What happened at the Oscars?

The movie world's biggest awards ceremony of the year, the Oscars, took place in Hollywood in the US city of Los Angeles overnight.

The 97th Academy Awards, to give it its formal name, sees actors and celebrities from all over the world come together to celebrate the best films from the past 12 months.

There were also live performances throughout the show, including a special performance by the two main stars of Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

Keep reading to find out what else happened on the night.

What happened?

Ariana Grande sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow during the ceremony

The show began with a performance of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' from Wicked star Ariana Grande, who stood on stage under the backdrop of a moon and a starry sky projected on the screen behind her.

Then, her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo appeared in a white gown and joined Grande on stage.

The duo sang together and wowed the audience with a performance of 'Defying Gravity' from the film.

Both actresses had also been nominated for an award.

Cynthia Erivo was up for the best actress award, while Ariana Grande has been recognised in the supporting actress category.

Both missed out on the night, however, Wicked did win two Oscars.

The film won Best Production Design, and designer Paul Tazewell picked up the award for Best Costume Design - becoming the first black man to win the prize in Oscars history.

In his speech, he said it was a "significant honour".

"I'm the first black man to receive the costume design award. I'm so proud of this," Tazewell added.

He also thanks Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

British singer Raye performed on stage

In the best animated feature film category, Latvian film Flow beat off competition from the likes of favourites The Wild Robot, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Disney's Inside Out 2 to scoop the award.

And there was a show-stopping performance from British singer-songwriter Raye, who sang Adele's hit 'Skyfall' from the James Bond film of the same name.

This year's Oscars also paid tribute during the show to the fire relief efforts after the recent wildfires in the city, with a number of local firefighters also invited to the awards.