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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
Queen Latifah is set to take part in a tribute to Quincy Jones on the 2025 Oscars, which is set to air on Sunday (March 2) from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The actor and musician performed on two tracks on Jones’ 1995 album Q’s Jook Joint.
The news was announced by Raj Kapoor, the telecast’s executive producer and showrunner, during a press conference on Zoom with the creative team. “One of the most exciting things that we’ve worked on this year is a musical performance that will tribute Quincy Jones,” he said.
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“We’ve planned and curated this beautiful moment that we hope will uplift the room, that will celebrate the spirit of Quincy and all of his greatness,” said Kapoor, who is co-executive producing the show for the second year in a row (and is part of the Oscars team for the ninth time). “It’s a beautiful moment, and we think it will be very celebratory and make everybody feel really good.”
It’s no surprise that Jones will be receive a special tribute on the show. The producer and musician, who died in November at age 91, made Oscar history many times. He was the first Black musician to be hired as music director on the annual Oscar telecast. In 1967, he became the first Black composer to receive an Oscar nomination for best original song. Jones is, to this day, the only Black composer with three nods in scoring categories, for his work on In Cold Blood (1967), The Wiz (1978) and The Color Purple (1985).
Will Smith, who starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which Jones executive produced, would have been a natural for the Jones tribute, but he was banned from all Academy Award events for 10 years in 2023 following his misbehavior on that year’s telecast.
Smith was part of the tribute to Jones on the Grammy Awards on Feb. 2. He shared memories of working with Jones on the show, which Kapoor also executive produced. The Grammys also featured musical tributes to the beloved musician by Herbie Hanock, Cynthia Erivo, Stevie Wonder, Lainey Wilson, Jacob Collier and Janelle Monáe.
In the Zoom conference, the Oscars’ first-time music director Michael Bearden said he has long walked in Jones’ footsteps. Both men were born on the south side of Chicago, moved to New York, and then moved to Los Angeles. “Quincy is really the blueprint of what I’m able to do,” he said.
While the creative team was reluctant to spoil surprises, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are expected to perform a Wicked medley to kick off the Oscars ceremony. Other performers on the show are Doja Cat, Raye and BLACKPINK’S LISA. The 97th Oscars will also feature a special appearance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
First-time show host Conan O’Brien explained the team’s reluctance. “You don’t tell people what you’re going to do. A magician told me that.”
O’Brien has hosted the Primetime Emmys twice (in 2002 and 2006) and the MTV Movie Awards (in 2014). But as he said, the Oscars are on another level. “The Oscars feels it’s all of that on steroids,” he said. “The Oscars team is incredibly professional. It’s like for the first time getting to drive a Ferrari. … I wanted to be part of this magical machine.”
O’Brien said he reached out to past hosts Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel for advice. Crystal has hosted the show nine times; Kimmel, four times.
Kapoor announced there will be a charitable component to the show, as there was on the Grammys. “People will be able to interact, and they are free to donate if they would like to.”
Kapoor, Bearden and O’Brien were joined on the Zoom call by executive producer Katy Mullan, co-executive producer Rob Paine, producer and writer Mike Sweeney, writer Jon Macks, production designer Alana Billingsley and supervising choreographer Mandy Moore.
With the 97th Oscars coming up on Sunday March 2, we’re looking back at past Oscar ceremonies, and specifically, who presented the Oscar for best original song each year.
The late, great song and dance man Gene Kelly did the honors four times, more than anyone else in Oscar history. That’s fitting: Kelly starred in Singin’ in the Rain, which topped the American Film Institute’s 2006 list of AFI’s Greatest Movie Musicals. Kelly presented best original song in 1951, in 1975 (in tandem with Shirley MacLaine), in 1980 (with Olivia Newton-John, with whom he starred in the soon-to-be-released, ill-fated musical Xanadu) and in 1986 (with his Singin’ in the Rain costars Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor).
Six people are tied as runner-up, having presented best original song three times: They are Burt Bacharach, Angie Dickinson, Gregory Hines, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah and John Travolta. J.Lo presented three times within four years (1999-2002), a record for most presenter assignments in the shortest time. (Not coincidentally, J.Lo landed three of her four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in those years.)
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Bacharach and Dickinson, Hollywood’s golden couple of the era, teamed to present the award in 1971 and 1976. Bacharach teamed with Ann-Margret to present the award in 1974. Dickinson teamed with Luciano Pavarotti to present it in 1981.
Six people who won Oscars for best original song also served as presenters in the category (obviously not in the same year they won). They are Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Barbra Streisand, Bacharach, and the team of Common and John Legend. The latter team presented in 2016, the year after their win for “Glory” from Selma. Prince, who presented in 2005, never won for best original song, but he did win for his song score to Purple Rain.
The reunion of the Singin’ in the Rain cast wasn’t the only cast reunion that Oscar show producers arranged in connection with this category. In 2013, 10 years after Chicago became the first musical in more than four decades to win best picture, that film’s stars, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah and Catharine Zeta-Jones, presented best original song.
In 1988, seven years after they teamed in the box-office hit Arthur, Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli co-presented the award (which had gone, in 1982, to “Arthur’s Theme”). In 1993, a decade after their collaboration on the Broadway cast album Lena Horne: A Lady and Her Music, Quincy Jones and Lena Horne co-presented the award. In 1996, a few years after they co-starred in the Tina Turner biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne co-presented the award.
In some cases, Oscar producers had people co-present to plug an upcoming movie in which they were to co-star. Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda co-presented in 2018, months before the release of Mary Poppins Returns. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande co-presented in 2024, months ahead of their teaming in Wicked.
In 2015, Idina Menzel and John Travolta teamed to present the award – one year after Travolta inexplicably mangled Menzel’s name on the Oscar stage while attempting to introduce her performance of “Let It Go” from Frozen. (He called her Adele Dazeem.) In this presentation teaming, Menzel jokingly introduced him as Glom Gazingo – and they gracefully put it to rest.
Some presenter pairings held symbolic meaning. In 1989, singer/dancer/actor Gregory Hines co-presented with Sammy Davis Jr., the top song and dance man of a previous generation. Davis began to develop symptoms of cancer five months after this appearance. He died of complications from throat cancer in May 1990.
In 1944, Dinah Shore became the first woman to present in this category. In 1984, the biracial Jennifer Beals, star of the previous year’s smash Flashdance, became the first person of color to present in this category. The youngest presenter was Miley Cyrus, who was just 17 in 2010 when she co-presented with Amanda Seyfried.
Bacharach and Dickinson weren’t the only married couple to present in the category. Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows presented in 1961, followed by Sonny & Cher in 1973. One parent and child separately presented in this category: In 1997, Goldie Hawn co-presented with her The First Wives Club co-stars Bette Midler and Diane Keaton. In 2023, Hawn’s daughter, Kate Hudson, co-presented with Janelle Monáe.
Pavarotti was the second classical star to present in the category. The first was conductor Leopold Stokowski in 1937.
Here is the presenter of the Oscar for best original song from the first year it was presented, 1935, to the present. The years shown are the year of the ceremony. Brief identifications are shown in the early years to help our younger readers. After that, you’re on your own.
1935: Irvin S. Cobb (author)
1936: Frank Capra (director)
1937: Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
1938: Irving Berlin (songwriter)
1939: Jerome Kern (songwriter)
1940: Gene Buck (president of ASCAP)
1941: B.G. DeSylva (songwriter, film producer, co-founder of Capitol Records)
1942: B.G DeSylva
1943: Irving Berlin
1944: Dinah Shore (singer)
1945: Bob Hope (comedian)
1947: Van Johnson (actor)
1948: Dinah Shore
1949: Kathryn Grayson (actress)
1950: Cole Porter (songwriter)
1951: Gene Kelly (actor)
1952: Donald O’Connor (actor)
1953: Walt Disney (film producer and entertainment mogul)
1954: Arthur Freed (lyricist and film producer)
1955: Bing Crosby (singer)
1956: Maurice Chevalier (singer)
1957: Carroll Baker (actress)
1958: Maurice Chevalier
1959: Sophia Loren & Dean Martin
1960: Doris Day
1961: Steve Allen & Jayne Meadows
1962: Debbie Reynolds
1963: Frank Sinatra
1964: Shirley Jones
1965: Fred Astaire
1966: Natalie Wood
1967: Dean Martin
1968: Barbra Streisand
1969: Frank Sinatra
1970: Candice Bergen
1971: Burt Bacharach & Angie Dickinson
1972: Joel Grey
1973: Sonny & Cher
1974: Burt Bacharach & Ann-Margret
1975: Gene Kelly & Shirley MacLaine
1976: Burt Bacharach & Angie Dickinson
1977: Neil Diamond
1978: Fred Astaire
1979: Ruby Keeler & Kris Kristofferson
1980: Gene Kelly & Olivia Newton-John
1981: Angie Dickinson & Luciano Pavarotti
1982: Bette Midler
1983: Olivia Newton-John
1984: Jennifer Beals, Matthew Broderick
1985: Gregory Hines
1986: Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor & Debbie Reynolds
1987: Bernadette Peters
1988: Liza Minnelli & Dudley Moore
1989: Sammy Davis Jr. & Gregory Hines
1990: Paula Abdul & Dudley Moore
1991: Gregory Hines & Ann-Margret
1992: Shirley MacLaine & Liza Minnelli
1993: Lena Horne & Quincy Jones
1994: Whitney Houston
1995: Sylvester Stallone
1996: Angela Bassett & Laurence Fishburne
1997: Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton & Bette Midler
1998: Madonna
1999: Jennifer Lopez
2000: Cher
2001: Jennifer Lopez
2002: Jennifer Lopez
2003: Barbra Streisand
2004: Jack Black & Will Ferrell
2005: Prince
2006: Queen Latifah
2007: John Travolta & Queen Latifah
2008: John Travolta
2009: Zac Efron & Alicia Keys
2010: Miley Cyrus & Amanda Seyfried
2011: Jennifer Hudson
2012: Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis
2013: Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Renée Zellweger & Catherine Zeta-Jones
2014: Jessica Beal & Jamie Foxx
2015: Idina Menzel & John Travolta
2016: Common & John Legend
2017: Scarlett Johansson
2018: Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda
2019: Gal Gadot, Brie Larson & Sigourney Weaver
2021: Zendaya
2022: Jake Gyllenhaal & Zoë Kravitz
2023: Kate Hudson & Janelle Monáe
2024: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Six powerhouse women – Doja Cat, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, LISA of BLACKPINK, Queen Latifah and Raye – will perform at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The show also will feature a special appearance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Erivo and Grande are 2025 Oscar nominees for their roles in Wicked. Queen Latifah was nominated in 2003 for her role in Chicago.
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Erivo and Grande are expected to open the Oscar telecast with one or more songs from Wicked. All of the songs featured in Wicked were taken from the Broadway musical, so none were nominated for best original song, but the score by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz was nominated for best original score. Wicked received a total of 10 nominations.
The other women are expected to participate in “performances celebrating the filmmaking community and some of its legends.”
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 awards show. This announcement proves that that is not the case.
Oscar producers historically have focused on the best original song nominees, but they have been known to pivot when doing so would yield a prized booking. Three years ago, the Oscars featured a performance of the Encanto song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks, even though that song had not been submitted for Oscar consideration and was not nominated.
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. Raj Kapoor, executive producer and showrunner of the 2025 Oscars, was an executive producer of this year’s Grammy telecast as well. These bookings constitute major coups for the British star, who swept the Brit Awards a year ago.
Kapoor and Oscars executive producer Katy Mullan will continue to announce talent joining the show leading up to the ceremony.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien, 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.
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Clément Ducol and Camille have a chance to join this list for their work on Emilia Pérez.
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The 97th Academy Awards are still more than a week away, but the nominations are in and the coveted best picture award is up for grabs. With a jam-packed lineup of nominees, it’s hard to pick a clear favorite in this year’s Oscar race.
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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. Other best picture nominees include the blockbuster sci-fi, Dune: Part Two; the Neon darling, Anora; the international hit, I’m Still Here; the indie gem, Nickel Boys; and the viral horror, The Substance.
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It’s a long list of films, and unless you’re a pro Letterboxd reviewer, you probably haven’t seen every best picture nominee yet. Luckily, now you can without leaving the comfort of your own home. Almost every film has made their way online to streaming and video on-demand services to buy or rent.
If you’re feeling the Oscar buzz, check out our guide to watching every best picture nominee online below.
Where to Stream Every Best Picture Nominee
A Complete Unknown
Starring alongside Edward Norton, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro, Timothée Chalamet completely transforms into the iconic Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown. The biopic paints a beautiful portrait of 1960 New York City as Dylan transforms the Greenwich Village folk scene forever.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, producers), best directing (James Mangold), best actor (Timothée Chalamet), best supporting actor (Edward Norton), best supporting actress (Monica Barbaro), best writing (Mangold, Jay Cocks), best costume design (Arianne Phillips), best sound (Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco)
Where to Stream: Available Feb. 24; pre-order at Apple TV, Prime Video
The Brutalist
Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Joe Alwyn star in this incredible story about a visionary architect who escapes postwar Europe to rebuild his life, career, and marriage in America.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, producers), best directing (Brady Corbet), best actor (Adrien Brody), best supporting actor (Guy Pearce), best supporting actress (Felicity Jones), best writing (Corbet, Mona Fastvold), best cinematography (Lol Crawley), best editing (David Jancso), best original score (Daniel Blumberg), best production design (production design: Judy Becker, set decoration: Patricia Cuccia)
Where to Stream: Buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video
Conclave
Ralphn Fiennes shines as Cardinal Lawrence in this Vatican mystery thriller. While participating in the selection of a new pope, many deep secrets are brought to light that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, producers), best actor (Ralph Fiennes), best supporting actress (Isabella Rossellini), best writing (Peter Straughan), best costume design (Lisy Christl), best editing (Nick Emerson), best original score (Volker Bertelmann), best production design (production design: Suzie Davies; set decoration: Cynthia Sleiter)
Where to Stream: Stream on Peacock
Wicked
The record-breaking musical stars everyone’s favorite celebrity duo, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The Jon M. Chu’s Wizard of Oz-inspired fantasy, based on the hit Broadway musical, also includes Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Marc Platt, Producer), best actress (Cynthia Erivo), best supporting actress (Ariana Grande), best costume design (Paul Tazewell), best editing (Myron Kerstein), best makeup and hairstyling (Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth), best original score (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz), best production design (production design: Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Lee Sandales, best sound (Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis), best visual effects (Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould)
Where to Stream: Coming to Peacock on March 21, buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video
Anora
Breakout star Mikey Madison steals the show in the Sean Baker-directed film about a young woman who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. However, his family will go to great lengths to get the marriage annulled.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, producers), best directing (Sean Baker), best actress (Mikey Madison), best supporting actor (Yura Borisov), best writing (Sean Baker), best editing (Sean Baker)
Where to Stream: Coming to Hulu on March 21. Buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi sequel is a grand spectacle with an even greater cast. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, as well as newcomers, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh, this film is meant to be seen on the largest screen possible.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, producers), best cinematography (Greig Fraser), best production design (production design: Patrice Vermette, set decoration: Shane Vieau), best sound (Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill), best visual effects (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer)
Where to Stream: Stream on Hulu + Max bundle
Emilia Pérez
The Jacques Audiard directed musical, starring Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Karla Sofía Gascón, centers around a Mexican lawyer who’s offered an unusual job to help a notorious cartel boss retire and transition into living as a woman.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, producers), best directing (Audiard), best actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), best supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña), best writing (Audiard, in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi), best cinematography (Paul Guilhaume), best editing (Juliette Welfling), best makeup and hairstyling (Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini), best music (Clément Ducol and Camille), best original song (“El Mal” with music by Ducol and Camille; lyric by Ducol, Camille and Audiard), best original song (“Mi Camino” with music and lyric by Camille and Ducol), best international feature film (France), best sound (Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta)
Where to Stream: Stream on Netflix
I’m Still Here
Fernanda Torres stars as a mother of five who learns the truth behind the disappearance of her husband, former PTB deputy Rubens Paiva, while trying to keep her family together.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, producers), best actress (Fernanda Torres), best international film feature (Brazil)
Where to Stream: Pre-order at Apple TV, Prime Video
Nickel Boys
Starring Brandon Wilson, Ethan Herisse and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Curtis, Nickel Boys centers around two black boys who strike up a friendship to navigate a punishing reformatory school in the Jim Crow South.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, producers), best writing (Ross and Barnes)
Where to Stream: Buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video
The Substance
Demi Moore gives a career defining performance as a fading actress who injects herself with a mysterious serum that promises a younger, better version of herself, but things go horribly wrong.
Oscar nominations: Best picture (Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, producers), best directing (Fargeat), best actress (Demi Moore), best writing (Fargeat), best makeup and hairstyling (Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli)
Where to Stream: Stream on Mubi; buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video
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Timothée Chalametcould become the youngest best actor winner at the March 2 ceremony.
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