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The 2025 Oscar nominations are set to be announced at 8:30am ET (1:30pm GMT) on Thursday (January 23).
This yearâs nominees will be revealed during a live broadcast presented by Bottoms actor Rachel Sennott and SNL star Bowen Yang from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Viewers can tune in on the Oscars website or Hulu.
The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have notably impacted this awards season, leading the Academy to extend the nomination voting period and delay the announcement, which was previously scheduled for January 17.
With the Golden Globes awarded earlier this month, several films, including Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist and Conclave, have emerged as strong contenders for the Oscars.
Follow along for live updates below.
The 97th Academy Awards will be hosted by Conan OâBrien and will take place on March 2.
How to watch this yearâs Oscars The film that might bag Demi Moore her first Oscar Will Emilia Pérez make Oscars history? The 215-minute, Oscar-tipped epic that could save Hollywood â if we let it Green, pink or golden: Will âWickedâ prove popular on Oscars night?Wicked, the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, proved a box office success and boasted all-singing, all-dancing performances from stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Back in 1940, The Wizard of Oz was overlooked for the Academyâs top prize in favor of Gone With The Wind. Could Wicked finally take Best Picture back to Oz?
It will surely be in the running, but The Independentâs critic Clarisse Loughrey had some misgivings:
The Wicked movie is fun and well-acted â but why does it look so terrible?Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande showcase phenomenal vocal ability in this adaptation of the blockbuster musical, but theyâre let down by a film that is aggressively overlit and shot like a TV advert
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 07:59
How to watch the 2025 OscarsAs a reminder, this yearâs Oscars take place on Sunday, March 2 and will be hosted for the first time by former talk show host and genius The Simpsons writer Conan OâBrien.
Hereâs how to watch them live:
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 07:11
Will âEmilia Pérezâ make history?Emilia Pérez, a florid Spanish-language musical by French auteur Jacques Audiard about a Mexican cartel boss who undergoes a series of gender-affirming surgeries, could make history as soon as nominations are announced.
It has been tipped to set a new record for most nominations for an international film: the current number to beat is 10, held jointly by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Roma (2018).
Whether it breaks that record or not, The Independentâs critics arenât sure it deserves the highest recognition. In a two-star review, Clarisse Loughrey called the film a âreductiveâ take on the trans experience:
Selena Gomez is miscast in the reductive Oscar frontrunner Emilia Pérez â reviewKarla SofÃa Gascón could make history as the first openly transgender Best Actress Oscar nominee â but you canât help but wish this Netflix musical-crime-drama was better than it is
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 06:10
Does Demi Moore have âThe Substanceâ to take home an Oscar?Horror has traditionally been underserved at the Oscars, but there are plenty who consider Demi Moore a favorite to go home with an Oscar after she won a Golden Globe for her gripping performance in Coralie Fargeatâs body horror The Substance.
The Independentâs critic lauded Moore as âsensationalâ, but didnât think much of the filmâs ending:
Gross, grisly The Substance loses its way, but Demi Moore is sensational â reviewCoralie Fargeat reimagines the historical misogynist âhagsploitationâ genre to powerful effect â at least until her filmâs disgusting ending
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 05:09
Might Kieran Culkin be A Real Oscar contender?In Jesse Eisenbergâs A Real Pain, two cousins (played by Eisenberg and Succession star Kieran Culkin) travel to Poland for a tour that includes visits to Majdanek concentration camp and their late grandmotherâs former home.
Itâs a sharp, witty and beautifully observed story, lit up by Culkin who The Independentâs critic said delivers a âpoignant, wrecking ball performanceâ. Read our review in full here:
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 04:08
Will Papal drama âConclaveâ see Berger crowned king?Edward Bergerâs All Quiet on the Western Front took home four Oscars in 2023, and the German-born director has been tipped to be similarly fêted for his follow-up Conclave.
The film, led by Ralph Fiennes, is a tense, taut thriller following the internal politics of the elections to decide a new Pope.
The Independentâs critic gave it just three stars. Hereâs why:
The twisty, Oscar-tipped Conclave needed more than shock and aweRalph Fiennes is a vaping cardinal tasked with electing a new pope, in a film that plays as a conspiracy thriller â if only it interrogated its own ideas, though
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 03:07
Can âAnoraâs Cinderella story take it all the way to the Oscars?Anora has won over plenty of fans since triumphing in the Palme dâOr at Cannes last May, and Sean Bakerâs intimate tale about a stripper who marries the son of a Russian oligarch could yet have a fairytale ending of its own with victory at the Academy Awards.
Hereâs The Independentâs review:
The funny, chaotic, tender Anora is Cinderella with sex workersItâs far more a fairytale than director Sean Bakerâs previous films. But itâs about holding onto a dream you know is about to collapse
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 02:16
Could âDune: Part Twoâ pull a âGodfather: Part IIâ?Itâs rare for a sequel to win Best Picture, although The Godfather: Part II and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King did both manage it. Could Dune: Part Two repeat the trick?
The epic certainly has its fans, including The Independent critic Clarisse Loughrey who wrote that the film contains moments âthat feel so audacious, they play out as if they were already etched onto the cinematic canon.â
Hereâs her review:
Dune: Part Two is like no other blockbuster in existence â reviewTimothée Chalamet, Zendaya and a snarling Austin Butler add star power to a work of total sensory and imaginative immersion in the second part of Denis Villeneuveâs epic adaptation of Frank Herbertâs sci-fi classic
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 01:05
Will âA Complete Unknownâ leave Timothée Chalamet tangled up in Oscar glory?Timothée Chalamet has been widely tipped to pick up an Oscar nomination for his performance as Bob Dylan in biopic A Complete Unknown, but The Independentâs Clarisse Loughrey felt the film itself played it too safe.
Hereâs her full review:
Kevin Perry23 January 2025 00:05
Will 'The Brutalistâ triumph?Brady Corbetâs The Brutalist is a defiant, distinctive masterpiece at loggerheads with conventional film industry wisdom. Itâs also considered a favorite to take home Best Picture, along with a few other awards.
Here, Xan Books explains why the film is a nod to a far more interesting kind of American filmmaking:
The 215-minute, Oscar-tipped epic that could save Hollywood â if we let itBrady Corbetâs âThe Brutalistâ is a defiant, distinctive masterpiece at loggerheads with conventional film industry wisdom. And, just like Francis Ford Coppolaâs maddening self-funded âMegalopolisâ last year, itâs a nod to a far more interesting kind of American filmmaking, writes Xan Brooks
Kevin Perry22 January 2025 23:10
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