As awards seasons go, it’s been a strange one. This year’s red-carpet whirlwind started fairly typically, kicking off with the 2025 Golden Globes on January 5 (where first Kylie Jenner’s Liz Hurley impression and then Zendaya’s new diamond absorbed much of the limelight). But then, just two days later, a series of wildfires broke out in Los Angeles. The fires, which blazed for more than three weeks, claimed 29 lives, thousands of acres of forest, and more than 16,000 homes. The disaster left LA reeling, and thoughts of red carpets rightly fell by the wayside as the community rallied to support relief efforts.
As the weeks passed, the traditional awards campaigning rumbled on—albeit very much in the background. Then journalist Sarah Hagi discovered some shockingly offensive tweets posted by Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of Emilia Pérez who is nominated in the best-actress category. The controversy—and Gascón’s response to it—represented the nadir of what British Vogue’s film and culture editor Radhika Seth has called the messiest Oscars race in recent memory. But even if the divisive mob-boss musical does win some prizes on the night (it’s nominated in 13 categories) the film’s Oscars journey has been irrevocably marred.
Ahead of the 2025 Oscars, revisit some ceremonies from simpler times: like when Mariah and Whitney posed together for photographers, or Miss Piggy stole the show with a cameo onstage in 1980.
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