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The Oscars® executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan today announced members of their production team for the 97th Oscars, hosted by Conan O’Brien and airing live on ABC and streamed live on Hulu on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
UK comedian, broadcaster, and producer Amelia Dimoldenberg will serve as the face of the 97th Oscars® social media campaign in the role of Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent, having previously served in this role for the 96th Oscars season. In this capacity, she will participate in multiple key events throughout the awards season, including hosting interviews with nominees and talent on the Oscars red carpet. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 14 scientific and technical achievements, represented by 37 individual award recipients, will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony, which has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The Academy announces updates to its 97th Oscars® key dates and schedule of events due to the impact of the Los Angeles-area fires.
Multi-hyphenate Julianne Hough and television personality Jesse Palmer will host “The Oscars® Red Carpet Show,” the official lead-in to the 97th Oscars on Sunday, March 2, airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC. It marks Jesse Palmer’s inaugural year and Hough’s second consecutive year hosting the official pre-show. The 30-minute special will highlight Oscar® nominees, performers and presenters and provide a multi-view experience of the red carpet arrivals, giving the audience every can’t-miss moment from Hollywood’s biggest celebration.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 97th Academy Awards®.
Emmy® Award-winning television host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Oscars®, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang announced today. It will be O’Brien’s first time hosting the broadcast. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the newest acquisitions to its expansive Academy Collection—the largest film-related collection in the world, comprising more than 52 million items. The Academy, through its Academy Foundation, is a global leader in the conservation, preservation, and exhibition of film-related objects and materials.
Raha Amirfazli and Shadi Karamroudi have been selected as the recipients of the 2024 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. Part of the Academy’s global talent development and inclusion work, the Gold Fellowship for Women is a one-year program that combines support, personalized mentorship and access to once-in-a-lifetime networking opportunities for emerging women filmmakers to further their pursuits in the field of cinema. The Academy currently awards two fellowships annually, one to a U.S.-based filmmaker and one to a non-U.S.-based filmmaker. The fellowship is presented in partnership with CHANEL.
– Live television event producer Raj Kapoor returns as executive producer and showrunner, Katy Mullan as executive producer, and Hamish Hamilton as director of the 97th Oscars®, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang announced today. It is Kapoor and Mullan’s second time to executive produce and Hamilton’s fifth time directing the Oscars. They each won an Emmy® award for their work on the 96th Oscars. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.