The splashy Academy Awards are taking place on Monday.

The awards show, better known as the Oscars, kick off from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at 7e/4p on ABC and Hulu, with Conan O’Brien hosting.

And beforehand, stars like Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Demi Moore have been working hard to look their very best for Hollywood’s biggest night.

Many have been getting facials and red light therapy.

Others have been workout out so they can look as toned as can be on the big night.

Then there are those who have just been hitting party after party, because the best way to get ready for Oscar night is to get all your networking done in advance. 

Zoe Saldana, an Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Emilia Perez, seen getting made up earlier this week

Jennifer Aniston is seen getting red light therapy with a black mask on; it is not known if she is hitting the Oscars or just the parties

Conan O’Brien said he doesn’t ‘want to let America down’ at the Oscars.

The 61-year-old star is set to host the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, and Conan is determined to ‘lift people up’ during the ceremony.

He told PEOPLE: ‘It’s a celebration of an entire industry and people from every walk of life who give their blood, sweat and tears for showbusiness.’

Conan has admitted to being inspired by previous Oscars hosts, including Johnny Carson and Bob Hope.

The TV star shared: ‘I thought about when I was a kid watching the Oscars, and I was very interested in watching Johnny Carson host and I think I saw Bob Hope early on. My gut reaction, which I usually go with, was, ‘Yes, let’s do this thing!”

Conan has also reached out to Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel, two former hosts, for some advice.

The comedian hailed Billy, 76 – who has hosted the Academy Awards nine times – as the ‘all-time great’ Oscars host.

Conan explained: ‘I have a nice text exchange with Billy Crystal, who’s obviously the all-time great.

Selena Gomez has been preparing to present at the Oscars by doing Rare Beauty treatments with Niacinamide Hydrating Body Lotion

Demi Moore is nominated for Best Actress for The Substance. Seen with her glam team last week

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‘And last week I had dinner with Molly [McNearney, Jimmy’s wife and a two-time executive producer] and Jimmy.

‘They were terrific [and] have so much great advice … It’s like people that have driven the racetrack many times and they’re telling me, ‘When you get into the third turn, there’s a huge pothole, so veer to the left.’ It’s invaluable stuff.’

Despite this, Conan still expects hosting the ceremony to be a ‘challenge’.

He said: ‘There’s no such thing as getting to a point professionally where there are no nerves if you’re working in comedy.

‘I am very aware that it’s an iconic show and can be tricky … I like to meet a challenge.’

Ariana Grande is set to perform alongside Cynthia Erivo at the Oscars.

The 31-year-old actress starred alongside Cynthia, 38, in the musical fantasy film ‘Wicked’ in 2024, and the duo are poised to reunite at the Oscars on March 2.

In a post on Instagram, the Academy Awards said: ‘A spellbinding moment awaits. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande take the #Oscars stage for a performance you won’t forget.

Elle Fanning, promoting FAME perfume, will do a workout before presenting at the Oscars

Ariana played Glinda in ‘Wicked’, and she earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

Cynthia, on the other hand, played Elphaba in the musical fantasy film, earning a Best Actress nomination for her performance.

Meanwhile, Cynthia previously revealed that she developed an immediate ‘connection’ with her ‘Wicked’ co-star.

The actress told ‘Extra’: ‘When we found out we were doing this, I asked her to come around and just chill. We organised it together and she came to my house. We sat on my floor and chatted for hours and hours and hours.

‘I think in that moment, we both realised that we had something, like an immediate sort of connection.’

Ariana also relished the experience of working with Cynthia on the movie.

She said: ‘I think the thing that’s been most special about it is that, from the moment we met, our first talk, we had a really honest agreement and commitment to take care of each other and to always be honest with each other and make space for the feelings that come up along the way and just take care of each other as friends.

‘That just grew and grew and grew deeper and deeper as the process went on and still is. It’s just like really, really beautiful and legit. I’m so grateful.’

Halle Berry will be a presenter; she will prepare by taking her peri-menopause treatments. Her wellness platform, RESPIN, is focusing on creating a community of support and resources, including products, for women going through ‘the change’ 

It looks like some of the biggest Hollywood glamour gals will be there to help give out the gold Oscar statuette. 

Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Elle Fanning, Scarlett Johansson have been confirmed.

Also on the list are Whoopi Goldberg, John Lithgow, Amy Poehler, June Squibb and Bowen Yang.

Last year’s acting award winners are set to return to the Oscars stage to present awards this year! 

2024′s Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr (Oppenheimer), Best Supporting Actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers), Best Actress Emma Stone (Poor Things) and Best Actor Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) were the first four presenters announced for the 2025 ceremony.

Penelope Cruz, left, and Scarlett Johansson, right – who co-starred in Vicky Cristina Barcelona – will also present

The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced on January 23.

Some very big names were left off the list, shocking fans.

The top one was Selena Gomez, who had the role of a Mexican drug lord’s unhinged wife who acts in desperation after she believes her spouse died. Gomez’s song Mi Camino was nominated, however.

Instead, her co-star Zoe Saldana was nominated for her part as a lawyer who helps a man turn into a woman. And Karla Sofía Gascón, the lead, was also nominated.

Angelina Jolie was not nominated for playing opera singer Maria Callas in Maria though she was on a good awards streak before this with a Golden Globe nomination. 

Nicole Kidman did not get any Oscar love for her performance in Babygirl. She played Romy Mathis, a married tech company CEO who begins an affair with a young intern (Harris Dickinson). 

Pamela Anderson did not get a nod for her impressive turn as a withered Las Vegas performer in The Last Showgirl. Her co-star Jamie Lee Curtis was also left out in the cold.

And Zendaya was not recognized for her performance in the tennis film Challengers. 

Also ignored was Stanley Tucci who was overlooked in the Best Supporting Actor for his powerful performance in Conclave. 

Edward Berger was shut out for directing Conclave. 

Margaret Qualley did not land in the Best Supporting Actress category for The Substance but her co-star Demi Moore was nominated for Best Actress.

The award ceremony will take place as scheduled on March 2 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, with Conan O’Brien taking on hosting duties for the first time.

The nominees for best actor are: Adrien Brody, ‘The Brutalist’; Timothée Chalamet, ‘A Complete Unknown’; Colman Domingo, ‘Sing Sing’; Ralph Fiennes, ‘Conclave’; Sebastian Stan, ‘The Apprentice.’

The nominees for best actress are: Demi Moore, ‘The Substance’; Cynthia Erivo, ‘Wicked’; Mikey Madison, ‘Anora’; Karla Sofía Gascón, ‘Emilia Pérez’; Fernanda Torres, ‘I´m Still Here’

The nominees for original song are: ‘El Mal’ from ‘Emilia Perez’; ‘The Journey’ from ‘The Six Triple Eight’; ‘Like a Bird’ from ‘Sing Sing’; ‘Mi Camino’ from ‘Emilia Pérez’; ‘Never Too Late’ from ‘Elton John: Never Too Late.’

The nominees for best animated film are: ‘Flow’; ‘Inside Out 2’; ‘Memoir of a Snail’; ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’; ‘The Wild Robot.’

The nominees for best supporting actor are: Yura Borisov, ‘Anora’; Kieran Culkin, ‘A Real Pain’; Edward Norton, ‘A Complete Unknown’; Guy Pearce, ‘The Brutalist’; Jeremy Strong, ‘The Apprentice.’

The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are: Monica Barbaro, ‘A Complete Unknown’; Felicity Jones, ‘The Brutalist’; Ariana Grande, ‘Wicked’; Isabella Rossellini, ‘Conclave’; Zoe Saldaña, ‘Emilia Pérez.’

The nominees for original screenplay are: ‘Anora’; ‘The Brutalist’; ‘A Real Pain’; ‘September 5’; ‘The Substance.’

Gomez had the role of a Mexican drug lord’s unhinged wife who acts in desperation after she believes her spouse died

Jolie learned to sing opera for her role in Maria

Anderson sH๏τ her film The Last Showgirl in Las Vegas with Gia Coppola

Kidman played Romy Mathis, a married tech company CEO who begins an affair with a young intern (Harris Dickinson)

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Hollywood´s awards season all but came to a halt as the wildfires disrupted life and work in the Los Angeles area. There were near-daily updates from the Hollywood guilds and organizations that put on awards shows as the industry navigates the crisis and fallout.

But as of now, here´s the dates of major upcoming awards shows, from the Oscars to the Grammys.

The enormity of the destruction in Southern California quickly snuffed out all festivity in the movie industry´s high season of celebration.

The fires have struck at the very heart of a movie industry still trying to stabilize itself after years of pandemic, labor turmoil and technological upheaval. Not for the first time this decade, the Oscars are facing the question of: Should the show go on? And if it does, what do they mean now?

The Oscars remain as scheduled, but it´s certain that they will be transformed due to the wildfires, and that most of the red-carpet pomp that typically stretches between now and then will be curtailed if not altogether canceled. With so many left without a home by the fires, there´s scant appeтιтe for the usual self-congratulatory parades of the season.

Focus has turned, instead, to what the Oscars might symbolize for a traumatized Los Angeles. The Oscars have never meant less, but, at the same time, they might be more important than ever as a beacon of perseverance for the reeling movie capital.

The Oscars will be broadcast live on ABC, hosted by Conan O´Brien.

Actors Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott hosted the announcement.

The show will be available to stream on Oscars.com, Oscars.org, as well as on the Academy´s social media platforms. It will also stream on ABC, Hulu and Disney+.

Oscar nominees 2025 full list – see who received nods for this year’s Academy Awards

 Best Picture

Anora 

The Brutalist 

A Complete Unknown 

Conclave 

Dune: Part Two 

Emilia Pérez 

I’m Still Here 

Nickel Boys 

The Substance 

Wicked

Emilia Pérez leads this year’s Oscar nominees with 13, including for best picture, actress, supporting actress and director

Best Director 

Jacques Audiard — Emilia Pérez

Sean Baker — Anora

Brady Corbet — The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat — The Substance

James Mangold — A Complete Unknown

Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo — Wicked 

Karla Sofía Gascón — Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison — Anora 

Demi Moore — The Substance 

Fernanda Torres — I’m Still Here 

The Substance has been nominated for numerous Oscars, including Best Actress for Demi Moore 

 

Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody — The Brutalist 

Timothée Chalamet — A Complete Unknown 

Colman Domingo — Sing Sing 

Ralph Fiennes — Conclave 

Sebastian Stan — The Apprentice

The Brutalist came in second place with 10 nods, including for best picture, actor (Adrien Brody), supporting actor (Guy Peare) and supporting actress (Felicity Jones)

 

Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro — A Complete Unknown 

Ariana Grande — Wicked 

Felicity Jones — The Brutalist 

Isabella Rossellini — Conclave 

Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez 

Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov — Anora 

Kieran Culkin — A Real Pain 

Edward Norton — A Complete Unknown 

Guy Pearce — The Brutalist 

Jeremy Strong — The Apprentice 

Animated Feature Film

Flow 

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Cinematography

The Brutalist — Lol Crawley

Dune: Part Two — Greig Fraser

Emilia Pérez — Paul Guilhaume 

Maria — Ed Lachman 

Nosferatu — Jarin Blaschke

Original Screenplay

Anora — Sean Baker

The Brutalist — Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold 

A Real Pain — Jesse Eisenberg

September 5 — Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; co-Written by Alex David

The Substance — Coralie Fargeat

Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown —  James Mangold and Jay Cocks 

Conclave — Peter Straughan

Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi

Nickel Boys — RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes

Sing Sing — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield

Achievement in Production Design

The Brutalist 

Conclave 

Dune: Part Two 

Nosferatu 

Wicked

Achievement in Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez 

Wicked 

The Wild Robot

Original Song 

El Mal – Emilia Pérez

The Journey – The Six Triple Eight

Like A Bird – Sing Sing

Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez

Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late

Original Score  

The Brutalist — Daniel Blumberg

Conclave — Volker Bertelmann

Emilia Pérez — Clément Ducol and Camille 

Wicked — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz

The Wild Robot — Kris Bowers

Live-Action Short Film

A Lien 

Anuja 

I’m Not a Robot 

The Last Ranger 

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land 

Porcelain War 

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat 

Sugarcane

Flow is nominated for both International Feature Film and Animated Feature Film

Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers 

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident 

Instruments of a Beating Heart 

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

International Feature Film

I’m Still Here (Brazil) 

The Girl With the Needle (Denmark)

Emilia Pérez (France) 

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)

Flow (Latvia) 

Kieran Culkin has dominated the supporting actor categories in recent weeks for Jesse Eisenberg’s drama A Real Pain

Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez 

Nosferatu

The Substance 

Wicked 

 

Achievement in Costume Design

A Complete Unknown — Arianne Phillips

Conclave — Lisy Christl

Gladiator II — Janty Yates and Dave Crossman 

Nosferatu — Linda Muir

Wicked — Paul Tazewell

 

Achievement in Film Editing

Anora — Sean Baker

The Brutalist — David Jancso

Conclave — Nick Emerson 

Emilia Pérez — Juliette Welfling

Wicked — Myron Kerstein 

Anora is nominated for several Oscars, including best picture, actress, supporting actor, director, screenplay and editing

Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two 

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked