Oprah appeared alongside Whoopi Golberg to pay tribute to the late Quincy Jones and introduce Queen Latifah, who performed a song from "The Wiz."

Jones, who died in November at age 91, produced the movie and also wrote the score for the film, which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards at the 1986 ceremony

One day before the 97th Academy Awards were scheduled to air on ABC, many of the presenters attended Saturday's star-studded Oscars rehearsal at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 1. Scroll through our photos above that feature Oprah Winfrey,

Oprah Winfrey stepped into the spotlight for the 2025 Oscars as one of the star presenters slated to take the stage tonight. She wore a Dolce look. The famed media mogul, who is a former Academy Award nominee herself,

A Queen gave an Oscar tribute fit for a king. That’s what happened at the 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night when Queen Latifah gave a salute to movie music icon Quincy Jones, who died at 91 from pancreatic cancer last November.

The Oscars included a somber elegy for Gene Hackman and a joyful tribute to Quincy Jones. Morgan Freeman paid tribute to his “Unforgiven” co-star Hackman, calling him a “giant” and “dear friend."

See what else EW witnessed as presenters, including Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Sterling K. Brown, and more practiced for Hollywood's biggest night.

Catch up on top show moments from the 97th annual Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Hollywood, Calif.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emma Stone knows her way around the Dolby Theatre, but the even the two-time Oscar ... Andrew Garfield, Whoopi Goldberg, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Miley Cyrus, Oprah Winfrey, Sterling K. Brown, Ana de Armas, Goldie Hawn and Miles Teller ...

Queen Latifah was joined on stage by Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg to honor the late Quincy Jones at the 2025 Oscars. “When we’re talking about Black excellence, we’re talking about Quincy,” declared Goldberg to applause.