With Robert Downey Jr.
Noting in his Best Supporting Actor speech that the honor meant a particular lot coming from presenter Robert Downey Jr., A Real Pain star Kieran Culkin enjoyed his moment with last year's winner backstage.
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Samuel L. Jackson and Selena Gomez Snap a Selfie
Past nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Emilia Pérez star Selena Gomez, paired to present Oscars for Best Documentary Short and Documentary Feature, made sure to capture the moment for posterity.
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Best Supporting Actress Winner Zoe Saldaña Tunes in Backstage
Emilia Pérez star Zoe Saldaña, waiting backstage to present the Oscar for cinematography, caught Sterling K. Brown and Ana de Armas presenting Best Live Action Short to I'm Not a Robot.
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Lisa Steals a Quiet Moment Backstage
Before Lisa performed "Live and Let Die" as part of a tribute to the James Bond franchise and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the Blackpink artist and White Lotus star stopped to collect herself backstage.
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Margaret Qualley, Elle Fanning Catch Up Backstage
The Substance's Margaret Qualley and A Complete Unknown's Elle Fanning weren't among the nominees but producers found meaty roles for both: Qualley made a slinks surprise appearance in the evening's James Bond tribute as a dancer, while Fanning helped present Best Costume Design to Wicked's Paul Tazewell.
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What Did Kieran Culkin Just Tell Ariana Grande?
Ariana Grande, in attendance with Wicked costar and real-life love Ethan Slater, appears to have had her mind blown—but only her boyfriend and Kieran Culkin know for sure.
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Oprah Winfrey Celebrates Quincy Jones With Queen Latifah
Entertainment royalty Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah joined forces to help honor the late, great Quincy Jones.
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Past Winners Cillian Murphy and Emma Stone Meet Again
Returning to pay it forward, 2024's Best Actor winner Cillian Murphy and Best Actress Emma Stone had a word up before heading out to present to this year's respective winners, Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison.
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Adrien Brody Thinks Billy Crystal Looks Marvelous, Darling
Best Actor winner Brody had an affectionate greeting for revered nine-time Oscars host Billy Crystal, who reunited with When Harry Met Sally costar Meg Ryan to present Best Picture to Anora.
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