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.

Queen Latifah will pay tribute to the late Quincy Jones at the 2025 Oscars ceremony, which will be hosted by Conan O'Brien.

Quincy Jones received a tribute at the 2025 Academy Awards. Queen Latifah, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey were on hand to remember the late producer and songwriter.

Actress and musician Queen Latifah appeared on the 2025 Oscars red carpet alongside her partner, Eboni Nichols.

Quincy is really the blueprint of what I’m able to do,” said the Oscars' first-time music director Michael Bearden.

The Academy Awards' choreographer Mandy Moore had a real challenge for the 2025 Oscars. The original song nominees would not perform.

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."

Hollywood's stars came out to see who would win Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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 ...

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.

Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, co-stars in Jones' 1985 film "The Color Purple," led the tribute the legendary music producer, who died at the age of 91 in November 2024. The tribute continued with a performance by Queen Latifah, who performed “Ease on Down the Road” from "The Wiz" in front of the Oscars audience.