# The 97th Academy Awards are currently happening in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O’Brien. Emilia Pérez leads the nominations with 13, while The Brutalist and Wicked are tied with ten nominations each. Early winners include Kieran Culkin, who won best supporting actor for his role in A Real Pain. Flow won the best animated feature film, while In the Shadow of the Cypress was named best animated short film. Wicked’s costume designer Paul Tazewell won best costume design, becoming the first black man to receive the award.
The Oscars are underway with Kieran Culkin being one of the early winners