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Oscars 2025: How to watch, award nominations and big changes to this year's show
This year's Academy Awards are set to be different to their usual broadcast. Here's everything you need to know
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It’s that time of year again!
It’s Oscars season, and the question on everyone’s lips is, who will win the award for Best Picture? Will it be Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Substance or one of the other seven nominees?
The 97th Annual Awards is upon us, and there’s been some big changes this year. Here’s everything you need to know about this year's event.
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How to watch this year’s Academy AwardsThe whole ceremony will be broadcast live on Sunday March 2, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
For UK viewers the ceremony and red carpet will be hosted by Jonathan Ross, and it will be starting at 10:30pm and finishing at 3:35am on ITV1 and ITVX. Although, if you don’t fancy staying up until the early hours, you can catch up the following day where it will be available on ITVX.
Big changes to this year’s event and why?For the first time in nearly 80 years, the Academy Awards has broken tradition and made a major change to the performances taking place on stage at the event.
This means that for the first time there are no Best Original Song performances this year, and that those in the running for the Best Original Song Oscar will not perform as they usually would.
Elton John and Selena Gomez, as well as several others are nominated for the award, and now will unfortunately not be able to perform.
In a letter to Academy members on Wednesday January 22, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said:“This year the Best Original Song category presentation will move away from live performances and will be focused on the songwriters.
“We will celebrate their artistry through personal reflections from the teams who bring these songs to life.
“All of this, and more, will uncover the stories and inspiration behind this year’s nominees.”
PA Archive/PA Images (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)Other changes made to this year’s ceremony, including nominations announcements, were a result of the wildfires which happened in Los Angeles earlier this year.
In a statement made in January, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said:
“We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community. The Academy has always been a unifying force within the film industry, and we are committed to standing together in the face of hardship.
“Due to the still-active fires in the Los Angeles area, we feel it is necessary to extend our voting period and move the date of our nominations announcement to allow additional time for our members.
“Additionally, as we want to be sensitive to the infrastructure and lodging needs of the region in these next few weeks, it is imperative that we make some changes to our schedule of events, which we believe will have the support of our industry.
“Our members always share how important it is for us to come together as a community, and we are determined to use this opportunity to celebrate our resilient and compassionate industry. We also look forward to honoring our frontline workers who have aided with the fires, recognizing those impacted, and encouraging people to join the Academy in supporting the relief efforts.
“We will get through this together and bring a sense of healing to our global film community.”
Who’s presenting?Comedian Conan O’Brien will be hosting for the first time, replacing Jimmy Kimmel who has presented the previous two years.
Speaking to ABC News, O’Brien expressed that he was hoping to balance humour and respect – as well as honouring those affected by the LA fires earlier in the year.
He said: "The Oscars is a show that is very much a hometown show. It's a Los Angeles show, so what's happened here needs to be addressed.
"There's a needle to thread, there's a line to walk, and I'm determined to do that correctly. But I want to make sure there's humour, that we have some fun, and that we have some joy.
"It's a celebration of hard work that's been done by many people."
Despite hosting the show, Conan won’t be the only one presenting that evening. There is a big star-studded line up of celebrities ready to present awards to those who have been successful.
Here is the full line-up of presenters:
Joe Alwyn
Dave Bautista
Halle Berry
Sterling K Brown
Penélope Cruz
Willem Dafoe
Ana de Armas
Lily-Rose Depp
Robert Downey Jr
Elle Fanning
Harrison Ford
Gal Gadot
Andrew Garfield
Whoopi Goldberg
Selena Gomez
Goldie Hawn
Samuel L Jackson
Scarlett Johansson
John Lithgow
Cillian Murphy
Connie Nielsen
Amy Poehler
Margaret Qualley
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Alba Rohrwacher
Zoe Saldaña
June Squibb
Ben Stiller
Emma Stone
Oprah Winfrey
Bowen Yang
Rachel Zegler
The full list of award nominations:Best picture
AnoraThe BrutalistA Complete UnknownConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezI’m Still HereNickel BoysThe SubstanceWicked
Best actor
Adrien Brody, The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet, A Complete UnknownColman Domingo, Sing SingRalph Fiennes, ConclaveSebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo, WickedKarla Sofía Gascón, Emilia PérezMikey Madison, AnoraDemi Moore, The SubstanceFernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov, AnoraKieran Culkin, A Real PainEdward Norton, A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce, The BrutalistJeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro, A Complete UnknownAriana Grande, WickedFelicity Jones, The BrutalistIsabella Rossellini, ConclaveZoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best directing
Sean Baker, AnoraBrady Corbet, The BrutalistJames Mangold, A Complete UnknownJacques Audiard, Emilia PérezCoralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete UnknownConclaveEmilia PérezNickel BoysSing Sing
Best original screenplay
AnoraThe BrutalistA Real PainSeptember 5The Substance
Best international feature
I’m Still HereThe Girl With the NeedleEmilia PérezThe Seed of a Sacred FigFlow
Best animated feature
FlowInside Out 2Memoir of a SnailWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlThe Wild Robot
Best documentary feature
Black Box DiariesNo Other LandPorcelain WarSoundtrack to a Coup d’EtatSugarcane
Best editing
AnoraThe BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWicked
Best cinematography
The BrutalistDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezMariaNosferatu
Best production design
The BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoNosferatuWicked
Best costume design
A Complete UnknownConclaveGladiator IINosferatuWicked
Best original score
The BrutalistConclaveEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot
Best original song
El Mal, Emilia PérezThe Journey, The Six Triple EightLike a Bird, Sing SingMi Camino, Emilia PérezNever Too Late, Elton John: Never Too Late
Best live action short
A LienAnujaI’m Not a RobotThe Last RangerThe Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best animated short
Beautiful MenIn the Shadow of the CypressMagic CandiesWander to WonderYuck!
Best documentary short
Death By NumbersI Am Ready, WardenIncidentInstruments of a Beating HeartThe Only Girl in the Orchestra
Best makeup and hairstyling
A Different ManEmilia PérezNosferatuThe SubstanceWicked
Best sound
A Complete UnknownDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezWickedThe Wild Robot
Best visual effects
Alien: RomulusBetter ManDune: Part TwoKingdom of the Planet of the ApesWicked
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