The 97th Academy Awards were a shining moment for independent studios.

Why it matters: Indie films "Anora" and "Flow" took home six Oscars combined, including Best Picture and Animated Feature Film, respectively.

• Meanwhile, "Succession" star Kieran Culkin won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Jesse Eisenberg's comedy drama "A Real Pain."

Zoom in: "Anora," which was made on a $6 million budget and has grossed nearly $41 million worldwide, also won best director and best actress.

• "Flow" was made using Blender, a free, open source software, which also won the top prize for an animated feature at the Golden Globes.
• "A Real Pain" is a co-production between Poland and the U.S. about two cousins who go on a tour of their Jewish heritage in the central European country.

What they're saying: "It really feels wonderful knowing that The Academy is recognizing independent film," "Anora" director Sean Baker told Axios on Sunday evening.

• "We always jump into these projects knowing that we will have to compete with films that have budgets that are literally almost 100 times what we've shot our film for."
• "So when we're actually able to do that and get into the same room as other films, it means that we're doing something right."

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The cost of tickets for Super Bowl LIX is down compared to this time last year, according to multiple ticket vendors.

Between the lines: SeatGeek reports the average resale ticket price to watch the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs compete for the Lombardi Trophy is $9,257— an 18% decrease.

Zoom in: While there may be a price dip, tickets to attend football's biggest game aren't cheap.

What they're saying: "When fans start seeing the cost of an event rise, the expectation is that that value is being fulfilled by something," Matt Ferrel, head of marketing at TickPick, tells Axios.

• Super Bowl week is filled with events, parties and concerts, and some are free.
• "These fan experiences add some level of community back into what has become a commercially focused industry in live events and sports," said Ferrel.

More on tickets

By the numbers: The "get-in" price has come down more than $1,500 since the matchup was set.

• It's currently $4,192 after initially being set at $5,756, according to TickPick.
• This time last year was $6,784.

Flashback: These are the average resale ticket prices for the past three Super Bowls (five days from the event, including fees), according to SeatGeek:

• Super Bowl 58 (2/11/2024), Las Vegas — $11,262
• Super Bowl 57 (2/12/23), Glendale, Arizona — $8,413
• Super Bowl 56 (2/13/22), Los Angeles — $9,669

Buyers from Kansas and Missouri are outpacing the number of tickets sold at this time in 2023, when the Chiefs and Eagles faced off in Super Bowl LVII, by 85%, and Pennsylvania buyers are up nearly 35%, according to StubHub.

Beyoncé and Lady Gaga led the charge as women set historical benchmarks and broke records on Sunday, as predicted.

The big picture: Among the breakthrough moments, Beyoncé became the first Black artist to win Best Country Album for "Cowboy Carter."

• The Houston native also nabbed her first Album of The Year win.
• The wins extended her lead for the most Grammy awards won by an artist.

Other milestones from the 67th Grammy Awards

With five wins, Kendrick Lamar's hit record "Not Like Us" is the most awarded rap song in Grammy's history.

• What's next: Lamar will play the Super Bowl Halftime show.

Maine native Amy Allen is the first woman to be awarded Songwriter of the Year.

• Allen was considered for writing Sabrina Carpenter's Grammy-winning song "Espresso" in addition to songs by Justin Timberlake, Tate McRae and Olivia Rodrigo.

The record for wins in the Best Pop/Duo Performance category was broken by Lady Gaga, who now has three.

• She won this year for "Die With A Smile," a collaboration with Bruno Mars.
• Her previous wins were for "Rain On Me" with Ariana Grande (2021) and "Shallow" with Bradley Cooper (2019).

"Flow," Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis' acclaimed movie, beat some heavy-hitters to win Best Motion Picture (Animated) at the 2025 Golden Globes.

The big picture: The 85-minute movie about a cat displaced by a flood won the award over two Disney films, the new "Wallace & Gromit" entry and "The Wild Robot."

What they're saying: Zilbalodis told Axios on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday why he chose to capture animals in their natural state for the film.

• "We looked at cat and dog videos. We wanted them to behave like animals, they don't speak, they don't tell jokes. ... I think animals are so funny and interesting, we don't need to change them," Zilbalodis said.

How to watch: "Flow" is still showing in theaters and will be available to rent or buy digitally this week.

Zoom out: Elsewhere at this year's Golden Globes, the Spanish-language Netflix movie "Emilia Pérez" won four awards — including a supporting actress honor for Zoe Saldana.

• "The Brutalist" won three film awards, including best drama.
• In the TV categories, "Hacks" was named best musical or comedy series and "Shogun" won best TV drama.

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with details of other winners at the Golden Globes.

For the second time in as many years, two big-budget movies with major fanfare will premiere on the same date.

Flashback: 2023's summer double-feature phenomenon called "Barbenheimer" raked in $311 million at the box office in its opening weekend.

The big picture: Fandango's recent survey found 65% of moviegoers want to see both "Gladiator II" and "Wicked" in theaters.

Yes, but: Be prepared to watch quietly.

Here's how the world is commemorating "Glicked":

"Gladiator II"

🛡️ Airbnb bringing "Gladiator" to life

Booking a trip to Europe this spring? Airbnb is hosting a free "Gladiator" experience at the Colosseum in Rome.

How it works: Guests can request to book a three-hour experience occurring on May 7 and 8, 2025.

• Participants will get to pick their own armor and train, eat and "fight" like ancient warriors.

Bookings open Nov. 27

🍿 AR popcorn bucket

Cinemark's latest popcorn bucket rewards you for getting to the bottom with a QR code that launches an augmented reality gladiator fight scene.

• The fine print: The bucket is only available during opening weekend and is sold out online.

"Wicked"

🥤 Specialty drinks and cups

Starbucks launched two drinks inspired by the "Wizard of Oz" spinoff.

• Drinkware like cold cups and tumblers with magic wand straws are still being sold in stores.

🎄 The train station Christmas "tree"

An emerald "Wicked"-inspired sculpture stands at London's St. Pancras International train station.

• By the numbers: It took 20 people and more than 4,000 hours to craft the 36-foot-tall installation.