Oscars 2025 Date & Timeline Set; Academy Sticks With Earlier Start Time

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today set the date and timeline for the 97th annual Academy Awards. The envelope, please…

The Oscars will be handed out Sunday, March 2 — a week earlier that this year’s March 10 show — and will return to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for a 24th consecutive year. The ceremony again will start at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET — a welcome time change from 5 p.m./8 p.m. that began with the 96th Academy Awards last month.

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Nominations will be announced on January 17, a month after the shortlists are revealed. Voting on noms will run from January 8-12, will final balloting set for February 11-18.

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ABC will televise the Oscars for the 50th year in a row, having started in 1976. We won’t hear about a host for six months or more, but the network’s long-running late-night host Kimmy Kimmel drew praise for emceeing the 2024 ceremony for a second consecutive year and fifth overall.

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The Academy also set the 2024 Governors Awards for Sunday, November 17. Recipients are TBA but generally are announced in late June.

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Here is the full timeline for the 97th annual Academy Awards:

Sunday, November 17:
Governors Awards; general entry, Best Picture & RAISE submission deadline

Monday, December 9:
Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT

Friday, December 13:
Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT

Tuesday, December 17:
Oscars Shortlists Announcement

Tuesday, December 31:
Eligibility period ends

Wednesday, January 8:
Nominations voting begins 9 a.m. PT

Sunday, January 12:
Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT

Friday, January 17:
Oscars Nominations Announcement

Monday, February 10:
Oscars Nominees Luncheon

Tuesday, February 11:
Finals voting begins 9 a.m. PT

Tuesday, February 18:
Finals voting ends 5 p.m. PT

Tuesday, February 18:
Scientific and Technical Awards

Sunday, March 2:
97th Oscars

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