The Academy Awards announce date is sticking to the early start

The 97th Academy Awards will be held March 2, 2025. Oscar nominations will be announced at the ceremony in New York City, New York, on Sunday, March 26, 2015. The ceremony will be the first to be held in the U.S. since 1964.

The 97th Academy Awards will be held March 2. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the date on Wednesday. The ceremony moves the annual ceremony up about a week. It will be the first time the Oscars have been held in more than 20 years since the Oscars were held.