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2025년 오스카 시상식에서 TV에서 볼 수 없었던 8가지 사실: 티모시 샬라메와 카일리 제너가 포근해지고, 관중들과 함께하는 코난 오브라이언 농담, 그리고 우아한 데미 무어

8 things you didn't see on TV at the 2025 Oscars: Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner get cozy, the Conan O'Brien jokes that landed with the crowd and a gracious Demi Moore

올해 오스카 주인공은 5관왕 '아노라(Anora)'... 인종·국적도 다양해졌다​

Adrien Brody celebrates his Oscar win with Chalamet, couples canoodle inside the Dolby Theatre and more moments from inside the show.

아드리안 브로디가 샬라메와 함께 오스카상 수상을 축하하고, 돌비 극장 안에서 커플들이 카누를 타며 공연장 안에서 더 많은 순간을 맞이합니다.

Taryn Ryder·Reporter Tue, March 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM GMT Yahoo

Demi Moore, Conan O'Brien, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet were among the stars making a splash inside the Dolby Theatre on Oscars night. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Scott Kirkland/Disney via Getty Images, Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images [2].)

The 97th Academy Awards is in the books, and while reviews of the nearly four-hour show seemed mixed, the star-studded crowd at the Dolby Theatre was ready to party.

Some of the most interesting moments inside happen when cameras are down, whether it’s seeing which stars find each other during commercial breaks (looking at you, Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater) or who escaped to the lobby bar for a drink.

From Demi Moore’s reaction to her surprising loss to how host Conan O’Brien was received in the room, here are eight things you didn’t see on TV.

Couples pack on the PDA

Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando; Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater; and Chalamet with Jenner at the Oscars. (Yahoo News; photos: Mike Coppola/Getty Images, Rich Polk/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

There was no shortage of love at the Oscars — but Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, were the “it” couple.

Although Jenner opted to skip the red carpet, she quickly joined her boyfriend of nearly two years inside the show, and they weren’t shy about showing affection. They stole (many) kisses throughout the ceremony, and he was always making sure she was comfortable. He had his hand on her back; she nuzzled in. He introduced her to many of the A-listers who stopped to talk to him — and there were a lot. Regardless of the big name that said hi, he made sure she was always included. Jenner looked proud and beamed throughout the night.

Shauna Robertson and Edward Norton stop to chat with Jenner and Chalamet during the Oscars. (Chris Pizzello/AP Photo) (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

A few seats over in the front row was Grande, who officially had her mom as her date. However, during many of the commercial breaks, she was quick to find Slater, her boyfriend, several seats down. The two were affectionate when cameras weren’t on them, and they shared a sweet moment after she lost Best Supporting Actress to Zoe Saldaña.

Grande and Slater at the Oscars. (Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images) (Rich Polk via Getty Images)

There was no sulking on Grande’s part, though! She was in great spirits and even asked a photographer to take a picture of her and her mom.

Miley Cyrus, one of the night’s presenters, made her awards show red carpet debut with boyfriend Maxx Morando. After the two posed for photographs together, they were spotted heading into the lobby together hand in hand and stayed close throughout the evening.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco rounded out one of the other most-buzzed-about couples of the night. The Emilia Pérez star was escorted in by her fiancé, who kept a supportive hand on her back — and 16,000 “drops of glass” — as they made their way into the theater. Their affection continued inside.

How Demi Moore reacted to surprising loss

The Substance star was considered the frontrunner for Best Actress, but Anora’s Mikey Madison prevailed. The crowd seemed somewhat surprised, but everyone got on their feet to celebrate Madison, including Moore.

Ever the consummate professional, Moore smiled and clapped for the 25-year-old actress. As Madison made her way to the stage, Moore was seen hugging co-star Margaret Qualley after a long and largely successful awards season.

I was sitting in an Anora section, so a lot of people were freaking out, in a joyous way, over the upset. But others were surprised Moore didn’t take the Best Actress prize home. There were a whole lot of “Whoas” and “Wows” in the crowd. Yes, more than a few people pointed out the irony of Moore losing to Madison, something that would have happened in The Substance.

Brody immediately finds Chalamet after win

Chalamet did not end up a winner, but he spent a lot of time with Adrien Brody after his Best Actor acceptance speech. As The Brutalist star exited the stage, he went right up to Chalamet. The two have been neck and neck all awards season, and the respect between the actors was evident. Brody was emotional as he talked with Chalamet, and they embraced multiple times.

Adrien Brody embraces Chalamet. (Chris Pizzello/AP) (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Eventually, all Best Actor nominees — Brody, Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes and Sebastian Stan — came together for a photo.

At one point, Jenner was seen snapping a pic of her beau.

From left: Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Brody, Ralph Fiennes and Sebastian Stan. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter via Getty Images)

Conan O’Brien nails hosting debut

The comedian has hosted the Emmys twice, the MTV Awards and of course, his talk show Late Night With Conan O’Brien, but the Oscars is a different beast. Overall, he kept the audience engaged through the very lengthy evening with his trademark quirky humor.

His opening, a pretaped bit riffing on The Substance, had the audience — and Moore — laughing. (Viewers at home may have had a different take since the gory introduction followed the family-friendly opening number from Grande and Erivo.)

O’Brien struck the right tone between celebrating the nominees and throwing in some zingers.

“The movie Conclave is up for Best Picture tonight. If you haven’t seen Conclave, its logline is, ‘A movie about the Catholic Church ... but don’t worry,’” he quipped. The crowd ate that one up.

O'Brien hosts the Oscars. (Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images) (Rich Polk via Getty Images)

Some of his self-deprecating humor got a mixed reaction, as did the bit about “footage” of Jeff Bezos arriving at the ceremony in an Amazon box. The jokes about using “child labor” instead of AI and losing “little Billy” got a few cheers.

The audience loved the John Lithgow bit: “Instead of playing you off with music, we’ll have something much more powerful — we’ll cut to John Lithgow in the audience looking not angry but slightly disappointed.”

He kept the same light tone throughout the night, and while he mostly stayed out of politics, the crowd was into it when he went there.

“Anora is having a good night,” he said midway through the show. “That’s great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.” The theater erupted in applause.

One of his more risqué jokes of the night also landed: “Well, we’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile.”

The audience appreciated his more subdued moments as well, like when O’Brien brought out several members of the Los Angeles Fire Department, who were fed jokes “that I’m not even brave enough to tell.” The crowd loved that moment, and overall, O’Brien.

“He did a great job,” one guest was overheard saying on the way to the Governors Ball.

“Agree, I’d like to see him back,” another responded.

The lobby bar sees star-studded action

Emma Stone was not looking to repeat 2024’s mistake. When the Oscars presenter headed out to the first-floor bar during a commercial break, she made sure she knew how much time she had before she needed to get back into the Dolby Theatre, telling friends she had about 20 minutes to hang out.

Stone, who is close with Taylor Swift, caught up with music producer Jack Antonoff for a drink. She spent most of her time with husband Dave McCary.

Brody and partner Georgina Chapman took over part of the bar at one point. The duo, who were with his mother, were there together for awhile through the second act as he waited for his category at the end of the night. Luckily, he didn’t miss any of The Brutalist's awards haul.

Kieran Culkin, who won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, proved a win doesn’t change when it’s time for husband duty. When he and his wife, Jazz Charton, took a break near the bar — only to be quickly greeted by Stone — he held her purse while she went to the bathroom.

How Karla Sofía Gascón was received by her peers

Karla Sofía Gascón at the Oscars. (Chris Pizzello/AP) (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

The Emilia Pérez star had her awards season campaign essentially derailed when her controversial past tweets made headlines. She skipped the red carpet and kept a relatively low profile inside the Dolby Theatre.

O’Brien touched on the scandal during his opening monologue. The crowd was mixed. He got a lot of laughs at his jokes on the topic: “Little fact for you: Anora uses the F-word 479 times. That’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist” and “Karla, if you’re going to tweet about the Oscars, remember, my name is Jimmy Kimmel.”

However, Gascón also got a good amount of cheers whenever her name was mentioned, including by O’Brien and when she was announced in the Best Actress category.

Gascón was embraced by Brody when she went to the bar during a commercial break. He hugged her as did Chapman. They talked for a bit before she went on her way. Multiple other guests also stopped to talk with her.

Chalamet’s seat switch

Chalamet, who arrived at the Oscars with his mom, Nicole Flender, made sure to sit by her when his category was announced. (John Locher/AP) (John Locher/Invision/AP)

Before his category for Best Actor was presented, Jenner gave her seat to the A Complete Unknown star’s mother, Nicole Flender. The Kardashians star slid right behind the pair so the two could have a special moment, just in case he upset frontrunner Brody.

Nick Offerman delights the crowd

Did the voice of the Oscars announcer sound familiar? That’s because it was the Parks and Recreation star. From his funny (and purposeful) mispronunciation of former co-star Amy Poehler’s name to riffs with O’Brien, the actor offered some great comedic commentary. But the best of his bits came on five minutes before the show kicked off.

Nick Offerman onstage at the Oscars. (Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images) (Rich Polk via Getty Images)

“I’m here for two reasons. First of all, to congratulate you. What an absolute thrill,” he began. “The second reason that I’m here is to deliver to you a grave warning. Please keep your speeches short. There is no need to thank your agents, publicists, studio execs ... Trust me, those folks will all continue to want to work with you. You are an Oscar winner now, so you can thank them after the show later. Send them a drunken text at 4 a.m. telling them that you’re now ready to play an Avenger, and a real Avenger this time, not Hawkeye.”

Offerman urged nominees to get to the stage quickly.

“The longer that you take sharing hugs, whether consensual or with Kevin Spacey, the less amount of time you’ll have,” he said. “We all know that the very best speeches are from the heart. They’re genuine and focused just upon what this really means to you and why. So please just be mindful of time, keep it short.”

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올해 오스카 주인공은 5관왕 '아노라(Anora)'... 인종·국적도 다양해졌다

신정선 기자 입력 2025.03.03. 21:06 조선일보

영화 ‘아노라’에서 러시아 재벌 2세와 충동적으로 결혼하는 스트리퍼 역할로 제97회 아카데미 여우주연상을 받은 배우 마이키 매디슨이 트로피를 들어 보이고 있다.(왼쪽 사진) 영화 ‘브루탈리스트’에서 미국으로 건너간 유대인 건축가로 열연한 배우 애드리언 브로디가 ‘피아니스트’에 이어 생애 두 번째 남우주연상을 받고 웃고 있다. /AP 연합뉴스

미국 뉴욕 클럽의 스트리퍼를 인간적으로 조명한 영화 ‘아노라’가 2일(현지 시각) 제97회 아카데미 시상식에서 작품·감독·여우주연상 등 5부문을 수상하며 최고의 영예를 안았다. 라트비아·브라질·도미니카 출신의 수상자와 수상작이 처음으로 호명되며 아카데미의 새로운 역사도 쓰여졌다.

◇골든글로브·배우조합 무관(無冠)의 ‘아노라’ 오스카 휩쓸어

이날 미 LA 돌비극장에서 열린 시상식에서 ‘아노라’의 감독 션 베이커는 감독상은 물론 본인이 직접 작업한 각본과 편집상도 가져가며 3부문을 독식했다. 여우주연상은 ‘아노라’의 마이키 매디슨이 유력한 후보였던 데미 무어(‘서브스턴스’)를 제치고 수상했다. ‘아노라’는 앞서 열린 골든글로브와 배우조합 시상식에서 한 부문도 수상하지 못했으나 아카데미에서 반전에 성공했다.

지난해 칸 영화제에서 황금종려상을 수상한 ‘아노라’는 철없는 러시아 재벌 2세의 충동적인 프러포즈를 받아들인 스트리퍼가 러시아 재벌 부모가 보낸 하수인들을 피해 다니다 벌어지는 웃지 못할 코미디다. 베이커 감독은 “낙인만 있고 관심은 못 받는 성 노동자의 진정한 정체성을 관객들이 이해하고 연결되기를 바란다”고 제작 의도를 밝혔다. 그는 이날 수상 소감에서 “성 노동자 커뮤니티에 감사하며 깊은 존경을 보낸다”고 말했다. 마이키 매디슨도 “앞으로도 성 노동자를 지지하고 연대하겠다”고 말했다. ‘아노라’의 국내 흥행 성적은 저조했다. 작년 11월 개봉해 관객 5만5549명에 그쳤다.

남우주연상은 ‘브루탈리스트’의 에이드리언 브로디에게 돌아갔다. 브로디는 2003년 영화 ‘피아니스트’로 첫 아카데미를 품으며 최연소 남우주연상(29세343일) 기록을 세웠다. 밥 딜런 전기 영화 ‘컴플리트 언노운’의 주연 티모시 샬라메가 올해 기록을 깰 것으로 기대됐으나 브로디가 두 번째 주연상을 가져가며 불발됐다.

그래픽=송윤혜

배우 조이 샐다나는 ‘에밀리아 페레즈’로 여우조연상을 받았다. 그는 도미니카공화국 혈통으로는 첫 아카데미 수상자다./로이터 연합뉴스

◇인종·국적 다양해진 아카데미, ‘최초’ 잇따라

이날 시상식에선 최초의 기록이 잇따라 쓰여졌다. ‘에밀리아 페레즈’에서 여자가 되려는 멕시코 마약왕을 돕는 변호사로 열연한 조이 샐다냐는 여우조연상을 받으며 “저는 도미니카공화국 출신의 첫 아카데미 수상자이며, 자랑스러운 이민자의 후손”이라고 밝혔다. 이어 “제 할머니는 1961년에 미국으로 건너오셨다”며 “꿈과 노력으로 이 자리에 서는 사람이 제가 마지막이 아닐 거라고 믿는다”고 말해 큰 박수를 받았다.

장편 애니메이션 수상작인 ‘플로우’는 라트비아 최초, 국제장편영화상을 받은 ‘아임 스틸 히어’는 브라질 최초의 아카데미 수상작이다. 영화 ‘위키드’로 의상상을 받은 폴 타즈웰은 “이 상을 받은 최초의 흑인인 점이 너무나 자랑스럽다”고 말해 기립 박수가 이어졌다.

이처럼 미국 외 국가와 인종이 잇따라 아카데미 트로피를 차지한 것은 몇 년 새 다양해진 아카데미 회원 구성을 반영한다. 2014년 아카데미 회원의 평균 연령은 63세였으며, 남성이 76%, 백인이 94%였다. 이에 대한 편향성이 지적되자 아카데미는 다양한 인종과 국적을 신규 회원으로 점차 늘렸다. 최근에는 회원 중 여성이 35%, 비(非)미국인이 20%로 늘어난 것으로 알려졌다.

올해 아카데미에 ‘분루상’이 있었다면 최다 부문 후보작인 ‘에밀리아 페레즈’의 몫이다. ‘에밀리아 페레즈’는 13부문이나 지명됐으나 투표가 한창이던 지난달 주연 배우 카를라 소피아 가스콘의 과거 소셜미디어 혐오 발언이 일파만파 논란을 부르며 표심이 등을 돌렸다. 결국 여우조연상과 주제가상 수상에 만족해야 했다.

매해 시상식에서 기리는 ‘올해 숨진 영화인들’ 영상에는 진 해크먼, 데이비드 린치, 제임스 얼 존스, 매기 스미스 등이 포함됐다. 아이돌 그룹 블랙핑크의 리사는 K팝 가수로는 처음으로 축하 무대에 등장해 007 주제가인 ‘리브 앤드 렛 다이(Live and let die)’를 불렀다.

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