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All-Time Records Set at 97th Academy Awards (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The 97th Academy Awards delivered a ceremony brimming with groundbreaking momentsh that jolted the congregation of cinema’s luminaries. Anora emerged as the night’s titan, propelled by Sean Baker’s monumental sweep of accolades, while Mikey Madison, at a mere 25 years, clinched Best Actress and etched her name among Gen-z trailblazers.

While Demi Moore’s inaugural nomination stirred the throng, hinting at her overdue recognition, Kieran Culkin’s season-long conquest lent a touch of inevitability to the proceedings. From distant corners of the globe to voices long sidelined, the night manifested a roster of precedents stretching the annals of Oscar history. Here are 10 records established and broken at the historical 97th Academy Awards.

1. Longest Speech in Oscar History by an Actor

Adrien Brody’s 5-minute-40-second address for The Brutalist set a Guinness World Record as the longest Oscar speech,...

'The Way He Looks' movie: Gay teen love story is Brazil's entry for the 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar (photo: Fábio Audi and Ghilherme Lobo in 'The Way He Looks') In mid-September, The Way He Looks / Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho was selected as Brazil's entry for the 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Written and directed by 32-year-old São Paulo native Daniel Ribeiro, The Way He Looks (the Portuguese-language title literally means "Today I Want to Go Back Alone") won two awards at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival: the International Film Critics' Fipresci Prize for Best Film in the Panorama sidebar and the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender characters. Based on Ribeiro's 2010 short I Don't Want to Go Back Alone / Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho, The Way He Looks tells the story of Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo), a blind 15-year-old struggling to become...