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Oscars 2025: How to watch, who is hosting, and nominees

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LOS ANGELES, Ca. — The 97th Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 3, 2025, at 8 p.m. on Channel 9 WFTV.

Who is hosting?

Conan O’Brien is set for his first outing as Oscars emcee. But he’s no stranger to the world of awards, having previously hosted the Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2006.

How to Watch:

The telecast will air live on ABC starting at 7 p.m. ET.

Nominees:

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”

Costume Design

  • “A Complete Unknown” - Arianne Phillips
  • “Conclave” - Lisy Cristl
  • “Gladiator II” - Janty Yates and David Crossman
  • “Nosferatu” - Linda Muir
  • “Wicked” - Paul Tazewell

Makeup and Hairstyling

  • “A Different Man” - Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
  • “Emilia Pérez” - Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Cristophe Spadaccini
  • “Nosferatu” - David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
  • “The Substance” - Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
  • “Wicked” - Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

Music (Original Score)

  • “The Brutalist” - Daniel Blumberg
  • “Conclave” - Volker Bertlemann
  • “Emilia Pérez”- Clément Ducol and Camille
  • “Wicked” - John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
  • “The Wild Robot” - Kris Bowers

Live Action Short Film

  • “A Lien” - Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
  • “Anuja” - Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
  • “I’m Not a Robot” - Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
  • “The Last Ranger” - Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
  • “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” - Nebojsa Slijepcevic and Daniel Pek

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!” - Loic Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • “A Complete Unknown” - screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
  • “Conclave” - screenplay by Peter Straughan
  • “Emilia Pérez” - screenplay by Jacques Audiard; in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Lea Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
  • “Nickel Boys” - screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
  • “Sing Sing” - screenplay by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • “Anora” - written by Sean Baker
  • “The Brutalist” - written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
  • “A Real Pain” - written by Jesse Eisenberg
  • “September 5″ - written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David
  • “The Substance” - written by Coralie Fargeat

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”

Music (Original Song)

  • “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

Documentary Feature Film

  • “Black Box Diaries” - Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
  • “No Other Land” - Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
  • “Porcelain War” - Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPré Pesmen
  • “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” - Johan Grimonperez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
  • “Sugarcane” - Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn

Documentary Short

  • “Death by Numbers” - Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
  • “I Am Ready, Warden” - Smriti Mundhra and Mya Gnyp
  • “Incident” - Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
  • “Instruments of a Beating Heart’ - Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
  • “The Only Girl in the Orchestra” - Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

International Feature Film

  • “I’m Still Here” - Brazil
  • “The Girl with the Needle” - Denmark
  • “Emilia Pérez” - France
  • “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” - Germany
  • “Flow” - Latvia

Animated Feature Film

  • “Flow” - Gints Zilbalodis, Matss Kaa, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
  • “Inside Out 2″ - Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
  • “Memoir of a Snail” - Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
  • “Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” - Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Richard Beek
  • “The Wild Robot” - Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Production Design

  • “The Brutalist” - production design by Judy Becker; set decoration by Patricia Cuccia
  • “Conclave” - production design by Suzie Davies; set decoration by Cynthia Sleiter
  • “Dune: Part Two”: production design by Patrice Vermette; set decoration by Shane Vieau
  • “Nosferatu” - production design by Craig Lathrop; set decoration by Beatrice Brendtnerovà
  • “Wicked” - production design by Nathan Crowley; set decoration by Lee Sandales

Film Editing

  • “Anora” - Sean Baker
  • “The Brutalist” - Dávid Jancsó
  • “Conclave” - Nick Emerson
  • “Emilia Pérez” - Juliette Welfing
  • “Wicked” - Myron Kerstein

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!” - Loic Espuche and Juliette Marquet

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • “A Complete Unknown” - screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
  • “Conclave” - screenplay by Peter Straughan
  • “Emilia Pérez” - screenplay by Jacques Audiard; in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Lea Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
  • “Nickel Boys” - screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
  • “Sing Sing” - screenplay by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley; story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • “Anora” - written by Sean Baker
  • “The Brutalist” - written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
  • “A Real Pain” - written by Jesse Eisenberg
  • “September 5″ - written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; co-written by Alex David
  • “The Substance” - written by Coralie Fargeat

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”

Music (Original Song)

  • “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

Documentary Feature Film

  • “Black Box Diaries” - Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin
  • “No Other Land” - Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
  • “Porcelain War” - Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPré Pesmen
  • “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” - Johan Grimonperez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety
  • “Sugarcane” - Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn

Documentary Short

  • “Death by Numbers” - Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
  • “I Am Ready, Warden” - Smriti Mundhra and Mya Gnyp
  • “Incident” - Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
  • “Instruments of a Beating Heart’ - Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
  • “The Only Girl in the Orchestra” - Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

International Feature Film

  • “I’m Still Here” - Brazil
  • “The Girl with the Needle” - Denmark
  • “Emilia Pérez” - France
  • “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” - Germany
  • “Flow” - Latvia

Animated Feature Film

  • “Flow” - Gints Zilbalodis, Matss Kaa, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
  • “Inside Out 2″ - Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
  • “Memoir of a Snail” - Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
  • “Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” - Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Richard Beek
  • “The Wild Robot” - Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann

Production Design

  • “The Brutalist” - production design by Judy Becker; set decoration by Patricia Cuccia
  • “Conclave” - production design by Suzie Davies; set decoration by Cynthia Sleiter
  • “Dune: Part Two”: production design by Patrice Vermette; set decoration by Shane Vieau
  • “Nosferatu” - production design by Craig Lathrop; set decoration by Beatrice Brendtnerovà
  • “Wicked” - production design by Nathan Crowley; set decoration by Lee Sandales

Film Editing

  • “Anora” - Sean Baker
  • “The Brutalist” - Dávid Jancsó
  • “Conclave” - Nick Emerson
  • “Emilia Pérez” - Juliette Welfing
  • “Wicked” - Myron Kerstein

Sound

  • “A Complete Unknown” - Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
  • “Dune: Part Two” - Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
  • “Emilia Pérez” - Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
  • “Wicked” - Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
  • “The Wild Robot” - Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts


Visual Effects

  • “Alien: Romulus” - Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulvada-Fauser, Daniel Macain and Shane Mahan
  • “Better Man” - Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubs
  • “Dune: Part Two” - Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
  • “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” - Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
  • “Wicked” - Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shrik and Paul Corbould

Cinematography

  • “The Brutalist” - Lol Crawley
  • “Dune: Part Two” - Greig Fraser
  • “Emilia Pérez” - Paul Guilhaume
  • “Maria” - Ed Lachman
  • “Nosferatu” - Jarin Blaschke

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”

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”

Best Director

  • “Anora” - Sean Baker
  • “The Brutalist” - Brady Corbet
  • “A Complete Unknown” - James Mangold
  • “Emilia Pérez” - Jacques Audiard
  • “The Substance” - Coralie Fargeat

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

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Carl-Max Millionard, WFTV.com

Carl-Max Millionard is a Content Creator for WFTV.com.

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