An up-and-coming Connecticut comedic actress who has had a very impressive string of television and film will join "Saturday Night Live" star Bowen Yang to announce this year's Academy Award nominees this week.

Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang will announce the nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards. The announcement will take place starting at 5:30 a.m. PT on Thursday in a live presentation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Academy Awards season begins with the announcement of all Oscar nominees. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott will host the broadcast, which will stream on ABC, Disney+ and Hulu.

After a delay due to the L.A. wildfires, the 2025 Oscar nominations are set to go with Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang to announce the nominees.

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.

Oscars 2025 nominations announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announce the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards. The Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.