Oscars 2025: From Where to Watch To Full List of Nominees - All You Need To Know

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 Oscars 2025 Ceremony Event:

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.

Where to Watch?

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.

Who's hosting the Oscars?

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.”

Who's presenting at 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.

Who is nominated at the 2025 Oscars?

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)

Best Picture

ANORA

Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers

THE BRUTALIST

Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and 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 and Jacques Audiard, Producers

I'M STILL HERE

Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers

NICKEL BOYS

Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers

THE SUBSTANCE

Coralie Fargeat and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Producers

WICKED

Marc Platt, Producer

(Adrien Brody in The Brutalist)

Actor in a Leading Role

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

Actor in a Supporting Role

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)

Actress in a Leading Role

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

Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Ariana Grande in WICKED

Felicity Jones in THE BRUTALIST

Isabella Rossellini in CONCLAVE

Zoe Saldaña in EMILIA PÉREZ

Animated Feature Film

FLOW

Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and 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 and Richard Beek

THE WILD ROBOT

Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

(Still from The Wild Robot)

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