The 97th annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, was held at 6 p.m. Sunday, with the comedy-drama “Anora” winning five out of its six nominations.

In addition, Nick Offerman was an announcer at the Oscars for the first time.

Sean Baker, director of the film “Anora,” made history Sunday night by being the first person to win four Academy Awards on the same night for the same film.

“Anora” won the most awards: Best picture, best director, best actress, best original screenplay and best film editing.

“The Brutalist” came in second with three awards won. “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” won two awards each.

“Emilia Pérez” went into the ceremony with the most nominations, sitting at 13. However, the film only won two of their nominations.

Karla Sofía Gascón was the first transgender woman to be nominated in any acting category for her best actress nomination.

However, since her nomination, she has been involved in controversy due to offensive posts she made on social media regarding Muslims, George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars.

O’Brien used his humor effectively throughout the show, particularly at the halfway point.

“We’re halfway through the show, so now’s the time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien also used his humor after “Anora” received two Oscars.

“I guess Americans are finally excited to see someone stand up to a powerful Russian,” O’Brien said.

The Los Angeles Fire Department was also invited on stage during the Oscars ceremony, where they were reading out jokes from the teleprompter.

The Los Angeles Fire Department were empathetic to the people who lost their homes in the California wildfires while also taking a dig at the producers of “Joker 2.”

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

During the Oscars there were both some memorable and cringeworthy moments. Adam Sandler crashed the Oscars in a surprise appearance while wearing a hoodie and basketball shorts, and Mick Jagger made a surprise appearance to present best original song.

During the presentation of the best costume design award, Bowen Yang, who playes Pfannee in “Wicked,” was dressed in the Shiz University uniform from “Wicked.” This was comedic because Yang was pranked by the other people presenting the best costume design award, because the other people were supposed to wear costumes representing the other nominated films.

One cringeworthy moment in particular was when playoff music started playing during Adrien Brody’s acceptance speech for best actor in a leading role for “The Brutalist.”

“Turn the music off, thank you. It’s not my first rodeo, I will be brief,” Brody said.

During the show, O’Brien did an impromptu performance featuring a sandworm from “Dune” playing a grand piano and Deadpool dancing around stage. This performance may have been just to fill time, but added a sense of humor to the awards ceremony.

The annual in memoriam segment, presented by Morgan Freeman, paid tribute to Gene Hackman, who died Feb. 17. However, Michelle Trachtenberg who died Feb. 26 was not included in the segment.

“He won two Oscars, but most importantly, he won the hearts of film-lovers around the world,” Freeman said of Hackman.

BIG WINNERS

There were many first-time winners throughout the night such as Mikey Madison and Kieran Culkin. History was also made in categories such as best costume design and b animated feature film.

BEST PICTURE

“Anora” won best picture. Other nominees for this category included “Wicked,” “I’m Still Here” and “The Substance.” “The Substance” is the first horror movie nominated for best picture at the Oscars since “Get Out” in 2018.

BEST DIRECTOR

The winner of best director was Baker for the film “Anora.” Other nominees for this category included James Mangold for “A Complete Unknown” and Brady Corbet for “The Brutalist.”

During his acceptance speech, Baker encouraged people to go to the movie theater.

“Filmmakers, keep making films for the big screen! Distributors please focus on the theatrical release for the films… parents take your children to the theater! Let’s keep the movie-going experience alive. It’s a communal experience that you don’t get at home, and now the movie-going experience is under threat,” Baker said.

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Brody, who is now officially a two-time Oscar winner, won best actor in a leading role. On Sunday night, Brody became the first ever actor to win two best actor Oscars with only two career nominations.

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

The winner of best actress in a leading role was Madison for “Anora.” Other nominees for this category included Cynthia Erivo for “Wicked” and Demi Moore for “The Substance.”

Madison won her first Oscar, and is the youngest best Actress winner at 25 since Jennifer Lawrence won at 22 for “Silver Linings Playbook” in 2013.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

The winner of best actor in a supporting role was Culkin for “A Real Pain,” making this win his first academy award. He is now halfway to being an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).

In his acceptance speech, Culkin delivered a hilarious speech and called out his wife.

“My wife said we can have four children when I win an Oscar… let’s get cracking with these kids,” Culkin said.

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

The winner of best actress in a supporting role was Zoe Saldaña for “Emilia Perez.” This is Saldana’s first Oscar. Other nominees in this category included Ariana Grande for “Wicked” and Felicity Jones for “The Brutalist.”

Grande arguably got snubbed, especially with “Wicked” being one of the best movies of the year making $461 million domestically at the box office.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The winner of this category was “Flow” which beat out the other nominees including “Inside Out 2” or “Wild Robot.”

“Inside Out 2” and “Wild Robot” arguably got snubbed for this award. I personally enjoyed “Inside Out 2” more, so I thought it was going to win over “Flow” so this was one of the more surprising wins of the night.

“Flow” made history as the first Latvian film to win an Oscar.

COSTUME DESIGN

The winner of this category was Paul Tazewell for “Wicked.” Other nominees in this category included Arianne Phillips for “A Complete Unknown” and Lisy Christl for “Conclave.”

This win made “Wicked” officially an Oscar-winning film, and Tazewell made history as the first Black man to win best costume design.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

To open up the Oscars, the stars of “Wicked,” Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, performed a medley honoring “Wicked,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Wiz.”

Grande gave a stunning rendition of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” by Judy Garland while wearing a sparkling red dress and ruby slippers referencing Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.”

Erivo then performed a spectacular performance of “Home” from “The Wiz.” To end the medley, Erivo and Grande performed “Defying Gravity” with Erivo nailing the famous defying gravity battle cry.

Other performances of the night included Queen Latifah performing “Ease on Down the Road” from “The Wiz” in honor of Quincy Jones.

There was also a James Bond tribute featuring LISA, Doja Cat and Raye. LISA performed “Live and Let Die” by Wings, Doja Cat performed “Diamonds are Forever” by Shirley Bassey and Raye, who is best known for her hit song “Oscar Winning Tears,” performed “Skyfall” by Adele.

A complete list of nominees and winners is available on the Oscars website.