The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made several changes to the 2025 Oscar calendar due to ongoing wildfires in Southern California. The nomination voting deadline has been extended twice, the nomination announcement has been moved to a virtual event, and several other events have been postponed. However, the ceremony itself is still scheduled for March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre.
There was a time just a few weeks ago when this year’s Academy Awards felt quite uncertain. Opportunities for some potential nominees to present their work to voters were canceled, with video presentations proposed instead. In-person screenings were rescheduled or spiked completely, as “Carrying on like business as usual doesn’t feel appropriate when the lives of so many we know and love have been devastated,” an industry insider told Vanity Fair.
The official nomination announcement, which was previously scheduled for Friday, January 17, was moved to Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 a.m. PT. Typically a live and in-person affair, the contenders will be announced in a virtual event this year. Nominees predicted by Vanity Fair include Cynthia Erivo in the Best Actress category for Wicked, Colman Domingo as potential Best Actor for Sing-Sing, and Zoe Saldaña as a possible Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez.
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