Small-budget 'Anora' wins big at Oscars

I just know that tonight I'm going to go home to my new puppies and probably clean up their mess,

she laughed

Any kid now has tools that are used to make these now Academy-winning films,

“Flow” director Gints Zilbalodis said backstage

Sean Baker (filmmaker)director

That broke my heart. I thought, there’s something wrong here,

said Baker

Sean Baker (filmmaker)director

Filmmakers, keep making films for the big screen. I know I will,

Baker said from the Dolby Theatre stage

Everything Everywhere All at Once,

the 2023 winner, was antic, lewd and about the furthest thing possible from “Oscar bait.”

Sean Baker (filmmaker)director

If you're trying to make independent films, please keep doing it. We need more. This is proof,

said Baker, a director known for making small films about porn stars, transgender prostitutes and other marginalized people

Let's get cracking on those kids!"

Culkin said to his wife from the stage

Adrien Brodyactor

Acting is a very fragile profession,

Brody said

I would have preferred to see less violence against Ani

Andrea, 36, said

I didn't say that I didn't want it included, but I did flag that there is a lot of violence

Andrea added

I'm absolutely rooting for it and I hope it wins, I hope it sweeps

But she remains proud of the work she did on Anora and says

I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award. And I know I will not be the last."

She became the first actor of Dominican descent to win an Oscar and in her acceptance speech said

This has been the goal of my career. I've been designing costumes for over 35 years, and the whole way through, there was never a Black male that I saw."

Speaking backstage following his win, he said

To realize that that's actually me, it becomes no place like home."

Paraphrasing Dorothy's famous line from The Wizard of Oz, he said

I have about ten minutes of tolerance left for this panel, it is so disrespectful it is hard to watch. I feel like a broken record, #ITVOscars."

One tweeted

#itvoscars please no nasty references to trump, madam."

Another fumed

I'm here once again to represent the lingering traumas and the repercussions of war and systematic oppression

He concluded

Basel Adradirector

When I look at Basel, I see my brother, but we are unequal

Referring to Adra, he said

Conan O'Briencomedian

I only agreed to host so that I could get invited.

Conan O'Brien, 61, made his debut as Oscars host, after joking

Kieran Culkinstar

A year ago, I said that I want a third kid, because she said if I won the award, she would give me the kid

Kieran continued