The Academy Awards, or the Oscars, the pinnacle of cinematic excellence, celebrate the best in film each year.
As we approach the Oscars 2025, film enthusiasts worldwide are gearing up for an exciting night of glamour and groundbreaking achievements in cinema. Here’s everything you need to know before the Oscars 2025, including where to watch, the complete list of nominees, as well as key highlights.
The 97th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The grand event will be held at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The ceremony will commence at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST/ 6:30 AM IST with a star-studded red carpet event leading up to the main show.
The cinephiles who are eager to watch the event live, the Oscars 2025 will be broadcast on ABC in the United States. The ceremony will also be available for streaming on platforms like: Hulu + Live TV and the official Oscars website. Indian audiences can catch the event on networks Star Movies.
For the first time, Conan O'Brien will be hosting the Academy Awards. O'Brien, the late-night host turned podcaster and occasional movie star, said upon the announcement: "America demanded it and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars.”
The academy announced that Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Amy Poehler, June Squibb and Bowen Yang have been added to the presenting lineup for this year. They will join last year's acting winners like Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph - on the Oscar stage.
Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Pérez" is the top-nominated film of the year, with 13 nominations. Other nominees for the best picture are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part 2, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked.
(Still from Anora)
Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers
Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers
Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers
Coralie Fargeat and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Producers
Marc Platt, Producer
(Adrien Brody in The Brutalist)
Adrien Brody in THE BRUTALIST
Timothée Chalamet in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Colman Domingo in SING SING
Ralph Fiennes in CONCLAVE
Sebastian Stan in THE APPRENTICE
Yura Borisov in ANORA
Kieran Culkin in A REAL PAIN
Edward Norton in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Guy Pearce in THE BRUTALIST
Jeremy Strong in THE APPRENTICE
(Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez)
Cynthia Erivo in WICKED
Karla Sofía Gascón in EMILIA PÉREZ
Mikey Madison in ANORA
Demi Moore in THE SUBSTANCE
Fernanda Torres in I'M STILL HERE
Monica Barbaro in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Ariana Grande in WICKED
Felicity Jones in THE BRUTALIST
Isabella Rossellini in CONCLAVE
Zoe Saldaña in EMILIA PÉREZ
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Richard Beek
Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
(Still from The Wild Robot)
Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
Lol Crawley
Greig Fraser
Paul Guilhaume
Ed Lachman
Jarin Blaschke
Arianne Phillips
Lisy Christl
Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Linda Muir
Paul Tazewell
Sean Baker
Brady Corbet
James Mangold
Jacques Audiard
Coralie Fargeat
Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre' Pesmen
Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn
Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
Molly O'Brien and Lisa Remington
Sean Baker
David Jancso
Nick Emerson
Juliette Welfling
Myron Kerstein
Brazil
Denmark
France
Germany
Latvia
Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Daniel Blumberg
Volker Bertelmann
Clément Ducol and Camille
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
Kris Bowers
"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
Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Screenplay by Peter Straughan
Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield
Written by Sean Baker
Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Written by Jesse Eisenberg
Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
Written by Coralie Fargeat
