Academy Awards was a night of anticipated twists and turns that never manifested. Void of nearly any surprises (except that Best Actress category, more on that in a moment), the Oscars were handed out to largely expected winners,

They lost to Emilia Perez‘s Zoe Saldana (best supporting actress) and Anora’s Mikey Madison (best actress); Emilia Perez also took home the trophy for best original song for “El Mal.” A Complete Unknown,

No Other Land,” the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by the Israeli military, won the Oscar for best documentary on Sunday. The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers follows activist Basel Adra as he risks arrest to document the destruction of his hometown,

A full year of off-screen drama and movie magic will all culminate with the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday. Though the Oscars typically anoint a front-runner far in advance, there have been no clear favorites during the run-up to film’s biggest evening.

Chu's acclaimed Wicked adaptation rejoicified at the 97th Academy Awards Sunday evening with a pair of wins for Best Costume Design (Paul Tazewell) and Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales).