Oscars 2025 recap: Highlights and biggest moments from 97th Academy Awards

Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi won their first Academy Award for "In the Shadow of the Cypress."

'In the Shadow of the Cypress' wins Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 2025 Academy Awards.

It was the second Iranian animated or live-action short film nominated at the Oscars and the first to win.

Animation is often thought of as childlike, fun and creative in nature, but it can also elicit deep emotion: "In the Shadow of the Cypress" takes a creative and artistic approach to the relationship between a father, an old former captain who is dealing with PTSD, and his daughter. The short also won best animated short at the Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival.

Other films nominated in the category included "Beautiful Men," "Magic Candies," "Wander to Wonder" and "Yuck!"

Go here for a look at the full list of winners from the 97th Oscars.

"Flow" has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2025 Academy Awards.

"Flow" wins the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Other films nominated in the category included "Inside Out 2," "Memoir of a Snail," "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" and "The Wild Robot."

Go here for a look at the full list of winners from the 97th Oscars.

Go here for a look at the full winners list.

Kieran Culkin has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "A Real Pain" at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Kieran Culkin has won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 97th Academy Awards.

Other nominees in the category included Yura Borisov for "Anora," Edward Norton for "A Complete Unknown," Guy Pearce for "The Brutalist" and Jeremy Strong for "The Apprentice."

Go here for a look at the full list of winners from the 97th Oscars.