Looking at Film from Every Angle

97th Academy Awards (2024): The Ceremony

Nominations Announcement

Nominations Announcement Date: Thursday, February 23, 2025
Nominations Presenter: Rachel Sennott, Bowen Yang
Nominations Morning Category Presentation: Group 1: Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Score, Live Action Short Film, Animated Short Film, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actress
Nominations Morning Category Presentation: Group 2: Original Song, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Film, International Feature, Animated Feature, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound, Visual Effects, Cinematography, Actor, Actress, Directing, Picture

Ceremony Details

Awards Ceremony Date/Time: Sunday, March 2, 2025, 4:00pm
Location: Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood
Televised On: ABC
Host: Conan O’Brien
Length: TBD
Nielsen Ratings: TBD
Viewers: TBD

Presenters

TBD:

Previous Acting & Directing Winners

The tradition of prior acting winners returning the subsequent year to present the opposite-gender category is a long one. Each year, we look to see whether the prior winners returned. There was an intermittent tradition where the prior directing winner returned as well, but this was a rare occurrence.

Actor – Cillian Murphy: Pending
Actress – Emma Stone: Pending
Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr.: Pending
Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph: Pending
Directing – Christopher Nolan: Pending

Song Performances

El Mal: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
The Journey: H.E.R.
Like a Bird: Adrian Quesada, Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel
Mi Camino: Selena Gomez, Edgar Ramírez
Never Too Late: Elton John, Brandi Carlile

Original Song Film Performers

Was the song performed at the Oscars by the same individuals who performed it in the film?

El Mal: No (Performed in the Film by: The Academy chose not to have the songs performed at the Oscars.)
The Journey: No (Performed in the Film by: The Academy chose not to have the songs performed at the Oscars.)
Like a Bird: No (Performed in the Film by: The Academy chose not to have the songs performed at the Oscars.)
Mi Camino: No (Performed in the Film by: The Academy chose not to have the songs performed at the Oscars.)
Never Too Late: No (Performed in the Film by: The Academy chose not to have the songs performed at the Oscars.)

Other Performances

TBD:

Ceremony Production Staff

Announcer: TBD
Musical Director: Michael Bearde
Conductor / Musical Arranger: TBD
Director: Hamish Hamilton
Executive Producer: Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan
Producer: Taryn Hurd, Sarah Levine Hall, Jeff Ross, Mike Sweeney
Writer: Amberia Allen, José Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Jessie Gaskell, Skyler Higley, Berkley Johnson, Ian Karmel, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Agathe Panaretos, Mike Sweeney
Writer (Special Material): TBD
Production Design: Misty Buckley, Alana Billingsley
Costume Design: TBD
Choreography: Mandy Moore