UPDATED with latest: The Los Angeles wildfires have thrown a wrench into the normal flow of events ahead of the 97th Academy Awards. The nominations announcement has been postponed twice, and the voting period extended twice, and the 2025 Oscar Nominees Luncheon, which was set for February 10, has been canceled. The ceremony is still slated for March 2.
At first, the nominees announcement was pushed back from Friday, January 17, to Sunday, January 19, after the initial wave of fires broke out in the greater Los Angeles. The voting period was also extended by two days, set to end January 14. As the blazes continued to burn with the smallest amount of containment belonging to the Palisades Fire, the nominees announcement date was pushed even further to Thursday, January 23, with the voting period extended three more days to end at 5 p.m. PT on Friday, January 17.
Read on below for answers to your questions about the 2025 Academy Awards.
When Are the 2025 Oscars?
The Oscars will be handed out Sunday, March 2 — a week earlier than the March 10, 2024 show. The ceremony will start at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET — a welcome time change that began with the 96th Academy Awards last March. The show had typically run from 5 p.m./8 p.m. (and often much later depending on speeches).
Who Is Hosting The 2025 Oscars?
Conan O’Brien confirmed the hosting gig Nov. 15.
Given the show is on ABC through 2028 and given Jimmy Kimmel’s well-received efforts at the 2024 awards show, he was in consideration. If so, it will be his fifth time hosting, putting him in company with the great Johnny Carson. Only Bob Hope and Billy Crystal have fronted the event more times (a LOT more times).
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Who Is Nominated For An Oscar in 2025?
No one knows. Nominees are usually announced in January. For the schedule of submission and nomination dates for the 2025 show, click here.
There are plenty of great actors and directors who’ve made promising movies that could be in the mix, including Joaquin Phoenix returning to his Oscar-winning role in Joker: Folie à Deux; Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2; Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos together again in the director’s upcoming anthology film Kinds of Kindness; Forrest Gump pals Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks reuniting for Here; Oscar-winner Steve McQueen’s wartime epic Blitz; Angelina Jolie returning as Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s Maria and the list goes on.
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Where Will The Ceremony Take Place?
In 2025, the Academy Awards again will be handed out at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. It will mark the show’s 24th consecutive year at the venue.
Who Will Be Performing At The 2025 Oscars?
Typically either the artists who are nominated perform them during the broadcast.
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How To Watch The 2025 Oscars
The ceremony will air live on ABC. In addition to ABC, the Oscars ceremony has typically been available on ABC.com and the ABC app via authentication with a cable or satellite provider. ABC is also available through streaming services including Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV.