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

Morgan Freeman gave tribute to two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, four days after Hackman was found dead.

"This week our community lost a giant, and I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman," he said."

Morgan Freeman paid tribute to the late Gene Hackman at the Oscars.

He received two Oscars and more importantly he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world."Freeman and Hackman co-starred in the 1992 Clint Eastwood Western "Unforgiven" - the movie that earned Hackman his second Oscar. They were also both in 2000's "Under Suspicion."

"Rest in peace, my friend," Freeman said.

Freeman then introduced the In Memoriam segment, remembering lives lost over the last year.

Names highlighted in the segment included Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, filmmaker Jeff Baena, Bob Newhart, Kris Kristofferson, Teri Garr, Cheng Pei-Pei, John Amos, Bill Cobbs, Joan Plowright, Anouk Aimée, Donald Sutherland, Art Evans, songwriter Richard M. Sherman, Louis Gossett Jr., producer Jon Landau, Shelley Duvall, director David Lynch, James Earl Jones.

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Victoria Warmerdam and Trent have won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for "I'm Not a Robot" at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Victoria Warmerdam and Trent have won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for "I'm Not a Robot" at the 2025 Academy Awards.

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

Members of the Los Angeles fire service who battled the Pacific Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire were honored during the Oscars.

L.A. area fire departments were honored at the Oscars on Sunday for their brave and heroic actions when wildfires broke out across SoCal in January.

Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department were welcomed onto the stage of the 97th Academy Awards and recieved a standing ovation from the stars and celebrities packing the Dolby Theater in the heart of Hollywood.

Take a look at the full story here.

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer have won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Dune: Part Two" at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, stars of the forthcoming Disney film "Snow White," presented the category.

Other films nominated in the category included "Alien: Romulus," "Better Man," "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" and "Wicked."

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

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