The Oscars Awards ceremony is always an attractive event for audiences around the world as well as a place to honor works and artists with outstanding contributions during the year.
Accordingly, some notable things of the 97th Academy Awards are currently the focus of media attention and fans around the world.
Time and location of the event
The 2025 Oscars will take place on March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles (USA). This is a familiar location for this important event in the film industry for many years.
The show will be broadcast live on ABC and broadcast live on Hulu platform. For Vietnamese audiences, the event will air on the morning of March 3.
A noteworthy point this year is that the organization time will start earlier when the official program will take place at 7:00 p.m. ET (7:00 a.m. on March 3, Vietnam time) to help audiences around the world more easily follow.
Conan O'Brien hosts the Oscars for the First Time
After much speculation, Conan O'Brien officially confirmed that he will be the host of the 2025 Oscars. This is the first time he has taken on the role of MC to replace familiar names such as Jimmy Kimmel or Chris Rock.
Conan O'Brien is known as a comedian and veteran TV host. With a humorous, intelligent style and good stage control, the male MC is expected to bring a close awards ceremony and bring a new breeze.
List of nominated films
The list of films nominated for the 2025 Oscar is diverse with diverse works, reflecting many outstanding social issues of the year. Of which, Emilia Perez was the leading work with 13 nominations, including important categories such as: Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.
Two other films also have fierce competition, The Brutalist and Wicked, both of which received 10 nominations. In particular, the participation in the 2025 Oscar Awards also includes the appearance of many works from Europe, Latin America and Asia, showing the expansion of global cinema.
Changes at the Osar awards ceremony
A notable new point at the 2025 Oscars is that there will be no live performances for the Best Song category. Instead, artists will participate in behind-the-scenes videos, sharing about the composition process and the meaning of the work.
The organizing committee also applied virtual reality technology and visual effects to introduce the nominations, helping the audience have a more vivid experience with the award-winning works.
One of the most popular categories at this year's Oscars is the "Best Actress" award including: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Demi Moore (The Substance), Fernanda Torres (estranha forma de Vida)... In particular, Karla Sofia Gascon became the first transgender actress to be nominated for the Oscars.
In the category of "Best Actor", there is fierce competition from many big names such as: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothee (A Complete Unknown), Colman Domingo ( Sing Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) ...
