The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the evening, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories, honoring films released in 2024. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC and simultaneously live-streamed on Hulu, the first Academy Awards ceremony to be broadcast as such. Comedian and podcaster Conan O'Brien was the host the show for the first time, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers.
Emilia Pérez received the most nominations, with 13, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked, with 10 each.
Anora won a leading five awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included The Brutalist with three awards; Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked with two awards each; and Conclave, Flow, I'm Not a Robot, I'm Still Here, In the Shadow of the Cypress, No Other Land, The Only Girl in the Orchestra, A Real Pain, and The Substance with one each. The telecast drew 19.7 million viewers in the United States.
Winners and nominees[]
| Best Picture | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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| Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay |
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| Best Animated Feature | Best International Feature Film |
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| Best Documentary Feature Film | Best Documentary Short Film |
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| Best Live Action Short Film | Best Animated Short Film |
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| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
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| Best Sound | Best Production Design |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Makeup and Hairstyling |
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| Best Costume Design | Best Film Editing |
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Presenters[]
- Nick Offerman - announcer
- Robert Downey Jr. - Best Supporting Actor presenter
- Andrew Garfield and Goldie Hawn - Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short Film presenters
- Lily-Rose Depp, Elle Fanning, John Lithgow, Connie Nielsen and Bowen Yang - Best Costume Design presenters
- Amy Poehler - Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay presenter
- Scarlett Johansson and June Squibb - Best Makeup and Hairstyling presenters
- Halle Berry - presented the Governors Awards and the James Bond tribute to Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson
- Daryl Hannah - Best Film Editing presenter
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Best Supporting Actress presenter
- Ben Stiller - Best Production Design presenter
- Mick Jagger - Best Original Song presenter
- Selena Gomez and Samuel L. Jackson - Best Documentary Short Film and Best Documentary Feature presenters
- Miley Cyrus and Miles Teller - Best Sound presenters
- Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler - Best Visual Effects presenters
- Ana de Armas and Sterling K. Brown - Best Live Action Short Film presenters
- Morgan Freeman - presented the tribute to Gene Hackman and the "In Memoriam" segment
- Joe Alwyn, Dave Bautista, Willem Dafoe, Alba Rohrwacher and Zoe Saldaña - Best Cinematography presenters
- Penélope Cruz - Best International Feature Film presenter
- Mark Hamill - Best Original Score presenter
- Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey - presented the tribute to Quincy Jones
- Cillian Murphy - Best Actor presenter
- Quentin Tarantino - Best Director presenter
- Emma Stone - Best Actress presenter
- Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan - Best Picture presenter
Performers[]
| Performer | Song |
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| Michael Bearden | Musical director and orchestra conductor |
| Cynthia Erivo Ariana Grande |
"Over the Rainbow" "Home" "Defying Gravity" |
| Conan O'Brien | "I Won't Waste Time" |
| Lisa Doja Cat Raye Margaret Qualley (dance) |
"Live and Let Die" (Lisa) "Diamonds are Forever" (Doja Cat) "Skyfall" (Raye) |
| Los Angeles Master Chorale | Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem |
| Queen Latifah | "Ease on Down the Road" |
International broadcasters[]
| Country | Network(s) |
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| Baltic countries | Filmzone |
| Latin America | TNT, TNT Go, Max |
| Middle East and North Africa | MBC 2, MBC Max, Al Thaqafeya, Shahid Plus |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | M-Net, DStv Now |
| Albania | Top Channel, DigitAlb |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 |
| Australia | Seven Network, 7plus |
| Austria | ORF 1, ProSieben, Joyn |
| Belgium (French) Luxembourg (French) |
Proximus TV, Pickx+ |
| Belgium (Dutch) | Play 6, Play More Cinema, GoPlay |
| Bolivia | Unitel |
| Bulgaria | Nova |
| Canada | CTV, CTV 2 |
| Chile | CNN Chile |
| Costa Rica | Teletica |
| Croatia | HRT 1, HRT 2 |
| Cyprus | Movies Best HD |
| Czech Republic | ČT1, ČT2, ČT art |
| Denmark | TV 2, TV 2 Play, DR2 |
| Dominican Republic | Telesistema 11 |
| Ecuador | Gamavisión |
| El Salvador | Canal 2 |
| Fiji | FBC TV |
| Finland | Yle Teema & Fem, Yle Areena |
| France Monaco Mauritius |
Canal+ |
| Georgia | Imedi TV |
| Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg (German) |
ProSieben, Joyn |
| Greece | OTE TV |
| Guatemala | TV Azteca Guate, A Más Guate |
| Honduras | Compañía |
| Hungary | Disney+ |
| Iceland | Stöð 2 |
| India | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Indonesia | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Ireland | RTÉ2, RTÉ Player |
| Israel | yes Movies HD |
| Italy | Rai 1, RaiPlay |
| Japan | WOWOW |
| Malaysia | Astro Ria, Astro Go, Showcase Movies, Primetime |
| Mexico | Azteca 7 |
| Mongolia | Edutainment TV, Moviebox |
| Montenegro | TVCG1 |
| Netherlands | Film1, FilmBox |
| New Zealand | Disney+ |
| North Macedonia | MRT |
| Paraguay | SNT |
| Philippines | Disney+ |
| Poland | Canal+ |
| Portugal | RTP1 |
| Romania Moldova |
Pro TV, Pro Cinema, Voyo |
| Serbia | RTS |
| Singapore | Channel 5, meWATCH |
| South Korea | OCN, TVING |
| Spain Andorra |
Movistar Plus+, Los Oscar por Movistar Plus+ |
| Sweden | TV4, TV4 Play |
| Switzerland (German) | SRF 1, SRF zwei, ProSieben, Joyn |
| Taiwan | TTV Main Channel |
| Thailand | True Movie Hits HD, True Film 1, TrueID, TrueVisions Now |
| Ukraine | Suspilne Kultura |
| United Kingdom | ITV1, ITVX |
| Uruguay | Teledoce |
| Vietnam | K+, K+ Cine |