There is no official word if the 97th annual Academy Awards will be canceled. As of Jan. 14, 2025, the show is slated to air on its original date. Though the Oscars ceremony is set to go on as planned, the annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon—scheduled for Feb. 10—was canceled.

With Oscar nominations being announced on January 23rd, Moviefone makes our predictions on who will be nominated for the 97th Academy Awards.

The Oscars are not canceled and there are no plans to move the March 2 event despite the devastation of the California wildfires, according to senior members of the Academy, who shut down a viral tabloid story about the show’s supposed cancelation from The Sun.

It started with a tabloid report in U.K. newspaper The Sun titled “OSCARS THREAT Oscars 2025 on verge of being cancelled as bosses secretly plot major changes to ceremony after LA wildfires.” The article went on to claim that “Official Academy Award committees,

The California Wildfires have disrupted Hollywood’s awards season schedule, prompting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to address recent cancellation rumors. The Academy has denied reports that the March 2 Academy Awards ceremony might be canceled,

In 2025, when it comes to the big, impending awards shows like the Grammys and the Oscars, the show will go on, albeit a bit differently this time out. Here's what will be different about the Oscars and the Grammys in 2025.

Many glitzy events in Los Angeles have been postponed due to the ongoing wildfires that have seen 150,000 citizens forced to evacuate