The 97th Academy Awards already have an upset win. “Flow,” the wordless Latvian film won best animated film, a surprise victory over DreamWorks Animations' “The Wild Robot.” The win for “Flow,” an ecological parable about a cat in a flooded world,

As writer-director Sean Baker said accepting one of his four Oscars, Anora (MA 15+) is very much an indie film. It’s about a New York lap dancer (best actress winner Mikey Madison) who is swept into a freewheeling romance with a visiting Russian.

US actor Kieran Culkin was among the early winners at the Oscars, which are taking place in Los Angeles. The Succession star was named best supporting actor for his performance in A Real Pain, about two cousins who travel across Poland in remembrance of their grandmother.