Here’s How to Watch the 2025 Oscar Nominations Announcement
Written by djfrosty on January 17, 2025
After being delayed twice by the wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles, the 2025 Oscar nominations in all 23 categories will be announced bright and early on Thursday, Jan. 23. How early is early? The announcement is set for 5:30 a.m. PT / 8:30 a.m. ET.
The nominations will be livestreamed from the Motion Picture Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Academy’s website digital platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook). You can also catch the nominations on national broadcast news programs, including ABC’s Good Morning America, and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
Music is expected to play a big role in this year’s nominations. Two musicals (Wicked and Emilia Pérez) and the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are top contenders for best picture nominations.
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Three actors from A Complete Unknown – Timothée Chalamet (who plays Dylan), Edward Norton (Pete Seeger) and Monica Barbaro (Joan Baez) – have a good shot at acting nods.
Six actors are strong contenders for Oscar nominations for performances in musicals – Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez for Emilia Pérez; and Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey for Wicked. In addition, four actors could be nominated for their performances in music biopics – the three aforementioned actors from A Complete Unknown and Angelina Jolie for Maria, a biopic about Maria Callas.
The 97th Oscars, with first-time host Conan O’Brien, will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. In addition, the show will stream live on Hulu for the first time. The official live red carpet show airs at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
The show will be held at its usual home, Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The show’s executive producers are Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan.
Here’s what to expect on Thursday. The Academy cautions that these categories are not listed in order of presentation and are subject to change.
5:30 a.m. PT
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Animated Short Film
Costume Design
Live Action Short Film
Makeup and Hairstyling
Music (Original Score)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
5:41 a.m. PT
Actor in a Leading Role
Actress in a Leading Role
Animated Feature Film
Cinematography
Directing
Documentary Feature Film
Documentary Short Film
Film Editing
International Feature Film
Music (Original Song)
Best Picture
Production Design
Sound
Visual Effects