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As the wildfires in California have caused devastating destruction, even in the Hollywood hub of Los Angeles, rumours circulated that the much-awaited 97th Oscar Awards will be cancelled or postponed. At least four members of the Oscars' Board of Governors, as well as its former CEO, have lost their homes in the fires, Vogue reported. However, the Academy's CEO Bill Kramer and President, Janet Yang have said in a statement that the event will happen as planned on March 2. The function will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.
There are reported delays in the events leading up to the Oscars. According to the organisation, the nominations will be announced on January 23 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The announcement will be broadcast as usual, though this time without any press in the audience. The Oscar organisation also announced that the nominees' luncheon, scheduled for February 10, has been cancelled due to the wildfires, though nominees may still be invited to smaller dinners with their fellow contenders closer to the show itself. The final round of Oscars voting will take place between February 11 and 18, the organisation reported.
Who Is Nominated For The Oscars 2025?
The Academy released its nominations for the 97th Oscar Awards on January 23, 2025, with many critically-acclaimed films and performances earning recognition. The categories include Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.
Best picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I'm Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best actor
- Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
- Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
- Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
- Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best actress
- Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison - Anora
- Demi Moore - The Substance
- Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best supporting actress
- Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
- Ariana Grande - Wicked
- Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
- Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best supporting actor
- Yura Borisov - Anora
- Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
- Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best director
- Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker - Anora
- Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
- James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best adapted screenplay
- A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
- Conclave - Peter Straughan
- Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
- Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
- Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best original screenplay
- Anora - Sean Baker
- The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
- A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
- September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
- The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best original song
- Never Too Late - Elton John: Never Too Late
- El Mal - Emilia Pérez
- Mi Camino - Emilia Pérez
- Like A Bird - Sing Sing
- The Journey - The Six Triple Eight
Best original score
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best international feature
- I'm Still Here - Brazil
- The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
- Emilia Pérez - France
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
- Flow - Latvia
Best animated feature
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best documentary feature
- Black Box Diaries
- No Other Land
- Porcelain War
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
- Sugarcane
Best costume design
- Wicked
- Nosferatu
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Gladiator II
Best make-up and hairstyling
- A Different Man
- Emilia Pérez
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best production design
- Wicked
- The Brutalist
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu
- Conclave
Best sound
- A Complete Unknown
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
- The Wild Robot
Best film editing
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Emilia Pérez
- Wicked
Best cinematography
- The Brutalist
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Maria
- Nosferatu
Best visual effects
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Dune: Part Two
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked
Best live action short
- Anuja
- I'm Not a Robot
- The Last Ranger
- A Lien
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best animated short
- Beautiful Men
- In the Shadow of the Cypress
- Magic Candies
- Wander to Wonder
- Yuck!
Best documentary short
- Death by Numbers
- I Am Ready, Warden
- Incident
- Instruments of a Beating Heart
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra