List of Academy Awards ceremonies


This is a list of Academy Awards ceremonies.
This list is current as of the 97th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 2, 2025.

Ceremonies

Beginning with the 7th Academy Awards, held in February 1935, each year's awards are presented for films that were first shown during the full preceding calendar year from January 1 to December 31 in Los Angeles County, California. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31. For the 6th ceremony, held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. However, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony in 2021 was an exception to this tradition, instead honoring films that were released from January 1, 2020 to February 28, the following year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When citing each ceremony, Academy conventions may either list the eligibility period or the year in which the ceremony was actually held.

Multiple ceremonies hosted

The following individuals have hosted the Academy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.
HostNumber of ceremonies
Bob Hope19
Billy Crystal9
Johnny Carson5
Whoopi Goldberg4
Jimmy Kimmel4
Jack Lemmon4
Jerry Lewis3
Steve Martin3
Conrad Nagel3
David Niven3
Jack Benny2
Chevy Chase2
Sammy Davis Jr.2
Ellen DeGeneres2
Jane Fonda2
Goldie Hawn2
Walter Matthau2
Conan O'Brien2
Richard Pryor2
Chris Rock2
Frank Sinatra2
James Stewart2
Jon Stewart2

Nominated hosts

The following individuals have hosted the Academy Awards ceremony on the same year in which the individual was also a nominee.
HostCeremonyDateCategoryFilmResult
David Niven31st Academy AwardsApril 6, 1959Best ActorSeparate TablesWon
Michael Caine45th Academy AwardsMarch 27, 1973Best ActorSleuthNomitated
Walter Matthau48th Academy AwardsMarch 29, 1976Best ActorThe Sunshine BoysNomitated
Paul Hogan59th Academy AwardsMarch 30, 1987Best Original ScreenplayCrocodile DundeeNomitated
James Franco83rd Academy AwardsFebruary 27, 2011Best Actor127 HoursNomitated
Seth MacFarlane85th Academy AwardsFebruary 24, 2013Best Original SongTedNomitated