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Wicked soundtrack on vinyl, which released in tandem with the film on last November, is back on the charts following Cynthia Erivo’s gravity-defying performance (sorry), alongside Ariana Grande, at the Oscars on Sunday night. The soundtrack is available in various formats including CD, double vinyl, double picture disc, and digital. Target and Barnes & Noble also offer exclusive editions including split pink and green vinyl, plus an alternative cover.

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Oscars.The Los Angeles native won for her performance in Anora, where she plays a young stripper who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch, played by Mark Eydelshteyn, during a trip to Las Vegas.Madison’s Best Actress award was one of five wins for the film on Sunday night (March 2), including Best Picture and Best Director for Sean Baker.During her speech, she thanked the neighbourhood of Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, where the film was shot, and reaffirmed her gratitude to the sex worker community.“Thank you Brighton Beach for lending us your beautiful backdrop, and incredible community. Also thank you to (dance co-ordinator) Kennady Schneider, thank you to our incredible consultants” she said.

won for her role in “Anora” at Sunday night’s star-studded ceremony.Moore, 62, looked visibly disappointed and gritted her teeth as Madison’s name was called, as seen in a video on X.“Demi says ‘nice’ but she isn’t smiling when she says it,” top lip reader Nicola Hickling told the Daily Mail of Moore’s icy reaction. “Her body is almost nodding like she had to force herself to say it.”The actress quickly recovered and started clapping for Madison, who beat out fellow nominees Fernanda Torres, Karla Sofía Gascón and Cynthia Erivo.“This is very surreal,” Madison said as she accepted the award.

The Oscars was a star-studded event, but there were 3x as many stars at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the big show.

Anora star Mikey Madison is a newly minted Oscar winner, taking home the Best Actress Oscar on Sunday. This was her first nomination for an Oscar and her first win.

When the cameras weren’t rolling at the Oscars, there were photographers roaming around the audience and backstage to capture everything that we didn’t see on TV.

Oscars viewers who are watching the show on Hulu claim the streaming service has been crashing throughout the night.“Hey Hulu, get your shit together!!! No one can watch #TheOscars right now on your service!” one person wrote on X.Follow The Post’s live updates from the Oscars 2025 for winners, red carpet pics and moreAnother fan tweeted, “#Hulu owes me a damn refund right about now. All that advertisement about streaming the #Oscars2025, only for the site to not work.”“Y’all better give everyone a free month at the very least.

nearly four-hour Oscars is some undeniable fact of life. The sun rises in the east, the sky is blue, the Oscars take one-sixth of a day.But 30 minutes could’ve oh so easily been cut from Sunday night’s strange and sloooow Academy Awards.Why, exactly, did Margaret Qualley dance during a pointless tribute to James Bond that featured godawful covers of “Diamonds Are Forever” and “Live and Let Die”?Why, exactly, did Queen Latifah belt “Ease on Down the Road” from “The Wiz” as a tribute to Quincy Jones?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?”Friends, I have no idea.All of that stuff should’ve been axed.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande brought their characters — and their tunes — from the hit movie musical to life at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Erivo and Grande — nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively — performed a medley of tunes from across the “Wizard of Oz” universe to open Hollywood’s biggest night.First Grande, decked out in a ruby red gown, sang “Over the Rainbow” from the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.” Then, Erivo, dressed in a white gown with adornments, belted out “Home” from “The Wiz” stage and screen adaptations. And the two divas brought it home with a showstopping rendition of “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked.”Follow The Post’s live updates from the Oscars 2025 for winners, red carpet pics and moreIt was a theater kid fantasy that brought a little bit of the Tonys to the Oscars.Second only to the 13 nods for “Emilia Pérez,” “Wicked” landed 10 Oscar nominations, tying with “The Brutalist.” In addition to Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, the movie is up for Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design and Best Original Score.However, none of the film’s tunes were eligible for Best Original Song since they were written by Stephen Schwartz for the stage production that opened on Broadway in 2003.And in a change from years past, none of this year’s Best Original Song nominees will be performed during the awards ceremony.But “Wicked” gave the show a broom-flying boost to start the night.

Oscars red carpet.Goldblum whipped his phone out and stared at an Instagram post of one of his red carpet photos that were taken before he sat down in his seat at the ceremony with his wife, Emilie Livingston.The couple walked the red carpet earlier before the official show started at 7 p.m. ET.Goldblum wore a cream-colored suit jacket over a patterned floral shirt with a a lilac scarf, a black bowtie and an orchid on his lapel.

won Best Actress for her role in “Anora” over Demi Moore for “The Substance” at the 2025 Oscars.“This is very surreal. Forgive me, I’m nervous,” the actress, 25, said onstage as she read her speech off a note.“I grew up in Los Angeles, but Hollywood always felt so far away from me, so to be here, standing in this room today, is really incredible,” she said.The actress gave a shout-out to her family and the other people involved in making “Anora.”“I also want to recognize and honor the sex worker community,” she said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mikey Madison won the Oscar for best actress thanks to her acclaimed performance in “Anora,” which headed into the night as a frontrunner in several categories such as best picture and best director. In addition to her victory at the Academy Awards, Madison picked up best actress prizes this year from the BAFTAs and Spirit Awards. “This is very surreal,” Madison said at the start of her speech.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In a sense, you could say it was like the good old days. Oscar night, whether the telecast is great or just so-so (I’m all but incapable of finding the Oscars outright bad — I’m too much of an entertainment junkie), always gave you the feeling that Hollywood was at the center of the world.

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star Cynthia Erivo and her performance in such a juggernaut of a musical movie are all we can talk about. But in comparison, the star keeps her private life much quieter, which includes her relationship with her partner Lena Waithe.That said, the pair are quite the power couple—both have won an Emmy (in fact, Cynthia is well on her way to ), and both are committed to supporting and championing LGBTQ+ people and stories in Hollywood.Here's everything we know about their low-key, adorable romance.Lena is an actor and producer, most significantly having written the amazing crime movie Queen & Slim, which starred Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya.

With a lead-in that included a sentimental tribute to fire-ravaged Los Angeles and then Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performing several showstoppers from Wicked, “four-time Oscar viewer” Conan O’Brien made his Oscar hosting debut tonight with a lot to prove. And what better way than to emerge Substance-like from Demi Moore?

The first livestream of the Academy Awards was marred by a tech glitch, frustrating viewers trying to log in for the beginning of the 97th annual telecast.

Ariana Grande belted out Somewhere Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, Cynthia Erivo followed with Home from musical The Wiz and they joined in Defying Gravity from their hit musical Wicked in a rousing start to the 97th annual Academy Awards.

2025 Oscars. Traditional menswear on red carpets is often uninspired and boring so when it comes to to film’s biggest night — and the most prestigious red carpet of the year — attendees can be challenged with creating an exciting ensemble worthy of the high-wattage event. This year, attendees found their answer in a variety of extravagant, message-laden brooches.