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Not long to go now. The Oscars are just 30 minutes away. While some Academy Awards feel wrapped up before the night even begins (just look at Oppenheimer’s sweep last year), this feels altogether more exciting. All the more reason, then, to stay with us to see what unfolds…
The Oscars may be hours long, but maybe it can take some cues from Best Supporting Actress nominee Isabella Rossellini, who ate up every single second of her eight-minute screentime as the towering Sister Agnes in Conclave.
Incredibly, it’s not even the shortest role to get an Oscar nod. That goes to Beatrice Straight, who was on screen for all of 340 seconds in Network and ended up taking home the award for Best Supporting Actress.
The Oscars schedule: when are the awards being given out?
The 97th Academy Awards kicks off at 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern/midnight GMT and is expected to last for anywhere between three and three-and-a-half hours.
Now, thanks to Next Best Picture, we have the rundown of the ordering tonight:
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Costume Design
- Best Original Score
- Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- Best Live-Action Short Film
- Best Animated Short Film
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Song
- Best Documentary Feature Film
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Best International Feature Film
- Best Animated Feature Film
- Best Film Editing
- Best Production Design
- Best Sound
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Cinematography
- Best Actor
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Picture
While everyone will, rightly or wrongly, be focusing on the big hitters and major awards tonight, spare some time to zero in on on the incredible work done from the slightly more unheralded talents.
The Oscars YouTube channel, for example, has been putting out some great viewing over the past few days, not least of all a look at this year’s makeup and hairstyle nominees.
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The perma-awkward Chicken Shop Date extraordinare Amelia Dimoldenberg is the official Oscars Ambassador tonight and is currently working her magic on the red carpet. Right now, she’s chatting to Heartstopper’s Kit Connor about losing his Oscars virginity. Naturally.
Get the defibrillator on standby! Kit Connor is here — with #Oscars Ambassador Amelia Dimoldenberg (@ameliadimz). pic.twitter.com/fE2BaOZlkuMarch 2, 2025
What are the biggest snubs at the 2025 Oscars?
We’ve already mentioned Denis Villeneuve being left out of the running for Best Director. But who else surprisingly didn’t make the cut?
All told, the Oscars has gotten much better at recognizing talent across the board. Big musicals such as Wicked and more populist choices are now commonplace on the night.
Still, Sing Sing, September 5, and Challengers don’t have as weighty a presence as we would have perhaps predicted a few months ago. A glimpse, then, in the constantly-swaying attitudes of voters, press, and Hollywood itself.
Who is hosting this year’s Oscars?
Everyone’s favorite late night talk show sensation (and a Simpsons writer way back when) Conan O’Brien is on hosting duties tonight.
If his work is any indication, expect some off-the-cuff zingers, warm comedy work, and skewering of the Hollywood elite. A perfect host, then, if you ask us.
Who is taking home Best Picture?
Hello and welcome to our coverage of this year’s Oscars! Emilia Perez’s 13 nominations may look starry on paper, but this is anyone’s night and the pendulum has swung massively in recent weeks.
Take the Best Picture race: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez, Conclave, and Anora have all been realistic frontrunners in recent months, but the momentum now seems to be with Sean Baker’s Anora. We’re just a few hours from finding out whether it’ll take home the gong or whether one of the other 10-strong field gets their name called. Let’s hope for no Moonlight-style mistakes from the host…
