Oscars 2025 recap: Biggest moments from the 97th Academy Awards

Legendary record producer and composer Quincy Jones was honored during the Oscars.

Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey opened the tribute with kind words about the late Jones, with whom they both worked in the past, before introducing Queen Latifah onstage, who performed "Ease on Down the Road" from "The Wiz."

"Quincy was love, lived out loud, in human form. And he poured that love into others and into his work," Winfrey said.

Jones, who was nominated for seven Oscars during his legendary career, including three for 1985's "The Color Purple," died in November 2024 at age 91.

Jones received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 67th Academy Awards and posthumously received an honorary Oscar at the 2024 Governors Awards two weeks after his death, with his children accepting the trophy on his behalf.

Prior to the ceremony, Raj Kapoor -- executive producer and showrunner for this year's Oscars -- previewed the Jones tribute as a "beautiful moment that we hope will uplift the room, that will celebrate the spirit of Quincy and all of his greatness."

Daniel Blumberg won the Oscar for best original score for "The Brutalist."

Other nominees in the category included Volker Bertelmann for "Conclave," Clément Ducol and Camille for "Emilia Pérez," John Powell and Stephen Schwartz for "Wicked," and Kris Bowers for "The Wild Robot."

The Oscar for best international feature film went to "I'm Still Here" from Brazil.

Walter Salles, who directed the film, dedicated the win to Eunice Paiva, the real-life lawyer and activist portrayed by actress Fernanda Torres in the film.

"This goes to a woman who, after a loss suffered during an authoritarian regime, decided not to bend and to resist," Salles said.

Other films nominated in the category included "The Girl with the Needle" (Denmark), "Emilia Pérez" (France), "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" (Germany) and "Flow" (Latvia).

Lol Crawley won the Oscar for best cinematography for "The Brutalist."

Other nominees in the category included Greig Fraser for "Dune: Part Two," Paul Guilhaume for "Emilia Pérez," Ed Lachman for "Maria" and Jarin Blaschke for "Nosferatu."