Conan O ’ Brien hosted the 97th annual Oscars two months after L . A .’ s devastating fires , and paid tribute to first responders . Surprisingly , this was the comic ’ s first time emceeing the big night !

Presenters Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal were back together 35 years after their hit 1989 rom-com , When Harry Met Sally . The two starred in a hit Super Bowl ad this year as their characters returned to the famed Katz ’ s Deli . “ They were so respectful of the movie and of the scene too ,” said Meg .

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Stunning in red , Margaret Qualley waited for her cue backstage at L . A .’ s Dolby Theatre before showing off her dance skills in a tribute to the James Bond franchise .

The best films of the year were honored on March 2 .

Ayesha Curry and Lindsay Lohan got into the spirit at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party , held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills .

Scarlett Johansson and June Squibb presented the award for best makeup and hairstyling to The Substance . The two just worked together in Eleanor the Great , Scarlett ’ s directorial debut , due out later this year .

Queen Latifah performed “ Ease on Down the Road ” from The Wiz in a salute to super producer Quincy Jones , who died at 91 from pancreatic cancer in November .