honora. honora. honora. honora. >> best picture. best director. 25 year old best actress, mikey madison. and more. >> wow, this is very surreal. >> zoe saldana's passionate speech. >> everything brave, outrageous and good that i've ever done in my life is because of you. >> plus what kieran culkin told us about this moment. >> let's get cracking on those kids. what do you say? >> and backstage with best actor adrien brody, from the surprise on the red carpet to his big win. >> and i'm wrapping up. please, please, please, i'm wrapping up. i will wrap up. please turn the music off. i've done this before. thank you. >> urgent evacuations overnight. the wildfire emergency raging in the carolinas. fierce winds fueling the flames. plus, the new major storm on the move, bringing a blizzard threat and tornadoes. millions on alert. >> growing fallout from the oval office clash between president trump and ukrainian president zelensky. >> you've done a lot of talking. your country is in big trouble. >> i know. >> what european allies are now s

. >> honora. >> all right. honora won big at the oscars overnight, and i saw it. and i'm one of the very few people who can say that. >> you watch the oscars? >> no, no. i saw honora. >> oh, god. >> i didn't see the oscars. i saw it very, very late. but, honora, is this film that won best picture. >> what? >> and is one of the lowest grossing best pictures in hollywood history. so i contributed. >> you are contributing. >> contributing, contributing. joining us now live from los angeles to talk about this night. entertainment journalist. great to see you. thank you so much for being with us. look, as i was joking only sort of i did see honora, which puts me in the minority of americans. i did like it. what did you think about its big, big night and the historic night for its director? >> yeah. it was the engine that could that turned into a steamroller. it for a for oscars, for the director, sean sean baker. and then when you think about. just upsetting demi moore for best actress, like honora was the lowest grossing film. say whatever you want about it. it it the

we need more. >> honora.inderella story about a sex worker which cost only $6 million to make, took home the oscar for best picture, the film winning five awards, including best director and best original screenplay. >> this is very surreal. >> the film star, 25 year old mikey madison, beating out demi moore for best actress. the brutalist winning three oscars, including best actor adrien brody taking home the second oscar of his career. >> some. >> the rainbow. >> wicked stars ariana grande and cynthia erivo paying tribute to los angeles just weeks after those devastating wildfires. the two performing songs from the wizard of oz and the wiz before teaming up for the showstopper from wicked. >> oh! >> wicked. a big winner at the box office but taking home only two awards, including a historic win for costume designer paul tazewell. >> i'm the first black man to receive a costume design award. >> zoe saldana, also making history for her big win for best supporting actress. >> i am the first american of dominic

heart disease.com. >> and the oscar goes to. >> honora. >> and the. >> oscar goes. >> to. >> honora. >> sean baker. >> and the oscar. >> goes to. >> mikey. madison. >> i grew up in los angeles, but hollywood always felt so far away from me. so to be here, standing in this room today is, um, really incredible. this is a dream come true. i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. >> for more on all things oscars, let's go live now to michael musto here in new york. he is an entertainment journalist with the village voice. thanks for waking up nice and early for us, michael. let's talk about just i mean, that that category you predicted last night that demi moore would win best actress. how surprised are you that mikey madison took it home? >> i was hoping you wouldn't remind everyone of that mistake. >> but i was insistent. >> i really felt. >> like it was a lock for demi moore. >> not only for. >> her performance, but for the trajectory of herself as a person. >> who had come into. >> this great recognition all. >> of. >> a sudden, after having been. >> deemed a washout. um, but i have t

well, honora did not. in fact, it broke a record in making the least amount of money ever for that category. $41 million. in fact, to give you some perspective. wicked made 18 times the amount. that's why a lot of people saw nora as a sort of underdog in that category. guys. >> that does put a perspective. i mean, look, count me in. i saw wicked twice and saw nora zero times. >> so i. >> mean, following the trend, i guess. >> yeah. and i watched most of the movies that were nominated for best picture, but nora was not one of them. i started it, didn't finish it, and now it's like, i need to see this because i want to see what all the hype is about. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> everyone says it's great, so let's do it. of course, also on the red carpet, bay area representation. >> yeah, we have abc seven mornings anchor amanda delcastillo live across the street from at the dolby theater. with more on the love for the bay area at last night's show. and amanda, i loved how you were calling out, you know,

>> well, so. >> honora won the palme d'or at the cannes film festival.so it didn't necessarily come out of nowhere in terms. >> of people who have been paying attention. >> to film. um, you know, it was not a complete surprise. especially since. >> the. >> academy in recent years. >> has had a pattern of rewarding these independent films. these tend to be the kinds of. >> movies that. >> are sort of made for artistic merit. and so not entirely surprised. although mikey madison winning over demi moore, uh, i genuinely was shocked. >> yeah, indeed. and what about your reaction to adrien brody winning best actor for the brutalist? >> so adrien brody was a frontrunner this award season. he has won most of the major awards leading up to the oscars. and so that wasn't an entire surprise. um, it was considered very well deserved. his his performance in the brutalist as hungarian holocaust survivor who's an architect. um, is, uh, you know, was was very, very critically acclaimed. and it's interesting because he came in. he holds the he still holds the record for

i feel like honora is just one of those, you know, kind of indie films, right? and it kind of feels like their year, right? >> yeah. okay. well, lovely. well, it will be my goal to try to see them all so that whoever does win, i'll be, like, at home. should have, should have been this one. okay, but i'll play catch up. you got time. >> all right. >> lisa respers, france. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all right. we'll be right back. >> when it comes to rooting out corruption, do the fbi's ends justify the means? >> it was humiliating. >> it's an. >> embarrassment for the country. >> united states of scandal with jake tapper. next sunday at. nine on cnn. >> you might know harbor freight for affordability. you might not know performance and durability. go along with it. we test and then we test again. now it's time to put us to the test. whatever you do, do it for less. at harbor freight. >> i don't play for money. my ambition is to play big, to help and inspire others. that's why i joined sofi. they help people earn more and save more so they can realize the

the winds for honora were many mikey, madison. they include mikey madison besting demi moore for actress. i never thought anything like this would happen in my life. i just i love making movies. honora's five wins for producer director, writer, editor sean baker means thataan baker is now tied with walt disney for the most oscars won in a single year. really feels wonderful that the academy is recognizing independent film. we always jump into these projects knowing that we will have to compete with budgets and films that have budgets that are literally almost 100 times what we are, what we've shot our film for. and how about this? honora won five of the six awards for which it was nominated. now, there was a moment during the telecast that you didn't see because it happened during the commercial break. but jean garvin, how about this? colman domingo jumped on stage, told everybody to look under their seats. there they would find a little bottle of tequila and a cup, and he asked them to raise a glass to southern california, to the

oh, honora. >> indie dramedy film. honora. taking home the most hardware at last night's academy awards, the movie won five of the six awards it was up for, including best picture and best actress. >> to all of the dreamers and the young filmmakers out there, tell the stories you want to tell. tell the stories that move you. i promise you, you will never regret it. >> this film was made on the blood, sweat and tears of incredible indie artists and, um, long live independent film. >> honorary director sean baker. they're making history by winning four oscars in one night. the only other person to pull that off walt disney. the big difference here when disney did it, it was for multiple films. baker won all his awards for the same movie, and there was this moment. >> no other land. reflect. reflect the harsh reality that we have been enduring for decades and still resist, as we call on the world, to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of palestinian people. >> that was one of the few polit

i'm going to predict that honora is going to win, but it could be honora, it could be conclave, it could be the brutalist. also, if you look at the best actor race, adrien brody was the frontrunner all along. but then timothee chalamet won the s.a.g. award. so that threw it off a little bit. so we'll see tonight fred. >> okay. can't wait. meantime i'm looking at all the eye candy behind you. and you too of course. and i love what everybody is wearing. i'm seeing. i mean, i'm really not seeing anything thematic. everyone is kind of doing their own thing, and i love it. so talk to me about the fashion on the red carpet and what are you wearing? >> you know, everyone is doing their own thing, fred and i love it. i cannot wait to see the stars arrive. i had to dress up. it is the oscars and i wanted to go with the wicked theme. i'm a little glenda tonight. and guess who i just spoke to? the wizard himself, jeff goldblum. let's take a look. >> wicked serenade. yes. um. bewitched, bothered and bewildered. >> am i. >> those icy fingers in my hair? that's like, come hither stare that strips my c

honora. >> honora is the best picture of the year.n five awards total best actress for mikey madison, film editing, original screenplay and best director for sean baker. adrien brody won best actor for the brutalist. best supporting actor went to kieran culkin for a real pain. >> i am the first american of dominican origin to accept an academy award. >> zoe saldana made history with her best supporting actress win for amelia perez, also making history. wicked's paul tazewell became the first black man to win best costume design. >> hollywood's biggest night. >> host conan o'brien had a monologue with adam sandler. a song about not wasting time and mentions of nominees. >> if you are going to tweet about the oscars, remember my name is jimmy kimmel. >> this included amelia perez, star karla sofia gascon's resurfaced controversial social media posts. >> the people of los angeles have clearly been through a devastating ordeal. >> he concluded with a message about the devastating l.a. wildfires, paying tribute to the hard working communit

oh, honora. well, hopefully we didn't just ruin it for you. trending this morning, the 97th academy awards, hollywood's biggest night, provided surprises. and one small film scored big. yeah, that small budget, honora taking home. taking home their five awards at last night's oscars. nbc news jennifer bjorklund is in los angeles with a look at some of the ceremony's big moments. a 3.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the after party from north hollywood, but it was a nora, an independent film that shook things up here at the dolby theater. nora, a gritty comedy about an erotic dancers marriage to the son of a russian oligarch, dominated sunday's academy awards best picture. among its five wins. i want to thank the academy for recognizing a truly independent film. the film also brought individual honors to sean baker for directing, editing and original screenplay mikey madison. while the film star scored a mild upset in winning best actress. this is a dream come true. i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. best actor went to the star of the brutal

. >> oh, honora. >> a big celebration in hollywood last night for the 97th academy awards.ig winner, taking home five oscars, including best picture, best director and best actress for mikey madison. adrien brody took home best actor for the brutalist, while zoe saldana was crowned best supporting actress for amelia perez. and there were some historic moments as well, including wicked's paul tazewell becoming the first black man to win best costume design. this year's ceremony also shed light on the devastating wildfires in los angeles county, including paying tribute to the firefighters who were out there on the front lines. speaking of hard work in the oakland zoo gave out its own oscars today for best actor. the mountain lion cub brier, who was rescued from a wildfire last year and is known for his antics on the zoo's cub camera. for best costume design leaf insects. no explanation necessary here. and finally, for best makeup, the klipspringer, a small antelope recognizable by those dark patches right underneath their eye glands. well, the nfl draft is next month, and wh

i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. >> honora also claimed the biggest prize for best picture and best director, going to sean baker. adrien brody won best actor in a leading role for his work in the brutalist, in which he played a struggling immigrant architect in post-world war two america. and zoe saldana won best supporting actress for emilia pÉrez. she shared a real life immigrant story when accepting the award. >> my grandmother came. >> to. >> this country in 1961. >> i am a proud. child of immigrant parents. >> with dreams. >> and dignity and hard. working hands. and i am the first. >> american of dominican origin. to accept an. >> academy award, and i know i will not be the last. >> another special moment during the ceremony, local firefighters were brought on stage and got a standing ovation for their heroic work battling the l.a. wildfires. earlier this year. well, now to cape canaveral in florida, where spacex has launched its latest starlink mission. on sunday, the falcon nine rocket delivered 21 starlink satellites into low earth orbit, including 13 with direct to ce

the race for best picture is between honora and conclave, but i think you can also count out the brutalist and even a complete unknown comedienne and former late night tv host conan o'brien will take the stage as host. the ceremony is expected to pay tribute to the victims of the california wildfires and actors who died this past year, including the recently deceased gene hackman. that's going to do it for us at 430. kira klapper is here with garvin thomas. they're going to join you with part of the 5:00 newscast in two minutes. if you like options, you' love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4 delicious entrées and 5 tasty sides with a drink. oh, and nobody else includes breakfast items all day. just this guy. at jack, every bite's a big deal! welcome to j jack in t box! between the white house at the white house, between president trump and ukrainian president zelensky, takes an abrupt and then shocking turn. the tense argument that broke out, ultimately leading the two leaders to go their separate ways. also, she suffered a medical emergency while driving, only to be charged with

honora. cnn's elizabeth wagmeister in los angeles. still awake? do you ever sleep on these nights? never tell when you're up so early for us after what was another epically long oscars. but regardless, get get us up to speed. >> i will tell you, kate. >> about 2. >> to 3 hours. >> of sleep. >> and as i was. >> driving in. >> oscar parties. >> literally being cleaned up as i was on my way in. but we are here and excited to talk about the oscars. as you said, the big winner of the night was aurora. let's take a look at what else went down last night. >> aurora. >> it was aurora's night. the raunchy, r-rated story of a sex worker who falls for the son of a russian oligarch and battles his disapproving family, took five awards, including best picture. >> i want to thank the sex worker community. >> they have they have shared their stories. >> they have. >> shared their life experience with me over the years. my deepest respect. >> wow. >> this is very surreal. >> the film's star, mikey madison, winning best actress, depriving industry veteran and frontrunner demi moore of her first osc

. >> honora. >> overnight, honora shimmering in oscar gold.ns, including best picture, best director and a surprise best actress statue for 25 year old mikey madison. >> i grew up in los. >> angeles. >> but hollywood always felt so far away. from me. so to be here, standing in this room today is really incredible. >> the film's director, sean baker, tying walt disney for most oscar wins in a night. >> this film. >> was made on the blood, sweat and tears of incredible indie artists. and long live independent film. yeah. >> for the second time in his career, adrien brody won best actor honors, this time for his role as a holocaust survivor in the brutalist. >> i believe. >> if the past can. >> teach us anything. >> it's a reminder to not let. hate go unchecked. >> but the supporting actor category saw two first time winners. >> kieran culkin. >> kieran culkin, who won for a real pain. teasing his wife about her promise to have another child if he won an oscar. >> love of my life. ye of little faith. no pressure. i love you. >> zoe saldana clinch

oh, honora. a night to remember. it is a night to remember at the academy awards ahead for you here on nbc bay area. we are in la with a look at the small budget indie film taking home some historic top honors. still talking about the 97th academy awards, which provided some surprises, and one small film scored big. now that small budget nora taking home five awards at last night's oscars. nbc news jennifer bjorklund has a look at some of those highlights from the night. during the ceremony and after a nora, a gritty comedy about an erotic dancers marriage to the son of a russian oligarch dominated sunday's academy awards best picture. among its five wins. i want to thank the academy for recognizing a truly independent film. the film also brought individual honors to sean baker for directing, editing and original screenplay mikey madison. while the film star scored a mild upset in winning best actress. this is a dream come true. i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. best actor went to the star of the brutalist adri

a lot of people they were curious about the plot of the movie honora. yeah, that's because the film swept five categories, including best picture, screenplay, and director. a lot of the big ones, viewers were also looking up who is adrien brody's wife? brody won best actor and that was a common theme. the other top searches about cinthia erivo's partner and zoe saldana's husband. all right, speaking of zoe saldana, the actress weighed in on the amelia perez controversy on hollywood's biggest night. right after saldana accepted the best supporting actress award, she fielded questions from reporters. she addressed the criticism from some mexican audiences who say they dislike the film's depiction of mexico's drug cartels and their victims. saldana apologized to anybody that felt offended, but she stood her ground. she said that while the movie was set in mexico, it wasn't about the country. she also went on to mention the true focus of the film was actually the four women that struggled through systematic oppression. and did you see this? ariana grande wa

honora. right. >> honora was. >> misled, and she fell in love. might even lose to brutalist. it's disgusting. you're not. >> even. >> wearing a suit. >> it's disrespectful. >> who shows up. to the white. >> house. >> in a. t shirt and jeans. >> like a garbage person? and. >> i really enjoy. >> everything that doing. >> with dogelon. >> well. >> they're saying i'm firing. >> people with. >> no cause. >> but i do. have cause. >> it's cause i feel like. >> you know. come on glitch. >> saturday night live's. >> cold open treatment. friday's oval office meeting between donald trump and volodymyr zelensky. jonathan lemire. >> is still with us. and joining the. >> conversation. >> we. >> have msnbc. political analyst. >> he is. publisher of the newsletter the ink, available. >> on substack. >> editor of the new. >> yorker. david remnick is. back with. >> us and staff writer. >> at. >> the atlantic, frank ford. good to have you all. this hour. >> as. >> we start the second hour of morning joe. >> european leaders. >> are. >> rallying around ukrainian pre

honora was the biggest winner at one five of the six awards it was nominated for, including best picture director. in her first nomination ever, 25 year old mikey madison took home the best actress award for her role in honora. >> i grew up in los angeles, but hollywood always felt so far away from me. so to be here, standing in this room today is really incredible. >> now the brutalist. brutalist won three awards, including best actress actor for adrien brody and wicked. dune part two and amelia perez each took home two awards. the show was hosted by comedian conan o'brien there. there were also plenty of musical numbers, including from wicked stars ariana grande and cynthia erivo. >> the magic of mardi gras is coming to san francisco. tomorrow on fat tuesday, fillmore plaza will be taken over by a parade and festival starts tomorrow night at 5:00 with a free blues concert that starts at six. there will be face painting, street artist costumes, food, and lots of colorful beads. the nonprofit the village project, which supports youth development and culture, is hosting the event. oakland

indie film honora dominating. >> the oscars. >> taking.st director and best actress. and ukraine's. >> president zelenskyy. >> says. he would be. >> open to restart. >> dialog with president trump after. friday's contentious oval office meeting. >> he says he's also ready. >> to sign a minerals deal. >> the original reason for the visit. france's president macron. >> and the uk's. >> prime minister. >> starmer announcing they will now work on. >> a ukraine. >> russia peace proposal. for >> russia peace proposal. for now, back a wave of whispers spread at the speed of suspicion among the searchers looking for the missing single mother, paige birgfeld. the ex was in town, the most recent ex that is, rob dixon, the one paige and all the trouble with. of course, the relationship didn't start out that way, never does. frank birgfeld: at first, we only saw what we refer to as the good rob side. that's certainly what paige only saw. and we-- he was part of our family, and we loved him as much as an in-law would be. he was a good guy to have. keit

honora was the big winner at last night's oscars, taking home some of the biggest awards, including,ut one of our favorite moments was on the red carpet when abc seven mornings anchor amanda delcastillo worked hard to get the pre-oscars interviews. take a look. gabriella. >> oh my goodness. it's cynthia and it's her. her are demi it's amanda. back to her. her bay area. bay area. vallejo. zoe. someone oh no no no no no no no no. someone. dave, can we get her? oh, why didn't i think of this name? who is it? who is it? who is it? it's ben stiller. okay. kieran. michelle. rave. among those who did stop to chat. a spotlight on the bay area. bay area. bay area. i'm in trouble. go. go fast. what do you want to know? i love the bay area bringing you. joan loves the bay area. how has it? i'm so proud to be from there. and i'm going to go there as soon as possible after all of this. >> i love the bay area. i mean, i'm a college kid, but the bay area is a lot of fun. i look forward to going back. i have a lot of friends up there. shout out to oakland. the golden state warriors are on a heater r

but mikey madison from honora also won the bafta. so we will see. it will be a surprise though.here's going to be a lot of surprises tonight, fred. >> always. and that's what makes it so special. you're so lucky to be there on the red carpet and to be there for a night of surprises. it's going to be fun. elizabeth wagmeister. you look lovely. thank you so much and thank you for joining me today. i'm fredricka whitfield. the cnn newsroom continues with jessica dean right now. >> you're in the. >> cnn newsroom. >> i'm jessica dean in new york. a strong showing of unity from european leaders today in london as they seek to take over ukraine peace talks after that fiery clash between president trump and president zelenskyy at the white house friday, british prime minister keir starmer is calling today, quote, a crossroads in history as the leaders of nato and the european union and the heads of more than a dozen countries gathered for a summit, with president zelenskyy signaling that they are going to do more to defend ukraine. zelenskyy saying european unity is, quote, at an except

. >> and honora takes the top prize at the oscars. the movie headlining a big.ndependent film makers. >> it's monday. >> march 3rd, 2025, and squawk box begins. >> right now. >> ooh. >> good morning and welcome. to squawk. >> box here. on cnbc. we're live at the nasdaq market site in times square. i'm melissa lee along with joe kernen. becky and andrew are off today. let's take a look at us equity. >> futures because. >> we are shaping up for a higher open a real continuation of the late day rally that we saw on friday in which the major indices closed. >> off. >> just off the session highs. >> on. >> friday, but only made a dent in that big sell off that we saw on thursday. the s&p looking to add 16.5 at the open. the dow looking to be up by 75. the nasdaq looking to be higher by 75 as well. we should mention the three major averages coming off a negative month. it is a new month today. the s&p fell about 1.4% in february. the nasdaq meantime, was down 4%.

honora was crowned the best picture of the year.diting, the original screenplay and best director for sean baker. however, it was one of the lowest box office totals ever for a best picture winner $16 million in ticket sales. the plot follows a young woman from brooklyn who ends up marrying the son of a russian oligarch. >> get married to an american. i wouldn't have to go back to russia. >> okay, so who'd you marry? >> and do you take this handsome gentleman. >> for? >> now? among the other big winners, adrien brody won his second best actor oscar for his role in the brutalist zoe saldana. saldana won an oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the movie amelia perez. wicked paul tazewell became the first black man to win best costume design. >> a lot of wicked. yeah, a lot of wicked moments. all right, let's check in with sal. the bay bridge toll plaza. pretty crowded. >> it is crowded. pam and dave, good morning to you both. it is backed up all the way out to the maze, and we'll look at that in just a minute. i want to s

. >> honora. >> honora. >> not nora. nora. batty. >> not nora. nora. batty. >> nora and nora.n't seen it. haven't. >> seen it. the brutalist is big. that�*s 3.5 hours. >> i wouldn�*t watch that either. >> i wouldn�*t watch that either. >> no. >> no. >> no, i wouldn't watch it. >> no, i wouldn�*t watch it. certainly wouldn�*t. it's certainly wouldn't. it's a ticket for depression. it�*s like ticket for depression. it's like saying. do you want to be depressed? is your life miserable enough? we've got even more misery for you. spend three hours in the cinema watching this. no thank you. action. adventure. that sort of won something with gerard butler in it. that's what i want. or. 0h, it. that's what i want. or. oh, this is why alzheimer's kicks in again. anyway. it�*s popular. i just want a popular, relaxing, escapist. >> daniel craig. is that how. >> daniel craig. is that how. >> you know? no, no, i�*m from northern ireland. what�*s his name? >> cillian murphy. >> cillian murphy. >> liam neeson. liam neeson. >> liam neeson. liam neeson. >> liam. >> liam. >> liam neeson. give m

. >> no, honora is having a good night. two wins already, i guess.ricans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful russian. >> honestly, i feel like i'm living in a parallel universe. >> but, you know, four years when he was president, the first time they'd been gone for him much more. but he's he�*s swept into the white house time and wielding much more, oozing more power and knowing what he's doing, whether you agree or not with what he did on friday night, didn�*t i think they were a bit more scared of him? >> yeah, yeah, i think so. but it's just a room of liberal elites there. it's just too easy, isn't it, to take a swipe at donald trump. >> who'd heard of most of those films. >> hadn't heard of any of them. to be fair, i really hadn�*t. to be fair, i really hadn't. we're going to look a little bit at the oscars, and you're basically going to spend andrew a little while with andrew and i looking baffled. >> about the one, the one that got the best actor. 3.5 hours. you lose the will to live. >> i am losing the will to live, beli

and the independent film honora swept the oscars last night, winning five awards including best picturekey madison. hollywood stars descended on los angeles for the 97th oscar awards for the biggest night in film. meanwhile, the a—list star adnen film. meanwhile, the a—list star adrien brody spoke of anti—semitism and racism as he picked up the best actor gong at the oscars. >> please, i'm wrapping up. i will wrap up. please turn the music off. i've done this before. thank you. thank you for. it's not my first rodeo, but i will. i will be brief. i will not be egregious, i promise. i pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world. and i believe if the past can teach us anything, it�*s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked. >> those are the latest gv news headlines. now it's back to tom and emily. >> for the very latest gb news direct your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/advent. >> good afternoon britain. it�*s now nine minutes past midday and this afternoon the prime minister will take to his feet in the house of commons to