Attention, Oscar Voters: Deadline To Cast Ballot Is 5 P.M. PT Today – For Real; Academy Announces Nominations Plan For January 23

Pete Hammond

17 January 2025 at 2:53 pm·2-min read

OK, Academy Members, time is up. Extensions are almost over, and this is your last warning to cast your Oscar nomination ballot before the final deadline at 5 p.m. PT today, January 17.

Due to the L.A. wildfires tragedy, the voting window has been extended twice. The original deadline was Sunday, January 12, and then was moved to Tuesday, January 14, and finally moved to today. In casual conversations, I have found voters who took advantage of those extensions and still might be waiting to vote before 5 p.m. today or, in all the confusion and concern over the fires, simply have other things on their minds. With other voting groups including BAFTA, PGA, WGA and ASC ultimately announcing their nominations this week, it became apparent that there would be no more Oscar delays.

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The Academy also just released the schedule for the nominations announcement, which will start at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday and will be split into two parts as usual. Originally planned with a live audience at Academy headquarters, it now will be done virtually.

The 97th Oscars nominations in all 23 categories will be announced from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via global livestream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, along with national broadcast news programs including ABC’s Good Morning America and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.

Here is the schedule of announcements for Thursday:

5:30 a.m. PST
(Not listed in order of presentation and subject to change)

Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Animated Short Film
Costume Design
Live Action Short Film
Makeup and Hairstyling
Music (Original Score)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Writing (Original Screenplay)

5:41 a.m. PST
(Not listed in order of presentation and subject to change)

Actor in a Leading Role
Actress in a Leading Role
Animated Feature Film
Cinematography
Directing
Documentary Feature Film
Documentary Short Film
Film Editing
International Feature Film
Music (Original Song)
Best Picture
Production Design
Sound
Visual Effects

Now, if you want to make your voice heard, be sure to vote by 5 p.m. PT today!

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