The 97th Academy Awards is being held on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, to honour the best films, technical achievements and performances among movies that released in 2024. Popular talk show host Conan O’Brien is set to host the award ceremony for the first time, taking over the baton from four-time host Jimmy Kimmel. The show began with a movie scene montage as a tribute to Los Angeles that was recently devastated by wildfires, before having Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande belt out numbers from their Oscar-nominated movie. Oscars 2025 LIVE Streaming Updates: From Winners to Performances, Watch 97th Academy Awards Telecast Online in India!
As for the nominees, Jacques Audiard’s controversial French musical crime Emilia Pérez had dominated the nominations with 13 nods, which includes Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (for Karla Sofía Gascón) and Best Supporting Actress (for Zoe Saldaña).
Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist and Jon M Chu’s Wicked come in second spot with 10 nominations each. The other movies that managed to get a fair share of nominations are James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, Edward Berger’s Conclave, Sean Baker’s Anora, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, Coralie Forgeat’s The Substance et al. 97th Academy Awards: Harrison Ford Backs Out As Oscars 2025 Presenter Due to Shingles Diagnosis.
Check Out the Big Winners of Oscars 2025 (In Order of Actual Presentation – List Updating):
Best Picture
Anora
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Best Director
Sean Baker (Anora)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Best Original Score
The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)
Best International Feature Film
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist (Lol Crawley)
Best Live Action Short Film
I’m Not a Robot (Victoria Warmerdam and Trent)
Best Visual Effects
Dune: Part Two (Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer)
Best Sound
Dune: Part Two (Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill)
Best Documentary Feature Film
No Other Land (Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham)
Best Documentary Short Film
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington)
Best Original Song
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez (Music – Clément Ducol and Camille; lyrics -Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard)
Best Production Design
Wicked (Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Perez)
Best Film Editing
Anora (Sean Baker)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Substance (Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave (Peter Straughan)
Best Original Screenplay
Anora (Sean Baker)
Best Costume Design
Wicked (Paul Tazewell)
Best Animated Short Film
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Best Animated Feature Film
Flow
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
The 97th Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), is streaming on Hulu in USA and in India on JioHotstar.
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