THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE, MARCH 27, ON ABC
Actor–comedian Leslie Jordan and actor, CEO and producer Tracee Ellis Ross
announced the 94th Oscars® nominations, via a global live stream on Oscar.com,
Oscars.org, the Academy’s digital platforms, an international satellite feed and broadcast media.
Jordan, Ross and several special guests announced the nominees in all 23 categories at 5:18 a.m. PST,
live from Los Angeles, Times Square in New York City, Howard University in Washington, D.C.,
Beaumont Hospital in Detroit, MI, and Thaddeus M. Bullard Academy in Tampa, FL.
For a complete list of nominees, visit the official Oscars website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective
categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film
and International Feature Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi–branch screening
committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees. This year, the
Academy saw its highest ever voter participation in the organization’s history, with members submitting
ballots from 82 countries.
Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 23 categories beginning
Thursday, March 17, through Tuesday, March 22.
The 94th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood &
Highland® in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and in more than 200
territories worldwide.