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The 2025 Academy Awards are getting underway as Hollywood prepares to rejoice one of the best movies and performing performances of the final yr.
Sunday’s ceremony will probably be hosted by Conan O’Brien, who takes over from Oscars stalwart Jimmy Kimmel.
Nominations have been introduced in January, with Netflix’s divisive musical Emilia Pérez main the pack on 13 nominations, setting a report for a non-English-language movie. In the meantime, The Brutalist and Depraved tied with 10 nominations apiece. A Full Unknown and Conclave adopted with eight mentions every.
Within the performing classes, Demi Moore (The Substance), Timothée Chalamet (A Full Unknown), Kieran Culkin (A Actual Ache), and Ariana Grande (Depraved) are among the many nominees.
Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón can also be set to attend after sitting out most of awards season because of her racist tweet controversy.
There may be more likely to be some form of tribute to movie icon Gene Hackman, whose loss of life below “suspicious” circumstances at 95 is presently below investigation.
This yr’s ceremony will air on ABC and stream on Hulu on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. British viewers can tune in on ITV1 and ITVX.
The Impartial will probably be bringing you reside updates from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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The Impartial’s Kevin EG Perry is reporting dwell from the Dolby Theatre
Hiya from backstage on the Dolby Theatre! The purple carpet is buzzing with pleasure exterior, however in right here, there’s a palpable feeling of nervous stress within the air. That is the evening that Hollywood’s lengthy awards season has all been constructing in the direction of, an event when so many will discover out whether or not they’ll be going house empty-handed or delivering a speech they’ve been dreaming about since they have been kids stood in entrance of the mirror clutching a hairbrush like a statuette.
Kevin EG Perry on the Oscars2 March 2025 23:17
Greatest dressed on the purple carpet — updating dwell
The Impartial’s Way of life group is casting a scrupulous eye over the purple carpet, figuring out who’re this yr’s style winners — and who ought to take the picket spoon.
You’ll be able to comply with together with one of the best — and most questionable — outfits, updating dwell right here:
Tom Murray2 March 2025 23:10
Conan O’Brien shares his pre-show ritual
Conan O’Brien is doing precisely what you’d suppose Conan O’Brien could be doing earlier than his Oscars internet hosting gig.
“Preshow ritual,” he captioned a photograph on X, which confirmed him holding a guitar with a pipe in his mouth. “I’m internet hosting the #Oscars tonight on @ABC and @hulu. See you there!”
Tom Murray2 March 2025 22:34
James Bond music tribute confirmed by Oscars president
The Oscars will air a particular tribute to the music of James Bond, Academy president Janet Yang advised Selection on the purple carpet.
“The Bond tribute is going to be amazing,” she said. “It’s going to be one of the highlights of the show.”
The pair also received honorary Oscars Governors Awards in November.
Tom Murray2 March 2025 22:24
Ethan Slater arrives on the purple carpet with out Ariana Grande
Ethan Slater has arrived on the purple carpet with out his Depraved co-star and girlfriend, Ariana Grande.
The musical’s Oscar-nominated stars, Grande and Cynthia Erivo, will carry out through the ceremony, it was confirmed earlier this week.
Tom Murray2 March 2025 22:16
The Oscars’ 10 best Greatest Image winners, from All About Eve to Parasite
The Impartial’s Geoffrey Macnab chooses one of the best movies to have ever received Hollywood’s most prestigious award
Greg Evans2 March 2025 22:00
Who’s presenting award tonight?
Selena Gomez, Ben Stiller and Oprah Winfrey, Elle Fanning, Halle Berry and Penélope Cruz are among the many high names confirmed as presenters.
Greg Evans2 March 2025 21:20
Purple carpet will get underway
It’s barely lunchtime in Los Angeles, however the Oscars purple carpet is formally underway as this yr’s nominees start to trickle into the Dolby Theatre. For a second yr, the ceremony will start an hour sooner than common in an effort to retain viewers on the East Coast.
ABC’s official purple carpet protection received’t begin till 6:30 p.m. ET. It’s going to even be out there to look at on Hulu.
Keep tuned as we’ll be bringing you all one of the best and — ahem — most daring seems to be from the purple carpet.
Tom Murray2 March 2025 20:53
