The countdown until the 97th Academy Awards is on, and with political tensions running high and celebrities on the losing side of the culture war, there are bound to be some interesting moments during Hollywood’s big night.
Ahead, here’s everything we can expect at the 2025 Oscars.
The host of tonight’s festivities is comedian and TV personality Conan O’Brien. It’ll be a first for him, and he’ll have lots of serious subject matter to make jokes about. There’s the fact that almost none of the nominees for Best Picture are big hits in the mainstream. The California wildfires, which are still fresh in everyone’s minds, forced many A-listers, including O’Brien himself, to evacuate. Most of Hollywood can’t stand President Trump, so it’s almost impossible to expect the night to progress without hearing his name.
O’Brien took over hosting duties from fellow comedian and…
