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A surprise appearance from Mick Jagger had the Dolby Theatre audience on their feet and applauding Sunday (March 2) night at the 97th annual Academy Awards. “You’re so kind. I’m greatly honored to be invited to give this award,” said the Rolling Stones frontman. “Much as I love doing it, I wasn’t the first choice. […]
LISA, Doja Cat and RAYE recently joined forces for a kinetic new pop single — but instead of performing “Born Again” at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2), the trio took the Oscars stage at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood separately for a medley of songs during an extended tribute to […]
Hard to believe, but Conan O’Brien – one of his generations best, most original comedians – has never hosted the Oscars until this year. Thankfully, that wrong was put to right on Sunday (March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with the late-night TV legend and podcast pro opening up the 97th annual […]
From Ariana Grande to BLACKPINK’s Lisa, see the stars on the red carpet at the Academy Awards.
The 2025 Oscars opened on a high note (literally), with a medley of songs from Wizard of Oz-based films performed by the stars of Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 2) night. Wearing a shimmering red dress evocative of a ruby red slipper, Grande sang […]
Ariana Grande‘s staying tight-lipped about a release date for new music. Of course, when you’ve been a patient at Eternal Sunshine‘s Brighter Days clinic, as Grande was in her “We Can’t Be Friends” music video, memories have a tendency to fade away. She reminded an interviewer of this concept on the red carpet at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday (March 2).
Grande, an Academy Award nominee for best supporting actress for her role as Glinda in Wicked, gave a live performance with co-star Cynthia Erivo at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony. Ahead of the big show at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, she walked the red carpet in a custom Schiaparelli gown.
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While making the red carpet rounds on a night focused on achievements in film, Grande was questioned by Variety on the “next step” of any new music release plans. The singer/actress had previously confirmed there’s a deluxe edition of 2024’s Eternal Sunshine still to come.
“The next step is the next step … It means it must come out. It’s been done,” Grande offered, then was prodded further for a release date.
“You know what, they did the Brighter Days memory erasure treatment to me, so I’m having trouble remembering the details. They’re foggy,” she quipped.
Still dodging questions that would elicit her giving an actual scoop about when to expect the set, she added, “You know what, I’ll have to go back to the clinic to see if they can restore my memory.”
Then Grande was nudged with the word “soon” in relation to the upcoming release.
“You have to learn the language of my fans because ‘soon’ means 10 days or less,” she said. “I’m not allowed to use that word at this moment. I’m not gonna use that word today. I’ll say that.”
“Just keep your eyes peeled. Just keep them peeled. That’s all I’m saying,” Grande suggested.
No specific details have been given about the unreleased deluxe edition of Eternal Sunshine. “There’s something I made last year that will come out eventually,” Grande said in an interview at the Golden Globes in January. “It’s an attachment of Eternal Sunshine. So, that does exist, and that will be coming out at some point.”
Eternal Sunshine topped the Billboard 200 for two weeks in 2024, with singles “Yes, And?” and “We Can’t Be Friends” both reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100. The album’s standard release was already followed by a “Slightly Deluxe” version of the album, with four additional tracks: “Yes, And?” with Mariah Carey, “Supernatural” with Troye Sivan, an acoustic recording of “Imperfect for You” and an a capella version of “True Story.”
See Grande’s latest comments on music in a clip from Variety on X here. Follow the list of winners at the 2025 Oscars, updating live here.
Two musical films and a period drama led in nominations in the run-up to the 97th annual Academy Awards, held Sunday (March 2) at Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood: Emilia Perez with 13 nods, and Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 each. All three are in the running for best picture and original score.
Pop star and actress Ariana Grande earned her first Oscar nod (best supporting actress) for her portrayal of Glinda in Wicked, while her co-star Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, is up for best actress. Emilia Perez stars Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldana are up for best actress and best supporting actress, respectively, while the film also has two tunes in the running for best original song.
A Complete Unknown, the biopic about Bob Dylan, is up for eight awards. Among the nods are best picture, best actor for Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal of the singer-songwriter, best supporting actor for Edward Norton’s portrayal of Pete Seeger and best director for James Mangold.
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Which film will walk away with the most trophies? Keep refreshing this page for the latest winners as the Oscars are handed out Sunday night.
Best Picture
Anora, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
The Brutalist, Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim, Brady Corbet, Producers
A Complete Unknown, Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
Conclave, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
Dune: Part Two, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
Emilia Pérez, Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Producers
I’m Still Here, Maria Carlota Bruno, Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers
Nickel Boys, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joslyn Barnes, Producers
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Producers
Wicked, Marc Platt, Producer
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Directing
Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet
A Complete Unknown, James Mangold
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
A Complete Unknown, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Conclave, Screenplay by Peter Straughan
Emilia Pérez, Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel Boys, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing, Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Anora, Written by Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain, Written by Jesse Eisenberg
September 5, Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
The Substance, Written by Coralie Fargeat
Music (Original Score)
The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg
Conclave, Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez, Clément Ducol and Camille
Wicked, John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers
Music (Original Song)
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada:
“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Animated Feature Film
Flow, Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
Inside Out 2, Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Memoir of a Snail, Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek
The Wild Robot, Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men, Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
In the Shadow of the Cypress, Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Magic Candies, Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
Wander to Wonder, Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
Yuck!, Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Cinematography
The Brutalist, Lol Crawley
Dune: Part Two, Greig Fraser
Emilia Pérez, Paul Guilhaume
Maria, Ed Lachman
Nosferatu, Jarin Blaschke
Costume Design
A Complete Unknown, Arianne Phillips
Conclave, Lisy Christl
Gladiator II, Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu, Linda Muir
Wicked, Paul Tazewell
Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries, Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
No Other Land, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
Porcelain War, Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
Sugarcane, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn
Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers, Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
I Am Ready, Warden, Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
Incident, Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
Instruments of a Beating Heart, Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
The Only Girl in the Orchestra, Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
Film Editing
Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, David Jancso
Conclave, Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez, Juliette Welfling
Wicked, Myron Kerstein
International Feature Film
Brazil, I’m Still Here
Denmark, The Girl with the Needle
France, Emilia Pérez
Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Latvia, Flow
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man, Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
Emilia Pérez, Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
Nosferatu, David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
The Substance, Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
Wicked, Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Production Design
The Brutalist, Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
Conclave, Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
Dune: Part Two, Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
Nosferatu, Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
Wicked, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Live Action Short Film
A Lien, Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
Anuja, Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
I’m Not a Robot, Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
The Last Ranger, Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Sound
A Complete Unknown, Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
Dune: Part Two, Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
Emilia Pérez, Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
Wicked, Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
The Wild Robot, Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus, Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
Better Man, Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
Dune: Part Two, Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
Wicked, Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
The 2025 Academy Awards are just around the corner, which means a new track will receive the Oscar for best original song. Emilia Pérez notched two nominations in the category with “El Mal” and “Mi Camino.” Both songs’ music and lyrics were written by Clément Ducol and Camille, with a lyrical assist from Jacques Audiard […]
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Countdown to the 2025 Oscars begins! The 97th Academy Awards is the biggest night in movies, but with performances from Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, LISA of BLACKPINK, Doja Cat and others, this will be a must-see event for music fans as well. It will also be a big night for musicals, as Wicked and Emilia Pérez are both nominated for best picture. It marks the first time two musicals have been up for the coveted award in the same year since 1968 with Oliver! and Funny Girl.
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The show airs on ABC and is streaming live for the first time on Fubo TV and Hulu this Sunday, March 2. Here’s our guide to watching the 2025 Oscars online.
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When Are the 2025 Oscars?
The 97th annual Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 2 starting at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET on ABC. The ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.
Who’s Performing at the 2025 Oscars?
In a break from tradition, the ceremony will not include live performances of the best original song nominees, and instead, will spotlight songwriters through personal reflections. However, there will still be many must-see musical performances throughout Oscar night, starting with Wicked co-darlings Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande gracing the stage to open up the award show. The two are both 2025 Oscar nominees, with Erivo up for best actress and Grande for best supporting actress.
LISA of BLACKPINK, who just had her acting debut in the recent season of White Lotus, is expecting to perform alongside Oscar nominated Queen Latifah, Doja Cat and Raye for a “performance celebrating the filmmaking community and some of its legends.”
Who’s Hosting the 2025 Oscars?
Conan O’Brien is set to host the 97th Academy Awards for the first time. The Emmy-winning comedian known for Late Night With Conan O’Brien and Conan O’Brien Must Go is no stranger to hosting big awards shows, having done so for the Primetime Emmys in 2002 and 2006, as well as the MTV Movie Awards in 2014.
How Can You Watch and Stream the 2025 Oscars Online?
The Oscars will air live on ABC, and for the first time ever, the award ceremony will be available to watch live on select streaming services, including Fubo TV and Hulu.
With Fubo, subscribers can stream hundreds of cable, network and sports channels with Fubo’s Pro package which is $84.99 a month for 145 channels such as CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC, FX, TLC, AMC, MSNBC, ESPN, FS1 and Nickelodeon. Try it out with a week-long free trial with no commitment.
For the first time, fans can stream the 2025 Oscars live on Hulu without the addition of the live service bundle. For new subscribers, try out the 30-day free trial to browse hit series and movies including the Oscar nominated A Real Pain, alongside binge-worthy TV shows such as Shogun and Paradise for free.
If you have Hulu + Live TV, you’ll also have access to stream the 97th Academy Awards live in addition to more than 90 live channels, including ABC, Max and loads of on-demand content that you can stream at home or on the go for $82 a month. With the subscription, you’ll also gain access to Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.
DirectTV Stream is a great option to stream the Oscars this Sunday. It’s not very expensive and you can enjoy perks such as free Max, Starz and other premium channels with select plans and a free trial for five days. Streaming plans start at $86.99/month after your free trial is up.
Who’s Presenting at the 2025 Oscars?
The Academy has announced that Selena Gomez, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Stiller, Sterling K. Brown, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Lily-Rose Depp, Goldie Hawn, Connie Nielsen, Joe Alwyn, Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Amy Poehler, June Squibb, Bowen Yang, Dave Bautista, Harrison Ford, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Margaret Qualley, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña, Rachel Zegler and last year’s winners Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone will take part in presenting this year.
Who’s Nominated for Oscars This Year?
Films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar include Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, Sean Baker’s Anora, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, Edward Berger’s Conclave, James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here and RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys.
Emilia Pérez leads the pack with the most nominations of the night with 13, setting a record for a non-English movie. Tied for second, is A24’s The Brutalist and Wicked with 11 nods; A Complete Unknown and Conclave came in third with eight mentions each.
How to Watch Every 2025 Oscar Best Picture Nominated Film
If you’re looking to beef up your Letterboxd reviews, check out our guide on how you can watch and stream every best picture nominated film online right now, including A Complete Unknown, Wicked, The Brutalist, Anora and others.
When the Oscars announced that this year’s nominees for best original song would not be performed on the telecast, but that there would instead be a single spot focused on the songwriters of those songs, some feared that music would get short shrift on the annual awards show, which airs Sunday, March 2, from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Subsequent announcements have proved that this is not the case.
Six powerhouse women – Doja Cat, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, LISA of BLACKPINK, Queen Latifah and RAYE – will perform on the telecast. The show also will feature a special appearance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Erivo and Grande, who are both nominated for their roles in Wicked, are expected to open the telecast with one or more songs from that blockbuster musical. Queen Latifah is set to take part in a tribute to Quincy Jones, who died in November at age 91. Latifah, a longtime friend of the music and film titan, performed on two tracks on his 1995 album Q’s Jook Joint.
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The other women are expected to participate in “performances celebrating the filmmaking community and some of its legends.”
“There are special moments that are planned and it’s about music, it’s about celebration, it’s about celebrating some really amazing pieces of film and even a Governor’s Award with Quincy Jones,” the show’s executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor said in a Zoom press conference with the creative team on Wednesday (Feb. 26). “The music performances are just really special and curated this year. And I think they speak to this year in film, and they also speak to icons and legends.”
But Kapoor didn’t want to divulge too much about the show. “I mean we absolutely love the element of surprise. What I can say is [that even with] every presenter and every performer that’s already been announced, there’s still more to come. There are people that are not going to be announced,” he teased. “You will have to keep a sharp eye out for a few different cameos that happen throughout the evening.”
Kapoor said the show will have a couple of themes. “One is that we are honoring the city of Los Angeles. … We really wanted to create some really beautiful moments on stage that celebrate this amazing city that we live in, all the amazing films that have been filmed here, and just have a really uplifting and beautiful message that we hope really touches everybody who watches the show.
Supervising choreographer Mandy Moore said they will aim to recapture some of the excitement of last year’s show-stopping Ryan Gosling performance of “I’m Just Ken.” “I can definitely say if you liked Kenergy, you’re going to love everything we’re doing this year because it’s in the same vein of joy and celebration.”
RAYE performed her song “Oscar Winning Tears,” from her album My 21st Century Blues, on the Grammy telecast on Feb. 2, where she was a best new artist nominee. Kapoor was an executive producer of that show as well.
Last year’s Oscar winners in the four acting categories – Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph – were the first presenters announced for this year’s show.
Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, two of the stars of Emilia Pérez; Ben Stiller; and Joe Alwyn, one of the stars of The Brutalist (though probably still best known as Taylor Swift’s ex) have since been added to the list of presenters. This will be Gomez’s first appearance on the Oscars stage. Other presenters range from 25-year-old starlet Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis) to 95-year old character actress June Squibb.
Conan O’Brien will host the telecast for the first time. Nick Offerman will serve as announcer.
The 2025 Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Here are the performers and presenters for the 2025 Oscars.
Performers
Doja Cat
Cynthia Erivo
Ariana Grande
LISA of Blackpink
Queen Latifah (Quincy Jones tribute)
RAYE
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
