Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang will announce the nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards. The announcement will take place starting at 5:30 a.m. PT on Thursday in a live presentation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang will announce the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards. The two actors will come together on Thursday for a live presentation from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater to reveal the nominees in all 23 Academy Award categories.

The 97th Oscars nominations will be presented Thursday, January 23 live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. Originally scheduled for presentation Jan. 17, the nominations were first pushed back to Jan.

After a slight postponement, the Oscars will get back on track on Thursday when Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announce the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. Starting at 5:30 a.m. PST, the "Wicked" actor and the "Bottoms" actress will reveal the nominees for all 23 categories via livestream and on social media.

Leading the pack is "Emilia Pérez" with 13 Oscar nominations, followed by "The Brutalist" and "Wicked" with 10 each.

The best place to catch Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott was at a seedy, alt-comedy show in Brooklyn in 2017, before either of them became famous. The second-best place was our “Comedians You Should Know” list in 2018 and 2021,

The Academy Awards season begins with the announcement of all Oscar nominees. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott will host the broadcast, which will stream on ABC, Disney+ and Hulu.

Oscars 2025 nominations announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announce the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards. The Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.