Academy Awards 2025: How To Watch, Nominations And More

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• The 97th Oscars will air on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC, Hulu, YouTube TV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV.
• Conan O’Brien is master of ceremonies.
• See the complete list of award presenters and nominees in the major categories including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress.

HOLLYWOOD, CA — The 97th Oscars are going down this Sunday, March 2, turning the spotlight on the best cinematic achievements of 2024. Conan O’Brien will serve as master of ceremonies, marking the comedian’s first-time ever hosting Hollywood’s biggest night.

Fifty films are in contention for the Academy Awards, and “Emilia Pérez,” a musical-crime drama about a ruthless cartel leader gone incognito, leads the field with an impressive 13 total nominations, while “The Brutalist,” an epic historical drama about a visionary architect’s life in America post-World War II, follows closely behind with 10 nominations.

“Conclave,” a political-thriller drama set against the backdrop of the Vatican, also shines with eight nominations. “Anora,” a drama about a young woman’s Cinderella story, rounds out the list of top best picture contenders with five nominations.

It’s anyone’s bet how the evening will play out, but there is no doubt that Hollywood’s most prestigious event will be exciting, glitzy and glamorous as ever.

Wondering when and where to tune in? Here's how to watch the Oscars 2025 and all of its pre-show events, so you can get the answers to your burning questions about Hollywood’s biggest night of the year in real time.

Where And When To Watch The 2025 Oscars

“The 97th Oscars” on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT

See if your predictions ring true. The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will air live on ABC in more than 200 countries worldwide. Conan O’Brien will preside over the ceremony that takes place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2. “Parks and Recreation” star Nick Offerman will serve as this year's announcer. For those without access to a TV set, both the pre-show and awards ceremony can be streamed from ABC's website, Hulu, YouTube TV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV.

“The Oscars Red Carpet Show” On ABC at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT

Discover the best, worst and craziest looks at this year’s Oscars. Watch your favorite stars walk the red carpet in sartorial splendor with hosts Julianne Hough and Jesse Palmer.

The Performances

While the artists behind the Oscar-nominated songs from “Emilia Pérez,” “Sing Sing,” “The Six Triple Eight,” and “Elton John: Never Too Late” will not be performing the original musical pieces in any shape or form, “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are slated to perform alongside other musical artists, including Queen Latifa, Doja Cat, Raye and Lisa of Blackpink. The 2025 Oscars will also feature the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

The 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

97th Academy Awards List of Nominees

Best Picture

• “Anora”
• “The Brutalist”
• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Conclave”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “I’m Still Here”
• “Nickel Boys”
• “The Substance”
• “Wicked”

Best Director

• Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
• Sean Baker, “Anora”
• Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
• Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
• James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”

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 Actor

• Yura Borisov, “Anora”
• Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
• Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
• Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
• Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”

Best Supporting Actress

• Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
• Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
• Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
• Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
• Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

Original Screenplay

• “Anora”
• “The Brutalist”
• “A Real Pain”
• “September 5”
• “The Substance”

Adapted Screenplay

• “Conclave”
• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Nickel Boys”
• “Sing Sing”

Animated Feature

• “Flow”
• “Inside Out 2”
• “Memoir of a Snail”
• “Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
• “The Wild Robot”

Production Design

• “The Brutalist”
• “Conclave”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Nosferatu”
• “Wicked”

Costume Design

• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Conclave”
• “Gladiator II”
• “Nosferatu”
• “Wicked”

Cinematography

• “The Brutalist”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Maria”
• “Nosferatu”

Editing

• “Anora”
• “The Brutalist”
• “Conclave”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Wicked”

Makeup and Hairstyling

• “A Different Man”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Nosferatu”
• “The Substance”
• “Wicked”

Sound

• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Wicked”
• “The Wild Robot”

Visual Effects

• “Alien: Romulus”
• “Better Man”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
• “Wicked”

Original Score

• “The Brutalist”
• “Conclave”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Wicked”
• “The Wild Robot”

Original Song

• “El Mal” (“Emilia Pérez”)
• “The Journey” (“The Six Triple Eight”)
• “Like A Bird” (“Sing Sing”)
• “Mi Camino” (“Emilia Pérez”)
• “Never Too Late” (“Elton John: Never Too Late”)

Documentary Feature

• “Black Box Diaries,” Shiori Itō (MTV)
• “No Other Land,” Adra/Ballal/Abraham/Szor (No distributor)
• “Porcelain War,” Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev (Picturehouse)
• “Soundtrack for a Cout d'Etat,” Johan Grimonprez (Kino Lorber)
• “Sugarcane,” Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie (Nat Geo)

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

Animated Short

• “Beautiful Men”
• “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
• “Magic Candies”
• “Wander to Wonder”
• “Yuck!”

Documentary Short

• “Death by Numbers”
• “I Am Ready, Warden”
• “Incident”
• “Instruments of a Beating Heart”
• “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”

Live-Action Short

• “A Lien”
• “Anuja”
• “I’m Not a Robot”
• “The Last Ranger”
• “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”