The funniest moments and memes from the 2025 Oscars
The 97th Academy Awards proved to be an alleviating mood in wake of the Los Angeles wildfires. Here are all the best moments
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AS IS OSCARS tradition, the night’s memeable and memorable moments were . . . award-winning. From Adam Sandler’s audience cameo to host Conan O’Brien’s The Substance bit, they provided much need alleviation in the shadow of the city’s January wildfires. With more awards to come, we’ve had some unexpected wins, and – as most things on the internet go – viewers at home have responded in kind. In case you missed them, scroll on for Esquire’s round up of the night’s key moments.
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The funniest moments and memes from the 2025 Oscars
That speech pic.twitter.com/FSkm6214cY
— paul (@paulswhtn) March 3, 2025
Colman Domingo invited the #Oscars to dance at that commercial break. pic.twitter.com/r73ZgEJAs3
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) March 3, 2025
remember when we thought Joker 2 was gonna be gaga’s second oscar moment lol pic.twitter.com/h0w9L4cQ8N
— Alex (@alexxmalloy) March 3, 2025
CHALLENGERS BEST EDITING pic.twitter.com/leCEZZmFRN
— justin (@jerstonfilm) March 3, 2025
all that james bond tribute when we could’ve gotten a full david lynch one pic.twitter.com/sbTk30e74v
— tay (@hairball1952) March 3, 2025
Yes best sound pic.twitter.com/NXI05D16SF
— Rose Dommu (@rosedommu) March 3, 2025
When the Emilia Perez songwriters started singing their own song during their acceptance speech. pic.twitter.com/Rvdf433bMX
— Josh Lewis (@thejoshl) March 3, 2025
"and the oscar goes to… Zoe Saldana " #Oscars2025 pic.twitter.com/nagkF7XHeJ
— Jay (@Iam_prabhath) March 3, 2025
I’m just going to pretend Zoe won for Colombiana! Congrats girl pic.twitter.com/Gthd07lgXH
— 💫 (@heyjaeee) March 3, 2025
monstro elisasue from the substance has arrived at the 2025 oscars pic.twitter.com/py5bif7H82
— wiLL (@willfulchaos) March 2, 2025
MOLLY YOU IN DANGER GIRL! pic.twitter.com/ipgNiX3szK
— 💫 (@heyjaeee) March 2, 2025
los rusos de Anora robándose el #Oscar ya son lo mejor de la noche pic.twitter.com/zQejNZtyZx
— Ana Manson (@CapitAnna) March 2, 2025
not to be parasocial on main but seeing jeremy strong tear up inexplicably makes me tear up too pic.twitter.com/WpoNPVw2ZN
— florence (@chercourr) March 3, 2025
Babygirl 2 pic.twitter.com/WIi2xbznZx
— Katya (@katya_zamo) March 3, 2025
“The bomb will set off in 45 minutes. Leave the venue in a few”. #Oscars2025 pic.twitter.com/LKXKoW0LeA
— ً (@pradararez) March 3, 2025
LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/dBBV1I13T3
— gabe (@poetsonfilm) March 3, 2025
Adam Sandler and Timothée Chalamet pic.twitter.com/ozOd7TmTKH
— Musetta-timothée-chalamet-daily (@Musetta_May) March 3, 2025
Oscar winner Kieran Culkin pic.twitter.com/WAPwUGU87B
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 3, 2025
Margaret Qualley makes an appearance during the #Bond tribute at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/PodH1E4W4E
— Variety (@Variety) March 3, 2025
"Karla if you tweet about the #Oscars tonight, my name is Jimmy Kimmel"
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 3, 2025
– Conan O’Brien pic.twitter.com/EqDes6sRRj
It's giving car wash https://t.co/Xhy9JqP8X5 pic.twitter.com/3BUKFyg71D
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) March 2, 2025
"Anora has used the f-word 479 times, which beats the record of Karla Sofia Gascon's publicist after seeing her tweets"
— Seddera Side (@sedderaside) March 3, 2025
*cuts to Karla Sofia Gascon IN THE ROOM*#Oscars pic.twitter.com/sga82cG4iy
Unafraid to reference or not reference https://t.co/5mzjwflq0N pic.twitter.com/LriJEDSdCX
— Harry Hill (@veryharryhill) March 2, 2025
Conan O’Brien emerging from Demi Moore’s back to begin hosting the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/VeJwhZuErD
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 3, 2025
Adam Sandler and Timothée Chalamet in the #Oscars audience.
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 3, 2025
pic.twitter.com/7BLI9U2aJB
OH ARIANA & CYNTHIA JUST CHANGED HISTORY😭🥹pic.twitter.com/E91g10OnS1
— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆🫧💚 (@beyoncegarden) March 3, 2025
— leIe (@glphie) March 3, 2025
the academy is so messy for this pic.twitter.com/yx2LcYk9PS
— َ (@chlmtslut) March 3, 2025
— Throwing Fits (@ThrowingFits) March 3, 2025
the cut to karla sofía gascón when i was in the middle of laughing at her pic.twitter.com/KCZ9Tb4OhD
— jay (@kendallhosseini) March 3, 2025
GIRL WHATEVER pic.twitter.com/tIayBZvdHG
— reg 🇵🇸🇱🇧 (@MAGN0LlAS) March 3, 2025
she holding on to that hard af https://t.co/00uJJL5or8
— clementine (@ilyclemmie) March 2, 2025
Yeah, that's Adam Sandler all right pic.twitter.com/T1OcastRLG
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) March 3, 2025
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