Bowen Yang and Dave Chappelle have seemingly rubbished any rumours of bad blood between them with a hug during Saturday Night Live.

“ Emilia Pérez ” leads the Oscar nods with 13 nominations, followed by “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” with 10 each. “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón made history in the Best Actress category, becoming the first openly trans performer to earn a nomination.

The fact that there hadn’t been an East Asian person who couldn’t pass as anyone else and be on camera here, that scared the sh*t out of me. But I think that attitude served me well coming in ‘cause I’m like,

This year’s Oscars nominations will be announced by rising stars Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang. The pair are both actors, writers and comedians and will be hopeful that the early-morning hosting gig from Los Angeles isn’t their last association with the Academy Awards.

Dave Chappelle and Bowen Yang share an unexpected moment on the SNL stage during the controversial comedian's fourth hosting appearance. Read on to know the details.

Actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang will announce the nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The announcement will take place on Thursday in a live presentation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Last year, fans speculated that there was bad blood between the two stars after noticing an “awkward” interaction during one episode. In January 2024, Chappelle made a surprise appearance on an SNL episode that was hosted by Madame Web star Dakota Johnson with musical guest Justin Timberlake.

The 97th Oscars nominations will be presented Thursday, January 23 live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. Originally scheduled for presentation Jan. 17, the nominations were first pushed back to Jan.

Oscar nominees will be announced this morning. Here's how to watch and how to see the full list of nominations for the 97th Academy Awards.

Originally, the Oscar nomination ceremony was scheduled for January 17. However, due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, it was first postponed to January 19 and later rescheduled to January 23.

LOS ANGELES -- Stars Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang are set to announce the 97th Oscars nominations on January 23. After a series of delays due to the LA-area fires, the 97th Oscars nominations presentation will proceed live, this Thursday, from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.