LOS ANGELES (NEWSnet/AP) — The 97th Academy Awards will be held March 2, 2025.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement Wednesday.

That moves the annual ceremony up by about a week. The 2024 Oscars ceremony was held March 10.

As with this year’s show, start time is 7 p.m. Eastern, an hour earlier than is traditional. ABC again will air the Academy Awards in 2025.

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