From the fashion to the speeches to the music, this was an Oscars 2025 of few surprises. Five experts break it down.

Ariana Grande’s performance ... before being transported to the land of Oz. Grande’s Sunday night rendition of the song did Garland justice, according to Lorna Luft, daughter of the cinema icon.

Attending the Oscars for the first time, Raye had a major moment to live up to. The “ Oscar Winning Tears ” singer-songwriter ...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's Oscars ... wowed the audience with their "powerful" voices while singing a medley of songs. Grande opened the Oscars with a solo performance of 'Somewhere Over ...

On Sunday, firefighters who battled recent wildfires got applauded, Mick Jagger handed out the best original song Oscar and John Lithgow was tasked with looking “slightly disappointed” when speeches ...

The 97th Academy Awards was a star-studded affair inside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Jonathan Ross leading the Oscars 2025 coverage in the UK on ITV ...

March 2, 2025. Frankie Grande/Kevin Winter/Getty Frankie Grande is moved to tears again when Erivo and Ariana Grande sing "Defying Gravity." His friends appear in the video, also deeply moved by ...

Ariana Grande (right) sings on stage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre, March 2, 2025. Frankie Grande/Kevin Winter/Getty Frankie Grande is moved to tears again when Erivo and Ariana ...

Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande perform "Defying Gravity" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby ... the Dorothy inspired dress and singing in perfect unison, oh my ...

Wicked' co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo took the stage at the Oscars 2025 to pay tribute to 'The Wizard of Oz' ...