Key 2025 Oscars Dates Move Amidst Ongoing L.A. Fires; Nominees Luncheon Canceled

The Academy announces updates to its 97th Oscars key dates and schedule of events due to the impact of the Los Angeles-area fires, including another date move for the nomination voting period and the nominations announcement itself as well as the cancelation of one of the most celebrated events of the season.

Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said:

“We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community. The Academy has always been a unifying force within the film industry, and we are committed to standing together in the face of hardship. 

Due to the still-active fires in the Los Angeles area, we feel it is necessary to extend our voting period and move the date of our nominations announcement to allow additional time for our members.

Additionally, as we want to be sensitive to the infrastructure and lodging needs of the region in these next few weeks, it is imperative that we make some changes to our schedule of events, which we believe will have the support of our industry.

Our members always share how important it is for us to come together as a community, and we are determined to use this opportunity to celebrate our resilient and compassionate industry. We also look forward to honoring our frontline workers who have aided with the fires, recognizing those impacted, and encouraging people to join the Academy in supporting the relief efforts. 

We will get through this together and bring a sense of healing to our global film community.”

The Academy itself has also donated $750K to the Motion Picture Television Fund to assist those in need.

Several other guilds, including the American Society of Cinematographers, Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America, have all postponed their nomination announcements to this week (see full calendar here) and at the time of this writing, the BAFTA nominations are still scheduled to arrive on their initial day, January 15. The previous extension of the Oscar nomination voting period to January 14 is now January 17 – two days after BAFTA noms are out – and what was the initial Oscar nomination announcement date. That date is now January 23.

Updates are outlined as follows:

• The Oscars nominations voting period is extended through Friday, January 17, at 5 p.m. PT.
• The Oscars Nominations Announcement is rescheduled for Thursday, January 23, at 5:30 a.m. PT. The live announcement will be a virtual event without in-person media coverage.
• The Oscars Nominees Luncheon, scheduled for Monday, February 10, will not be held this year.
• The Scientific and Technical Awards, scheduled for Tuesday, February 18, will be rescheduled to a later date yet to be determined.

All dates are subject to change.

The 97th Oscars will still be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and air live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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