The 97th Academy Awards have kicked off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and there have already been many “firsts” achieved in the show. “Emilia Pérez” leads the pack with 13 Oscar nominations, but “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” are close behind.

Jesse Eisenberg arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by /Invision/AP)

Stars including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jesse Eisenberg, Conan O'Brien and Edward Norton walk the red carpet at the 2025 Academy Awards. (March 2)

Kieran Culkin took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 2025 Academy Awards for his role as Benji Kaplan in Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain. In A Real Pain, Culkin and Eisenberg play an odd-couple cousin pairing on a trip around their grandmother's native Poland.

Stars including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jesse Eisenberg, Conan O'Brien and Edward Norton walk the red carpet at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Macaulay Culkin celebrated his brother Kieran Culkin's win at the 97th Academy Awards for his supporting role in Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain. When speaking at the Vanity Fair Oscars party on the red carpet,

At the 97th Academy Awards, Jewish actors Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress.

While Oscars season is in full swing, revisit The Desert Sun's recent red carpet interviews with several directors and writers who are nominated.