Let’s take a group photo.
On the evening of February 25th local time, more than 170 new nominees gathered at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles to attend the 97th Academy Awards annual dinner and take photos.
On February 25, 2025, local time, in Los Angeles, the United States, the 97th Academy Awards Nominees Dinner. Visual China Photo
As per tradition, the nominees take a group photo like this every year at the official luncheon shortly after the Oscar nominations are announced. For filmmakers who have been flying around and promoting throughout the awards season, this is also a rare moment for them to get together.
This year's nominees luncheon was originally scheduled to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel's International Ballroom on February 10 as usual, but it was postponed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles, and there was even news that it would be cancelled. In the end, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organizer of the Oscars, decided to reschedule the cocktail party and dinner to the evening of February 25 in the lobby of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and arranged for this year's nominees to gather in the David Geffen Theater in the museum to take a festive group photo before the dinner.
Almost all the hottest winners this year were present, including Zoe Saldana, Ariana Grande, Demi Moore, Isabella Rossellini, and other cross-generational actors who were nominated for the Oscar for the first time, as well as composer Diane Warren, who was nominated for the 16th time, and Timothée Chalamet, who was nominated for the second time. It is worth mentioning that Kieran Culkin, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "True Pain", has been busy taking care of his seriously ill family recently and was unable to attend the photo. He also stayed in New York for the same reason at the previous British Academy Film Awards and other events and did not go to receive the award in person.
In addition, Carla Sofia Gascon, who was nominated for Best Actress, was previously banned by Netflix, the producer of the film "Emilia Perez", due to inappropriate remarks made on social media. She missed several award ceremonies and promotional activities, and she also did not attend the group photo session on Tuesday night. However, the media previously revealed that she should attend the Oscars ceremony later, and Netflix has agreed to pay for all her travel and clothing expenses from her home in Spain to Los Angeles. However, whether she can gain the understanding of her peers when she criticizes African Americans, Asians, Muslims, and the Oscars itself in her previous social media posts is really intriguing, and it can also be regarded as a major highlight of this year's awards ceremony.
The 97th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, March 2, local time in the United States. The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will be responsible for the live TV broadcast, and the online streaming will be handed over to the Hulu platform. The famous host Conan O'Brien will be the host this year.
Celebrity host Conan O'Brien will host this year's awards ceremony.
