Pearce was nominated for an Oscar for the first time in his career for his performance in The Brutalist.

Guy Pearce (left) was nominated for an Oscar for the first time for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Brutalist, and was up against Kieran Culkin from A Real Pain. Source: AP, SIPA USA / Jae C Hong / Sthanlee B Mirador

He was up against Yura Borisov, from Anora, Edward Norton from A Complete Unknown, and Jeremy Strong, from The Apprentice, besides Culkin.

LA is still recovering from wildfires that devastated neighbourhoods earlier this year, with producers saying the show will celebrate the city’s resilience.

Major wins for Anora and The Brutalist

The film’s star Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her titular performance as Anora, a sex worker who lands in hot water after a love affair with the son of a Russian oligarch.

Adrien Brody won the Oscar for Best Actor, for his portrayal of a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States in The Brutalist.

Adrien Brody has joined an elite group of actors who have won two Oscars. Source: EPA / Caroline Brehman

The Brutalist’s Daniel Blumberg took out Best Original Score, and Lol Crawley won Best Cinematography.

Zoe Saldaña wins supporting actress

Other big wins include Zoe Saldaña who picked up the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the noir musical Emilia Perez, overcoming the drama surrounding the film’s lead star, Karla Sofia Gascon.

No Other Land took out the Best Documentary Feature Film award. Among the nominees in this category was Porcelain War, which was in part produced from an inner-Sydney studio.

The documentary was completed in secrecy for a year, out of fears of Russian interference.

Other big wins

— With additional reporting by the Australian Associated Press