Heated debates are raging around the 97th Academy Awards ceremony for the 2024 Academy Awards, scheduled for early March. Renowned author Stephen King has called for the Academy Awards ceremony to be cancelled due to the tragedy in Los Angeles, while others believe that the ceremony will be a good distraction and morale booster for residents of the city devastated by severe fires.

The film awards ceremony is show business, and the show, as we know, must go on. The Academy Awards ceremony was first held in 1929 at a private Academy banquet at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The first radio broadcast of the ceremony took place in 1930, and the first television broadcast took place in 1953.

The American Film Academy has already prepared for the 97th Oscars ceremony, shortlists in ten categories have been published, and the countdown to the main event of the year in the world of cinema has officially begun. The announcement of Oscar nominees is scheduled for January 23, 2025, and the media is actively discussing the main intrigues of the event, forecasts regarding the nominees and possible winners of the film award that every representative of the film industry dreams of.

The 97th Oscars ceremony will have several features. It is reported that for the first time it will be shown live on one of the streaming services - you can watch the distribution of the Oscars on Hulu.

The ceremony will be hosted for the first time by popular TV host, screenwriter and comedian Conan O'Brien. Starting with this ceremony, a feature-length film can expect to be nominated for Best Picture only if it has had at least a seven-day run in at least ten of the top fifty U.S. markets. This year, the Academy will announce winners in 23 categories for the last time. Starting in 2026, a new category, Best Casting, will be added to the list of awards. The award is also expected to recognize stunt performers and stunt coordinators next, and industry representatives are wondering whether it will be announced for the 2025 Oscars.

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