LOS ANGELES: Hollywood's biggest stars gathered to celebrate the year's best accomplishments in film at the annual Academy Awards.

Here are some takeaways in pictures of the 96th Oscars ceremony.

For winners in main categories click here.

Jimmy Kimmel and John Cena talk backstage at the 96th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC
Jimmy Kimmel and John Cena talk backstage at the 96th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC

(L-R) Ncuti Gatwa, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu perform "I'm Just Ken" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
(L-R) Ncuti Gatwa, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu perform "I'm Just Ken" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC

John Cena performs on stage during the presentation of the Oscar for Costume Design on stage during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. -REUTERS PIC
John Cena performs on stage during the presentation of the Oscar for Costume Design on stage during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. -REUTERS PIC

(L-R) Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature, talks to British director Christopher Nolan and British producer Emma Thomas, Oscar winners for Best Picture "Oppenheimer," at the 96th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
(L-R) Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature, talks to British director Christopher Nolan and British producer Emma Thomas, Oscar winners for Best Picture "Oppenheimer," at the 96th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the perimeter of the 96th Academy Awards, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the perimeter of the 96th Academy Awards, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC

Jimmy Kimmel and Emily Blunt stands on stage after the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC
Jimmy Kimmel and Emily Blunt stands on stage after the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC

 US writer and director Dave Mullins (C), US producer Brad Booker (L) and US musician Sean Ono Lennon accept the award for Best Animated Short Film for "War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - APF PIC
US writer and director Dave Mullins (C), US producer Brad Booker (L) and US musician Sean Ono Lennon accept the award for Best Animated Short Film for "War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - APF PIC

British director Christopher Nolan holds his Oscar for Best Picture "Oppenheimer" at the 96th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
British director Christopher Nolan holds his Oscar for Best Picture "Oppenheimer" at the 96th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC

Cillian Murphy poses with the Oscar for "Best Actor" as "J. Robert Oppenheimer" in "Oppenheimer" in the Oscars photo room at the 96th Academy awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC
Cillian Murphy poses with the Oscar for "Best Actor" as "J. Robert Oppenheimer" in "Oppenheimer" in the Oscars photo room at the 96th Academy awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. - REUTERS PIC

US actress Emma Stone accepts the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Poor Things" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC
US actress Emma Stone accepts the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Poor Things" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFP PIC