After dealing with two delays as a result of wildfires that swept throughout the Los Angeles space earlier this month, the Oscar voting course of is getting again on observe.
With the Golden Globes behind us and Hollywood slowly returning to the joy of awards season, there are solely days till the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards are introduced.
The Oscars are Hollywood’s most prestigious ceremony, and this yr’s occasion will happen in Los Angeles (as all the time) in March.
Earlier than the large evening, right here’s all the pieces you could know…
When will the 2025 Oscar nominations be introduced?
It’s nearly time to seek out out which movies and stars will compete for glory, because the Academy Awards nominees are set to be introduced on Thursday, January 23. This comes after the unique announcement date of January 19 was postponed.
“Because of the still-active fires within the Los Angeles space, we really feel it’s mandatory to increase our voting interval and transfer the date of our nominations announcement to permit further time for our members,” Academy CEO Invoice Kramer and President Janet Yang mentioned.
The longlists for a number of classes have already been unveiled, and these will likely be narrowed down when the official nominations are revealed.
Among the many movies competing for a spot within the Greatest Worldwide Movie class are Netflix’s musical Emilia Perez and Kneecap, a comedy-drama chronicling the rise of the Irish band of the identical identify. In the meantime, potential Greatest Unique Rating nominees embody Depraved, Challengers, Gladiator II, and Conclave.
When are the Oscars 2025?
The 97th Academy Awards will happen on the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on the evening of Sunday, March 2 — which for UK movie followers means the early hours of Monday, March 3.
How can I watch the Oscars within the UK?
The complete ceremony will as soon as once more be broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX.
For UK viewers, the three-hour occasion is anticipated to start at midnight on March 2, although the Academy has suggested that this date is topic to vary. For those who plan to remain up, fill up on snacks and caffeine, because the Oscars broadcast usually runs late into the evening for UK audiences.
Who’re the favourites to win awards?
Whereas the Golden Globes have much more classes than the Oscars (due to the very fact it splits movies and actors into Musical or Comedy and Drama teams), it typically serves as a very good indicator of who would possibly win massive.
Demi Moore’s triumph for The Substance is a promising signal that she might be within the operating for an Academy Award, very similar to Adrien Brody’s victory for The Brutalist. The latter is shortly changing into considered one of this yr’s most-hyped contenders for the Oscars, though it has but to be launched within the UK.
Within the Greatest Image class, bookies have The Brutalist because the favorite to win, with Paddy Energy providing odds of 8/13. Conclave and Emila Perez each have odds of 9/4 whereas Anora’s possibilities sit at 4/1.
The Academy’s voters — an unique group comprising movie stars, administrators, and different outstanding Hollywood figures — have till February 17 to vote. Within the weeks main as much as the deadline, these related to this yr’s movies will intensify their marketing campaign efforts.
