Five days before the Academy Awards, almost every nominated person gathered for a cocktail reception, dinner and class picture shoot that served as an Oscar orientation.

On Tuesday night at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures was usually a stand-in for the annual Oscar lunch to be held about a month ago, but was scrubbed due to the wildfire of Southern California.

With the voting and the winners determined, the contenders got the chami and the mood was cheerful. Best actress favorite Mickey Madison and Demi Moore hugged and chatted. Hence the best actor made Timothy Chelmet and Adrian Body to Front-Runar.

“Everyone says that an Oscar nominated person!” Best actress named Synthia Erivo shouted from the front line of David Geffen Theater of the museum, where dozens of nominees were seated for their group’s photo.

Three best supporting actresses were nominated with Erivo: Her Wicked Castmet Ariana Grande, Monica Barbaro A complete unknown And Zo Saladana Emilia Perez With Madison, enrolled for AnoraFive women stood in a circle and spoke happily together after the photo, and continued the conversation as they used to descend the stairs together for dinner.

Best actress Ariana Grande in a supporting role participates in the academy of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reception for nominations of the 97th Oscar on 25 February, 2025, 25 February, 2025. Photo Credit: Reuters

Behind the theater, a trio of the best actor candidates was sitting together: Sebastian Stan of LearnerCallman domingo To sing a song And Body, Cruelist,

After taking the photo, the academy president Janet Yang gave an orientation, reminded everyone that the 97th Academy Awards would be held on Sunday.

He first greeted the nominees nominated and admitted that there were anything with more than one.

Dennis Villainuway, Director Tibba: Part 2 And the four -time nominee raised his hand. The nominee of the best original song of sixteen times was picked up by Daini Warren.

Yang insisted that this year the Wildfire made separate, and emphasized the “atmosphere of the importance and support of the community”.

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But, he said, “Show, The Big Show, The Oscar Show, you know what I am talking about, of course, and we just should respect talent, your talent, this year, as We have every year. “

He gave the annual, usually fruitless, guidance that the acceptance speeches should be limited to 45 seconds, and the classroom repeated it back. “Forty -five!” They shouted.

“It doesn’t seem to be much, but you can definitely get a lot there,” he said. “The best work that works is hearty, humor, if you like, poignant, inspiring, but brief.”

Best actor Oscar named Sebstian Stan Los Angeles, US, in February 25, 2025, participates in the academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reception for nominations of the 97th Oscar. Photo Credit: Reuters

A struggling nominee then showed, and Grande shouted the official photographer, “Are you ready to go again, Trevor?” And they resume the picture.

As the big group broke, Chalmat congratulated many reporters and hugged them.

It was a fun night for the famous, but in some ways it is a big evening, as Sunday, for most nominees – from short film animators to sound mixers – which are neither famous faces nor domestic names.

Here he was considered the same with his A-list colleagues. All were identified by the same black name tag.

For Best Supporting Actress for Madison and Isabella Roselini, conclaveEach wore themselves because they stood and spoke in length during cocktail reception. Many other people fell into conversation including Moore, Anora Director Sean Baker, and Best Supporting Actor named Jeremy Strong Learner,

Roselini and Madison took out their phones and shared the dog photos. “Yes, you have like a farm!” Strong told Roselini.

Samantha Quan, as a best picture nomination Anora The manufacturer and Baker’s wife asked Roselini, “Do you have any goats?” “Oh yes,” Roselini replied.

He said, “Brutlist” director Brady Corbett also stopped talking to women, but when they were asked to get closer for a photo, I stood on one side. “I don’t want to make them sick,” he said.

The dress for the evening was listed as “cocktails” and organizations run a gamal. Madison, Grande and Moore wore an evening gown. Roselini wore a smoking jacket and nectar with a gold brooch. Wearing a brown bomber jacket with strong shoes. Chalmet wore, if there is such a thing, a black, shiny, formal version of a denim jacket and jeans, with a gold chain around his neck.

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Media members, campaigners, partners and all others were eventually asked to stand on one side, while the nominee was sitting for a dinner who was exclusive to them.

The roll call that usually goes with the photo was abandoned, so it was difficult to determine who was not there, but in clear absences Elton John, for Best Original Song, Ralph Fynena, for Best Actor’s Best Actor Was involved for. conclaveAnd Carla Sophia Gacon, nominated for the best actress for Emilia Perez,