The annual event was postponed because of the L.A. wildfires, but finally returned as part of Oscars week, but without the applause meter (or Karla Sofía Gascón).

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Ariana Grande arrives at the Oscars Nominees Dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore were among the Oscar nominees who gathered in Los Angeles on Tuesday for the annual "class photo". Ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday (2 March), the nominees from all categories were invited to mingle over dinner and cocktails,

Nominees for the 97th Academy Awards gathered at the Academy Museum to keep up the annual tradition of taking a class photo of the year’s contenders.

Oscar nominees gathered for the 97th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Dinner and took the annual Oscar Class Photo. This year's nominees include Zoe Saldaña, Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Monica Barbaro,