Oscars 2025: Air Time, Nominations and How to Watch

The Oscars are the most important awards in the film industry, and the ceremony draws a crowd of A-list celebrities to the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre. This year’s Academy Awards will take place this weekend, and Emilia Pérez is up for the most awards with a total of 13 nods. The Brutalist, and Wicked followed with 10 nominations each.

If you haven’t yet seen Brady Corbet’s epic or fancy a rewatch, take a look at our guide on how to watch The Brutalist in the US and UK.

We have a similar round-up on Wicked which has been one of the smashing hits of 2024.

Here’s when the Oscars airs and how to watch it from the US and UK.

What time do the 2025 Oscars air?

The 2025 Academy Awards will take place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday 2 March 2025. Here are the times that it airs:

• 4pm PT (West Coast US)
• 7pm ET (East Coast US)
• 12am GMT – Sunday, 2 March (UK)

The show will last around 3½ hours and will be broadcast on TV and around the world.

Which channel is the Oscars on?

If you’re in the US, the Oscars will air on ABC.

In the UK, the Oscars show will be broadcast on ITV1.

Those who don’t like to go to bed late can watch a highlights package of the ceremony, airing on ITV1 at 10.45pm GMT on Monday 3 March.

How to watch the Oscars online

US viewers who won’t be near a TV have an easy option – head to the Hulu to stream the whole show live or watch it through the ABC app. Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV will also be streaming the show.

UK viewers can stream the show on ITVX. The service will also feature behind-the-scenes content and sneak peaks from the ceremony.

What are the red carpet shows?

In the US, ABC will be showing several pre-Oscar shows throughout the day:

• On the Red Carpet at the Oscars – streaming on ABC and ABC News Live
• The Oscars Red Carpet Show – 3:30pm PT / 6:30 p.m. ET (hosted by Jesse Palmer)

You can also watch programmes broadcast on E!:

• Life From E!: Countdown to the Oscars – 2pm ET / 11am PT
• Live From E!: The Oscars – 4pm ET / 1pm PT
• Red Carpet Rundown: Oscars – 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

In the UK, ITV will make sure to get you in the Oscars mood with red carpet coverage and celebrity talks. The pre-Oscar programme looks as follows:

• Red-carpet coverage streaming on ITV – 10:30pm GMT (hosted by Jonathan Ross)
• The Oscars, pre-show available on ITV1 and ITVX – 10:15pm GMT (hosted by Ross King)

Who is hosting the 2025 Oscars?

Conan O’Brien will host this year’s ceremony.

Who are the 2025 Oscar nominees?

There are 23 categories for the Oscars this year. Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez leads the pack, with the film up for 13 awards. It’s closely followed by Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, and Jon M. Chu’s Wicked which is up for ten awards. Edward Berger’s thriller Conclave has 8 noms and Sean Baker’s Anora has a chance for 6 awards. The Substance by Coralie Fargeat earned 5 noms.

Here are all the nominees in full:

Best Picture

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best Director

• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
• Sean Baker – Anora
• Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
• James Mangold – A Complete Unknown

Best Actress

• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
• Mikey Madison – Anora
• Demi Moore – The Substance
• Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Actor

• Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
• Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

• Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
• Ariana Grande – Wicked
• Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
• Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Supporting Actor

• Yura Borisov – Anora
• Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
• Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Original Screenplay

• Anora – Sean Baker
• The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
• A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
• September 5 – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
• The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

Best Adapted Screenplay

• A Complete Unknown – Jay Cocks and James Mangold
• Conclave – Peter Straughan
• Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
• Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
• Sing Sing – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

International Feature

• I’m Still Here – Brazil
• The Girl with the Needle – Denmark
• Emilia Pérez – France
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Germany
• Flow – Latvia

Animated Feature

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Cinematography

• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Maria
• Nosferatu

Production Design

• Wicked
• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Conclave

Original Score

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

Original Song

• Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late
• El Mal – Emilia Pérez
• Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez
• Like A Bird – Sing Sing
• The Journey – The Six Triple Eight

Editing

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked

Documentary Feature Film

• Black Box Diaries
• No Other Land
• Porcelain War
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
• Sugarcane

Costume Design

• Wicked
• Nosferatu
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Gladiator II

Make-up and Hairstyling

• A Different Man
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Sound

• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot

Visual Effects

• Alien: Romulus
• Better Man
• Dune: Part Two
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked

Live Action Short Film

• Anuja
• I’m Not a Robot
• The Last Ranger
• A Lien
• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Documentary Short Film

• Death by Numbers
• I Am Ready, Warden
• Incident
• Instruments of a Beating Heart
• The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Animated Short Film

• Beautiful Men
• In the Shadow of the Cypress
• Magic Candies
• Wander to Wonder
• Yuck!