Oscars 2025 Nominations: Key Highlights

The Oscar nominations for 2025 will be announced on January 23. The Academy just revealed it on social media, revealing that actors Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott will present the nominees. The two actor-writer-comedians will declare nominees in all 24 Oscar categories.

The announcement says, “Meet this year’s #Oscars nominations hosts: Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. Join us on Thursday, January 23rd, at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT to see who is headed to the 97th Oscars. Stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, ABC, Hulu, Disney+ or the Academy’s TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook (sic)".

Oscars 2025 Nominations: About the hosts

Sennott is known for his work on Jason Reitman's "Saturday Night," a documentary about the 90 minutes leading up to Saturday Night Live's debut in 1975. The publication states that Yang is currently a star on NBC's Saturday Night Live. Sennott's credits include Shiva Baby, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and I Used to Be Funny. Meanwhile, Yang is popular for Wicked, The Garfield Movie and Good Burger 2.

Oscars 2025: Insights

The 97th Oscar nominations were initially scheduled to be announced on January 17 but were moved to January 19 because of the wildfires that had started two weeks prior, causing a lot of damage to many Oscar voters and burning down several buildings in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter says that this made the Academy delay the following announcement and the voting session by two days.

With the wildfires still raging in Los Angeles, the Academy has adjusted the calendar once again, extending the voting period to January 17, moving the declaration date to January 23, and canceling the Oscar Nominees Luncheon. Conan O'Brien will host the 97th Oscar telecast, which will occur as planned on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

According to sources, "The board’s main concern at this time is to not appear as if they are celebrating while many Angelenos are dealing with heartbreak and unimaginable loss. Even if the fires were to subside in the next week, the reality is that the city is still hurting and will continue to deal with that pain for months. Therefore, the hierarchy has decided that the focus will shift toward support and fundraising when the right opportunities present themselves."