The 97th Academy Awards were held on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, weeks after wildfires devastated parts of Los Angeles. The ceremony aired on ABC and streamed live on Hulu, and Conan O'Brien made his debut as host.

Sean Baker's Anora, the story of a stripper who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch, won five Oscars, including Best Picture. Baker won four of them himself, for producing, directing, writing the original screenplay and editing, becoming the first person to win four Oscars for the same film in one night. That tied the record for the most Oscars won by one person in a single evening, set by Walt Disney in 1953, the year of the first televised ceremony. Mikey Madison won Best Actress for the title role. In his speeches Baker urged audiences to support independent cinemas and to watch films together in theaters.

Adrien Brody won Best Actor for The Brutalist, and…