When Adam Sandler shows up at the Oscars, just go with it.
The actor made a surprise appearance at the 97th Academy Awards March 2 clad in a bright blue hooded sweatshirt and navy blue basketball shorts, which was called out by host Conan O’Brien during his opening monologue for falling short of the evening’s black tie dress code.
“Nobody even thought about what I was wearing ‘til you brought it up,” Adam exclaimed from his seat at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, to which Conan replied, “You're dressed like a guy playing video poker at 2 a.m.”
The 50 First Dates star carried on with the bit by doubling down on his laidback attire.
“You know what? I like the way I look ‘cause I'm a good person,” he continued. “I don't care about what I wear or what I don't wear. My snazzy gym shorts and fluffy sweatshirt offend you so much that you had to mock me in front of my peers?”
While the former late night host offered an apology for the dig, Adam proceeded to make his way out of the auditorium, despite protests from the crowd.
“It's not you, it's him,” he explained, pointing at Conan onstage. “He's the one who caused this.”
But before exiting the venue, Adam invited the attendees to participate in a game of basketball after the ceremony—with a tip-off led by “the guy from [Nosferatu]”—and gave his Men, Women and Children costar Timothée Chalamet a hug while planting a kiss on his head.
Speaking of Timothée, it was a big night for the actor as his performance in A Complete Unknown earned him a nod for Best Actor at the event. And on the red carpet, his costar Elle Fanning reflected on her fond memories of working with him on the film.
“Between scenes, we would just be ourselves and be silly off-camera,” she told Zuri Hall during Live From E!: The Oscars, “but I think everyone was so focused on this one, with this film, about really making sure we got it completely right. So there wasn’t much breaking in the scenes.”
To keep track of all the winners at the 2025 Oscars, keep scrolling.
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I’m Still Here
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
WINNER: Zoé Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov - Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best Directing
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado - A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet - Emilia Pérez
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White - Nosferatu
WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin - The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount - Wicked
Best Live Action Short
A Lien
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best International Feature Film
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Costume Design
Arianne Phillips - A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy - Conclave
Janty Yates - Gladiator II
Linda Muir - Nosferatu
WINNER: Paul Tazewell - Wicked
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold - The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder - September 5
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jay Cocks & James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Peter Straughan - Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi - Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar - Sing Sing
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
Judy Becker - The Brutalist
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico - Conclave
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette - Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp - Nosferatu
WINNER: Nathan Crawley - Wicked
Best Original Song
WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon - Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. - The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird" written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez - Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John - Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Lol Crawley - The Brutalist
Greig Fraser - Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume - Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman - Maria
Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
WINNER: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra